Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seoul National University

Sang Hyo Lee

Il Jong Song

Jun Ho Kim

Ji Sung Kim

Chan Su Kim

Su Hwan Kim

Jong Pil Cho

Hang Seok Choi

In Hyuk Kim

Seong Sik Myoung

Byeong Taek Moon

Ii Jong Song

A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first coil section that receives a first clock signal from a reader, a power generator that is electrically connected to the first coil section in accordance with a switching operation of a switch, a first near-field communication (NFC) chip that is electrically connected to the power generator and receives electric power in accordance with the first clock signal, a second NFC chip that generates a switching operation control signal for controlling the switching operation of the switch, and a second coil section that is electrically connected to the second NFC chip and receives a second clock signal from the reader.

Semiconductor device for near-field communication

A near field communications (NFC) device includes a receiving module and a transmitting module. The receiving module includes a receiver receiving an analog signal that includes a carrier signal and data, an analog-to-digital converter converting the analog signal to a digital signal, and a filter filtering the digital signal. The transmitting module includes a direct current-direct current (DC-DC) converter having an operating frequency belonging to a stop band of the filter, and a transmitter receiving power from the DC-DC converter and receiving a system clock signal.

Near field communications device

An integrated circuit for near field communication (NFC) is provided. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate; a first transmitter disposed on the semiconductor substrate and configured to operate in a first NFC card mode, an NFC reader mode, and a peer-to-peer mode; a second transmitter disposed on the semiconductor substrate and configured to operate in a second NFC card mode; first transmitting pins connected to the semiconductor substrate and configured to transmit an output signal of the first transmitter to a first NFC antenna; second transmitting pins connected to the semiconductor substrate and configured to transmit an output signal of the second transmitter to a second NFC antenna; and a logic circuit disposed on the semiconductor substrate and configured to receive a control signal, and control an operation of the first transmitter and an operation of the second transmitter based on the control signal.

Integrated circuit including multiple transmitters and near field communication system including the circuit

An amplitude shift keying (ASK) demodulator and a communication apparatus including the same are provided. The ASK demodulator includes an envelope detector, a clock generator, a plurality of elementary demodulators, and a post signal processor. The envelope detector is configured to detect an envelope of an ASK modulated signal and to generate an envelope signal. The clock generator is configured to generate a main clock signal and first through n-th clock signals, where n is a positive integer of at least 2. The plurality of elementary demodulators are each configured to sample the envelope signal using a first sampling clock signal and a second sampling clock signal, and to output first through n-th elementary demodulated signals based on a difference between the sampled envelope signals using the first sampling clock signal and the second sampling clock signal. The post signal processor is configured to generate a final demodulated signal using at least one of the first through n-th elementary demodulated signals.

Amplitude shift keying demodulator and communication apparatus including the same

A contactless card includes an inductive circuit configured to send and receive signals, a rectifier circuit coupled to the inductive circuit and configured to generate a DC voltage from an AC voltage generated by the inductive circuit, a clamp circuit configured to limit the DC voltage, a regulator circuit configured to regulate the DC voltage and a control circuit configured to selectively enable and disable the clamp circuit and the regulator circuit.

Contactless card clamp circuits that compensate for regulator reference voltage fluctuations

A voltage adjusting circuit is provided includes an inducing circuit configured to induce a voltage from electromagnetic waves, a first rectifying circuit configured to rectify an output voltage of the inducing circuit, a control circuit configured to control an output voltage of the first rectifying circuit in response to the output voltage of the first rectifying circuit, and a second rectifying circuit configured to simultaneously rectify and regulate the output voltage of the inducing circuit in response to the output voltage of the first rectifying circuit.

Voltage adjusting circuit, contactless card and contactless card system having the same, and methods of operating the voltage adjusting circuit and the contactless card

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Incheon, South Korea

Sang Hyo Lee