Patents by Inventor TAE HWANG KONG

TAE HWANG KONG 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: 20190058344
    Abstract: A charge control circuit includes: a charge current control circuit configured to receive an input voltage at a first node, output a sensing current to a second node, and turn on a power transistor; a comparator configured to compare a voltage level of the second node with a voltage level of a third node, wherein the third node receives a charging current from the power transistor; a current mirror configured to generate a mirror current corresponding to the sensing current; and an amplifier configured to receive a first feedback voltage based on the mirror current, and amplify a difference between the first feedback voltage and a reference voltage to generate a switch control signal, wherein in response to the switch control signal and a plurality of control signals, the charge current control circuit is configured to decrease the sensing current and turn on the power transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: TAE HWANG KONG, SUN KYU LEE, SUNG YONG LEE, DAE YONG KIM, SANG HO KIM
  • Patent number: 10110032
    Abstract: A charge control circuit includes: a charge current control circuit configured to receive an input voltage at a first node, output a sensing current to a second node, and turn on a power transistor; a comparator configured to compare a voltage level of the second node with a voltage level of a third node, wherein the third node receives a charging current from the power transistor; a current mirror configured to generate a mirror current corresponding to the sensing current; and an amplifier configured to receive a first feedback voltage based on the mirror current, and amplify a difference between the first feedback voltage and a reference voltage to generate a switch control signal, wherein in response to the switch control signal and a plurality of control signals, the charge current control circuit is configured to decrease the sensing current and turn on the power transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hwang Kong, Sun Kyu Lee, Sung Yong Lee, Dae Yong Kim, Sang Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20180231590
    Abstract: A semiconductor device for monitoring a reverse voltage is provided. The semiconductor device includes an intellectual property having an input node and an output node; a passive component connected between the output node and a potential; a monitoring circuit connected to the input node and the output node and powered by a driving power, the monitoring circuit monitoring a difference between an input level at the input node and an output level at the output node to detect a reverse voltage across the intellectual property. The driving power is provided by the output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-han Choi, Tae-hwang Kong, Kwang-ho Kim, Sang-ho Kim, Se-ki Kim, Jun-hyeok Yang, Sung-yong Lee, Yong-jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20170040818
    Abstract: A charge control circuit includes: a charge current control circuit configured to receive an input voltage at a first node, output a sensing current to a second node, and turn on a power transistor; a comparator configured to compare a voltage level of the second node with a voltage level of a third node, wherein the third node receives a charging current from the power transistor; a current mirror configured to generate a mirror current corresponding to the sensing current; and an amplifier configured to receive a first feedback voltage based on the mirror current, and amplify a difference between the first feedback voltage and a reference voltage to generate a switch control signal, wherein in response to the switch control signal and a plurality of control signals, the charge current control circuit is configured to decrease the sensing current and turn on the power transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: TAE HWANG KONG, SUN KYU LEE, SUNG YONG LEE, DAE YONG KIM, SANG HO KIM