Patents by Inventor Tae-Jin Hwang

Tae-Jin Hwang 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: 20140003482
    Abstract: A receiver circuit includes a first amplification unit, a second amplification unit, a first equalizing unit, and a second equalizing unit. The first amplification unit is configured to differentially amplify an input signal and a reference signal and generate a first intermediate output signal and a second intermediate output signal. The second amplification unit is configured to differentially amplify the first and second intermediate output signals and generate an output signal. The first equalizing unit is configured to control the level of the second intermediate output signal in response to the output signal. And the second equalizing unit is configured to control the level of the first intermediate output signal in response to the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Tae Jin HWANG
  • Publication number: 20130333757
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing titanium dioxide paste for dye sensitized solar cell, and more specifically a method for preparing titanium dioxide paste fir dye sensitized solar cell, which is curable at a low temperature and is able to form a uniform coating layer and exhibits relatively high energy conversion efficiency. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing low temperature curable paste which requires no separate dye adsorption process or can improve energy conversion efficiency by adding dye or metal precursor in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tae Jin Hwang, Ho Hyeong Kim, Jae Young Park
  • Publication number: 20130194014
    Abstract: A receiver circuit includes a buffering unit configured to buffer an input signal and generate a buffering signal; a variation detection unit configured to generate a control signal according to a level of a reference voltage; a driving unit configured to drive the buffering signal and generate an output signal; and a compensation unit configured to control a slew rate of the output signal in response to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Tae Jin HWANG
  • 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: 8436666
    Abstract: An interface apparatus for a semiconductor integrated circuit and an interfacing method thereof controls the VOX of differential signals to a target level in response to the differential signals being outputted by an output block. The interface apparatus for a semiconductor integrated circuit includes an output block configured to output differential signals output by an internal circuit a detector configured to detect a timing error of the differential signals; and a controller configured to control a timing of the differential signals output by the internal circuit according to a detection result of the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Ji-Wang Lee, Yong-Ju Kim, 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: 8287774
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrochromic polyaniline thin film changeable in color in dependency upon the supply of electricity is provided. The method comprises the steps of polymerizing aniline monomer into polyaniline polymer, separating the polyaniline polymer, liquefying the separated polyaniline polymer into a dispersing solution using a mixed surfactant, and dissolving an UV curing adhesive in the dispersing solution, whereby the polyaniline thin film has the ductility and improved adhesion force for an electric substrate, so that it is applicable to development of a flexible display and as a next generation hi-tech material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Inventor: Tae-Jin Hwang
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8265218
    Abstract: A phase detection circuit includes a phase frequency detector for comparing a first input signal and a second input signal and outputting a first phase comparison signal and a second phase comparison signal, and a sensing circuit for sensing a pulse width difference between the first phase comparison signal and the second phase comparison signal and outputting phase detection signals which have different logic values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Ju Kim, Kun Woo Park, Jong Woon Kim, Hee Woong Song, Ic Su Oh, Hyung Soo Kim, Tae Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 8213531
    Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting a signal in a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a multilevel transmission control block that outputs a plurality of bits of an input signal in serial or parallel according to whether a multilevel transmission operation is performed or not, and a signal processing block that selectively performs the multilevel transmission operation according to a form of the input signal, which are output in serial or parallel from the multilevel transmission control block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: SK hynix, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Soo Kim, Kun Woo Park, Yong Ju Kim, Jong Woon Kim, Hee Woong Song, Ic Su Oh, Tae Jin Hwang
  • 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: 8171189
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a clock input buffer, an asynchronous data input buffer, and a synchronous data input buffer. The clock input buffer is configured to buffer an external clocks in order to generate an internal clock. The asynchronous data input buffer is configured to buffer data input through a data pad and output the buffered data. The synchronous data input buffer is configured to be synchronous with the internal clock to buffer the buffered data. The semiconductor apparatus is arranged so that the length of a line for transferring the internal clock to the synchronous data input buffer and the length of a line for transferring the buffered data to the synchronous data input buffer are substantially equal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Ji Wang Lee, Hee Woong Song, Tae Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 8149953
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit equipped with an equalizer which has a circuit structure simpler than that of a related equalizer according to an FFE scheme or a DFE scheme and is capable of preventing a noise component from being amplified. The data receiver includes a plurality of receiver units, wherein each receiver unit includes a plurality of level detectors which detect different levels, and an encoder, in which the level detectors receive data according to a clock signal having a predetermined phase difference and perform an amplification operation including an equalization function based on feedback data, thereby outputting an amplification signal, and wherein level detectors of one receiver unit receive an amplification signal, as the feedback data, from level detectors of another receiver unit that receives a first clock signal having a phase more advanced than a phase of a second clock signal received in one receiver unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Soo Kim, Kun-Woo Park, Yong-Ju Kim, Hee-Woong Song, Ic-Su Oh, Tae-Jin Hwang, Hae-Rang Choi, Ji-Wang Lee
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8144530
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is able to generate an output enable signal in response to a read command and CAS latency information. The semiconductor memory device includes a delay locked loop configured to detect a phase difference of an external clock signal and a feedback clock signal, generate a delay control signal corresponding to the detected phase difference, and generate a DLL clock signal by delaying the external clock signal for a time corresponding to the delay control signal, a delay configured to output an active signal as an output enable reset signal in response to the delay control signal and an output enable signal generator configured to be reset in response to the output enable reset signal and generate an output enable signal in response to a read signal and a CAS latency signal by counting the external clock signal and the DLL clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 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: 8143940
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynic Semiconductor Inc.
    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: 8139703
    Abstract: A data relay apparatus according to one embodiment described herein can include a phase detection unit that can detect a phase difference between a clock output from a transmitter and a clock output from a receiver, and generate a plurality of phase detection signals, a data relay control unit that can distinguish a difference in clock timing between the clocks of the transmitter and the receiver in response to the plurality of phase detection signals, and output a relay data selection signal and a relay control clock, and a data relay unit that can transmit data output from the receiver to the transmitter in response to the relay data selection signal and the relay control clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Ic-Su Oh, Kun-Woo Park, Yong-Ju Kim, Hee-Woong Song, Hyung-Soo Kim, Tae-Jin Hwang, Hae-Rang Choi, Ji-Wang Lee