Patents by Inventor Yong-Hoon Kang

Yong-Hoon Kang 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: 20100128552
    Abstract: A high-voltage sawtooth current driving circuit and a memory device including the same are described. In the high-voltage sawtooth current driving circuit includes a charge pump circuit configured to output a first voltage, a regulating circuit configured to regulate a second voltage using the first voltage output from the charge pump circuit, and a sawtooth current driver configured to generate a sawtooth current in response to the second voltage regulated by the regulating circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Hoon KANG
  • Publication number: 20100013543
    Abstract: A temperature sensing device includes a current generator to generate a variable current that varies based on temperature, a charge circuit to accumulate charges based on the variable current, and a count logic circuit to generate a count value synchronized to a clock, and to output the count value as temperature data based on a charged voltage of the charge circuit and a reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: Yong-Hoon Kang
  • Publication number: 20090307415
    Abstract: A memory device having a multi-layer structure, the memory device includes a first semiconductor layer including at least one memory cell array. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. A second semiconductor layer is on the first semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer includes a bit line and a page buffer connected to the bit line corresponding to the memory cell array. The memory device also includes a contact between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate to connect the page buffer with the memory cell array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon Kang, Ki Tae Park
  • Publication number: 20090168511
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flash memory device including a memory cell array having memory cells arranged at intersections of word lines and bit lines, such that one bit line is associated with a plurality of memory cells connected in series, a voltage generator configured to generate at least a first selection voltage, a row selection circuit configured to drive the non-selected word lines based on at least the first non-selected voltage, and a control logic circuit configured to control the voltage generator and the row selection circuit, such that the voltage generator generates at least the first non-selection voltage based on a location of a selected memory cell in the plurality of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Yong-Hoon Kang
  • Patent number: 7489566
    Abstract: A high voltage generator includes a charge pump generating a high voltage in response to a pumping clock signal, a charge/discharge circuit responsive to the pumping clock signal and charging the high voltage to generate an output voltage, a comparator for comparing the output voltage with a reference voltage to generate a comparison result, and a clock modification circuit adjusting a pumping slope of the charge pump in relation to the comparison result, wherein the clock modification circuit reduces the pumping slope when the high voltage reaches a target voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Hoon Kang
  • Publication number: 20080079411
    Abstract: A regulator and a method for regulating include sensing an input voltage at a sensing unit and outputting a sensed voltage to a sensed voltage node. A bypassing unit receives the input voltage, bypassing the sensing unit, and applies the input voltage to the sensed voltage node. A comparison unit compares a the sensed voltage from the sensed voltage node to a reference voltage and outputs a comparison result signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Hoon KANG
  • Publication number: 20080031078
    Abstract: A high voltage generator includes a charge pump generating a high voltage in response to a pumping clock signal, a charge/discharge circuit responsive to the pumping clock signal and charging the high voltage to generate an output voltage, a comparator for comparing the output voltage with a reference voltage to generate a comparison result, and a clock modification circuit adjusting a pumping slope of the charge pump in relation to the comparison result, wherein the clock modification circuit reduces the pumping slope when the high voltage reaches a target voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Hoon KANG
  • Patent number: 7200391
    Abstract: Capacity enhancement schemes are described for forward and reverse links of distributed cellular base stations consisting of a central unit and one or more remote units. In general, in one aspect, reverse link capacity is shared among remote units. The capacity sharing can be determined dynamically. The forward link capacity can also be enhanced by estimating the location of the mobile stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignees: Airvana, Inc., Solid Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sae-Young Chung, M. Vedat Eyuboglu, Yong Hoon Kang, Dae-Young Kim, Jin Hwa Ku, Seung Hee Lee, Michael D. Pollman
  • Publication number: 20040110534
    Abstract: Capacity enhancement schemes are described for forward and reverse links of distributed cellular base stations consisting of a central unit and one or more remote units. In general, in one aspect, reverse link capacity is shared among remote units. The capacity sharing can be determined dynamically. The forward link capacity can also be enhanced by estimating the location of the mobile stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Sae-Young Chung, M. Vedat Eyuboglu, Yong Hoon Kang, Dae-Young Kim, Jin Hwa Ku, Seung Hee Lee, Michael D. Pollman
  • Patent number: 6701042
    Abstract: An arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) module monitors the quality of a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) multi-channel optical signal without using a special measurer in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system, and a device monitors a WDM optical signal using the AWG module. The AWG module includes an input waveguide, a first star coupler, an AWG unit, a second star coupler, and an optical power measurer. The input waveguide receives the WDM optical signal via an optical signal transmission medium. The first star coupler splits the power of the received WDM optical signal and transmits split optical signals to waveguides of the AWG unit. The AWG unit processes the split optical signals so that they have phase differences which are proportional to the difference between the lengths of the waveguides included in the AWG unit. The second star coupler focuses the optical signals received from the AWG unit at different locations by causing mutual interference between the received optical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon Kang, Jeong-Mee Kim
  • Patent number: 6567198
    Abstract: There is provided a wavelength stabilizer for stabilizing the wavelength of an optical signal oscillated from a laser diode (LD) in each of a plurality of channel transmitters in a WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplex) optical transmission system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Hoon Kang
  • Patent number: 6347169
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of monitoring multiple channel signals of a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) signal in a WDM system. The optical signal monitoring apparatus includes: an optical demultiplexer having 2N+2 output ports, for receiving and demultiplexing by wavelength a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) signal with N wavelengths, and outputting two output port signals for each channel via the 2N output ports and outputting two adjacent signals via the +2 output ports needed to measure the optical signal noise ratio outside the frequency range of the WDM signal; a signal conversion unit for receiving the output port signals from the optical demultiplexer and converting the received optical output port signals into digital signals; and a signal processing unit for receiving the digital signals and calculating the wavelength and optical power for each channel using the loss characteristics of the two output port signals of each channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon Kang, Byung-Jik Kim
  • Patent number: 6268943
    Abstract: An optical SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) measurer in a wavelength division multiplexing optical transmitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Hoon Kang