Patents by Inventor Seok-Il Kim

Seok-Il Kim 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).

  • Patent number: 11961551
    Abstract: A bitline sense amplifier including: an amplifier which is connected between a first sensing bitline and a second sensing bitline, and detects and amplifies a voltage difference between a first bitline and a second bitline in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and an equalizer which is connected between a first supply line through which the first control signal is supplied and a second supply line through which the second control signal is supplied, and pre-charges the first bitline and the second bitline with a precharge voltage in response to an equalizing control signal, wherein the equalizer includes an equalizing enable transistor in which a source terminal is connected to the first supply line and performs equalizing in response to the equalizing control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Bong Chang, Young-Il Lim, Bok-Yeon Won, Seok Jae Lee, Dong Geon Kim, Myeong Sik Ryu, In Seok Baek, Kyoung Min Kim, Sang Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20240099390
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a housing including a hole for receiving an aerosol generating article and a guide apart from the hole; and a cover configured to move along the guide between a first position and a second position to open or close the hole, wherein the hole is open when the cover is located in the first position, and the hole is closed when the cover is located in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun Il LIM, Seok Su JANG
  • Patent number: 11927890
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a photoresist coater applying a photoresist film on a substrate, a humidifier increasing an amount of moisture in an ambient to which the photoresist film on the substrate is exposed, and an exposer irradiating the photoresist film exposed to the ambient having the increased amount of moisture with light. The humidifier is disposed between the photoresist coater and the exposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Heo, Cha Won Koh, Sang Joon Hong, Hyun Woo Kim, Kyung-Won Kang, Dong-Wook Kim, Kyung Won Seo, Young Il Jang, Yong Suk Choi
  • Patent number: 9128817
    Abstract: An address transforming circuit that can change a memory mapping when a system is booted includes a switch control signal generating circuit and an address transforming unit. The switch control signal generating circuit generates alternately enabled switch control signals synchronized with a reset signal. The address transforming unit transforms bits of a first address to generate a second address in response to the switch control signals. Accordingly, a semiconductor memory device including the address transforming circuit has a long lifetime and high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Sung-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 8742780
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a resistor terminal, a reference voltage generator and a detector. The resistor terminal is connected to an external resistor. The reference voltage generator generates at least one reference voltage. The detector generates a detection signal based at least in part on a resistor terminal voltage and the at least one reference voltage. The detection signal indicates a state of an electrical connection to the resistor terminal. The resistor terminal voltage is a voltage at the resistor terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, Ho-Suk Lee, You-Keun Han, Yang-Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 8576637
    Abstract: A memory buffer selecting between a parallel test mode and a mode register control mode, and a memory module and memory system having the memory buffer are disclosed. The memory buffer includes a control circuit and a mode selecting circuit. The control circuit generates a mode control signal based on a first chip selecting signal, a second chip selecting signal, a row address signal, a column address signal, and a write enable signal. The mode selecting circuit selects one of a parallel test mode and a mode register control mode in response to the mode control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Deok Jang, Seok-Il Kim, Seung-Jin Seo, You-Keun Han
  • Patent number: 8547761
    Abstract: A memory module comprises a plurality of semiconductor memory devices each having a termination circuit for a command/address bus. The semiconductor memory devices are formed in a substrate of the memory module, and they operate in response to a command/address signal, a data signal, and a termination resistance control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Jung-Joon Lee
  • Patent number: 8462534
    Abstract: A memory module includes: an ODT circuit on a memory device and including pull-up and pull-down resistors connected between pull-up and pull-down transistors. A data masking (DM) pad is provided in a tap region of the module board. A current leakage monitoring unit is also provided and receives a ground state signal from the DM pad and a bit configuration signal from the memory device and disables the pull-up transistors to cut off a current path between the pull-up resistors of the ODT circuit and the DM pad during a ODT enable mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Seung-Jin Seo
  • Publication number: 20120239903
    Abstract: An address transforming circuit that can change a memory mapping when a system is booted includes a switch control signal generating circuit and an address transforming unit. The switch control signal generating circuit generates alternately enabled switch control signals synchronized with a reset signal. The address transforming unit transforms bits of a first address to generate a second address in response to the switch control signals. Accordingly, a semiconductor memory device including the address transforming circuit has a long lifetime and high reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Sung-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20120182777
    Abstract: A memory module includes: an ODT circuit on a memory device and including pull-up and pull-down resistors connected between pull-up and pull-down transistors. A data masking (DM) pad is provided in a tap region of the module board. A current leakage monitoring unit is also provided and receives a ground state signal from the DM pad and a bit configuration signal from the memory device and disables the pull-up transistors to cut off a current path between the pull-up resistors of the ODT circuit and the DM pad during a ODT enable mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Il KIM, You-Keun HAN, Seung-Jin SEO
  • Patent number: 8159853
    Abstract: A memory module includes: an ODT circuit on a memory device and including pull-up and pull-down resistors connected between pull-up and pull-down transistors. A data masking (DM) pad is provided in a tap region of the module board. A current leakage monitoring unit is also provided and receives a ground state signal from the DM pad and a bit configuration signal from the memory device and disables the pull-up transistors to cut off a current path between the pull-up resistors of the ODT circuit and the DM pad during a ODT enable mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Seung-Jin Seo
  • Publication number: 20110176371
    Abstract: A memory buffer selecting between a parallel test mode and a mode register control mode, and a memory module and memory system having the memory buffer are disclosed. The memory buffer includes a control circuit and a mode selecting circuit. The control circuit generates a mode control signal based on a first chip selecting signal, a second chip selecting signal, a row address signal, a column address signal, and a write enable signal. The mode selecting circuit selects one of a parallel test mode and a mode register control mode in response to the mode control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Soon-Deok Jang, Seok-Il Kim, Seung-Jin Seo, You-Keun Han
  • Publication number: 20110161576
    Abstract: A memory module comprises a plurality of semiconductor memory devices each having a termination circuit for a command/address bus. The semiconductor memory devices are formed in a substrate of the memory module, and they operate in response to a command/address signal, a data signal, and a termination resistance control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Il KIM, You-Keun HAN, Jung-Joon LEE
  • Patent number: 7965530
    Abstract: A memory module includes a plurality of data ports configured to receive/transmit associated data and a plurality of memory devices. The plurality of memory devices include a first set of the memory devices in at least one rank, each memory device of the first set being coupled to each of the associated data ports, and a second set of the memory devices in at least one other rank, each memory device of the second set being configured to receive/transmit the associated data for the memory device through at least each associated memory device of the first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: You-Keun Han, Seung-Jin Seo, Kwan-Yong Jin, Jung-Hwan Choi, Jong-Hoon Kim, Seok-Il Kim, Joo-Sun Choi
  • Publication number: 20110115509
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a resistor terminal, a reference voltage generator and a detector. The resistor terminal is connected to an external resistor. The reference voltage generator generates at least one reference voltage. The detector generates a detection signal based at least in part on a resistor terminal voltage and the at least one reference voltage. The detection signal indicates a state of an electrical connection to the resistor terminal. The resistor terminal voltage is a voltage at the resistor terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, Ho-Suk Lee, You-Keun Han, Yang-Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 7930465
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device capable of determining an operation mode by using states of data pins, and an operation mode determining method for the same are disclosed. The semiconductor memory device includes at least one MRS input pad, at least one data input pad, and an operation mode determining circuit. The operation mode determining circuit generates an operation mode determining signal, when an MRS command input through the MRS input pad corresponds to a predetermined MRS command and data signals input through the data input pad or pads include a predetermined combination. Accordingly, the efficiency in the manufacturing and producing processes may be improved by determining the operation mode of the semiconductor memory device in a module assembly process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, Young-Man Ahn, Byung-Se So, Seung-Jin Seo
  • Publication number: 20100202180
    Abstract: A memory module includes: an ODT circuit on a memory device and including pull-up and pull-down resistors connected between pull-up and pull-down transistors. A data masking (DM) pad is provided in a tap region of the module board. A current leakage monitoring unit is also provided and receives a ground state signal from the DM pad and a bit configuration signal from the memory device and disables the pull-up transistors to cut off a current path between the pull-up resistors of the ODT circuit and the DM pad during a ODT enable mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Il KIM, You-Keun HAN, Seung-Jin SEO
  • Publication number: 20090103374
    Abstract: A memory module includes a plurality of data ports configured to receive/transmit associated data and a plurality of memory devices. The plurality of memory devices include a first set of the memory devices in at least one rank, each memory device of the first set being coupled to each of the associated data ports, and a second set of the memory devices in at least one other rank, each memory device of the second set being configured to receive/transmit the associated data for the memory device through at least each associated memory device of the first set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: You-Keun HAN, Seung-Jin SEO, Kwan-Yong JIN, Jung-Hwan CHOI, Jong-Hoon KIM, Seok-Il KIM, Joo-Sun CHOI
  • Patent number: 7426149
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory module and a semiconductor memory device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention provides a semiconductor memory module comprising a circuit board, a plurality of semiconductor memory devices adapted to operate during a test mode and a normal operation mode and mounted on the circuit board, a first signal line set comprising a plurality of first signal lines connected to the plurality of semiconductor memory devices, and a plurality of second signal line sets. Each semiconductor memory device comprises first terminals adapted to receive first signals from the first signal lines, second terminals connected to a corresponding one of the second signal line sets, a third terminal adapted to receive an enable signal during the test mode, and a signal transmitting unit adapted to output second signals to the second terminals in response to the enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Hoe-Ju Chung, Young-Man Ahn
  • Patent number: 7330008
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a vehicle seat position is disclosed. The apparatus includes a hall sensor for detecting a target position according to a flux variation; a first power-supply unit for activating the hall sensor in an active period of a received drive-voltage pulse; and a second power-supply unit for providing an auxiliary power-supply signal to activate the hall sensor in an inactive period of the drive-voltage pulse. Therefore, the apparatus can effectively address two-pin hall sensor's problems caused by hysteresis characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Korea Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol-Seob Lee, Seok-Il Kim, Dug-Su Yang, You-Sik Choi