Patents by Inventor Yong-Kyu Kim

Yong-Kyu 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).

  • Publication number: 20090184783
    Abstract: A resonant structure is provided, including a first terminal, a second terminal which faces the first terminal, a wire unit which connects the first terminal and the second terminal, a third terminal which is spaced apart at a certain distance from the wire unit and which resonates the wire unit, and a potential barrier unit which is formed on the wire unit and which provides a negative resistance component. Accordingly, transduction efficiency can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIAL AND ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yun-kwon Park, Sung-Woo Hwang, Jea-Shik Shin, Byeoung-Ju Ha, Jae-Sung Rieh, In-Sang Song, Yong-Kyu Kim, Byeong-Kwon Ju, Hee-Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20090017595
    Abstract: A reliable gap-filling process is performed in the manufacturing of a semiconductor device. An apparatus for performing the gap-filling process includes a chamber in which a wafer chuck is disposed, a plasma generator for generating plasma used to etch the wafer, an end-point detection unit for detecting the point at which the etching of the wafer is to be terminated, and a controller connected to the end-point detection unit. The end-point detection unit monitors the structure being etched at a region outside the opening that is to be filled, and generates in real time data representative of the layer that is being etched. As soon as an underlying layer is exposed and begins to be etched, an end-point detection signal is generated and the etching process is terminated. In the case in which the layer being etched is an oxide layer, a uniform etching is achieved despite any irregularity that exists in the thickness to which the oxide layer is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-kyu Kim, Jin-ho Jeon, Kyoung-soo Kwon
  • Patent number: 7446367
    Abstract: A reliable gap-filling process is performed in the manufacturing of a semiconductor device. An apparatus for performing the gap-filling process includes a chamber in which a wafer chuck is disposed, a plasma generator for generating plasma used to etch the wafer, an end-point detection unit for detecting the point at which the etching of the wafer is to be terminated, and a controller connected to the end-point detection unit. The end-point detection unit monitors the structure being etched at a region outside the opening that is to be filled, and generates in real time data representative of the layer that is being etched. As soon as an underlying layer is exposed and begins to be etched, an end-point detection signal is generated and the etching process is terminated. In the case in which the layer being etched is an oxide layer, a uniform etching is achieved despite any irregularity that exists in the thickness to which the oxide layer is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-kyu Kim, Jin-ho Jeon, Kyoung-soo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20080234014
    Abstract: A sliding-type portable terminal is provided. The portable terminal includes a first housing, a first guide member fixed to the first housing, a slide member coupled to the first guide member while facing the first guide member, the slide member being adapted to slide in a first direction under guidance of the first guide member, a second guide member fixed to the slide member, a second housing having a guide recess extending in a second direction so as to receive the second guide member, the second housing being coupled to the second guide member so as to slide in the second direction under guidance of the second guide member and an elastic member having a first end supported on the first guide member and a second end supported on the second housing so as to provide elastic force in such a direction that the first and second ends move away from each other. The sliding-type portable terminal is adapted for convenient use of not only mobile communication services, but also multimedia services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Kyu KIM, Jae-Gab LEE
  • Publication number: 20080175088
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power voltage supplier for stably supplying a noise-free power voltage without increasing a size of a reservoir capacitor by employing a sharing scheme of the reservoir capacitor. The power voltage supplier of a semiconductor memory device includes: a first power voltage supply line for supplying a first power voltage; a second power voltage supply line for supplying a second power voltage; a first reservoir capacitor for supplying the first and the second power voltages stably; and a reservoir capacitor controller for selectively connecting the first reservoir capacitor to the first power voltage supply line or the second power voltage supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Jun-Gi Choi, Yong-Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 7349282
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power voltage supplier for stably supplying a noise-free power voltage without increasing a size of a reservoir capacitor by employing a sharing scheme of the reservoir capacitor. The power voltage supplier of a semiconductor memory device includes: a first power voltage supply line for supplying a first power voltage; a second power voltage supply line for supplying a second power voltage; a first reservoir capacitor for supplying the first and the second power voltages stably; and a reservoir capacitor controller for selectively connecting the first reservoir capacitor to the first power voltage supply line or the second power voltage supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Jun-Gi Choi, Yong-Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 7304531
    Abstract: Provided is an internal voltage generator for preventing an occurrence of leakage current while a charge pumping is not performed. The internal voltage generator includes: a charge pumping unit for pumping an external voltage to generate a high voltage higher than the external voltage; a level detecting unit for detecting a level drop of the high voltage with respect to a reference voltage and outputting a detection signal; an oscillating unit for generating an oscillation signal in response to the detection signal; a pumping control signal generating unit for controlling a driving of the charge pumping unit in response to the oscillation signal; and a charge pump controlling unit for precharging the charge pumping unit in response to the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Yong-Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 7282986
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a negative voltage generating circuit for reliably providing the semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) with a negative voltage. An electric charge pumping device generates a negative voltage by pumping an electric charge to a predetermined level supplied to one of a first node and a second node. A controlling device provides first and second pumping clock signal being clocked alternately every predetermined interval in response to a level of the negative voltage. A pumping controller controls an amount of electric charge supplied to the first node and the second node in response to the first and second pumping clock signals. Further, a reset controller resets the first node and the second node of the electric charge pumping means as the level of the negative voltage when the first and second pumping clock signals are inactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Hee Kang, Jun-Gi Choi, Yong-Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 7184331
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including a fuse control circuit for providing with a plurality of fail word line addresses written in its own circuit in advance and outputting a redundancy signal representing that an input address is the same as one of the fail word line addresses, and a normal word line interruption signal, a redundancy word line controller for inputting the redundancy signal and activating a designated redundancy word line; and a normal word line controller, for activating a word line corresponding to the input word line address, which is operated or interrupted in response to the normal word line interruption signal, wherein the normal word line interruption signal has a first logic state (logic low) at a pre-charge interval or when a same address as one of the fail word line addresses is inputted, and has a second logic state (logic high) when a normal address is inputted, and the redundancy signal has a first logic state (logic low) when a same address as one of the fail word line address
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Kyu Kim, Sang-Hee Kang
  • Patent number: 7174140
    Abstract: An RF system integrated with an RF switching unit and an RF modulator unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Duck Su Oh, Yong Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20070026630
    Abstract: A reliable gap-filling process is performed in the manufacturing of a semiconductor device. An apparatus for performing the gap-filling process includes a chamber in which a wafer chuck is disposed, a plasma generator for generating plasma used to etch the wafer, an end-point detection unit for detecting the point at which the etching of the wafer is to be terminated, and a controller connected to the end-point detection unit. The end-point detection unit monitors the structure being etched at a region outside the opening that is to be filled, and generates in real time data representative of the layer that is being etched. As soon as an underlying layer is exposed and begins to be etched, an end-point detection signal is generated and the etching process is terminated. In the case in which the layer being etched is an oxide layer, a uniform etching is achieved despite any irregularity that exists in the thickness to which the oxide layer is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Yong-kyu Kim, Jin-ho Jeon, Kyoung-soo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20060278428
    Abstract: A portable terminal includes a first housing, a second housing, and a sliding module. The second housing is slidably connected to the first housing such that the second housing slides longitudinally on the first housing to open or close a face of the first housing. The sliding module is interposed between the first housing and the second housing to slidably combine the second housing to the first housing. The sliding module includes a pair of guide rods and a guide plate. The guide rods are mounted spaced apart on the rear face of the second housing along a sliding direction of the second housing. The guide plate is fixed to a face of the first housing. The guide plate is slidably connected to the guide rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Yong-Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 7149131
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device reduces power consumption with maintaining quality of an internal power voltage and a core voltage. The semiconductor memory device reduces power consumption with sufficiently maintaining a core voltage during precharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Jun-Gi Choi, Yong-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20060220729
    Abstract: Provided is an internal voltage generator for preventing an occurrence of leakage current while a charge pumping is not performed. The internal voltage generator includes: a charge pumping unit for pumping an external voltage to generate a high voltage higher than the external voltage; a level detecting unit for detecting a level drop of the high voltage with respect to a reference voltage and outputting a detection signal; an oscillating unit for generating an oscillation signal in response to the detection signal; a pumping control signal generating unit for controlling a driving of the charge pumping unit in response to the oscillation signal; and a charge pump controlling unit for precharging the charge pumping unit in response to the detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Yong-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20060097773
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a negative voltage generating circuit for reliably providing the semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) with a negative voltage. An electric charge pumping device generates a negative voltage by pumping an electric charge to a predetermined level supplied to one of a first node and a second node. A controlling device provides first and second pumping clock signal being clocked alternately every predetermined interval in response to a level of the negative voltage. A pumping controller controls an amount of electric charge supplied to the first node and the second node in response to the first and second pumping clock signals. Further, a reset controller resets the first node and the second node of the electric charge pumping means as the level of the negative voltage when the first and second pumping clock signals are inactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Sang-Hee Kang, Jun-Gi Choi, Yong-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20060092743
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device reduces power consumption with maintaining quality of an internal power voltage and a core voltage. The semiconductor memory device reduces power consumption with sufficiently maintaining a core voltage during precharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun-Gi Choi, Yong-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20060050589
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power voltage supplier for stably supplying a noise-free power voltage without increasing a size of a reservoir capacitor by employing a sharing scheme of the reservoir capacitor. The power voltage supplier of a semiconductor memory device includes: a first power voltage supply line for supplying a first power voltage; a second power voltage supply line for supplying a second power voltage; a first reservoir capacitor for supplying the first and the second power voltages stably; and a reservoir capacitor controller for selectively connecting the first reservoir capacitor to the first power voltage supply line or the second power voltage supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun-Gi Choi, Yong-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20050237830
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor memory device comprising a fuse control circuit for providing with a plurality of fail word line addresses written in its own circuit in advance and outputting a redundancy signal representing that an input address is the same as one of the fail word line addresses, and a normal word line interruption signal, a redundancy word line controller for inputting the redundancy signal and activating a designated redundancy word line; and a normal word line controller, for activating a word line corresponding to the input word line address, which is operated or interrupted in response to the normal word line interruption signal, wherein the normal word line interruption signal has a first logic state (logic low) at a pre-charge interval or when a same address as one of the fail word line addresses is inputted, and has a second logic state (logic high) when a normal address is inputted, and the redundancy signal has a first logic state (logic low) when a same address as one of the fai
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Yong-Kyu Kim, Sang-Hee Kang
  • Publication number: 20040203546
    Abstract: An RF system integrated with an RF switching unit and an RF modulator unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Duck Su Oh, Yong Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 5533138
    Abstract: Television images to be digitally recorded are divided into blocks and the discrete cosine transform DCT of each block is taken. The DC coefficient of each DCT block is scalar-quantized, and its AC coefficients are classified-vector-quantized (CVQ). The square of the value that part or all the AC coefficients among horizontal AC coefficients including a first AC coefficient and vertical AC coefficients including a second AC coefficient, according to the zigzag scanning sequence of DCT block, are subtracted from a representative value of a preset reference class. Using a multilevel compression method, lowest level codes are vector-partitioned by P-units at equal intervals with respect to each classified DCT block, and code books of representative vectors corresponding to the partitioned vectors are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Kyu Kim, Tianmin Liu, Steven T. Jaffe, Christopher H. Strolle