Patents by Inventor Eui-Jin Kim

Eui-Jin 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).

  • Patent number: 9575888
    Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a semiconductor memory device suitable for storing data, and a host suitable for controlling the semiconductor memory device in response to an external command signal, in which the semiconductor memory device includes a buffer block suitable for storing first data programmed under control of the host, and a main block suitable for storing the second data programmed under control of the host or a copy of the first data stored in the buffer block at a sudden power fail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Eui Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20170009268
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for production of photosynthetic light-reaction products comprising photosynthetic membrane vesicles, and a production method for the photosynthetic light-reaction products by using the composition. In addition, the present invention relates to a preparation method for a photosynthetic light-reaction monomer comprising a step of isolating vesicles from the cell membrane of photosynthetic bacteria or algae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Jeong Kug LEE, Eui Jin KIM
  • Patent number: 9378134
    Abstract: Disclosed are a non-volatile memory device capable of performing memory operations in parallel and a method for operating the non-volatile memory device, and a system including the non-volatile memory device. A non-volatile memory system may include a memory controller suitable for controlling a memory; and the memory suitable for performing read and program operations in response to commands from the memory controller, and wherein the memory controller and the memory operate in a high interface mode, and operate in a low interface mode when an operation to read internal data or an operation to receive (N+1)th data is performed during an operation to program Nth data in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Byoung-Sung Yoo, Eui-Jin Kim, Jun-Rye Rho
  • Publication number: 20160122788
    Abstract: A method of continuously producing 5-aminolevulinic acid employs the photosynthetic bacteria-derived photosynthetic membrane vesicle, succinyl-CoA synthetase, and 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase. The enzymatic synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid directly from succinic acid and glycine may be simple, but the synthesis is not inexpensive due to the supply of ATP and CoA, which are relatively expensive reactants. The photosynthetic membrane vesicle is used together with succinyl-CoA synthetase and 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase, thereby enabling the re-use of adenosine diphosphate or CoA in reaction. Accordingly, relatively expensive 5-aminolevulinic acid can be efficiently produced at low manufacturing costs from succinic acid and glycine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Jeong Kug LEE, Hyeon Jun KIM, Eui Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20160098201
    Abstract: A data storage device includes a controller configured to update an access request count and an access count corresponding to a target region based on an access request for the target region, and initialize the access count each time the access request count reaches a first threshold, and a nonvolatile memory apparatus including the target region, and configured to access the target region based on a control of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Se Hyun KIM, Joong Seob YANG, Eui Jin KIM, Jong Min LEE, Jeong Soon KWAK
  • Publication number: 20160098214
    Abstract: A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory apparatus suitable for accessing a target region corresponding to an access command, and a processor suitable for calculating a first hash value corresponding to the target region based on a first hash function, and updating an access count that is indexed by the first hash value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Se Hyun KIM, Joong Seob YANG, Eui Jin KIM, Jong Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20160046968
    Abstract: A bacterial strain secreting fatty acids, the strain inducing fatty acids to be extracellularly secreted by using phospholipase expressed in the periplasmic space of cell. When a method of producing fatty acids by using the bacterial strain secreting fatty acids is used, fatty acids extracellularly secreted are continuously obtained without apoptosis, leading to lower costs and higher production efficiency. Phospholipase, unlike thioesterase, which is a typical fatty-acid degrading enzyme, decomposes phospholipid to produce free fatty acids. Accordingly, by using the substrate specificity of two different phospholipases, a fatty acid having a specific composition can be selectively produced. Unlike in a typical method in which fat is obtained from cells or tissues, fatty acids secreted during cell growth are obtainable by biding to a hydrophobic material without an extraction process using an organic solvent in large quantities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Jeong Kug LEE, Eui Jin KIM, Xiaomeng TONG, Eun Kyung OH
  • Patent number: 9263155
    Abstract: A data storing system performs a test operation on a memory block on which a read operation is determined to be failed, and determines whether the memory block is or is not a bad block based on a result of the test operation. The data storing system may improve reliability and yield of a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Eui Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 9099193
    Abstract: A method of operating a data storage device includes setting program verify voltages for verifying whether memory cells of a nonvolatile memory device are programmed to desired program states; transmitting the set program verify voltages to the nonvolatile memory device; generating data patterns respectively corresponding to program states based on the program verify voltages; transmitting a data pattern corresponding to the program verify voltages to the nonvolatile memory device; and programming the memory cells with the transmitted data pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Eui Jin Kim, Seok Jin Joo, Yong Il Jung
  • Publication number: 20150121026
    Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a semiconductor memory device suitable for storing data, and a host suitable for controlling the semiconductor memory device in response to an external command signal, in which the semiconductor memory device includes a buffer block suitable for storing first data programmed under control of the host, and a main block suitable for storing the second data programmed under control of the host or a copy of the first data stored in the buffer block at a sudden power fail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Eui Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20150074476
    Abstract: A data storing system performs a test operation on a memory block on which a read operation is determined to be failed, and determines whether the memory block is or is not a bad block based on a result of the test operation. The data storing system may improve reliability and yield of a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Eui Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20140359204
    Abstract: Disclosed are a non-volatile memory device capable of performing memory operations in parallel and a method for operating the non-volatile memory device, and a system including the non-volatile memory device. A non-volatile memory system may include a memory controller suitable for controlling a memory; and the memory suitable for performing read and program operations in response to commands from the memory controller, and wherein the memory controller and the memory operate in a high interface mode, and operate in a low interface mode when an operation to read internal data or an operation to receive (N+1)th data is performed during an operation to program Nth data in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Byoung-Sung YOO, Eui-Jin KIM, Jun-Rye RHO
  • Patent number: 8843697
    Abstract: Provided is an operating method of a data storage device including a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices. The operating method includes the steps of: dividing storage areas of the nonvolatile memory devices into a first memory area and a second memory area; determining wear levels of each of the first memory area and the second memory area; and varying a ratio of the first memory area and the second memory area according to the determined wear levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Eui Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20140208044
    Abstract: A method of operating a semiconductor device may comprise storing data in memory cells coupled to first word lines of memory blocks including the first word lines and second word lines located respectively between the first word lines, detecting a memory block, where data stored in the memory cells of the first word lines is invalidated, from the memory blocks, and storing data in memory cells coupled to the second word lines of the detected memory block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Eui Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20140173231
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor memory device for controlling a memory block. The semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory blocks to store data, and controller. The memory controller requests a first memory block, of the plurality of memory blocks, to performing a copy operation to copy the first memory block to a second memory block of the plurality of memory blocks. The controller then requests the first memory block to perform an operation different than the copy operation. The controller then requests the memory block to stop the copy operation based on the to perform an operation different than the copy operation. Finally, the controller requests the memory block to resume the copy operation after the operation different than the copy operation is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Myung-Suk LEE, Jeong-Soon KWAK, Eui-Jin KIM, Gi-Pyo UM
  • Publication number: 20140173184
    Abstract: A method of operating a data storage device includes setting program verify voltages for verifying whether memory cells of a nonvolatile memory device are programmed to desired program states; transmitting the set program verify voltages to the nonvolatile memory device; generating data patterns respectively corresponding to program states based on the program verify voltages; transmitting a data pattern corresponding to the program verify voltages to the nonvolatile memory device; and programming the memory cells with the transmitted data pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Eui Jin KIM, Seok Jin Joo, Young Il Jung
  • Publication number: 20130346676
    Abstract: Provided is an operating method of a data storage device including a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices. The operating method includes the steps of: dividing storage areas of the nonvolatile memory devices into a first memory area and a second memory area; determining wear levels of each of the first memory area and the second memory area; and varying a ratio of the first memory area and the second memory area according to the determined wear levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Eui Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20130089907
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for producing hydrogen using photosynthetic bacteria comprising a step of culturing the photosynthetic bacteria in the presence of alcohol at the condition under which the photosynthesis occurs. The present methods are cost-effective and have a high applicability due to the increased hydrogen productivity compared to the conventional methods in addition to not being sensitive by the inhibitory action by ammonium ion present in the culture. Thus the present methods are particularly useful for producing hydrogen using organic wastes which contains large amount of ammonia therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Mi-Sun Kim, Jeong-Kug Lee, Eui-Jin Kim, Dong-Hoon Kim, Hyae-Jeong Hwang
  • Patent number: 8335887
    Abstract: Solid-state storage systems and methods are provided for controlling a wear leveling process for uniform use of the memory cells that replaces worn memory blocks with less frequently used memory blocks. The wear leveling process is performed by changing the physical locations of the storage cells within each memory zone or plane. Reference values of target memory block erase counts and worn memory block erase counts are used for searching target memory blocks to be used as replacements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Eui Jin Kim, Kyeong Rho Kim, Young Ho Kim, Jeong Soon Kwak
  • Publication number: 20120179859
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory apparatus includes: a memory controller coupled; and a memory area comprising a plurality of memory blocks controlled by the memory controller. The memory controller sets a plurality of physical blocks corresponding to the plurality of memory blocks, and sets a plurality of logical blocks which are mapping targets of the physical blocks such that a size of the logical blocks and a size of the physical blocks are asymmetrical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Eui Jin KIM, Jeong Soon KWAK