Patents by Inventor Chi-Weon Yoon

Chi-Weon Yoon 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).

  • Publication number: 20160196876
    Abstract: A resistive memory device includes a memory cell array that has a plurality of resistive memory cells that are arranged respectively on regions where a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of second signal lines cross each other. A write circuit is connected to a selected first signal line that is connected to a selected memory cell from among the plurality of memory cells, and provides pulses to the selected memory cell. A voltage detector detects a node voltage at a connection node between the selected first signal line and the write circuit. A voltage generation circuit generates a first inhibit voltage and a second inhibit voltage that are applied respectively to unselected first and second signal lines connected to unselected memory cells from among the plurality of memory cells, and changes a voltage level of the second inhibit voltage based on the node voltage that is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: YONG-KYU LEE, YEONG-TAEK LEE, DAE-SEOK BYEON, CHI-WEON YOON
  • Publication number: 20160172028
    Abstract: A resistive memory device includes a column decoder having a first switch unit, including at least one pair of switches arranged in correspondence to each of a plurality of signal lines, and a second switch unit including a pair of switches arranged in correspondence to the at least one pair of switches of the first switch unit. A first pair of switches of the first switch unit includes a first switch and a second switch that are of the same type, and a second pair of switches of the second switch unit includes a third switch and a fourth switch that are connected to the first pair of switches. A selection voltage is provided to the first signal line by passing through the first switch, and an inhibit voltage is provided to the first signal line by selectively passing through the first switch or the second switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: HYUN-KOOK PARK, CHI-WEON YOON, YEONG-TAEK LEE
  • Patent number: 9361974
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device includes determining a value of an operating current flowing through a selected first signal line, to which a selection voltage is applied, from among a plurality of first signal lines; dividing an array of memory cells into n blocks, n being an integer greater than 1, based on the value of the operating current; and applying inhibit voltages having different voltage levels corresponding to the n blocks to unselected ones of second signal lines included in the n blocks. Each of the unselected second signal lines is a pathway through which leakage current may potentially flow due to the operating current flowing through the selected first signal line and a memory cell addressed by the unselected second signal line and the selected first signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Kyu Lee, Dae-Seok Byeon, Yeong-Taek Lee, Chi-Weon Yoon, Hyun-Kook Park, Hyo-Jin Kwon
  • Patent number: 9355721
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device includes; applying a pre-write voltage to a selected memory cell by applying a first voltage to a first signal line connected to the selected memory cell and a second voltage to a second signal line connected to the selected memory cell during a first set writing interval, wherein a level of the first voltage is higher than a level of the second voltage, and thereafter, applying a write voltage to the selected memory cell by applying a third voltage having a level lower than the level of the first voltage and higher than the level of the second voltage to the first signal line during a second set writing interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Weon Yoon, Hyun-Kook Park, Dae-Seok Byeon
  • Publication number: 20160148678
    Abstract: A method of operating a cross-point memory device, having an array of multilevel cells, includes performing a first reading operation with respect to the multilevel cells through a plurality of sensing operations to determine a first state and performing a second reading operation with respect to the multilevel cells through a plurality of sensing operations to determine a second state. A difference between a level of a first voltage used in a first sensing operation and a level of a second voltage used in a second sensing operation in the first reading operation is different from a difference between a level of a third voltage used in a first sensing operation and a level of a fourth voltage used in a second sensing operation in the second reading operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: HYUN-KOOK PARK, CHI-WEON YOON, DAE-SEOK BYEON
  • Publication number: 20160148683
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array having multiple memory cells arranged respectively in regions where first signal lines cross second signal lines. The memory device further includes a decoder having multiple line selection switch units connected respectively to the of first signal lines. Each of the multiple line selection switch units applies a bias voltage to a first signal line corresponding to each of the multiple line selection switch units in response selectively to a first switching signal and a second switching signal, voltage levels of which are different from each other in activated states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: CHI-WEON YOON, HYUN-KOOK PARK, YEONG-TAEK LEE, BO-GEUN KIM, YONG-KYU LEE
  • Publication number: 20160125942
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device includes; applying a pre-write voltage to a selected memory cell by applying a first voltage to a first signal line connected to the selected memory cell and a second voltage to a second signal line connected to the selected memory cell during a first set writing interval, wherein a level of the first voltage is higher than a level of the second voltage, and thereafter, applying a write voltage to the selected memory cell by applying a third voltage having a level lower than the level of the first voltage and higher than the level of the second voltage to the first signal line during a second set writing interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: CHI-WEON YOON, HYUN-KOOK PARK, DAE-SEOK BYEON
  • Publication number: 20160118117
    Abstract: A method of operating a resistive memory device having a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines includes selecting one or more first memory cells connected to a first bit line, selecting one or more second memory cells connected to a second bit line, and simultaneously performing a reset write operation on the first and second memory cells using a first write driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: HYUN-KOOK PARK, CHI-WEON YOON, YEONG-TAEK LEE
  • Publication number: 20160118133
    Abstract: A method of operating a non-volatile memory device includes performing an erasing operation to memory cells associated with a plurality of string selection lines (SSLs), the memory cells associated with the plurality of SSLs constituting a memory block, and verifying the erasing operation to second memory cells associated with a second SSL after verifying the erasing operation to first memory cells associated with a first SSL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: CHI WEON YOON, DONGHYUK CHAE, JAE-WOO PARK, SANG-WAN NAM
  • Publication number: 20160093376
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device includes determining a value of an operating current flowing through a selected first signal line, to which a selection voltage is applied, from among a plurality of first signal lines; dividing an array of memory cells into n blocks, n being an integer greater than 1, based on the value of the operating current; and applying inhibit voltages having different voltage levels corresponding to the n blocks to unselected ones of second signal lines included in the n blocks. Each of the unselected second signal lines is a pathway through which leakage current may potentially flow due to the operating current flowing through the selected first signal line and a memory cell addressed by the unselected second signal line and the selected first signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: YONG-KYU LEE, DAE-SEOK BYEON, YEONG-TAEK LEE, CHI-WEON YOON, HYUN-KOOK PARK, HYO-JIN KWON
  • Publication number: 20160055904
    Abstract: In a method of operating a memory device having a cross point array structure, the memory device includes multiple tiles, and each of the tiles includes memory cells of multiple layers. The method includes accessing, in a first tile, multiple memory cells of a first layer disposed in a region where at least one first line and at least one second line cross each other, accessing, in the first tile, multiple memory cells of a second layer disposed in a region where at least one first line and at least one second line cross each other, and accessing, after the memory cells of the multiple layers of the first tile are accessed, multiple memory cells included in a second tile. Related memory devices and memory systems are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Hyun-kook Park, Chi-weon Yoon, Yeong-taek Lee, Dae-seok Byeon
  • Patent number: 9269430
    Abstract: In a method of operating a memory device having a cross point array structure, the memory device includes multiple tiles, and each of the tiles includes memory cells of multiple layers. The method includes accessing, in a first tile, multiple memory cells of a first layer disposed in a region where at least one first line and at least one second line cross each other, accessing, in the first tile, multiple memory cells of a second layer disposed in a region where at least one first line and at least one second line cross each other, and accessing, after the memory cells of the multiple layers of the first tile are accessed, multiple memory cells included in a second tile. Related memory devices and memory systems are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-kook Park, Chi-weon Yoon, Yeong-taek Lee, Dae-seok Byeon
  • Publication number: 20160049197
    Abstract: A memory device is provided including a cell region including at least one cell layer, each cell layer including multiple first lines and multiple second lines; and a control region including at least one control layer. The at least one control layer includes multiple circuit regions for performing a memory operation on the cell region. The multiple first lines include at least one first signal line through which a first signal from a first circuit region of the control layer is transmitted to a second circuit region of the control layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hyun-kook PARK, Yeong-taek LEE, Chi-weon YOON
  • Publication number: 20160042811
    Abstract: A resistive memory device includes a memory cell array that includes a plurality of memory layers stacked in a vertical direction. Each of the plurality of memory layers includes a plurality of memory cells disposed in regions where a plurality of first lines and a plurality of second lines cross each other. A bad region management unit defines as a bad region a first memory layer including a bad cell from among the plurality of memory cells and at least one second memory layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: HYO-JIN KWON, DAE-SEOK BYEON, YEONG-TAEK LEE, CHI-WEON YOON, YONG-KYU LEE, HYUN-KOOK PARK
  • Publication number: 20160027510
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device, which includes of memory cells respectively arranged in regions where first signal lines and second lines cross each other, includes determining a plurality of pulses so that each of the plurality of pulses that are sequentially applied to a selected memory cell among the plurality of memory cells is changed according to a number of times of executing programming loops. In response to the change of the plurality of pulses, at least one of a first inhibit voltage and a second inhibit voltage is determined so that a voltage level of at least one of the first and second inhibit voltages that are respectively applied to unselected first and second signal lines connected to unselected memory cells among the plurality of memory cells is changed according to the number of times of executing the programming loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: YONG-KYU LEE, DAE-SEOK BYEON, YEONG-TAEK LEE, CHI-WEON YOON, HYUN-KOOK PARK, HYO-JIN KWON
  • Publication number: 20160027508
    Abstract: A method of operating a resistive memory device including a plurality of memory cells comprises determining whether to perform a refresh operation on memory cells in a memory cell array; determining a resistance state of each of at least some of the memory cells; and performing a re-writing operation on a first memory cell having a resistance state from among a plurality of resistance states that is equal to or less than a critical resistance level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: YONG-KYU LEE, DAE-SEOK BYEON, HYO-JIN KWON, HYUN-KOOK PARK, CHI-WEON YOON, YEONG-TAEK LEE
  • Publication number: 20160027485
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory system including memory cells commonly connected to a first signal line in a memory cell array includes; dividing the memory cells according to cell regions, and independently performing read operations on memory cells disposed in each cell region using a read reference selected from a plurality of read references and respectively corresponding to each cell region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: HYUN-KOOK PARK, YEONG-TAEK LEE, DAE-SEOK BYEON, CHI-WEON YOON
  • Publication number: 20150370705
    Abstract: At least one address scheduling method includes selecting a first bit line, selecting a first string connected to the first bit line, performing address scheduling on N pages of each of multi-level cells in the first string sequentially from a bottom word line to a top word line, and after completing the address scheduling on all word lines in the first string, performing address scheduling on second to k-th strings sequentially in the same manner as performed with respect to the first string, where “k” is 2 or a natural number greater than 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Chi Weon YOON, Dong Hyuk CHAE, Sang-Wan NAM, Jung-Yun YUN
  • Patent number: 9159443
    Abstract: A method of operating a non-volatile memory device includes performing an erasing operation to memory cells associated with a plurality of string selection lines (SSLs), the memory cells associated with the plurality of SSLs constituting a memory block, and verifying the erasing operation to second memory cells associated with a second SSL after verifying the erasing operation to first memory cells associated with a first SSL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi Weon Yoon, Donghyuk Chae, Jae-Woo Park, Sang-Wan Nam
  • Publication number: 20150183146
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for forming an interior part of a vehicle may include a first mold forming a cavity when being combined with a second mold, a core installed in the first mold to be moved forwards and rearwards and configured to approach the second mold when being moved forwards, and a resin supply line formed in an interior of the core, for supplying a resin into a cavity adjacent to an upper end of the core, wherein a product in which a metal part and a molded part may be integrally formed may be formed by setting metal foil which may be a material of the metal part to the core, moving the core forwards, and injecting a resin which may be a material of the molded part to a rear surface of the metal foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Han II E-Hwa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Y Tae KIM, Ho Jae LEE, Chi Weon YOON