Patents by Inventor Gil Bok CHOI

Gil Bok CHOI 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: 10394652
    Abstract: A memory system includes a semiconductor memory device including memory cells and an internal Random Access Memory (RAM); and a controller suitable for transmitting read retry table information to the semiconductor memory device when a read operation for the memory cells fails, wherein the internal RAM stores a read retry table during operation of the memory system, and wherein the semiconductor memory device performs a read retry operation with a read retry voltage determined based on the read retry table and the read retry table information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Gil Bok Choi, Suk Kwang Park, Min Sang Park
  • Patent number: 10353776
    Abstract: A memory system includes a semiconductor memory device including memory cells and an internal Random Access Memory (RAM); and a controller suitable for transmitting read retry table information to the semiconductor memory device when a read operation for the memory cells fails, wherein the internal RAM stores a read retry table during operation of the memory system, and wherein the semiconductor memory device performs a read retry operation with a read retry voltage determined based on the read retry table and the read retry table information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Gil Bok Choi, Suk Kwang Park, Min Sang Park
  • Patent number: 10296226
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a semiconductor memory device that may include a plurality of memory blocks configured to share bit lines and a common source line, a voltage generation circuit configured to apply an erase voltage to the common source line, and operation voltages to word lines and select lines of the plurality of memory blocks during an erase operation, a read and write circuit configured to check a program and erase status of an unselected memory block of the plurality of memory blocks during the erase operation, and a control logic configured to control the voltage generation circuit so that the operation voltages applied to select lines of a selected memory block are controlled in accordance with a result of checking the program and erase status of the unselected memory block during the erase operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Kim, Min Sang Park, Yong Seok Suh, Kyong Taek Lee, Gil Bok Choi
  • Patent number: 10224102
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device may include a control logic. The control logic may be coupled to bit lines through a read and write (read/write) circuit and to word lines. The control logic is configured to determine a duration of an activation time of a strobe signal for the read/write circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Gil Bok Choi, Sung Hoon Cho, Sung Ho Kim, Min Sang Park, Kyong Taek Lee, Myoung Kwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20190065059
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a semiconductor memory device that may include a plurality of memory blocks configured to share bit lines and a common source line, a voltage generation circuit configured to apply an erase voltage to the common source line, and operation voltages to word lines and select lines of the plurality of memory blocks during an erase operation, a read and write circuit configured to check a program and erase status of an unselected memory block of the plurality of memory blocks during the erase operation, and a control logic configured to control the voltage generation circuit so that the operation voltages applied to select lines of a selected memory block are controlled in accordance with a result of checking the program and erase status of the unselected memory block during the erase operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Ho KIM, Min Sang PARK, Yong Seok SUH, Kyong Taek LEE, Gil Bok CHOI
  • Patent number: 10146442
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a semiconductor memory device that may include a plurality of memory blocks configured to share bit lines and a common source line, a voltage generation circuit configured to apply an erase voltage to the common source line, and operation voltages to word lines and select lines of the plurality of memory blocks during an erase operation, a read and write circuit configured to check a program and erase status of an unselected memory block of the plurality of memory blocks during the erase operation, and a control logic configured to control the voltage generation circuit so that the operation voltages applied to select lines of a selected memory block are controlled in accordance with a result of checking the program and erase status of the unselected memory block during the erase operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Kim, Min Sang Park, Yong Seok Suh, Kyong Taek Lee, Gil Bok Choi
  • Publication number: 20180336949
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device may include a control logic. The control logic may be coupled to bit lines through a read and write (read/write) circuit and to word lines. The control logic is configured to determine a duration of an activation time of a strobe signal for the read/write circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Gil Bok CHOI, Sung Hoon CHO, Sung Ho KIM, Min Sang PARK, Kyong Taek LEE, Myoung Kwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20180188958
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a semiconductor memory device that may include a plurality of memory blocks configured to share bit lines and a common source line, a voltage generation circuit configured to apply an erase voltage to the common source line, and operation voltages to word lines and select lines of the plurality of memory blocks during an erase operation, a read and write circuit configured to check a program and erase status of an unselected memory block of the plurality of memory blocks during the erase operation, and a control logic configured to control the voltage generation circuit so that the operation voltages applied to select lines of a selected memory block are controlled in accordance with a result of checking the program and erase status of the unselected memory block during the erase operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Ho KIM, Min Sang PARK, Yong Seok SUH, Kyong Taek LEE, Gil Bok CHOI
  • Patent number: 9977712
    Abstract: The present disclosure memory includes a controller for a semiconductor memory device, the device including a memory cell array including a plurality of pages. The controller includes a memory control module suitable for translating a logical address for data provided from a host to a physical address representing one of the plurality of pages, and determining one of a plurality of operation modes based on the physical address and pre-stored parity-related information. The controller further includes and an error correction code circuit suitable for generating parity-data for the data provided from the host according to the determined operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Min Sang Park, Suk Kwang Park, Yun Bong Lee, Sung Hoon Cho, Gil Bok Choi
  • Patent number: 9859014
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor memory device and an operating method thereof. A semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array, a peripheral circuit, a control logic, and one or more programs. The memory cell array may include a plurality of memory cells. The peripheral circuit may perform a program operation on the memory cell array. The control logic may control the peripheral circuit to program the memory cell array. The one or more programs are configured to be executed by the control logic. The programs may include an instruction for pre-programming one or more memory cells to be programmed to one or more target program states to have threshold voltage distributions lower than the target program state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Min Sang Park, Sung Ho Kim, Kyong Taek Lee, Yun Bong Lee, Gil Bok Choi
  • Publication number: 20170229189
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor memory device and an operating method thereof. A semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array, a peripheral circuit, a control logic, and one or more programs. The memory cell array may include a plurality of memory cells. The peripheral circuit may perform a program operation on the memory cell array. The control logic may control the peripheral circuit to program the memory cell array. The one or more programs are configured to be executed by the control logic. The programs may include an instruction for pre-programming one or more memory cells to be programmed to one or more target program states to have threshold voltage distributions lower than the target program state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Min Sang PARK, Sung Ho KIM, Kyong Taek LEE, Yun Bong LEE, Gil Bok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170011801
    Abstract: A method of operating a semiconductor memory device includes performing a first program operation to simultaneously increase threshold voltages of memory cells having different target levels to sub-levels lower than the different target levels, verifying the memory cells by using different verify voltages, respectively, performing a second program operation to divide the threshold voltages of the memory cells, and performing a third program operation to increase the threshold voltages of the memory cells to the different target levels, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Min Sang PARK, Yun Bong LEE, Suk Kwang PARK, Hwang HUH, Dong Wook LEE, Myung Su KIM, Sung Hoon CHO, Sang Jo LEE, Chang Jin SUNWOO, Gil Bok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170004037
    Abstract: The present disclosure memory includes a controller for a semiconductor memory device, the device including a memory cell array including a plurality of pages. The controller includes a memory control module suitable for translating a logical address for data provided from a host to a physical address representing one of the plurality of pages, and determining one of a plurality of operation modes based on the physical address and pre-stored parity-related information. The controller further includes and an error correction code circuit suitable for generating parity-data for the data provided from the host according to the determined operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Min Sang PARK, Suk Kwang PARK, Yun Bong LEE, Sung Hoon CHO, Gil Bok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20160357472
    Abstract: A memory system includes a semiconductor memory device including memory cells and an internal Random Access Memory (RAM); and a controller suitable for transmitting read retry table information to the semiconductor memory device when a read operation for the memory cells fails, wherein the internal RAM stores a read retry table during operation of the memory system, and wherein the semiconductor memory device performs a read retry operation with a read retry voltage determined based on the read retry table and the read retry table information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Gil Bok CHOI, Suk Kwang PARK, Min Sang PARK
  • Patent number: 9478304
    Abstract: A method of operating a semiconductor memory device includes performing a first program operation to simultaneously increase threshold voltages of memory cells having different target levels to sub-levels lower than the different target levels, verifying the memory cells by using different verify voltages, respectively, performing a second program operation to divide the threshold voltages of the memory cells, and performing a third program operation to increase the threshold voltages of the memory cells to the different target levels, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Min Sang Park, Yun Bong Lee, Suk Kwang Park, Hwang Huh, Dong Wook Lee, Myung Su Kim, Sung Hoon Cho, Sang Jo Lee, Chang Jin Sunwoo, Gil Bok Choi
  • Publication number: 20160049200
    Abstract: A method of operating a semiconductor memory device includes performing a first program operation to simultaneously increase threshold voltages of memory cells having different target levels to sub-levels lower than the different target levels, verifying the memory cells by using different verify voltages, respectively, performing a second program operation to divide the threshold voltages of the memory cells, and performing a third program operation to increase the threshold voltages of the memory cells to the different target levels, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Min Sang PARK, Yun Bong LEE, Suk Kwang PARK, Hwang HUH, Dong Wook LEE, Myung Su KIM, Sung Hoon CHO, Sang Jo LEE, Chang Jin SUNWOO, Gil Bok CHOI