Patents by Inventor Young-Bo Shim

Young-Bo Shim 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: 10559375
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a non-volatile memory including a normal region, a self-repair region and a redundancy region, each having a plurality of cells; a first boot-up control block suitable for controlling a first boot-up operation to detect defective cells of the normal region and store a defective address in a first latch unit; a self-program control block suitable for controlling a self-program operation to program the defective address stored in the first latch unit into the self-repair region; and a second boot-up control block suitable for controlling a second boot-up operation to read out data of the normal region based on an input address while reading out data of the redundancy region instead of the data of the normal region when data of the self-repair region coincides with the input address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Young-Bo Shim
  • Patent number: 10369070
    Abstract: A motion assistive apparatus may include a receiver allowing a user to intuitively adjust performance of the motion assistive apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The motion assistive apparatus may include a receiver provided to adjust variable characteristics of the motion assistive apparatus, a processor to adjust a variable parameter related to adjustment of the variable characteristics, in response to adjustment of the variable characteristics through the receiver, and an actuator to output changed assist power in response to adjustment of the variable parameter to change the variable characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Shik Roh, Young Do Kwon, Young Bo Shim, Jeong-heon Han
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20190120938
    Abstract: The described technology relates to a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device. The LIDAR device can include a transmitter configured to emit an optical signal, a first lens section configured to convert the optical signal into collimated light, a reflector configured to adjust a direction of the converted optical signal, a second lens section configured to allow the adjusted optical signal to have the same focal plane even though a reflection angle of the reflector is varied and a third lens section configured to convert the optical signal passed through the second lens section into collimated light. The LIDAR device can also include a fourth lens section configured to allow the optical signal, and a receiver configured to receive the optical signal passed through the fourth lens section. The third lens section and the fourth lens section are positioned on the same line in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Young Bo Shim, Yeon Kug Moon
  • Publication number: 20190108893
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a non-volatile memory including a normal region, a self-repair region and a redundancy region, each having a plurality of cells; a first boot-up control block suitable for controlling a first boot-up operation to detect defective cells of the normal region and store a defective address in a first latch unit; a self-program control block suitable for controlling a self-program operation to program the defective address stored in the first latch unit into the self-repair region; and a second boot-up control block suitable for controlling a second boot-up operation to read out data of the normal region based on an input address while reading out data of the redundancy region instead of the data of the normal region when data of the self-repair region coincides with the input address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: Young-Bo SHIM
  • Patent number: 10201437
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a control method of a wearable robot, including: generating reference gait data based on the results of sensing by a sensor unit included in a structure; estimating, when a wearer walks, the wearer's gait phase based on the results of sensing by the sensor unit; detecting a gait phase having a minimum difference from the estimated gait phase from the reference gait data; and driving a driver of the structure, according to a control signal generated based on the estimated gait phase and the detected gait phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Kim, Kyung-Won Moon, Young Bo Shim, Ju Suk Lee
  • Publication number: 20180335507
    Abstract: The described technology relates to a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device. The LIDAR device can include a transmission unit configured to emit a first signal, a first lens unit configured to convert the first signal into parallel light, a reflection unit configured to adjust a direction of the converted first signal and a second lens unit configured to enable the first signal to have the same focal plane even when a reflection angle of the reflection unit changes. The LIDAR device can also include a third lens unit configured to convert the first signal passing through the second lens unit into parallel light, a fourth lens unit configured to increase an angle of the first signal passing through the third lens unit and a reception unit configured to receive a second signal reflected by an object after passing through the fourth lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Young Bo Shim, Yeon Kug Moon
  • Patent number: 10111802
    Abstract: There is provided a method of controlling a wearable robot. The method includes measuring an electrical signal from a scalp of a wearer, estimating a current walking speed of the wearer using the measured electrical signal, and outputting assistive torque which allows the estimated current walking speed to approximate a target walking speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: No San Kwak, 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
  • Patent number: 10064778
    Abstract: A walking assistance device may include at least one walking assistance unit configured to assist a user in walking; and/or a controller configured to control, based on a walk pattern of the user, the at least one walking assistance unit to produce torque only in at least one assistance period needing walking assistance in a walk cycle. A method of controlling walking assistance may include: calculating a walking assistance time using a difference between a start time and a termination time of an assistance period needing the walking assistance in a walk pattern; and/or assisting a user in walking when the assistance period begins, by producing torque for the walking assistance time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Won Moon, Ji Young Kim, Young-Bo Shim, Bok Man Lim
  • 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: 20180102183
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a pattern data generation circuit generating pattern data, a data comparison circuit receiving read data which are outputted from cell arrays included in a core area by a read operation and comparing the read data with the pattern data to generate a fail code, and a fail flag generation circuit comparing the fail code with a set code to generate a fail flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Young Bo SHIM
  • Patent number: 9931265
    Abstract: A walk-assistive apparatus may include at least one joint that corresponds to at least one joint of a wearer, at least one link that connects the joint, and is rotated in response to rotation of the joint, a spring that is mounted in the link or the joint so that a length of the spring is changed in accordance with rotation of the link or the joint, and a processor that controls the change in the length of the spring to compensate for a weight by gravity when the wearer walks. Accordingly, the walk-assistive apparatus and a method of controlling the walk-assistive apparatus may use a mechanical element such as a spring to reduce energy, and weight compensation having uniform performance may be performed even in an arbitrary posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Bo Shim, Young Do Kwon, Kyung Shik Roh
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20180019024
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a fuse array circuit including a row fuse region and a column fuse region, and suitable for outputting fuse information from row fuse sets and from column fuse sets and outputting programmed row and column addresses as row and column fail data, during a boot-up operation; a fuse array control circuit suitable for storing a fail address based on a fail cell information during a repair operation, searching unused fuse sets to from the row fuse region and the column fuse region based on the fuse information during the boot-up operation, and controlling the fail address to be programmed in the unused fuse sets during a rupture operation; and a row and column redundancy circuit suitable for performing a row or column redundancy operation in correspondence to the row and column fail data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Young-Bo SHIM
  • Patent number: 9870837
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a fuse array circuit including a row fuse region and a column fuse region, and suitable for outputting fuse information from row fuse sets and from column fuse sets and outputting programmed row and column addresses as row and column fall data, during a boot-up operation; a fuse array control circuit suitable for storing a fail address based on a fail cell information during a repair operation, searching unused fuse sets from the row fuse region and the column fuse region based on the fuse information during the boot-up operation, and controlling the fail address to be programmed in the unused fuse sets during a rupture operation; and a row and column redundancy circuit suitable for performing a row or column redundancy operation in correspondence to the row and column fail data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Young-Bo Shim
  • Patent number: 9861501
    Abstract: Provided are a walk-assistive robot and a method of controlling the same. The method of controlling the walk-assistive robot includes: obtaining ground information that is information regarding ground a walking direction; determining control patterns of the walk-assistive robot by analyzing the obtained ground information; and controlling the walk-assistive robot based on the determined control patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suk June Yoon, Kyung Shik Roh, Young Bo Shim, Young Do Kwon, Sung Hwan Ahn, Hyo Seok Hwang
  • Patent number: 9849004
    Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a wearable robot, the method including: measuring a ground reaction force (GRF) exerted on a wearer's soles; calculating a time variation rate of the measured GRF; measuring the wearer's knee joint angle; and detecting a time point at which the calculated time variation rate of the GRF and the measured knee joint angle cross each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Do Choi, Young Do Kwon, Gyung Rock Kim, Ji Min Kim, Young Bo Shim, Tae Sin Ha
  • Patent number: 9833376
    Abstract: A walking assistance method may include: computing an amount of exercise of a user based on a biosignal of the user; adjusting a pattern of an assist parameter based on the amount of exercise; and/or generating a force corresponding to the amount of exercise, based on the adjusted pattern. A walking assistance apparatus may include: a pattern adjuster configured to compute an amount of exercise of a user based on a biosignal of the user; and/or a driver configured to generate a force corresponding to the amount of exercise based on a pattern of an assist parameter based on the amount of exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Kwon Choi, Tae Sin Ha, Kee Hong Seo, Chang Hyun Roh, Young Bo Shim, Joon-Kee Cho
  • Publication number: 20170329014
    Abstract: A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) time of flight (TOF) sensor for inputting and outputting simultaneously and 3-dimensional laser scanning system including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the sensor includes a substrate and a light receiving element array provided on the substrate and including a plurality of light receiving elements. The sensor also includes readout circuits configured to receive electrical signals from the light receiving elements and perform signal processing on the electrical signals. The sensor further includes metal lines disposed on the light receiving element array in parallel, provided to correspond to the number of the light receiving elements, and configured to connect the light receiving elements to the readout circuits in one-to-one correspondence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yeon Kug Moon, Young Bo Shim