Patents by Inventor Hyun-Joong Kim

Hyun-Joong 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: 10981184
    Abstract: Disclosed are a coating apparatus and a coating method. The coating apparatus includes a chamber, a support located in an interior space of the chamber and configured to support a substrate which is to be coated, an ejection nozzle configured to eject a coating material toward the support, and an electric field forming unit configured to form an electric field in a movement path of the coating material to provide kinetic energy for the coating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon Cheon Cho, Bongkyu Shin, Hyun Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 10977118
    Abstract: A method of correcting a memory error of a dynamic random-access memory module (DRAM) using a double data rate (DDR) interface, the method includes conducting a memory transaction including multiple bursts with a memory controller to send data from data chips of the DRAM to the memory controller, detecting one or more errors using an ECC chip of the DRAM, determining a number of the bursts having the errors using the ECC chip of the DRAM, determining whether the number of the bursts having the errors is greater than a threshold number, determining a type of the errors, and directing the memory controller based on the determined type of the errors, wherein the DRAM includes a single ECC chip per memory channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dimin Niu, Mu-Tien Chang, Hongzhong Zheng, Hyun-Joong Kim, Won-hyung Song, Jangseok Choi
  • Patent number: 10929225
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, an error correction circuit, an error log register and a control logic circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory bank arrays and each of the memory bank arrays includes a plurality of pages. The control logic circuit is configured to control the error correction circuit to perform an ECC decoding sequentially on some of the pages designated at least one access address for detecting at least one bit error, in response to a first command received from a memory controller. The control logic circuit performs an error logging operation to write page error information into the error log register and the page error information includes a number of error occurrence on each of the some pages determined from the detecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoi-Ju Chung, Sang-Uhn Cha, Ho-Young Song, Hyun-Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20210044393
    Abstract: A method of operating a semiconductor memory device can include receiving data, from a memory controller, at an Error Correction Code (ECC) engine included in the semiconductor memory device, the data including at least one predetermined error. Predetermined parity can be received at the ECC engine, where the predetermined parity is configured to correspond to the data without the at least one predetermined error. A determination can be made whether a number of errors in the data is correctable by the ECC engine using the data including the at least one predetermined error and the predetermined parity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoi-ju CHUNG, Sang-Uhn CHA, Hyun-Joong KIM
  • Patent number: 10908993
    Abstract: A memory controller is disclosed. The memory controller may include read circuitry to request a value at an address stored in a plurality of data chips, parity circuitry to calculate a parity from original data received from the plurality of the data chips, pollution pattern analysis circuitry to compare the parity with a plurality of pollution patterns programmed into the plurality of the data chips to identify a data chip with an error, and error correction circuitry to correct the error in the original data received from the identified data chip with the error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Dimin Niu, Mu-Tien Chang, Hongzhong Zheng, Hyun-Joong Kim, Won-Hyung Song, Jangseok Choi
  • Patent number: 10907068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell membrane-mimicking brush polymer having surface properties mimicking a cell membrane and a self-assembly capability by means of a cell membrane mimicking functional group introduced to a brush terminal, and a method for preparing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: CEKO CO., LTD., POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Moon-Hor Ree, Kyung-Ho Kwon, Jong-Chan Lee, Chang-Sub Kim, Hyun-Joong Kim, Hong-Chul Kim, Jeong-Rae Kim
  • Patent number: 10904612
    Abstract: A method for communicating data by an electronic device is provided. The method includes transmitting a signal including audio/video (A/V) data to a first external electronic device through a first communication module, while connected with the first external electronic device, generating data or a signal unrelated to the A/V data or receiving the data or signal unrelated to the A/V data from an external electronic device other than the first external electronic device, and providing an audio or a video through a display or an embedded sound device based on at least a portion of the data or the signal unrelated to the A/V data or transmitting the at least a portion of the data or the signal unrelated to the A/V data to a second external electronic device through a second communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Man Lee, Mi-Sun Kim, Sang-Hun Kim, Hyun-Joong Kim, Mi-Ra Seo, Woo-Cheol Jung, Yong-Gu Lee
  • Patent number: 10872014
    Abstract: A memory controller is disclosed. The memory controller may include read circuitry to request a value at an address stored in a plurality of data chips, parity circuitry to calculate a parity from original data received from the plurality of the data chips, pollution pattern analysis circuitry to compare the parity with a plurality of pollution patterns programmed into the plurality of the data chips to identify a data chip with an error, and error correction circuitry to correct the error in the original data received from the identified data chip with the error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: Dimin Niu, Mu-Tien Chang, Hongzhong Zheng, Hyun-Joong Kim, Won-Hyung Song, Jangseok Choi
  • Patent number: 10867690
    Abstract: A memory module includes a first channel of first data memories and a first error correction code (ECC) memory, and a second channel of second data memories and a second ECC memory. Each first data memory transmits a corresponding first data set of first data sets with a memory controller. Each first data set corresponds to a burst length. Each second data memory transmits a corresponding second data set of the second data sets with the memory controller. Each second data set corresponds to the burst length. The first ECC memory stores first sub parity data for detecting at least one error in all of the first data sets stored in the first data memories. The second ECC memory stores second sub parity data for detecting at least one error in all of the second data sets stored in the second data memories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Joong Kim, Duk-Sung Kim, Yoo-Jung Lee, Jang-Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 10855412
    Abstract: A method of operating a semiconductor memory device can include receiving data, from a memory controller, at an Error Correction Code (ECC) engine included in the semiconductor memory device, the data including at least one predetermined error. Predetermined parity can be received at the ECC engine, where the predetermined parity is configured to correspond to the data without the at least one predetermined error. A determination can be made whether a number of errors in the data is correctable by the ECC engine using the data including the at least one predetermined error and the predetermined parity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoi-Ju Chung, Sang-Uhn Cha, Hyun-Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20200336786
    Abstract: A method for communicating data by an electronic device is provided. The method includes transmitting a signal including audio/video (A/V) data to a first external electronic device through a first communication module, while connected with the first external electronic device, generating data or a signal unrelated to the A/V data or receiving the data or signal unrelated to the A/V data from an external electronic device other than the first external electronic device, and providing an audio or a video through a display or an embedded sound device based on at least a portion of the data or the signal unrelated to the A/V data or transmitting the at least a portion of the data or the signal unrelated to the A/V data to a second external electronic device through a second communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Ki-Man LEE, Mi-Sun KIM, Sang-Hun KIM, Hyun-Joong KIM, Mi-Ra SEO, Woo-Cheol JUNG, Yong-Gu LEE
  • Patent number: 10810058
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: if an occurrence of a notification is detected, determining an application related to the notification or a keyword extractable from the notification; determining whether feedback of a user for the notification occurs; and storing preference information of the user for the application or the keyword based on the feedback. Also, other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Hoon Kim, Hee-Jun Song, Il-Hwan Choi, Hyun-Joong Kim, Hee-Seon Park
  • Patent number: 10795764
    Abstract: A data chip that may pollute data is disclosed. The data chip may include a data array, read circuitry to read raw data from the data array, and a buffer to store the raw data. Using a pollution pattern stored in a mask register, a data pollution engine may pollute the raw data. Transmission circuitry may then transmit the polluted data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dimin Niu, Mu-Tien Chang, Hongzhong Zheng, Hyun-Joong Kim, Won-Hyung Song, Jangseok Choi
  • Publication number: 20200301779
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, an error correction circuit, an error log register and a control logic circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory bank arrays and each of the memory bank arrays includes a plurality of pages. The control logic circuit is configured to control the error correction circuit to perform an ECC decoding sequentially on some of the pages designated at least one access address for detecting at least one bit error, in response to a first command received from a memory controller. The control logic circuit performs an error logging operation to write page error information into the error log register and the page error information includes a number of error occurrence on each of the some pages determined from the detecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: HOI-JU CHUNG, SANG-UHN CHA, HO-YOUNG SONG, HYUN-JOONG KIM
  • Patent number: 10705908
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, an error correction circuit, an error log register and a control logic circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory bank arrays and each of the memory bank arrays includes a plurality of pages. The control logic circuit is configured to control the error correction circuit to perform an ECC decoding sequentially on some of the pages designated at least one access address for detecting at least one bit error, in response to a first command received from a memory controller. The control logic circuit performs an error logging operation to write page error information into the error log register and the page error information includes a number of error occurrence on each of the some pages determined from the detecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoi-Ju Chung, Sang-Uhn Cha, Ho-Young Song, Hyun-Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20200176062
    Abstract: A memory device includes: a memory cell array including a security region configured to store security data; and a security management circuit configured to store a guard key and, responsive to receiving a data operation command for the security region, limit a data operation for the security region by comparing the guard key with an input password that is received by the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Yoo-jung LEE, Jang-seok CHOI, Duk-sung KIM, Hyun-joong KIM
  • Publication number: 20200147567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for modifying the surface of a polymer substrate. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for modifying the surface of a polymer substrate using a plasma treatment, a hydrophilic primer and a coating agent including a hydrophobic fluorine compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicants: INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS, CEKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Wook HONG, Soo Jeong SHIN, Hyun Joong KIM, Hong Chul KIM, Jeong Rae KIM, Byeong Gyeong CHOI, Cheol Min KIM
  • Publication number: 20200135292
    Abstract: A memory module includes a first channel of first data memories and a first error correction code (ECC) memory, and a second channel of second data memories and a second ECC memory. Each first data memory transmits a corresponding first data set of first data sets with a memory controller. Each first data set corresponds to a burst length. Each second data memory transmits a corresponding second data set of the second data sets with the memory controller. Each second data set corresponds to the burst length. The first ECC memory stores first sub parity data for detecting at least one error in all of the first data sets stored in the first data memories. The second ECC memory stores second sub parity data for detecting at least one error in all of the second data sets stored in the second data memories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hyun-Joong KIM, Duk-Sung KIM, Yoo-Jung LEE, Jang-Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200125415
    Abstract: A task mapping method of a NoC semiconductor device includes assigning a first task of a plurality of tasks for node control of the NoC semiconductor device to a first node of a first chip; computing tag values of second tasks of the plurality of tasks which are not assigned to the first node; and assigning the second tasks to a second node according to the tag values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Tae Hee HAN, Hyun Joong KIM
  • Patent number: 10622226
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for cleaning a component of a substrate dry processing apparatus. The method for cleaning a component of a substrate dry processing apparatus includes dipping the component in a cleaning solution received in a cleaning bath, generating radicals from the cleaning solution, and cleaning the component with the radicals. The component is cleaned with hydrogen radicals (H2*) and hydroxyl radicals (OH*) generated from ozone water. Accordingly, it is possible to rapidly remove carbon (C) and fluorine (F) deposited on the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SEMES CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Soon-Cheon Cho, Bongkyu Shin, Byeol Han, Hyun Joong Kim