Patents by Inventor Sang Hyun Ku
Sang Hyun Ku has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240161806Abstract: A memory includes: a plurality of word lines; and a row circuit configured to: activate at least one word line among the word lines to an active voltage level during an active operation and discharge the activated word line during a precharge operation; and discharge the word line from the active voltage level to a precharge voltage level in different manners during the precharge operation in response to a precharge command and during the precharge operation during a refresh operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Do Hong Kim, Min Ho Seok, Duck Hwa Hong, So Yoon Kim
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Publication number: 20240120576Abstract: A battery module includes a sub-module stack formed by stacking a plurality of sub-modules including a cooling member having a coolant flow path and a plurality of battery cells disposed on both surfaces of the cooling member; and a pair of bus bar frame assemblies coupled to one side and the other side of the sub-module stack to electrically connect the plurality of battery cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Sang-Hyun YU, Young-Bum CHO, Won-Hoe KU, Han-Ki YOON, Yu-Dam KONG, Jin-Kyu SHIN
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Publication number: 20240079078Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a redundancy control signal generation circuit configured to generate a redundancy control signal by determining whether a row address for an active operation has been repaired through a soft post package repair operation and determining whether a row hammer phenomenon has occurred with respect to the row address. The semiconductor device also includes a first selection address generation circuit configured to generate a first selection address for driving a sub word line or a redundancy word line from one of a repair address and a first internal address, based on the redundancy control signal. The semiconductor device further includes a second selection address generation circuit configured to generate a second selection address for driving the sub word line or the redundancy word line from one of a fixed address and a second internal address, based on the redundancy control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Don Hyun CHOI
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Patent number: 11200923Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a first chip that generates a first oscillator signal in response to a detection enable signal and activates a ZQ circuit in response to a ZQ enable signal, and a second chip generates the ZQ enable signal by comparing frequencies of the first oscillator signal and a second oscillator signal with each other in response to the detection enable signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, Sung Soo Chi
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Patent number: 10629249Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device and a first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device outputs a clock, a chip selection signal and addresses. The second semiconductor device generates a masking signal from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a first pulse of the clock in response to the chip selection signal and decodes internal addresses generated from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a second pulse of the clock to select a word line. The second semiconductor device controls a connection between an address decoder and a fuse circuit in response to the masking signal. The address decoder selects the word line.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, HongJung Kim
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Publication number: 20200075071Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device and a first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device outputs a clock, a chip selection signal and addresses. The second semiconductor device generates a masking signal from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a first pulse of the clock in response to the chip selection signal and decodes internal addresses generated from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a second pulse of the clock to select a word line. The second semiconductor device controls a connection between an address decoder and a fuse circuit in response to the masking signal. The address decoder selects the word line.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, HongJung KIM
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Patent number: 10566035Abstract: A sense amplifier includes a latch type sense unit that detects a voltage difference between a bit line and a bit line bar and causes a voltage difference between a first latch output node and a second latch output node. The sense amplifier further includes a first latch connection unit that electrically connects the bit line to and disconnects the bit line from the first latch output node.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Seung Han Oak, Sang Hyun Ku
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Patent number: 10490246Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device and a first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device outputs a clock, a chip selection signal and addresses. The second semiconductor device generates a masking signal from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a first pulse of the clock in response to the chip selection signal and decodes internal addresses generated from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a second pulse of the clock to select a word line. The second semiconductor device controls a connection between an address decoder and a fuse circuit in response to the masking signal. The address decoder selects the word line.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, HongJung Kim
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Publication number: 20190348086Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a first chip that generates a first oscillator signal in response to a detection enable signal and activates a ZQ circuit in response to a ZQ enable signal, and a second chip generates the ZQ enable signal by comparing frequencies of the first oscillator signal and a second oscillator signal with each other in response to the detection enable signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Sung Soo CHI
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Publication number: 20190287578Abstract: A sense amplifier includes a latch type sense unit that detects a voltage difference between a bit line and a bit line bar and causes a voltage difference between a first latch output node and a second latch output node. The sense amplifier further includes a first latch connection unit that electrically connects the bit line to and disconnects the bit line from the first latch output node.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Seung Han OAK, Sang Hyun KU
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Patent number: 10153033Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a counter control signal generation circuit and an access information generation circuit. The counter control signal generation circuit generates a count enablement signal, a reset signal and a count increment signal in response to a first row address selected as a target address and a second row address selected as a neighboring address. The access information generation circuit receives the count enablement signal, the reset signal and the count increment signal to generate a first access information signal including information on the number of times that the target address is selected and a second access information signal including information on the number of times that the neighboring address is selected.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, Min Su Park
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Patent number: 10109326Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a latch signal generation circuit latching an external signal in synchronization with an internal clock signal to generate a latch signal, a test pulse generation circuit buffering the internal clock signal according to the latch signal to generate a test pulse signal, and a test period signal generation circuit generating a test period signal which is enabled, in response to a pulse of the test pulse signal, to execute a predetermined function.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, Jaeil Kim
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Publication number: 20180204605Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a latch signal generation circuit latching an external signal in synchronization with an internal clock signal to generate a latch signal, a test pulse generation circuit buffering the internal clock signal according to the latch signal to generate a test pulse signal, and a test period signal generation circuit generating a test period signal which is enabled, in response to a pulse of the test pulse signal, to execute a predetermined function.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Jaeil KIM
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Publication number: 20180174632Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device and a first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device outputs a clock, a chip selection signal and addresses. The second semiconductor device generates a masking signal from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a first pulse of the clock in response to the chip selection signal and decodes internal addresses generated from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a second pulse of the clock to select a word line. The second semiconductor device controls a connection between an address decoder and a fuse circuit in response to the masking signal. The address decoder selects the word line.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, HongJung KIM
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Publication number: 20180174638Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a counter control signal generation circuit and an access information generation circuit. The counter control signal generation circuit generates a count enablement signal, a reset signal and a count increment signal in response to a first row address selected as a target address and a second row address selected as a neighboring address. The access information generation circuit receives the count enablement signal, the reset signal and the count increment signal to generate a first access information signal including information on the number of times that the target address is selected and a second access information signal including information on the number of times that the neighboring address is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Min Su PARK
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Publication number: 20180166110Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a flag signal generation circuit and a power-down signal generation circuit. The flag signal generation circuit generates a flag signal which is enabled in response to an operational frequency information signal. The power-down signal generation circuit generates a power-down signal for controlling input of a command in response to the flag signal and a clock enablement signal. A point of time that the power-down signal is generated is adjusted in response to the flag signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Jae Il KIM
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Patent number: 9997222Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a flag signal generation circuit and a power-down signal generation circuit. The flag signal generation circuit generates a flag signal which is enabled in response to an operational frequency information signal. The power-down signal generation circuit generates a power-down signal for controlling input of a command in response to the flag signal and a clock enablement signal. A point of time that the power-down signal is generated is adjusted in response to the flag signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, Jae Il Kim