Patents by Inventor Tae-Heui Kwon

Tae-Heui Kwon 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: 9263099
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a standby voltage providing unit. The standby voltage providing unit is configured to receive an external voltage, primarily clamp and secondarily clamp a predetermined voltage, and provide the predetermined voltage as an internal voltage, during a standby mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Heui Kwon
  • Patent number: 9219482
    Abstract: A high voltage switch circuit includes a high voltage switch suitable for transferring a voltage of an input terminal to an output terminal in response to a voltage of a control node; a first transistor suitable for electrically connecting a first node and the control node in response to an inverted activation signal; a second transistor suitable for supplying a first high voltage to the first node in response to an activation signal; a third transistor connected in parallel to the second transistor, and operable in response to the control node; a discharge transistor suitable for discharging the control node; and a first level shifter suitable for changing a swing level of a preliminary activation signal, and generating the activation signal and the inverted activation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Tae-Heui Kwon, Jin-Su Park
  • Publication number: 20150303922
    Abstract: A high voltage switch circuit includes a high voltage switch suitable for transferring a voltage of an input terminal to an output terminal in response to a voltage of a control node; a first transistor suitable for electrically connecting a first node and the control node in response to an inverted activation signal; a second transistor suitable for supplying a first high voltage to the first node in response to an activation signal; a third transistor connected in parallel to the second transistor, and operable in response to the control node; a discharge transistor suitable for discharging the control node; and a first level shifter suitable for changing a swing level of a preliminary activation signal, and generating the activation signal and the inverted activation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Tae-Heui KWON, Jin-Su PARK
  • Patent number: 8873301
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The device includes a memory block and one or more peripheral circuits. The memory block includes a bit line, a common source line, a vertical channel layer coupled between the bit line and the common source line, word lines surrounding the bit line at different heights from a semiconductor substrate, and memory cells formed in portions where the word lines surround the vertical channel layer. The one or more peripheral circuits are configured to set the word lines to a floating state to supply holes to the vertical channel layer when a precharge voltage is applied to the common source line, and set word lines of memory cells to be erased to a ground state when an erase voltage is applied to the common source line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Heui Kwon, Hwang Huh
  • Publication number: 20140269138
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a standby voltage providing unit. The standby voltage providing unit is configured to receive an external voltage, primarily clamp and secondarily clamp a predetermined voltage, and provide the predetermined voltage as an internal voltage, during a standby mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Heui KWON
  • Patent number: 8811082
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes word lines stacked over a substrate having a plurality of memory block regions, select lines arranged over the word lines, vertical channel layers formed to penetrate through the select lines and the word lines and extending to the substrate, and a charge trap layer disposed between the word lines and the vertical channel layers, wherein the stacked word lines are separated by memory block groups that each include two or more memory block regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Heui Kwon, You Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20140064002
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The device includes a memory block and one or more peripheral circuits. The memory block includes a bit line, a common source line, a vertical channel layer coupled between the bit line and the common source line, word lines surrounding the bit line at different heights from a semiconductor substrate, and memory cells formed in portions where the word lines surround the vertical channel layer. The one or more peripheral circuits are configured to set the word lines to a floating state to supply holes to the vertical channel layer when a precharge voltage is applied to the common source line, and set word lines of memory cells to be erased to a ground state when an erase voltage is applied to the common source line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Heui Kwon, Hwang Huh
  • Patent number: 8559260
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a charge pump circuit for generating a pass pump voltage in response to a clock signal and a pump enable signal and a regulator circuit for maintaining the pass pump voltage in the same level as a program pass voltage during a program operation and discharging the program pass voltage during a verification operation so that the program pass voltage has the same level as a verification pass voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Heui Kwon
  • Publication number: 20130222036
    Abstract: A voltage level converting circuit includes: a voltage level converting block configured to convert an input signal having a first voltage level into an output signal having a second voltage level; and a boosting block connected to an input stage and an inverting input stage of the voltage level converting block, and configured to provide a negative voltage to the input stage or the inverting input stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Tae Heui KWON
  • Publication number: 20120314514
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes word lines stacked over a substrate having a plurality of memory block regions, select lines arranged over the word lines, vertical channel layers formed to penetrate through the select lines and the word lines and extending to the substrate, and a charge trap layer disposed between the word lines and the vertical channel layers, wherein the stacked word lines are separated by memory block groups that each include two or more memory block regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Tae Heui Kwon, You Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20110158027
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a charge pump circuit for generating a pass pump voltage in response to a clock signal and a pump enable signal and a regulator circuit for maintaining the pass pump voltage in the same level as a program pass voltage during a program operation and discharging the program pass voltage during a verification operation so that the program pass voltage has the same level as a verification pass voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Tae Heui KWON
  • Patent number: 7961008
    Abstract: A data output driving circuit includes a plurality of driving units that are set to have different impedance values from one another, and the number of driving units is less than the number of a plurality of required driving impedance values such that the driving units can obtain the plurality of required driving impedance values by a combination thereof, and a driving control unit that independently controls the operation of the plurality of driving units so as to obtain the plurality of driving impedance values required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon Kim, Tae-Heui Kwon
  • Patent number: 7706206
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first buffer and a second buffer having different operational timing, a first voltage power supply for generating a first power supply voltage supplied to the first buffer in accordance with the operational timing of the first buffer, and a second voltage power supply for generating a second power supply voltage supplied to the second buffer in accordance with the operational timing of the second buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Heui Kwon, Jae Boum Park
  • Patent number: 7656222
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an internal voltage includes an output-voltage detecting unit for detecting a voltage level of an internal voltage, an oscillating unit for generating a periodic signal in response to a detection signal from the output-voltage level detecting unit, a first driving-voltage level detecting unit for detecting an increase of a voltage level of a driving voltage, a second driving-voltage level detecting unit for detecting a decrease of a voltage level of the driving voltage, a period control unit for controlling a period of the periodic signal in response to output signals of the first and second driving-voltage level detecting units, and a charge pumping unit for generating the internal voltage by charge-pumping the driving voltage in response to an output signal from the period control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Tae-Heui Kwon
  • Publication number: 20090115380
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an internal voltage includes an output-voltage detecting unit for detecting a voltage level of an internal voltage, an oscillating unit for generating a periodic signal in response to a detection signal from the output-voltage level detecting unit, a first driving-voltage level detecting unit for detecting an increase of a voltage level of a driving voltage, a second driving-voltage level detecting unit for detecting a decrease of a voltage level of the driving voltage, a period control unit for controlling a period of the periodic signal in response to output signals of the first and second driving-voltage level detecting units, and a charge pumping unit for generating the internal voltage by charge-pumping the driving voltage in response to an output signal from the period control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventor: Tae-Heui Kwon
  • Publication number: 20080279031
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first buffer and a second buffer having different operational timing, a first voltage power supply for generating a first power supply voltage supplied to the first buffer in accordance with the operational timing of the first buffer, and a second voltage power supply for generating a second power supply voltage supplied to the second buffer in accordance with the operational timing of the second buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Tae Heui Kwon, Jae Boum Park
  • Patent number: 7427875
    Abstract: Signal delivery delay margin of a bypass flip-flop circuit is stabilized during high-frequency operation. An input controller for logically operating a bypass signal and a clock produces first and second output signals having different states depending on whether or not the bypass signal is activated. A latch circuit latches input data based on the first and second output signals. A latch controller logically operates the bypass signal and input data to generate a third output signal having a different state depending on whether or not the bypass signal is activated. An output controller is switched in response to the states of the first and second output signals for logically combining an output signal selected from the latch circuit and the third output signal to provide the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon Kim, Tae-Heui Kwon
  • Publication number: 20070194805
    Abstract: A data output driving circuit includes a plurality of driving units that are set to have different impedance values from one another, and the number of driving units is less than the number of a plurality of required driving impedance values such that the driving units can obtain the plurality of required driving impedance values by a combination thereof, and a driving control unit that independently controls the operation of the plurality of driving units so as to obtain the plurality of driving impedance values required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon Kim, Tae Heui Kwon
  • Publication number: 20070080714
    Abstract: Signal delivery delay margin of a bypass flip-flop circuit is stabilized during high-frequency operation. An input controller for logically operating a bypass signal and a clock produces first and second output signals having different states depending on whether or not the bypass signal is activated. A latch circuit latches input data based on the first and second output signals. A latch controller logically operates the bypass signal and input data to generate a third output signal having a different state depending on whether or not the bypass signal is activated. An output controller is switched in response to the states of the first and second output signals for logically combining an output signal selected from the latch circuit and the third output signal to provide the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon Kim, Tae-Heui Kwon