Patents by Inventor Chul-Moon JUNG

Chul-Moon JUNG 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: 10157658
    Abstract: A refresh control device for reducing power consumption during a target row refresh operation is disclosed. The refresh control device includes a refresh address generator configured to generate a refresh address by selecting any one of a target row refresh address and a normal refresh address according to a target row refresh flag signal, an address control signal generator configured to generate a multiple address control signal in response to the target row refresh flag signal and a multiple refresh signal, and a final refresh address generator configured to generate a plurality of final refresh addresses from the refresh address in response to the multiple address control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Chul Moon Jung
  • Publication number: 20180082736
    Abstract: A refresh control device for reducing power consumption during a target row refresh operation is disclosed. The refresh control device includes a refresh address generator configured to generate a refresh address by selecting any one of a target row refresh address and a normal refresh address according to a target row refresh flag signal, an address control signal generator configured to generate a multiple address control signal in response to the target row refresh flag signal and a multiple refresh signal, and a final refresh address generator configured to generate a plurality of final refresh addresses from the refresh address in response to the multiple address control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Chul Moon JUNG
  • Patent number: 9911505
    Abstract: A semiconductor system may include a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device may output a clock signal, a test mode signal and command address signals. The second semiconductor device may repeatedly write and read out data into and from a plurality of memory cells sequentially selected by addresses that are sequentially counted or may repeatedly write and read out the data into and from specific memory cells selected by a specific address among the addresses, according to the clock signal and the command address signals in response to the test mode signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Moon Jung, Mi Hyun Hwang
  • Publication number: 20170186476
    Abstract: An address generation circuit may include: a first latch unit suitable for latching an address obtained by inverting a part of an input address; a second latch unit suitable for latching the partly inverted input address of the first latch unit, and suitable for latching an added/subtracted address after a first refresh operation during a target refresh period; a third latch unit suitable for latching the partly inverted input address of the first latch unit during a period other than the target refresh period; and an addition/subtraction unit suitable for generating the added/subtracted address by adding/subtracting a predetermined value to/from the latched address of the second latch unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Chul-Moon JUNG, Saeng-Hwan KIM
  • Patent number: 9672893
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a decoded signal generation circuit suitable for executing a counting operation to generate a decoded signal in response to an oscillation signal during a refresh section, a refresh pulse generation circuit suitable for generating a refresh pulse for executing a refresh operation in response to the decoded signal and a temperature code, and a reset pulse generation circuit suitable for generating a reset pulse initializing the decoded signal in response to the refresh pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Moon Jung, Mi Hyun Hwang, Man Keun Kang, Sang Kwon Lee
  • Patent number: 9653133
    Abstract: A semiconductor system may include a command processor configured to decode a command to generate an active pulse and a delayed active pulse, and a bank active signal generation circuit configured to generate a bank active signal for performing an active operation for a bank accessed by an address. The bank active signal may be disabled in synchronization with the active pulse and is enabled in synchronization with the delayed active pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Moon Jung, Mun Phil Park, Seok Cheol Yoon, Jeong Tae Hwang
  • Publication number: 20170133086
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a decoded signal generation circuit suitable for executing a counting operation to generate a decoded signal in response to an oscillation signal during a refresh section, a refresh pulse generation circuit suitable for generating a refresh pulse for executing a refresh operation in response to the decoded signal and a temperature code, and a reset pulse generation circuit suitable for generating a reset pulse initializing the decoded signal in response to the refresh pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Chul Moon JUNG, Mi Hyun HWANG, Man Keun KANG, Sang Kwon LEE
  • Patent number: 9640241
    Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of banks suitable for including a plurality of word lines, a plurality of latch units each suitable for generating a first address by inverting a predetermined bit of an address of an activated word line of a corresponding bank and latching the first address as a target address in sections other than a target refresh section, and latching an operation address as the target address once in an all-bank refresh section of the target refresh section, wherein all of the plurality of banks are refreshed in the all-bank refresh section. All the plurality of banks are refreshed in the all-bank refresh section, and an address operation unit suitable for generating the operation address by adding or subtracting an operation value to or from the target address. A word line among the plurality of word lines that is selected using the target address may be refreshed in the target refresh section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Chul-Moon Jung
  • Patent number: 9627032
    Abstract: An address generation circuit may include: a first latch unit suitable for latching an address obtained by inverting a part of an input address; a second latch unit suitable for latching the partly inverted input address of the first latch unit, and suitable for latching an added/subtracted address after a first refresh operation during a target refresh period; a third latch unit suitable for latching the partly inverted input address of the first latch unit during a period other than the target refresh period; and an addition/subtraction unit suitable for generating the added/subtracted address by adding/subtracting a predetermined value to/from the latched address of the second latch unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Chul-Moon Jung, Saeng-Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20170084321
    Abstract: A semiconductor system may include a command processor configured to decode a command to generate an active pulse and a delayed active pulse, and a bank active signal generation circuit configured to generate a bank active signal for performing an active operation for a bank accessed by an address. The bank active signal may be disabled in synchronization with the active pulse and is enabled in synchronization with the delayed active pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Chul Moon JUNG, Mun Phil PARK, Seok Cheol YOON, Jeong Tae HWANG
  • Publication number: 20170038428
    Abstract: A semiconductor system may include a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device may output a clock signal, a test mode signal and command address signals. The second semiconductor device may repeatedly write and read out data into and from a plurality of memory cells sequentially selected by addresses that are sequentially counted or may repeatedly write and read out the data into and from specific memory cells selected by a specific address among the addresses, according to the clock signal and the command address signals in response to the test mode signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Chul Moon JUNG, Mi Hyun HWANG
  • Publication number: 20160351248
    Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of banks suitable for including a plurality of word lines, a plurality of latch units each suitable for generating a first address by inverting a predetermined bit of an address of an activated word line of a corresponding bank and latching the first address as a target address in sections other than a target refresh section, and latching an operation address as the target address once in an all-bank refresh section of the target refresh section, wherein all of the plurality of banks are refreshed in the all-bank refresh section. All the plurality of banks are refreshed in the all-bank refresh section, and an address operation unit suitable for generating the operation address by adding or subtracting an operation value to or from the target address. A word line among the plurality of word lines that is selected using the target address may be refreshed in the target refresh section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Chul-Moon JUNG
  • Publication number: 20160217846
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a refresh controller and a bank active signal generator. The refresh controller may be suitable for generating a level signal, setting a level of the level signal in response to a refresh pulse signal while operating in a test mode, and suitable for receiving a refresh flag signal and generating a first period signal and a second period signal in response to the level signal. The bank active signal generator may be suitable for generating bank active signals for a first bank group in response to the first period signal, and generating bank active signals for a second bank group in response to the second period signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Chul Moon JUNG, Man Keun KANG, Mi Hyun HWANG
  • Publication number: 20160019944
    Abstract: An address generation circuit may include: a first latch unit suitable for latching an address obtained by inverting a part of an input address; a second latch unit suitable for latching the partly inverted input address of the first latch unit, and suitable for latching an added/subtracted address after a first refresh operation during a target refresh period; a third latch unit suitable for latching the partly inverted input address of the first latch unit during a period other than the target refresh period; and an addition/subtraction unit suitable for generating the added/subtracted address by adding/subtracting a predetermined value to/from the latched address of the second latch unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Chul-Moon JUNG, Saeng-Hwan KIM
  • Patent number: 9190139
    Abstract: A memory may include a plurality of word lines, one or more redundancy word lines for replacing one or more word lines among the plurality of word lines, a target address generation unit suitable for generating one or more target addresses using a stored address, and a control unit suitable for sequentially refreshing the plurality of word lines in response to a refresh command which is periodically inputted, refreshing a word line selected based on the target address when the refresh command is inputted M times, and refreshing the one or more redundancy word lines whenever the refresh command is inputted N times, wherein the M and N are natural numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Chul-Moon Jung, Bo-Yeun Kim, Saeng-Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20150170728
    Abstract: A memory may include a plurality of word lines, one or more redundancy word lines for replacing one or more word lines among the plurality of word lines, a target address generation unit suitable for generating one or more target addresses using a stored address, and a control unit suitable for sequentially refreshing the plurality of word lines in response to a refresh command which is periodically inputted, refreshing a word line selected based on the target address when the refresh command is inputted M times, and refreshing the one or more redundancy word lines whenever the refresh command is inputted N times, wherein the M and N are natural numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Chul-Moon JUNG, Bo-Yeun KIM, Saeng-Hwan KIM