Patents by Inventor Jinmin SEOK

Jinmin SEOK 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).

  • Memory device and memory controller and storage device including the memory device and memory controller
    Patent number: 11908535
    Abstract: Provided are a memory device and a memory controller, which are configured to repair a weak word line, and a method of operating a storage device including the memory device and the memory controller. A memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of normal word lines and at least one spare word line, and a repair controller configured to set memory cells connected to at least one weak word line to a first operation mode and further configured to set memory cells connected to the at least one spare word line to a second operation mode. The at least one weak word line is detected from among the normal word lines based on a test result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinmin Seok, Jonghwa Kim
  • MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROLLER AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20220208296
    Abstract: Provided are a memory device and a memory controller, which are configured to repair a weak word line, and a method of operating a storage device including the memory device and the memory controller. A memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of normal word lines and at least one spare word line, and a repair controller configured to set memory cells connected to at least one weak word line to a first operation mode and further configured to set memory cells connected to the at least one spare word line to a second operation mode. The at least one weak word line is detected from among the normal word lines based on a test result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Jinmin SEOK, Jonghwa KIM