Patents by Inventor Tae Kyun SHIN

Tae Kyun SHIN 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: 20240093401
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayer metal plate by electroplating includes a first forming operation of forming one of a first metal layer and a second metal layer on a substrate by electroplating, wherein the second metal layer is less recrystallized than the first metal layer, the second metal layer is comprised of nanometer-size grains, and the second metal layer has a higher level of tensile strength than the first metal layer; and a second forming operation of forming, by electroplating, a third metal layer not formed in the first forming operation on a surface of one of the first metal layer and the second metal layer formed in the first forming operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: DONG-A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMY COOPERATION
    Inventors: Hyun PARK, Sung Jin KIM, Han Kyun SHIN, Hyo Jong LEE, Jong Bae JEON, Jung Han KIM, An Na LEE, Tae Hyun KIM, Hyung Won CHO
  • Patent number: 11894041
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an internal mode control circuit suitable for generating a burst control signal, a blocking control signal and an internal voltage control signal based on a refresh cycle when an internal mode is performed in a self-refresh operation, a refresh control circuit suitable for generating a refresh signal for performing a refresh operation every refresh cycle when the self-refresh operation is performed, generating the refresh signal every set cycle based on the burst control signal when the internal mode is performed, and blocking the generation of the refresh signal based on the blocking control signal, and an internal voltage generation circuit suitable for adjusting a level of an internal voltage for the refresh operation based on the internal voltage control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Se Won Lee, Tae Kyun Shin, Jun Sang Lee
  • Patent number: 11646072
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an intelligent refresh control circuit generating an intelligent refresh pulse with a pulse that has a generation period that is adjusted based on the number of generations of an auto refresh signal during an intelligent refresh operation, and an internal refresh signal generation circuit outputting one of a self-refresh pulse including a pulse that is periodically generated by an enable signal during a self-refresh operation and the intelligent refresh pulse as an internal refresh signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun Seung Kim, Ho Uk Song, Tae Kyun Shin, Min Jun Choi, Duck Hwa Hong
  • Publication number: 20220406367
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an intelligent refresh control circuit generating an intelligent refresh pulse with a pulse that has a generation period that is adjusted based on the number of generations of an auto refresh signal during an intelligent refresh operation, and an internal refresh signal generation circuit outputting one of a self-refresh pulse including a pulse that is periodically generated by an enable signal during a self-refresh operation and the intelligent refresh pulse as an internal refresh signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun Seung KIM, Ho Uk SONG, Tae Kyun SHIN, Min Jun CHOI, Duck Hwa HONG
  • Publication number: 20220172772
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an internal mode control circuit suitable for generating a burst control signal, a blocking control signal and an internal voltage control signal based on a refresh cycle when an internal mode is performed in a self-refresh operation, a refresh control circuit suitable for generating a refresh signal for performing a refresh operation every refresh cycle when the self-refresh operation is performed, generating the refresh signal every set cycle based on the burst control signal when the internal mode is performed, and blocking the generation of the refresh signal based on the blocking control signal, and an internal voltage generation circuit suitable for adjusting a level of an internal voltage for the refresh operation based on the internal voltage control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Se Won LEE, Tae Kyun SHIN, Jun Sang LEE
  • Patent number: 10288677
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may include a latch comparison circuit configured for generating a latched address by latching a pattern signal inputted through an address, and generate a comparison signal by comparing a pattern signal inputted through the address and the latched address. The semiconductor device may include a failure flag generation circuit configured for generating a failure flag signal based on the comparison signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Kyun Shin, Young Bo Shim
  • Patent number: 10102918
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an internal command generation circuit suitable for generating a first internal command, a second internal command, and a third internal command based on a command/address signal. The semiconductor device also includes a driving signal generation circuit suitable for enabling a fuse driving signal for reading fuse data from a nonvolatile memory circuit, where the fuse signal is enabled while the second internal command is inputted a predetermined number of times. Further included is an output circuit suitable for outputting the fuse data in response to the third internal command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeong Soo Jeong, Tae Kyun Shin, Young Bo Shim
  • Publication number: 20180166144
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an internal command generation circuit suitable for generating a first internal command, a second internal command, and a third internal command based on a command/address signal. The semiconductor device also includes a driving signal generation circuit suitable for enabling a fuse driving signal for reading fuse data from a nonvolatile memory circuit, where the fuse signal is enabled while the second internal command is inputted a predetermined number of times. Further included is an output circuit suitable for outputting the fuse data in response to the third internal command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeong Soo JEONG, Tae Kyun SHIN, Young Bo SHIM
  • Publication number: 20180090221
    Abstract: A boot-up control circuit may be provided. The boot-up control circuit may include a fuse array including a one or more normal fuses and one or more dummy fuses. The boot-up control circuit may include a fuse array controller configured to determine whether or not to start a normal boot-up operation for the one or more normal fuses according to a comparison result between expected data and test fuse data output from the one or more dummy fuses through a test boot-up operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Sun KIM, Tae Kyun SHIN
  • Publication number: 20180059181
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may include a latch comparison circuit configured for generating a latched address by latching a pattern signal inputted through an address, and generate a comparison signal by comparing a pattern signal inputted through the address and the latched address. The semiconductor device may include a failure flag generation circuit configured for generating a failure flag signal based on the comparison signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Kyun SHIN, Young Bo SHIM
  • Patent number: 9887696
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a boot-up start signal generation unit configured to generate a boot-up start signal which is enabled in synchronization with a time at which a preset delay period has passed from a time point at which an initialization signal is enabled after a power-up period is ended, and a boot-up period signal generation unit configured to generate a boot-up period signal which is enabled according to a set pulse generated in synchronization with a time point at which the boot-up start signal is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Kyun Shin
  • Publication number: 20170317671
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a boot-up start signal generation unit configured to generate a boot-up start signal which is enabled in synchronization with a time at which a preset delay period has passed from a time point at which an initialization signal is enabled after a power-up period is ended, and a boot-up period signal generation unit configured to generate a boot-up period signal which is enabled according to a set pulse generated in synchronization with a time point at which the boot-up start signal is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Kyun SHIN
  • Patent number: 9742392
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a boot-up start signal generation unit configured to generate a boot-up start signal which is enabled in synchronization with a time at which a preset delay period has passed from a time point at which an initialization signal is enabled after a power-up period is ended, and a boot-up period signal generation unit configured to generate a boot-up period signal which is enabled according to a set pulse generated in synchronization with a time point at which the boot-up start signal is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Kyun Shin
  • Publication number: 20170085260
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a boot-up start signal generation unit configured to generate a boot-up start signal which is enabled in synchronization with a time at which a preset delay period has passed from a time point at which an initialization signal is enabled after a power-up period is ended, and a boot-up period signal generation unit configured to generate a boot-up period signal which is enabled according to a set pulse generated in synchronization with a time point at which the boot-up start signal is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Tae Kyun SHIN
  • Patent number: 9384851
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a latch pulse generator and a data latch unit. The latch pulse generator generates a test section signal in response to a test pulse signal. Further, the latch pulse generator generates a first latch pulse signal in response to the test pulse signal and the test section signal. The data latch unit latches a selection data in response to the first latch pulse signal to generate a fuse data for programming a fuse array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Kyun Shin, Nark Hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 9378841
    Abstract: The semiconductor system includes a controller and a semiconductor device. The controller outputs commands and receives an output datum to discriminate whether at least one of a plurality of fuse cells abnormally operates. The semiconductor device compares logic levels of a plurality of fuse data generated from the plurality of fuse cells with each other, thereby generating a flag signal enabled when at least one of the logic levels of the plurality of fuse data is different from the other logic levels while a boot-up operation is executed according to a combination of the commands. In addition, the semiconductor device outputs the flag signal as the output datum while a read operation is executed according to a combination of the commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Kyun Shin
  • Publication number: 20150380105
    Abstract: The semiconductor system includes a controller and a semiconductor device. The controller outputs commands and receives an output datum to discriminate whether at least one of a plurality of fuse cells abnormally operates. The semiconductor device compares logic levels of a plurality of fuse data generated from the plurality of fuse cells with each other, thereby generating a flag signal enabled when at least one of the logic levels of the plurality of fuse data is different from the other logic levels while a boot-up operation is executed according to a combination of the commands. In addition, the semiconductor device outputs the flag signal as the output datum while a read operation is executed according to a combination of the commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: Tae Kyun SHIN
  • Patent number: 9196376
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first latch unit suitable for storing a first address of a first memory cell tested in a first cell array block, a second latch unit suitable for storing a second address of a second memory cell tested in a second cell array block, a first selector suitable for receiving a first selection signal or a second selection signal to output any one of the first address and the second address as a selected address, and a program controller suitable for determining whether the selected address has to be stored in a fuse array and to control an operation for programming the fuse array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Kyun Shin, Gwang Young Stanley Jeong
  • Publication number: 20150221395
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a latch pulse generator and a data latch unit. The latch pulse generator generates a test section signal in response to a test pulse signal. Further, the latch pulse generator generates a first latch pulse signal in response to the test pulse signal and the test section signal. The data latch unit latches a selection data in response to the first latch pulse signal to generate a fuse data for programming a fuse array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Kyun SHIN
  • Publication number: 20150221394
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first latch unit suitable for storing a first address of a first memory cell tested in a first cell array block, a second latch unit suitable for storing a second address of a second memory cell tested in a second cell array block, a first selector suitable for receiving a first selection signal or a second selection signal to output any one of the first address and the second address as a selected address, and a program controller suitable for determining whether the selected address has to be stored in a fuse array and to control an operation for programming the fuse array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Kyun SHIN