Patents by Inventor Yong-Mi Kim

Yong-Mi 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: 20100332925
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory apparatus according to the embodiment includes a test mode controller, a first data alignment unit, a decoder, a test executing unit and a second data alignment unit. The test mode controller is configured to generate test enable signals in response to a test mode setting signal and a read command. The first data alignment unit is configured to parallely align first input data that are input in series, generate first alignment data, and transmit it to the first data driver. The decoder is configured to decode the first alignment data in response to the test enable signal and generate the decoding signal. The test executing unit is configured to execute the preset test mode in response to the decoding signal. The second data alignment unit is configured to parallely align second input data, which are input in series, in response to the test enable signal, generate second alignment data, and transmit it to a second data driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Jeong Hun Lee, Yong Mi Kim, Jeong Tae Hwang
  • Publication number: 20100290304
    Abstract: A voltage stabilization circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes an operation speed detecting unit configured to detect an operation speed of the semiconductor memory apparatus to generate a detection signal, and a voltage line controlling unit configured to interconnect a first voltage line and a second voltage line in response to the detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Jeong-Hun Lee, Yong-Mi Kim, Jeong-Tae Hwang
  • Publication number: 20090244994
    Abstract: A data strobe signal generating circuit includes a pre-driver control unit for selectively transferring a ground voltage and a supply voltage, as a first control signal and a second control signal, in response to first and second clock pulse signals, wherein the second control signal is driven in response to a preamble signal, a pre-driver for generating a driving signal in response to the first and second control signals and the preamble signal, and an output buffer for driving an output pad in response to the driving signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Yong Mi Kim, Yong Gu Kang
  • Patent number: 7554354
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling on-die termination of a semiconductor memory includes a detector that generates an ODT control signal for inactivating an on-die termination operation in one of a data read period and a data write period in response to a command signal for testing the on-die termination operation, and a controller that inactivates the on-die termination operation in response to the ODT control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 7545199
    Abstract: Disclosed are a power supply circuit for an oscillator of a semiconductor memory device and a voltage pumping device using the same. In the power supply circuit, a voltage divider divides a voltage between an external power supply and ground. A driver is controlled by a signal of the voltage divided by the voltage divider. The driver supplies an internal power supply voltage. A capacitor is coupled between the driver and the ground. As the level of an external power supply voltage is increased, a relatively low voltage is supplied to the oscillator to increase a cycle length of an output pulse signal of the oscillator. Therefore, an excessive increase in the internal power supply voltage due to over-pumping can be avoided and noise occurrence and electric current consumption can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kang Seol Lee, Yong Mi Kim
  • Publication number: 20090091363
    Abstract: A DLL circuit including a first clock signal dividing block configured to selectively divide a frequency of a reference clock signal according to whether a lock completion signal is enabled, a phase comparing block configured to generate a phase comparison signal by comparing phases of a clock signal transmitted from the first clock signal dividing block with a feedback clock signal, and an operation mode setting block configured to generate the lock completion signal in response to the phase comparison signal is described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Gu Kang, Yong Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 7498834
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to the present invention can change adjusting timing of ODT operation in convenience and have an optimized ODT timing whether the semiconductor memory device is putted on ether rank of a module. The present invention includes an impedance adjusting unit for adjusting an impedance value of an input pad in response to an impedance selecting signal; an ODT operating control unit for controlling the impedance adjusting unit as generating the impedance selection signal using an decoding signal and an ODT timing signal; a delay adjusting unit for delaying an internal control clock for a predetermined timing to thereby generate the ODT timing signal; and an ODT timing control unit for controlling the delay adjusting unit to decide the value of the predetermined timing according to whether or not the semiconductor memory device is arranged to a first rank or a second rank in a module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 7492190
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is capable of adjusting effective data period of data. The semiconductor memory device includes a buffering unit for buffering input data, a window adjusting unit, and a transmitting unit. The window adjusting unit is for adjusting a window of the buffered data outputted from the buffering unit in response to plural metal option. The window adjusting unit includes a first driving unit for driving an output node in response to the output signal from the buffering unit and a second driving unit for additionally driving the output node in response to the output signal from the buffering unit. Meanwhile, the transmitting unit delivers output of the window adjusting unit into a core block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 7489585
    Abstract: A global signal driving device includes a driving control unit for generating a plurality of driving control signals differently configured according to transmission distances of a global signal to a plurality of banks by decoding a bank address; and a driving unit for adjusting a driving strength for driving the global signal based on the plurality of driving control signals in order to drive the global signal to the plurality of banks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Joo Ha, Yong-Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 7450466
    Abstract: A data input device of a semiconductor memory device can reduce unnecessary current consumption occurring according to a setting of a bandwidth. The data input device includes: a bandwidth signal input part for receiving a bandwidth signal for setting a data bandwidth to output an internal bandwidth signal; a synchronization control part for generating synchronization signals and restrict-synchronization signals in synchronization with a data strobe signal, an activation of the restrict-synchronization signals being restricted through the internal bandwidth signal; a first data input part for aligning the data in response to the synchronization signals; and a second data input part for aligning the data in response to the restrict-synchronization signal and the internal bandwidth signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 7372294
    Abstract: An on-die termination apparatus guarantees a desirable spec margin by separately controlling pull-up transistors and pull-down transistors provided in a main on-die termination block. The on-die termination circuit includes an extended mode register set decoding unit for decoding an inputted address to output a plurality of decoding signals to set a termination impedance; an ODT control unit for selectively activating a plurality of pull-up control signals and a multiplicity of pull-down control signals by logically combining the plurality of decoding signals, pull-up test signals and pull-down test signals; and an ODT unit including a plurality of main termination units to test the termination impedance by separately activating the plurality of main termination units based on the plurality of pull-up control signals and the multiplicity of pull-down control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim
  • Publication number: 20080042684
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling on-die termination of a semiconductor memory includes a detector that generates an ODT control signal for inactivating an on-die termination operation in one of a data read period and a data write period in response to a command signal for testing the on-die termination operation, and a controller that inactivates the on-die termination operation in response to the ODT control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Yong Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 7298157
    Abstract: The disclosure is a device for applying a test voltage from the external of a memory device in a burn-in test mode. An internal voltage generator for a burn-in test is comprised of pad means receiving an external voltage, switching means turned on in the burn-in test mode, and an internal voltage generating means. An external voltage applied to the pad means during the burn-in test mode is transferred to the internal voltage generating means by way of the switching means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Yong Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 7282955
    Abstract: An on-die termination circuit with a stable effective termination resistance value and stabilized impedance mismatching. The on-die termination circuit includes: a decoding unit for decoding set values of an extended mode register set; an ODT output driver block including a plurality of output driver units connected in parallel with an output node for outputting an output signal and assigned with different resistance values; and a control signal generation block for generating a plurality of pull up and pull down control signals for turning on/off the plurality of output driver units in response to output signals of the decoding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim
  • Publication number: 20070071076
    Abstract: A data input device of a semiconductor memory device can reduce unnecessary current consumption occurring according to a setting of a bandwidth. The data input device includes: a bandwidth signal input part for receiving a bandwidth signal for setting a data bandwidth to output an internal bandwidth signal; a synchronization control part for generating synchronization signals and restrict-synchronization signals in synchronization with a data strobe signal, an activation of the restrict-synchronization signals being restricted through the internal bandwidth signal; a first data input part for aligning the data in response to the synchronization signals; and a second data input part for aligning the data in response to the restrict-synchronization signal and the internal bandwidth signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim
  • Publication number: 20070070775
    Abstract: A global signal driving device includes a driving control unit for generating a plurality of driving control signals differently configured according to transmission distances of a global signal to a plurality of banks by decoding a bank address; and a driving unit for adjusting a driving strength for driving the global signal based on the plurality of driving control signals in order to drive the global signal to the plurality of banks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Sung-Joo Ha, Yong-Mi Kim
  • Publication number: 20070002988
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to the present invention can change adjusting timing of ODT operation in convenience and have an optimized ODT timing whether the semiconductor memory device is putted on ether rank of a module. The present invention includes an impedance adjusting unit for adjusting an impedance value of an input pad in response to an impedance selecting signal; an ODT operating control unit for controlling the impedance adjusting unit as generating the impedance selection signal using an decoding signal and an ODT timing signal; a delay adjusting unit for delaying an internal control clock for a predetermined timing to thereby generate the ODT timing signal; and an ODT timing control unit for controlling the delay adjusting unit to decide the value of the predetermined timing according to whether or not the semiconductor memory device is arranged to a first rank or a second rank in a module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim
  • Publication number: 20060255830
    Abstract: An on-die termination apparatus guarantees a desirable spec margin by separately controlling pull-up transistors and pull-down transistors provided in a main on-die termination block. The on-die termination circuit includes an extended mode register set decoding unit for decoding an inputted address to output a plurality of decoding signals to set a termination impedance; an ODT control unit for selectively activating a plurality of pull-up control signals and a multiplicity of pull-down control signals by logically combining the plurality of decoding signals, pull-up test signals and pull-down test signals; and an ODT unit including a plurality of main termination units to test the termination impedance by separately activating the plurality of main termination units based on the plurality of pull-up control signals and the multiplicity of pull-down control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim
  • Publication number: 20060139060
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is capable of adjusting effective data period of data. The semiconductor memory device includes a buffering unit for buffering input data, a window adjusting unit, and a transmitting unit. The window adjusting unit is for adjusting a window of the buffered data outputted from the buffering unit in response to plural metal option. The window adjusting unit includes a first driving unit for driving an output node in response to the output signal from the buffering unit and a second driving unit for additionally driving the output node in response to the output signal from the buffering unit. Meanwhile, the transmitting unit delivers output of the window adjusting unit into a core block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim
  • Publication number: 20060091901
    Abstract: An on-die termination circuit with a stable effective termination resistance value and stabilized impedance mismatching. The on-die termination circuit includes: a decoding unit for decoding set values of an extended mode register set; an ODT output driver block including a plurality of output driver units connected in parallel with an output node for outputting an output signal and assigned with different resistance values; and a control signal generation block for generating a plurality of pull up and pull down control signals for turning on/off the plurality of output driver units in response to output signals of the decoding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventor: Yong-Mi Kim