Patents by Inventor Gyuseong KANG

Gyuseong KANG 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: 11908503
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes an array of magnetic memory cells, and control logic circuit having a voltage generator therein, which is configured to generate a gate voltage. A row decoder is provided, which is connected by word lines to the array of magnetic memory cells, and has a word line driver driven therein, which is responsive to the gate voltage. A column decoder is provided, which is connected by bit lines and source lines to the array of magnetic memory cells. A write driver is provided, which has a write voltage generating circuit therein that is configured to output a write voltage, in response to: (i) a reference voltage generated using a replica magnetic memory cell, and (ii) a feedback voltage generated using a magnetic memory cell in which a write operation is to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyuseong Kang, Antonyan Artur, Hyuntaek Jung
  • Publication number: 20230178132
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first memory cell array including a plurality of first memory cells, a plurality of first reference cells and a plurality of first dummy cells, a second memory cell array including a plurality of second memory cells, a plurality of second reference cells and a plurality of second dummy cells, an input/output circuit provided between the first memory cell array and the second memory cell array, a first column decoder connected between the first memory cell array and the input/output circuit and a second column decoder connected between the second memory cell array and the input/output circuit. The second column decoder connects one of the plurality of second dummy cells and the plurality of second memory cells to a selected sense amplifier of the input/output circuit, when the first column decoder connects a selected first memory cell to the selected sense amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gyuseong KANG
  • Publication number: 20230154517
    Abstract: A memory device including a memory cell array including a first sub memory cell array including a first memory cell and a second sub memory cell array including a second memory cell, a merged write driver including a first write circuit receiving n-bit data (n being a natural number ?2) through a write input/output line, outputting a first write voltage to a merged node in response to a first data bit of the n-bit data, and outputting a second write voltage to the merged node in response to a second data bit of the n-bit data, and a column decoder including a first column multiplexer applying a first voltage of the merged node corresponding to the first data bit to the first memory cell and a second column multiplexer applying a second voltage of the merged node corresponding to the second data bit to the second memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Gyuseong KANG, Hyuntaek JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230020262
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes an array of magnetic memory cells, and control logic circuit having a voltage generator therein, which is configured to generate a gate voltage. A row decoder is provided, which is connected by word lines to the array of magnetic memory cells, and has a word line driver driven therein, which is responsive to the gate voltage. A column decoder is provided, which is connected by bit lines and source lines to the array of magnetic memory cells. A write driver is provided, which has a write voltage generating circuit therein that is configured to output a write voltage, in response to: (i) a reference voltage generated using a replica magnetic memory cell, and (ii) a feedback voltage generated using a magnetic memory cell in which a write operation is to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Gyuseong Kang, Antonyan Artur, Hyuntaek Jung
  • Publication number: 20220343961
    Abstract: A memory device which includes a control logic circuit that generates a write enable signal based on a write command, a first memory cell connected with a first word line and a first column line, a first write circuit that receives first write data to be stored in the first memory cell through a first write input/output line and applies a write voltage to a first data line based on the first write data in response to the write enable signal, and a first column multiplexer circuit that selects the first column line and connects the first column line with the first data line in response to a first column select signal, such that the write voltage is applied to the first memory cell. The first write circuit applies the write voltage to a bulk port of the first column multiplexer circuit in response to the write enable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Gyuseong Kang, Suk-Soo Pyo
  • Patent number: 11048431
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flip-flop based on a nonvolatile memory. The flip-flop based on the nonvolatile memory includes a flip-flop unit to output output data, a nonvolatile memory unit electrically connected to the flip-flop unit and to store backup data, and a backup controller to selectively control a backup operation for backing up the output data to the backup data, based on whether the backup data are the same as the output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Jongsun Park, Gyuseong Kang
  • Publication number: 20200285394
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flip-flop based on a nonvolatile memory. The flip-flop based on the nonvolatile memory includes a flip-flop unit to output output data, a nonvolatile memory unit electrically connected to the flip-flop unit and to store backup data, and a backup controller to selectively control a backup operation for backing up the output data to the backup data, based on whether the backup data are the same as the output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jongsun PARK, Gyuseong KANG
  • Patent number: 10636467
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a line driving unit connected to a memory cell array, a switch unit including first and second output terminals electrically connected to the memory cell array through a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of source lines, and a power supply unit outputting a precharge voltage and a source voltage to the first and second output terminals. The power supply unit includes a negative voltage generation unit that charge-shares the precharge voltage to be charged with a first voltage and discharges the first voltage to one side to generate a negative voltage on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jongsun Park, Gyuseong Kang
  • Publication number: 20190362765
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a line driving unit connected to a memory cell array, a switch unit including first and second output terminals electrically connected to the memory cell array through a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of source lines, and a power supply unit outputting a precharge voltage and a source voltage to the first and second output terminals. The power supply unit includes a negative voltage generation unit that charge-shares the precharge voltage to be charged with a first voltage and discharges the first voltage to one side to generate a negative voltage on the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jongsun PARK, Gyuseong KANG