Patents by Inventor Young-eil Kim

Young-eil 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: 9282519
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling transmission and reception control in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes at least one voltage regulator, a power source consumer, at least one capacitor, and a controller. The at least one voltage regulator provides a power source that is a regulated voltage. The power source consumer processes a Radio Frequency (RF) signal using the power source that is the regulated voltage. The at least one capacitor is connected to an output port of the at least one voltage regulator and a power source input port of the power source consumer. The controller turns off the at least one voltage regulator during a deactivation period of the communication apparatus and turns on the at least one voltage regulator during an activation period of the communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bok-Ju Park, Young-Eil Kim, Jun-Seok Yang
  • Patent number: 9065394
    Abstract: An apparatus for amplifying power is provided. The apparatus includes a supply modulator for generating a supply voltage based on an amplitude component of a transmission signal, and a power amplify module for amplifying power of the transmission signal using the supply voltage, wherein the power amplify module includes a first power amplifier and a second power amplifier, and when an output power of the transmission signal is greater than a reference power, the first power amplifier amplifies the power of the transmission signal using the supply voltage, and when the output power of the transmission signal is equal to or less than the reference power, the second power amplifier amplifies the power of the transmission signal using the supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-Sun Lim, Hee-Sang Noh, Young-Eil Kim, Bok-Ju Park, Sang-Hyun Baek, Ji-Seon Paek, Jun-Seok Yang
  • Patent number: 8803606
    Abstract: An apparatus for amplifying power is provided. The apparatus includes a supply modulator for generating a supply voltage based on an amplitude component of a transmission signal, and a power amplify module for amplifying power of the transmission signal using the supply voltage, wherein the power amplify module includes a first power amplifier and a second power amplifier, and when an output power of the transmission signal is greater than a reference power, the first power amplifier amplifies the power of the transmission signal using the supply voltage, and when the output power of the transmission signal is equal to or less than the reference power, the second power amplifier amplifies the power of the transmission signal using the supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-Sun Lim, Hee-Sang Noh, Young-Eil Kim, Bok-Ju Park, Sang-Hyun Baek, Ji-Seon Paek, Jun-Seok Yang
  • Patent number: 8766870
    Abstract: A multiple frequency band antenna is provided that includes a radiating unit having a slot formed on a first surface of the substrate that is closed at one end and open at the other end, and a feed unit formed on a second surface of the substrate to pass through an area on the second surface that corresponds with the same area on first surface between the center and the closed side of the slot. The feeding unit comprises at least one switch which adjusts the size of an area for feeding power to the antenna. The radiating unit is resonated in a plurality of frequency bands when the switch is turned off, and the radiating unit is resonated in a single frequency band which is different from the plurality of frequency bands when the switch is turned on. Consequently, an antenna is implemented for use in multiple frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-won Jung, Young-eil Kim
  • Patent number: 8766716
    Abstract: An apparatus of a hybrid power modulator using interleaving switching is provided. The apparatus includes a linear switching unit for generating an output signal by comparing an envelope input signal and a feedback signal, an interleaving signal generator for generating an interleaving switching signal arranged not to supply the signal to input stages of P-type Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) Field Effect Transistors (FETs) and N-type MOS FETs of power cells at the same time by comparing the output signal and a reference signal, and a switching amplifying unit for determining a level of the switching signal using the interleaving switching signal. Hence, the hybrid power modulator using the interleaving switching method in the envelope signal of the wide bandwidth maintains high efficiency and high linearity. In addition, the buck converter can use the single inductor by preventing the simultaneous on/off of the power cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Seon Paek, Dong-Ki Kim, Hee-Sang Noh, Hyung-Sun Lim, Jun-Seok Yang, Young-Eil Kim
  • Publication number: 20140111277
    Abstract: An apparatus for amplifying power is provided. The apparatus includes a supply modulator for generating a supply voltage based on an amplitude component of a transmission signal, and a power amplify module for amplifying power of the transmission signal using the supply voltage, wherein the power amplify module includes a first power amplifier and a second power amplifier, and when an output power of the transmission signal is greater than a reference power, the first power amplifier amplifies the power of the transmission signal using the supply voltage, and when the output power of the transmission signal is equal to or less than the reference power, the second power amplifier amplifies the power of the transmission signal using the supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-Sun LIM, Hee-Sang NOH, Young-Eil KIM, Bok-Ju PARK, Sang-Hyun BAEK, Ji-Seon PAEK, Jun-Seok YANG
  • Patent number: 8643435
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for expanding an operation region in an envelope tracking power amplifier are provided. The apparatus for amplifying power of a transmission signal includes an amplitude component determination unit, a supply modulator, and a power amplify module. The amplitude component determination unit determines an amplitude component of a transmission signal. The supply modulator generates a supply voltage to be provided to the power amplify module depending on the amplitude component of the transmission signal determined by the amplitude component determination unit. The power amplify module amplifies power of the transmission signal depending on the supply voltage generated by the supply modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-Sun Lim, Hee-Sang Noh, Young-Eil Kim, Bok-Ju Park, Sang-Hyun Baek, Ji-Seon Paek, Jun-Seok Yang
  • Patent number: 8441408
    Abstract: A miniaturized multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna includes a first antenna element disposed in a first side of a substrate in a round form; a second antenna element in a round form symmetrically with the first antenna element and disposed in the first side of the substrate; and a ground disposed in a second side of the substrate. The first antenna element and the second antenna element are disposed such that electro magnetic waves resonating in the first antenna element and the second antenna element are orthogonally polarized. Accordingly, the antenna size can be reduced. The miniaturized antenna facilitates the component design in the small terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il-kyu Kim, Chang-won Jung, Young-eil Kim, Jin-soo Park, Yong-jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20130094414
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling transmission and reception control in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes at least one voltage regulator, a power source consumer, at least one capacitor, and a controller. The at least one voltage regulator provides a power source that is a regulated voltage. The power source consumer processes a Radio Frequency (RF) signal using the power source that is the regulated voltage. The at least one capacitor is connected to an output port of the at least one voltage regulator and a power source input port of the power source consumer. The controller turns off the at least one voltage regulator during a deactivation period of the communication apparatus and turns on the at least one voltage regulator during an activation period of the communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bok-Ju PARK, Young-Eil KIM, Jun-Seok YANG
  • Patent number: 8391822
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) receiver and a method of receiving an RF signal are provided. The RF receiver includes a low-noise amplifying unit which amplifies a received signal while restricting out-of-band interference of the received signal, a sampling unit which performs sampling to convert the amplified signal to a discrete time domain signal, a frequency translation unit which down-converts the discrete time domain signal into a frequency band that enables the discrete time domain signal to be converted into a digital signal and restricts interference from a frequency within an aliasing band according to a sampling frequency, an anti-aliasing filtering unit which prevents aliasing from the down-converted signal, a clock unit which provides the sampling unit, the frequency translation unit, and the anti-aliasing filtering unit with sampling frequencies, and an analog-digital-converter which converts the converted signal into the digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-sun Lim, Jin-soo Park, Heung-bae Lee, Young-eil Kim, Sang-yoon Jeon, Ick-jin Kwon, Bum-man Kim, Chang-joon Park
  • Patent number: 8368612
    Abstract: An embedded antenna apparatus of a communication terminal is provided. The antenna apparatus includes a plate board having a feeding pad disposed on a side of the board; a device carrier mounted on a side of the board to expose the feeding pad; a radiation device including at least two radiation lines extending from the feeding pad to a surface of the device carrier along different paths, the at least two radiation lines radiating at a preset frequency band when electric power is fed through the feeding pad; and a ground plate having a flat plate shape mounted in an edge of the side of the board and disposed perpendicular to the side of the board, and contacting one end each of the at least two radiation lines to ground the radiation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang Jin Eom, Austin Kim, Young Eil Kim, Jun Seok Yang
  • Patent number: 8120534
    Abstract: A line structure is provided which includes a ferroelectric film which is formed on at least one surface of both sides of a substrate and a permittivity of which changes according to a magnitude of an applied voltage, an inductor which is formed on a first side of the substrate, and a capacitor which has a capacitance corresponding to the permittivity of the ferroelectric film and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-seok Park, Jeong-hae Lee, Young-eil Kim, Jong-seok Kim, Ick-jae Yoon, Young-ho Ryu, Jae-hyun Park
  • Patent number: 8078126
    Abstract: A communication apparatus and a low noise amplifying method. The communication apparatus includes a gain adjusting unit to adjust a gain of an input signal; a combiner to generate an output signal using the signal gain-adjusted at the gain adjusting unit; and a feedback unit which provides a feedback signal, which is generated using the output signal generated at the combiner, to an input stage. Accordingly, various frequency bands defined in the wireless standards can be supported. Since the load impedance is generated without resistance, the manufacturing cost and the product size can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-woo Park, Chang-sik Yoo, Jin-soo Park, Heung-bae Lee, Young-eil Kim
  • Patent number: 8009102
    Abstract: A Multi-Band antenna system includes an antenna which resonates in a plurality of frequency bands and a controller which drives the antenna. The antenna includes a ground plate and a plurality of radiators which are formed on both sides of the ground plate in directions perpendicular to a surface of the ground plate in a space at an edge of the ground plate, wherein each radiator is connected to the edge of the ground plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il-kyu Kim, Chang-won Jung, Young-eil Kim
  • Patent number: 7968973
    Abstract: A semiconductor element for macro and micro frequency tuning, and an antenna and a frequency tuning circuit having the semiconductor element, are provided. The semiconductor element includes first and second semiconductors which have a same polarity, a third semiconductor which has a polarity opposite to the polarity of the first and second semiconductors and is interposed between the first and the second semiconductors, a first intrinsic semiconductor which is interposed between the first and the third semiconductors, and a second intrinsic semiconductor which is interposed between the third and the second semiconductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-won Jung, Jung-han Choi, In-sang Song, Young-eil Kim
  • Patent number: 7965240
    Abstract: An improved and more compact structure of a built-in antenna for handheld terminals, improving radiation pattern and efficiency. Provided is a planar inverted-F antenna having a radiation part having an inductive radiation portion and a parasitic radiation portion which are spaced in a certain distance apart from a ground surface, a power-supply part horizontally spaced apart from the ground surface and for directly supplying currents to the connected inductive radiation portion, and connection parts for connecting the radiation portions to the ground. The planar inverted-F antenna has an inductive antenna portion and a parasitic antenna portion, thereby reducing its volume compared to the conventional inverted-F antenna. Complicated manufacturing and processing procedures are simplified by connecting the power-supplying part and a PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-min Moon, Young-eil Kim, Gyoo-soo Chae
  • Patent number: 7928909
    Abstract: A concurrent mode antenna system includes an antenna which generates a plurality of operating frequencies that are available at a same time, the antenna comprising a plurality of feed points; and a signal processing circuit which is connected to the feed points and processes radio signals transmitted and received by the antenna. Accordingly, the antenna system can not only provide various wireless services corresponding to the respective operating frequency bands on the single antenna but also miniaturize the antenna system. Furthermore, the antenna system can achieve the insertion loss prevention, the simplified structure, and the lower cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-won Jung, Young-eil Kim, Byung-tae Yoon, Yong-jin Kim
  • Patent number: 7904126
    Abstract: An antenna applied to a slide type mobile communication terminal includes a first board mounted in a first body; a second board mounted in a second body; a radiating element mounted to the second body; and a first contact formed to connect to the second board at one end and contact with the first board at the other end when the first body slides. Accordingly, an antenna with directionality can be realized for applications to short range communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-jin Kim, Do-hoon Kwon, Young-eil Kim, Ji-hun Koo, Ick-jae Yoon
  • Patent number: 7831226
    Abstract: An impedance matching system, a network analyzer having the same, and an impedance matching method thereof are disclosed. The system includes a signal extractor to extract an output signal and an input signal having at least a portion of an electric current outputted through a load and at least a portion of an electric current inputted through the load, respectively, a processor to process the output signal and the input signal extracted from the signal extractor, a comparator to compare a phase and an amplitude of the output signal with a phase and an amplitude of the input signal, respectively, a coefficient calculator to calculate a reflection coefficient using the comparative result provided from the comparator, and a circuit controller to generate a signal for controlling a matching circuit, which matches the phase and the amplitude of the output signal with the phase and the amplitude of the input signal, respectively, so as to ensure the reflection coefficient to have a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do-Hoon Kwon, Young-eil Kim
  • Publication number: 20100271282
    Abstract: An embedded antenna apparatus of a communication terminal is provided. The antenna apparatus includes a plate board having a feeding pad disposed on a side of the board; a device carrier mounted on a side of the board to expose the feeding pad; a radiation device including at least two radiation lines extending from the feeding pad to a surface of the device carrier along different paths, the at least two radiation lines radiating at a preset frequency band when electric power is fed through the feeding pad; and a ground plate having a flat plate shape mounted in an edge of the side of the board and disposed perpendicular to the side of the board, and contacting one end each of the at least two radiation lines to ground the radiation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Jin EOM, Austin Kim, Young Eil Kim, Jun Seok Yang