Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120038428 | Oscillators and method of operating the same - Oscillators and a method of operating the same are provided, the oscillators include at least one oscillation device including a first magnetic layer having a magnetization direction that is variable, a second magnetic layer having a pinned magnetization direction, and a non-magnetic layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The oscillation device is configured to generate a signal having a set frequency. The oscillators further include a driving transistor having a drain connected to the at least one oscillation device, and a gate to which a control signal for controlling driving of the oscillation device is applied. | 02-16-2012 |
20120112796 | Oscillators and methods of operating the same - Oscillators and methods of operating the oscillators are provided, the oscillators include an oscillating unit including at least one magnetic layer having a magnetization direction that varies according to at least one selected from the group consisting of an applied current, an applied voltage and an applied magnetic field. The oscillating unit is configured to generate an oscillation signal having a set frequency. The oscillators further include an output stage that provides an output signal by differentially amplifying the oscillation signal. | 05-10-2012 |
20120133538 | RESISTOR DEVICES AND DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS USING THE SAME - A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) includes: a plurality of first controllers and a plurality of resistor devices. The plurality of first controllers are configured to be selectively switched on according to a received digital signal to control an analog signal according to the received digital signal. The plurality of resistor devices are respectively connected to the plurality of first controllers. The plurality of resistor devices include non-volatile memory devices. | 05-31-2012 |
20120140545 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF SENSING DATA OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one example embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a memory cell array having at least one memory cell disposed in a region at which at least one bit line and at least one word line cross. A sensing unit senses data stored in the at least one memory cell. The sensing unit includes a connection control unit configured to control a connection between the at least one bit line and a sensing line based on a control signal, the control signal having a voltage level that varies based on a value of data being sensed by the sensing unit. | 06-07-2012 |
20120212255 | Logic Circuit, Integrated Circuit Including The Logic Circuit, And Method Of Operating The Integrated Circuit - The logic circuit includes at least one variable resistance device configured such that a resistance value of the at least one variable resistance device varies according to at least one selected value. The selected value is selected from among a voltage and a current of an input signal, and the at least one variable resistance device is configured to memorize the resistance value. The logic circuit is configured to store multi-level data by setting the memorized resistance value. | 08-23-2012 |
20120326747 | RECONFIGURABLE LOGIC DEVICE - A logic device that includes a plurality of non-volatile memory cells configured to store possible output results related to the input signal. The logic device generating an output signal by selecting and accessing one of the plurality of non-volatile memory cells based on the input signal. | 12-27-2012 |
20130121059 | MULTI-VALUED LOGIC DEVICE HAVING NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - A multi-valued logic device having an improved reliability includes a conversion unit configured to convert a multi level signal into a plurality of partial signals; and a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices configured to individually store the plurality of partial signals, wherein a number of bits of each of the plurality of partial signals individually stored in the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices is less than the number of bits of the multi level signal. | 05-16-2013 |
20130241520 | POWER MANAGEMENT CHIPS AND POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - A power management chip and a power management device including the power management chip. The power management chip includes at least one power switch and a driver unit for generating a driving signal for driving the at least one power switch, the driver unit including one or more circuit units formed on a same substrate as the at least one power switch. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241604 | POWER MODULE INCLUDING LEAKAGE CURRENT PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A power module including a power device and a periphery circuit configured to suppress a leakage current in the power device. The periphery circuit includes a leakage current detection circuit configured to detect a leakage current from the power device and control operation of the power device based on a result of the detection. The leakage current detection circuit including an input terminal connected to the power device, a plurality of NMOS transistors, a plurality of PMOS transistors connected to the plurality of NMOS transistors, and a comparator. | 09-19-2013 |
20130265028 | HIGH SIDE GATE DRIVER, SWITCHING CHIP, AND POWER DEVICE - A high side gate driver, a switching chip, and a power device, which respectively include a protection device, are provided. The high side gate driver includes a first terminal configured to receive a first low level driving power supply that is provided to turn off the high side normally-on switch; a first switching device connected to the first terminal; and a protection device connected in series between the first switching device and a gate of the high side normally-on switch, the protection device configured to absorb a majority of a voltage applied to a gate of the high side normally-on switch. The power device includes the high side gate driver. In addition, the switching chip includes a high side normally-on switch, an additional normally-on switch, and a low side normally-on switch, which have a same structure. | 10-10-2013 |
20140050005 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Nonvolatile memory apparatuses and methods of operating the same. A nonvolatile memory apparatus includes a nonvolatile memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells; an address decoder configured to receive computation data that indicates a computation from among a plurality of computations and an input data for computation, and the address decoder configured to output an address of the nonvolatile memory cell array corresponding to the indicated computation and input data, the nonvolatile memory cell array being configured to output result data stored at the output address, the result data corresponding to a previous computation performed before receipt of the computation data; and a reading unit configured to read the result data output from the nonvolatile memory cell array. | 02-20-2014 |
20140125378 | LOGIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A logic device includes first and second logic blocks and a connection block. Each of the first and second logic blocks configured to perform at least one function, the first logic blocks connected to first connection lines and the second logic blocks connected to second connection lines. The connection block electrically connected to the first and second logic blocks via the first connection lines and the second connection lines, respectively. The connection block including connection cells configured to select one of multiple connection configurations between the first connection lines and the second connection lines based on a desired function. | 05-08-2014 |
20140140397 | LOGIC DEVICES, DIGITAL FILTERS AND VIDEO CODECS INCLUDING LOGIC DEVICES, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING LOGIC DEVICES - A logic device includes: a function block and a configuration block. The function block is configurable to perform operations associated with a plurality of operation modes. The configuration block is configured to configure the function block to perform an operation associated with any one of the plurality of operation modes. The logic device also includes a controller configured to control the configuration block so that the function block is configured to perform the operation. | 05-22-2014 |
20140233305 | MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY HAVING INCREASED ON/OFF RATIO AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND OPERATING THE SAME - A magnetic random access memory (MRAM), and methods of manufacturing and operating the MRAM, include a switching element and a storage node connected to the switching element, and a magnetic node configured to simultaneously store two opposite bits. | 08-21-2014 |