Patents by Inventor Seong-Min Choe

Seong-Min Choe 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).

  • Publication number: 20050248362
    Abstract: An on-die termination circuit, which is coupled to a pad and included in a semiconductor memory device, for reducing an interference caused by a signal reflection phenomenon, includes a pull-up block coupled between an output node and a supply voltage; a pull-down block coupled between the output node and a ground; and a control block for receiving an ODT control signal to simultaneously activate the pull-up block and the pull-down block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: Seong-Min Choe
  • Patent number: 6927600
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a resistance calibration circuit to correct a resistance variation in an output terminal of a semiconductor device. The resistance calibration circuit according to the present invention includes: a correction code generator for generating a plurality of push-up code signals and a plurality of pull-down code signals based on an external reference resistor, wherein a reference voltage is applied to the correction code generator; a push-up decoder for decoding the plurality of push-up code signals from the correction code generator; a pull-down decoder for decoding the plurality of pull-down code signals from the correction code generator; and a resistance adjustor for receiving a push-up signal from the push-up decoder and a pull-down signal from the pull-down decoder and for turning on/off a plurality of inner transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Seong-Min Choe
  • Publication number: 20040217774
    Abstract: An on-DRAM termination resistance control circuit is capable of controlling resistance of an IC termination and minimizing area for the resistance control circuit by using a simplified circuit scheme. The on-DRAM termination resistance control circuit includes a push-up resistance adjusting unit, a pull-down resistance adjusting unit and resistance adjustment control unit. The push-up resistance adjusting unit adjusts resistances of a first and a second inner resistors based on an external reference resistor. The pull-down resistance adjusting unit adjusts a resistance of a third resistor based on the second inner resistor that is adjusted by adjustment of the push-up resistance control unit. The resistance adjustment control unit controls to alternatively repeat the operation of the push-up resistance adjusting unit and the pull-down resistance adjusting unit for a predetermined number of adjustment times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventor: Seong-Min Choe
  • Publication number: 20040124902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a resistance calibration circuit to correct a resistance variation in an output terminal of a semiconductor device. The resistance calibration circuit according to the present invention includes: a correction code generator for generating a plurality of push-up code signals and a plurality of pull-down code signals based on an external reference resistor, wherein a reference voltage is applied to the correction code generator; a push-up decoder for decoding the plurality of push-up code signals from the correction code generator; a pull-down decoder for decoding the plurality of pull-down code signals from the correction code generator; and a resistance adjustor for receiving a push-up signal from the push-up decoder and a pull-down signal from the pull-down decoder and for turning on/off a plurality of inner transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventor: Seong-Min Choe