Patents by Inventor Dal-Gon KIM

Dal-Gon 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).

  • Memory system and operation method thereof
    Patent number: 11327544
    Abstract: A memory system may include: a memory device suitable for storing data; a controller suitable for controlling the memory device; a power manager suitable for receiving external power, and supplying operation power to the memory device and the controller; and a plurality of auxiliary power circuits suitable for receiving the operation power from the power manager, storing the received power, and supplying auxiliary power to the power manager when the external power is removed. The power manager may group and manage selected auxiliary power circuits among the plurality of auxiliary power circuits as a test group, and perform a full discharge test on the selected auxiliary power circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jeong-Ho Jeon, Dal-Gon Kim
  • MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210011537
    Abstract: A memory system may include: a memory device suitable for storing data; a controller suitable for controlling the memory device; a power manager suitable for receiving external power, and supplying operation power to the memory device and the controller; and a plurality of auxiliary power circuits suitable for receiving the operation power from the power manager, storing the received power, and supplying auxiliary power to the power manager when the external power is removed. The power manager may group and manage selected auxiliary power circuits among the plurality of auxiliary power circuits as a test group, and perform a full discharge test on the selected auxiliary power circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jeong-Ho JEON, Dal-Gon KIM