Patents by Inventor Yang Ki Kim

Yang Ki Kim 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: 11164609
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a read strobe signal transmitter including a main output drive circuit and a victim output drive circuit having an output terminal electrically coupled to an output terminal of the main output drive circuit. The read strobe signal transmitter is configured to: (i) generate a periodic active read strobe signal during a read time interval, in response to a pair of periodic drive signals, which are 180° out-of-phase relative to each other during the read time interval, and (ii) generate a disabled read strobe signal at a fixed logic level during a non-read time interval, in response to an active victim control signal. The main output drive circuit is responsive to the pair of periodic drive signals during the read time interval, and the victim output drive circuit is responsive to the active victim control signal during the non-read time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Beom-Yong Kil, Yang-Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20200321036
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a read strobe signal transmitter including a main output drive circuit and a victim output drive circuit having an output terminal electrically coupled to an output terminal of the main output drive circuit. The read strobe signal transmitter is configured to: (i) generate a periodic active read strobe signal during a read time interval, in response to a pair of periodic drive signals, which are 180° out-of-phase relative to each other during the read time interval, and (ii) generate a disabled read strobe signal at a fixed logic level during a non-read time interval, in response to an active victim control signal. The main output drive circuit is responsive to the pair of periodic drive signals during the read time interval, and the victim output drive circuit is responsive to the active victim control signal during the non-read time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: BEOM-YONG KIL, YANG-KI KIM
  • Patent number: 10726883
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a read strobe signal transmitter including a main output drive circuit and a victim output drive circuit having an output terminal electrically coupled to an output terminal of the main output drive circuit. The read strobe signal transmitter is configured to: (i) generate a periodic active read strobe signal during a read time interval, in response to a pair of periodic drive signals, which are 180° out-of-phase relative to each other during the read time interval, and (ii) generate a disabled read strobe signal at a fixed logic level during a non-read time interval, in response to an active victim control signal. The main output drive circuit is responsive to the pair of periodic drive signals during the read time interval, and the victim output drive circuit is responsive to the active victim control signal during the non-read time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Beom-Yong Kil, Yang-Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 10605764
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte CO2 sensor may include a solid electrolyte bonded to a substrate to join and seal the substrate, a sensing electrode formed at a first side of the solid electrolyte, and a reference electrode formed between a second side of the solid electrolyte and one surface of the substrate, and sealed by the solid electrolyte and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, NANOIONICS KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Mi Oh, Hyun-Soo Sohn, Jong-Min Kwon, Yang-Ki Kim, Tae-Won Lee, Ji-Hye Kim
  • Patent number: 10591437
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte-type CO2 sensor having a reduced influence from volatile organic compounds (VOCs), includes: a solid electrolyte; a reference electrode which is formed at one side of the solid electrolyte; a detecting electrode of which one side is joined and which is formed at the other side of the solid electrolyte; a substrate which is formed at the other side of the reference electrode; and an oxidation catalyst which is formed at the other side of the detecting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NANOIONICS KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Mi Oh, Hyun-Soo Sohn, Jong-Min Kwon, Yang-Ki Kim, Tae-Won Lee, Ji-Hye Kim
  • Patent number: 10520470
    Abstract: A temperature compensation method for a gas sensor module using a change of heater current, may include deriving an output voltage equation of the gas sensor module from a cell reaction equation of an electrolyte and deriving the output voltage equation to an equation for a fluctuation temperature which varies depending on a sensor temperature and an unknown type compensation coefficient; deriving the fluctuation temperature to heater current indicating a current value of a heater formed in the gas sensor module and deriving the output voltage equation by the heater current and the compensation coefficient; and measuring output voltage depending on current of heaters at two or more points to determine the compensation coefficient of the output voltage equation, and the output voltage is configured to be compensated with the change of the heater current measured by the gas sensor module regardless of an external temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NANOIONICS KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Mi Oh, Hyun-Soo Sohn, Jong-Min Kwon, Yang-Ki Kim, Tae-Won Lee, Ji-Hye Kim
  • Publication number: 20180266988
    Abstract: A temperature compensation method for a gas sensor module using a change of heater current, may include deriving an output voltage equation of the gas sensor module from a cell reaction equation of an electrolyte and deriving the output voltage equation to an equation for a fluctuation temperature which varies depending on a sensor temperature and an unknown type compensation coefficient; deriving the fluctuation temperature to heater current indicating a current value of a heater formed in the gas sensor module and deriving the output voltage equation by the heater current and the compensation coefficient; and measuring output voltage depending on current of heaters at two or more points to determine the compensation coefficient of the output voltage equation, and the output voltage is configured to be compensated with the change of the heater current measured by the gas sensor module regardless of an external temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NANOIONICS KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Mi OH, Hyun-Soo SOHN, Jong-Min KWON, Yang-Ki KIM, Tae-Won LEE, Ji-Hye KIM
  • Publication number: 20180252669
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte-type CO2 sensor having a reduced influence from volatile organic compounds (VOCs), includes: a solid electrolyte; a reference electrode which is formed at one side of the solid electrolyte; a detecting electrode of which one side is joined and which is formed at the other side of the solid electrolyte; a substrate which is formed at the other side of the reference electrode; and an oxidation catalyst which is formed at the other side of the detecting electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NANOIONICS KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Mi Oh, Hyun-Soo SOHN, Jong-Min KWON, Yang-Ki KIM, Tae-Won LEE, Ji-Hye KIM
  • Publication number: 20180180568
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing the solid electrolyte type CO2 sensor may include a bonding step of bonding a reference electrode on one surface of a solid electrolyte; a first stacking step of stacking a sensing electrode on the other surface of the solid electrolyte facing the surface bonded to the reference electrode; and a second stacking step of stacking a substrate on the other surface of the reference electrode facing the surface bonded to the solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong-Min KWON, Sun-Mi OH, Hyun-Soo SOHN, Yang-Ki KIM, Tae-Won LEE, Ji-Hye KIM
  • Publication number: 20170356872
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte CO2 sensor may include a solid electrolyte bonded to a substrate to join and seal the substrate, a sensing electrode formed at a first side of the solid electrolyte, and a reference electrode formed between a second side of the solid electrolyte and one surface of the substrate, and sealed by the solid electrolyte and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, NANOIONICS KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Mi OH, Hyun-Soo SOHN, Jong-Min KWON, Yang-Ki KIM, Tae-Won LEE, Ji-Hye KIM
  • Patent number: 9281048
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device that includes a command decoder, a refresh controller, an oscillator and a delay unit. The command decoder generates a self refresh command, and the oscillator generates an oscillation signal. The refresh controller generates a refresh control signal and a recovery signal in response to the self refresh command and the oscillation signal. The delay unit transitions internal nodes included in the delay unit that are not transitioned during a refresh period in response to the refresh control signal and the recovery signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung-Chul Kim, Yang-Ki Kim, Seong-Hwan Jeon
  • Patent number: 9245605
    Abstract: A clock synchronization circuit includes a delay-locked loop (DLL) and a delay-locked control unit. The DLL is configured to generate an output clock signal by delaying an input clock signal by a delay time, and to execute a delay-locking operation in which the delay time is adjusted to a locked state according to a comparison between the output clock signal and the input clock signal. The delay-locked control unit configured to detect the locked state of the DLL, and to control the DLL based on the determined locked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Hwan Jeon, Yang-Ki Kim, Seok-Hun Hyun, Jung-Hwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20150155029
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device that includes a command decoder, a refresh controller, an oscillator and a delay unit. The command decoder generates a self refresh command, and the oscillator generates an oscillation signal. The refresh controller generates a refresh control signal and a recovery signal in response to the self refresh command and the oscillation signal. The delay unit transitions internal nodes included in the delay unit that are not transitioned during a refresh period in response to the refresh control signal and the recovery signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Byung-Chul Kim, Yang-Ki Kim, Seong-Hwan Jeon
  • Publication number: 20140313847
    Abstract: A clock synchronization circuit includes a delay-locked loop (DLL) and a delay-locked control unit. The DLL is configured to generate an output clock signal by delaying an input clock signal by a delay time, and to execute a delay-locking operation in which the delay time is adjusted to a locked state according to a comparison between the output clock signal and the input clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SEONG-HWAN JEONG, YANG-KI KIM, SEOK-HUN HYUN, JUNG-HWAN CHOI
  • Patent number: 8742780
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a resistor terminal, a reference voltage generator and a detector. The resistor terminal is connected to an external resistor. The reference voltage generator generates at least one reference voltage. The detector generates a detection signal based at least in part on a resistor terminal voltage and the at least one reference voltage. The detection signal indicates a state of an electrical connection to the resistor terminal. The resistor terminal voltage is a voltage at the resistor terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, Ho-Suk Lee, You-Keun Han, Yang-Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 8559241
    Abstract: A data receiver includes a first buffer circuit and a second buffer circuit. The first buffer circuit varies a resistance of a data path and a resistance of a reference voltage path based on a plurality of control signals, and adjusts a voltage level of an input data signal and a level of a reference voltage to generate an internal data signal and an internal reference voltage based on the varied resistance of the data path and the varied resistance of the reference voltage path. The second buffer circuit compares the internal data signal with the internal reference voltage to generate a data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Joo Park, Jea-Eun Lee, Jung-Joon Lee, Yang-Ki Kim, Kyoung-Sun Kim
  • Patent number: 8508251
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclose a semiconductor device having an on-die termination (ODT) structure that reduces current consumption, and a termination method performed in the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a calibration circuit for generating calibration codes in response to a reference voltage and a voltage of a calibration terminal connected to an external resistor and an on-die termination device for controlling a termination resistance of a data input/output pad in response to the calibration codes and an on-die termination control signal. The termination resistance of the data input/output pad is greater than a resistance of the calibration terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-hwan Choi, Yang-ki Kim, Young Choi
  • Patent number: 8386737
    Abstract: A memory device controller having a write leveling mode of operation comprises: a clock generator that generates a periodic clock signal for transmission to a memory device; a data strobe generator that generates a data strobe signal for transmission to the memory device; and a control unit that generates command signals for transmission to the memory device, the controller, during operation in the write leveling mode, generating a command signal and a write leveling control signal for transmission to the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Jin Jeon, Yang-Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 8373475
    Abstract: A phase interpolator includes a delay difference detector and a phase interpolation driver. The delay difference detector receives a delay code to detect a delay difference. The phase interpolation driver includes two or more driver blocks complementarily operating, and the phase interpolation driver interpolate two input signals in response to the delay difference to provide an interpolated output signal. Each of two or more driver blocks includes a plurality of unit drivers, each input of the unit drivers is commonly connected, and each delay of the two or more driver blocks is varied according to the delay difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Sik Na, Yang-Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 8358546
    Abstract: A semiconductor device receives a command corresponding to a memory access operation and performs the memory access operation after an additive latency period. The additive latency period begins when the command is received. The semiconductor device comprises a phase controller for controlling a phase of a clock signal and outputting a phase-controlled clock signal, and a controller for generating and outputting a control signal for enabling the phase controller that is disabled, at a predetermined time in the additive latency period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang-ki Kim, Jung-hwan Choi