Patents by Inventor Sung-Woo Han

Sung-Woo Han 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: 9190372
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor circuit substrate having a chip pad forming region. A pair of data lines are formed on the semiconductor circuit substrate at one side of the chip pad region. The pair of data lines extend along a direction that the chip pad region of the semiconductor circuit substrate extends. The pair of data lines are arranged to be adjacent to each other and receive a pair of differential data signals. A power supply line is formed on the semiconductor circuit substrate at the other side of the chip pad region. The power supply line extends along the direction that the chip pad region of the semiconductor circuit substrate extends, and the power supply line receives power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Chang Kun Park, Seong Hwi Song, Yong Ju Kim, Sung Woo Han, Hee Woong Song, Ic Su Oh, Hyung Soo Kim, Tae Jin Hwang, Hae Rang Choi, Ji Wang Lee, Jae Min Jang
  • Patent number: 9124252
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor apparatus which includes a plurality of output buffers configured to connect a plurality of power sources, and a data noise measuring unit configured to fix an output data of a selected output buffer among the plurality of output buffers to have a specific level, measure a noise of the output data using a capacitance and control a slew rate of the plurality of output buffers based on the noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Woo Han, Ic Su Oh, Jun Ho Lee, Boo Ho Jung, Sun Ki Cho, Yang Hee Kim, Tae Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20150109041
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor apparatus which includes a plurality of output buffers configured to connect a plurality of power sources, and a data noise measuring unit configured to fix an output data of a selected output buffer among the plurality of output buffers to have a specific level, measure a noise of the output data using a capacitance and control a slew rate of the plurality of output buffers based on the noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Sung Woo HAN, Ic Su OH, Jun Ho LEE, Boo Ho JUNG, Sun Ki CHO, Yang Hee KIM, Tae Hoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20150076614
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor circuit substrate having a chip pad forming region. A pair of data lines are formed on the semiconductor circuit substrate at one side of the chip pad region. The pair of data lines extend along a direction that the chip pad region of the semiconductor circuit substrate extends. The pair of data lines are arranged to be adjacent to each other and receive a pair of differential data signals. A power supply line is formed on the semiconductor circuit substrate at the other side of the chip pad region. The power supply line extends along the direction that the chip pad region of the semiconductor circuit substrate extends, and the power supply line receives power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Chang Kun PARK, Seong Hwi SONG, Yong Ju KIM, Sung Woo HAN, Hee Woong SONG, Ic Su OH, Hyung Soo KIM, Tae Jin HWANG, Hae Rang CHOI, Ji Wang LEE, Jae Min JANG
  • Publication number: 20150076703
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor circuit substrate having a chip pad forming region. A pair of data lines are formed on the semiconductor circuit substrate at one side of the chip pad region. The pair of data lines extend along a direction that the chip pad region of the semiconductor circuit substrate extends. The pair of data lines are arranged to be adjacent to each other and receive a pair of differential data signals. A power supply line is formed on the semiconductor circuit substrate at the other side of the chip pad region. The power supply line extends along the direction that the chip pad region of the semiconductor circuit substrate extends, and the power supply line receives power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Chang Kun PARK, Seong Hwi SONG, Yong Ju KIM, Sung Woo HAN, Hee Woong SONG, Ic Su OH, Hyung Soo KIM, Tae Jin HWANG, Hae Rang CHOI, Ji Wang LEE, Jae Min JANG
  • Publication number: 20150076924
    Abstract: This technology provides a semiconductor device capable of controlling an equivalent series resistance (ESR) generated from decoupling capacitors. To this end, the semiconductor device may include a plurality of decoupling capacitors electrically coupled between a first wire and a second wire in parallel, and a plurality of switches coupled between common source/drain terminals of two adjacent decoupling capacitors of the plurality of decoupling capacitors and the second wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun-Seok KIM, Sung-Woo HAN, Ic-Su OH, Jun-Ho LEE, Boo-Ho JUNG, Sun-Ki CHO, Tae-Hoon KIM, Ki-Chul HONG
  • Publication number: 20150055399
    Abstract: A reservoir capacitor includes a first capacitor group having two or more capacitors, which are serially coupled to each other between a first power voltage supply terminal and a second power voltage supply terminal, a second capacitor group having two or more capacitors, which are serially coupled to each other between a third power voltage supply terminal and a fourth power voltage supply terminal and a connection line suitable for electrically coupling a first coupling node between the capacitors of the first capacitor group to a second coupling node between the capacitors of the second capacitor group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Boo-Ho JUNG, Sung-Woo HAN, Ic-Su OH, Jun-Ho LEE, Hyun-Seok KIM, Sun-Ki CHO, Tae-Hoon KIM, Ki-Chul HONG
  • Patent number: 8941406
    Abstract: Provided is a method for reducing output data noise of a semiconductor apparatus which includes a plurality of output buffers to output data. The method includes the steps of: driving low data to a specific output buffer among the plurality of output buffers, and driving data transiting from a high level to a low level to the other output buffers; and measuring the magnitude of data noise occurring in output data of the specific output buffer, and deciding slew rates of the plurality of output buffers based on the measurement result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Woo Han, Ic Su Oh, Jun Ho Lee, Boo Ho Jung, Sun Ki Cho, Yang Hee Kim, Tae Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8916975
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor circuit substrate having a chip pad forming region. A pair of data lines are formed on the semiconductor circuit substrate at one side of the chip pad region. The pair of data lines extend along a direction that the chip pad region of the semiconductor circuit substrate extends. The pair of data lines are arranged to be adjacent to each other and receive a pair of differential data signals. A power supply line is formed on the semiconductor circuit substrate at the other side of the chip pad region. The power supply line extends along the direction that the chip pad region of the semiconductor circuit substrate extends, and the power supply line receives power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Chang Kun Park, Seong Hwi Song, Yong Ju Kim, Sung Woo Han, Hee Woong Song, Ic Su Oh, Hyung Soo Kim, Tae Jin Hwang, Hae Rang Choi, Ji Wang Lee, Jae Min Jang
  • Publication number: 20140175680
    Abstract: Package substrates are provided. The package substrate may include a power line and a ground line on a first surface of a substrate body; a plurality of signal lines on the first surface between the power line and the ground line; and a lower ground pattern and a lower power pattern positioned on a second surface of the substrate body opposite to the first surface. The lower ground pattern may be disposed to be opposite to the power line and the lower power pattern may be disposed to be opposite to the ground line. Related semiconductor packages are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Eul Chul JANG, Qwan Ho CHUNG, Sang Joon LIM, Sung Woo HAN
  • Publication number: 20140140016
    Abstract: A power metal mesh and a semiconductor memory device including the same are provided. As the power metal mesh configured to reduce noise coupling generated between adjacent chips disposed on an interposer, a band stop filter unit including an inductor and a capacitor coupled in parallel is disposed between the adjacent chips to effectively reduce the noise coupling of a specific frequency band generated between the adjacent chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Jun Ho LEE, Sung Woo HAN, Ic Su OH, Boo Ho JUNG, Sun Ki CHO, Yang Hee KIM, Tae Hoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20140062557
    Abstract: Provided is a method for reducing output data noise of a semiconductor apparatus which includes a plurality of output buffers to output data. The method includes the steps of: driving low data to a specific output buffer among the plurality of output buffers, and driving data transiting from a high level to a low level to the other output buffers; and measuring the magnitude of data noise occurring in output data of the specific output buffer, and deciding slew rates of the plurality of output buffers based on the measurement result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Sung Woo HAN, Ic Su OH, Jun Ho LEE, Boo Ho JUNG, Sun Ki CHO, Yang Hee KIM, Tae Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 8461878
    Abstract: The input buffer circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a first buffering unit that that is activated by a voltage level difference between a first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal, and generates a first compare signal and a second compare signal by comparing the voltage levels of reference voltage and an input signal; a control unit that controls the amount of current flowing between the second voltage terminal and a ground terminal by comparing the voltage levels of the reference voltage and the second compare signal; and a second buffering unit that generates an output signal by comparing the voltage levels of the input signal and the first compare signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Ji-Wang Lee, Yong-Ju Kim, Sung-Woo Han, Hee-Woong Song, Ic-Su Oh, Hyung-Soo Kim, Tae-Jin Hwang, Hae-Rang Choi, Jae-Min Jang, Chang-Kun Park
  • Patent number: 8373456
    Abstract: The domain crossing circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus for improving a timing margin includes a sampler that provides a sampling internal signal generated by delaying an internal input signal by a predetermined time in response to a clock and an edge information signal that defines an output timing of the sampling internal signal and an output stage that allows the sampling internal signal to be synchronized with the clock in response to the edge information signal to be output as a final output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Hae Rang Choi, Yong Ju Kim, Sung Woo Han, Hee Woong Song, Ic Su Oh, Hyung Soo Kim, Tae Jin Hwang, Ji Wang Lee, Jae Min Jang, Chang Kun Park
  • Patent number: 8339159
    Abstract: The input buffer circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a first buffering unit that that is activated by a voltage level difference between a first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal, and generates a first compare signal and a second compare signal by comparing the voltage levels of reference voltage and an input signal; a control unit that controls the amount of current flowing between the second voltage terminal and a ground terminal by comparing the voltage levels of the reference voltage and the second compare signal; and a second buffering unit that generates an output signal by comparing the voltage levels of the input signal and the first compare signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Ji-Wang Lee, Yong-Ju Kim, Sung-Woo Han, Hee-Woong Song, Ic-Su Oh, Hyung-Soo Kim, Tae-Jin Hwang, Hae-Rang Choi, Jae-Min Jang, Chang-Kun Park
  • Patent number: 8283804
    Abstract: A semiconductor IC device capable of power-sharing includes a first power line configured to be supplied with a first power, a second power line configured to be supplied with a second power, a switching block configured to connect the first power line with the second power line in response to a first control signal, and a power-sharing control block configured to generate the control signal in accordance with a plurality of operation command signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Soo Kim, Yong-Ju Kim, Sung-Woo Han, Hee-Woong Song, Ic-Su Oh, Tae-Jin Hwang, Hae-Rang Choi, Ji-Wang Lee, Jae-Min Jang, Chang-Kun Park
  • Patent number: 8278981
    Abstract: A variable delay circuit includes at least a fixed delay unit, a first selection unit, and variable delay unit. The fixed delay unit receives an input signal and a first delay selection signal indicative of a first delay, and outputs a first delayed signal that is substantially the input signal delayed by the first delay. The first selection unit receives the input signal, the first delayed signal, and a second delay selection signal, and outputs either the input signal or the first delayed signal based on the second delay selection signal to the variable delay unit. The variable delay unit also receives a third delay selection signal indicative of a third delay, and outputs a output signal that is substantially the output signal of the selection unit delayed by a third delay. The first delay is 0 or X multiples of M delay units. The third delay is a delay selected from 0 to N delay units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Hae-Rang Choi, Yong-Ju Kim, Sung-Woo Han, Hee-Woong Song, Ic-Su Oh, Hyung-Soo Kim, Tae-Jin Hwang, Ji-Wang Lee, Jae-Min Jang, Chang-Kun Park
  • Publication number: 20120161859
    Abstract: An internal supply voltage generating circuit includes a clock comparator configured to compare a first clock signal having clock information corresponding to a level of a reference voltage with a second clock signal having clock information corresponding to a level of an internal supply voltage, a control signal generator configured to generate a driving control voltage having a voltage level corresponding to an output signal of the clock comparator, and a driver configured to drive a terminal of the internal supply voltage in response to the driving control voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Yong-Ju Kim, Sung-Woo Han, Hee-Woong Song, Ic-Su Oh, Hyung-Soo Kim, Tae-Jin Hwang, Hae-Rang Choi, Ji-Wang Lee, Jae-Min Jang, Chang-Kun Park
  • Patent number: 8189400
    Abstract: A data alignment circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus for receiving and aligning parallel data group includes a first control unit, a second control unit, a first alignment unit and a second alignment unit. The first alignment unit generates a first control signal group in response to an address group, a clock signal, and a latency signal. The second control unit generates a second control signal group in response to the address group, the clock signal, and the latency signal. The first alignment unit aligns the parallel data group as a first serial data group in response to the first control signal group. The second alignment unit aligns the parallel data group as a second serial data group in response to the second control signal group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Soo Kim, Yong Ju Kim, Sung Woo Han, Hee Woong Song, Ic Su Oh, Tae Jin Hwang, Hae Rang Choi, Ji Wang Lee, Jae Min Jang, Chang Kun Park
  • Patent number: 8144531
    Abstract: A latency control circuit includes a path calculator configured to calculate a delay value of a path that an input signal is to go through inside a chip and output the delay value as path information, a delay value calculator configured to output delay information representing a delay value for delaying the input signal based on a latency value of the input signal and the path information, and a delayer configured to delay the input signal by a delay corresponding to the delay information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Hae-Rang Choi, Yong-Ju Kim, Sung-Woo Han, Hee-Woong Song, Ic-Su Oh, Hyung-Soo Kim, Tae-Jin Hwang, Ji-Wang Lee, Jae-Min Jang, Chang-Kun Park