Patents by Inventor HEE-TAI OH

HEE-TAI OH 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: 11449382
    Abstract: A memory system includes a non-volatile memory device and controller circuitry. The non-volatile memory device includes an array of memory cells that includes memory blocks and pages. Each separate memory block includes a separate, respective set of one or more pages. The controller circuitry is configured to control an operation of the non-volatile memory device. The controller circuitry includes processing circuitry configured to perform a recovery operation for the non-volatile memory device in response to a determination that a specific event has occurred at the memory system during a program operation of the non-volatile memory device. The recovery operation includes determining status information associated with a first group including at least one page, determining a quantity of a set of pages included in a second group based on the status information, and programming dummy data for one or more pages of the set of pages included in the second group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hee-Tai Oh
  • Publication number: 20200233739
    Abstract: A memory system includes a non-volatile memory device and controller circuitry. The non-volatile memory device includes an array of memory cells that includes memory blocks and pages. Each separate memory block includes a separate, respective set of one or more pages. The controller circuitry is configured to control an operation of the non-volatile memory device. The controller circuitry includes processing circuitry configured to perform a recovery operation for the non-volatile memory device in response to a determination that a specific event has occurred at the memory system during a program operation of the non-volatile memory device. The recovery operation includes determining status information associated with a first group including at least one page, determining a quantity of a set of pages included in a second group based on the status information, and programming dummy data for one or more pages of the set of pages included in the second group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hee-Tai OH
  • Patent number: 10579286
    Abstract: A memory device includes a nonvolatile memory having a first block and a memory controller configured to exchange data with the nonvolatile memory. The memory controller includes a first processor to divide the first block into first and second domains, a second processor to generate a reclaim signal by determining whether to perform reclaiming on each of the first and second domains and a third processor performer which reclaims each of the first and second domains according to the reclaim signal and merges the first and second domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Tai Oh, Walter Jun
  • Publication number: 20190146688
    Abstract: A memory device includes a nonvolatile memory having a first block and a memory controller configured to exchange data with the nonvolatile memory. The memory controller includes a first processor to divide the first block into first and second domains, a second processor to generate a reclaim signal by determining whether to perform reclaiming on each of the first and second domains and a third processor performer which reclaims each of the first and second domains according to the reclaim signal and merges the first and second domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Hee-Tai OH, Walter Jun
  • Patent number: 9484104
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a nonvolatile memory system includes a nonvolatile memory device and a memory controller. The nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of planes and each plane includes a plurality of memory blocks. The memory controller is configured to classify the memory blocks of each of the planes into a plurality of groups. The memory controller is configured to select at least two memory blocks in a corresponding one of the groups, and to control the nonvolatile memory device so that the selected at least two memory blocks are multi-block erased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Ki Lee, Hee-Tai Oh
  • Patent number: 9208028
    Abstract: A method managing execution of recovery code in a memory system includes; upon detecting a read error using a CPU and firmware to execute recovery code defining a read recovery operation including a read retry operation, during execution of the recovery code, generating a read request directed to the read retry operation, and immediately thereafter terminating execution of the recovery code, and thereafter, only upon receiving an asynchronous interrupt from the memory controller following completion of the read retry operation, the CPU resumes execution of the recovery code by the firmware, otherwise the CPU performs another task unrelated to execution of the recovery code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Ho Oh, Hee-Tai Oh
  • Patent number: 9159441
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device to guarantee program reliability and a memory system using the same are provided. The method includes backing up data stored in the memory cells connected to a first word line, performing a dummy program operation on memory cells connected to a second word line adjacent to the first word line, and performing a recharge program operation on the memory cells connected to the first word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hee Kim, Hyun Sik Yun, Youn Won Park, Hee Tai Oh
  • Publication number: 20150255161
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a nonvolatile memory system includes a nonvolatile memory device and a memory controller. The nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of planes and each plane includes a plurality of memory blocks. The memory controller is configured to classify the memory blocks of each of the planes into a plurality of groups. The memory controller is configured to select at least two memory blocks in a corresponding one of the groups, and to control the nonvolatile memory device so that the selected at least two memory blocks are multi-block erased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Byung-Ki LEE, Hee-Tai OH
  • Publication number: 20150103599
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device to guarantee program reliability and a memory system using the same are provided. The method includes backing up data stored in the memory cells connected to a first word line, performing a dummy program operation on memory cells connected to a second word line adjacent to the first word line, and performing a recharge program operation on the memory cells connected to the first word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jun Hee KIM, Hyun Sik YUN, Youn Won PARK, Hee Tai OH
  • Publication number: 20140075241
    Abstract: A method managing execution of recovery code in a memory system includes; upon detecting a read error using a CPU and firmware to execute recovery code defining a read recovery operation including a read retry operation, during execution of the recovery code, generating a read request directed to the read retry operation, and immediately thereafter terminating execution of the recovery code, and thereafter, only upon receiving an asynchronous interrupt from the memory controller following completion of the read retry operation, the CPU resumes execution of the recovery code by the firmware, otherwise the CPU performs another task unrelated to execution of the recovery code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: SHIN-HO OH, HEE-TAI OH