Patents by Inventor Doyoung Im

Doyoung Im 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: 11520652
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array including memory cells connected to word lines and bit lines. Each of the memory cells includes a switch element and a memory element, and has a first state or a second state in which a threshold voltage is within a first voltage range or a second voltage range, lower than the first voltage range. A memory controller is configured to execute a first read operation for the memory cells using a first read voltage, higher than a median value of the first voltage range, program first defect memory cells turned off during the first read operation to the first state, execute a second read operation for the memory cells using a second read voltage, lower than a median value of the second voltage range, and execute a repair operation for second defect memory cells turned on during the second read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Doyoung Im
  • Publication number: 20210255916
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array including memory cells connected to word lines and bit lines. Each of the memory cells includes a switch element and a memory element, and has a first state or a second state in which a threshold voltage is within a first voltage range or a second voltage range, lower than the first voltage range. A memory controller is configured to execute a first read operation for the memory cells using a first read voltage, higher than a median value of the first voltage range, program first defect memory cells turned off during the first read operation to the first state, execute a second read operation for the memory cells using a second read voltage, lower than a median value of the second voltage range, and execute a repair operation for second defect memory cells turned on during the second read operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: Doyoung Im