Patents by Inventor Kyoung Cheol KWON

Kyoung Cheol KWON 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: 10672480
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an electronic device. A memory device having improved reliability according to an embodiment includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit performing a program operation on selected memory cells, among the plurality of memory cells, and a control logic controlling the peripheral circuit to perform an additional program operation on memory cells corresponding to a deep erased state where the memory cells has a threshold voltage having a lower voltage level than a threshold voltage of an erase state, among the selected memory cells, after the program operation is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Youl Lee, Kyoung Cheol Kwon, Dong Hun Lee, Min Kyu Jeong, Sung Yong Chung
  • Publication number: 20200020403
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an electronic device. A memory device having improved reliability according to an embodiment includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit performing a program operation on selected memory cells, among the plurality of memory cells, and a control logic controlling the peripheral circuit to perform an additional program operation on memory cells corresponding to a deep erased state where the memory cells has a threshold voltage having a lower voltage level than a threshold voltage of an erase state, among the selected memory cells, after the program operation is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Hee Youl LEE, Kyoung Cheol KWON, Dong Hun LEE, Min Kyu JEONG, Sung Yong CHUNG
  • Patent number: 10490284
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an electronic device. A memory device having improved reliability according to an embodiment includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit performing a program operation on selected memory cells, among the plurality of memory cells, and a control logic controlling the peripheral circuit to perform an additional program operation on memory cells corresponding to a deep erased state where the memory cells has a threshold voltage having a lower voltage level than a threshold voltage of an erase state, among the selected memory cells, after the program operation is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Youl Lee, Kyoung Cheol Kwon, Dong Hun Lee, Min Kyu Jeong, Sung Yong Chung
  • Publication number: 20190244674
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a memory system and a method of operating the same. The memory system may include a memory device comprising a memory block composed of a plurality of strings, and a memory controller configured to control the memory device to perform a program operation on the memory block in response to a write request received from a host, wherein the memory device programs the plurality of strings by sequentially selecting the strings during the program operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Hee Youl LEE, Kyoung Cheol KWON
  • Publication number: 20190057744
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an electronic device. A memory device having improved reliability according to an embodiment includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit performing a program operation on selected memory cells, among the plurality of memory cells, and a control logic controlling the peripheral circuit to perform an additional program operation on memory cells corresponding to a deep erased state where the memory cells has a threshold voltage having a lower voltage level than a threshold voltage of an erase state, among the selected memory cells, after the program operation is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Hee Youl LEE, Kyoung Cheol KWON, Dong Hun LEE, Min Kyu JEONG, Sung Yong CHUNG