Patents by Inventor HEE-WOONG KANG

HEE-WOONG 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).

  • Publication number: 20180040362
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array, a voltage generator, a page buffer circuit, a row decoder and a control circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of mats corresponding to different bit-lines. The voltage generator generates word-line voltages applied to the memory cell array. The page buffer circuit is coupled to the memory cell array through bit-lines. The row decoder is coupled to the memory cell array through word-lines, and the row decoder transfers the word-line voltages to the memory cell array. The control circuit controls the voltage generator, the row decoder and the page buffer circuit based on a command and an address. The control circuit selects a voltage between different voltages to apply the selected different voltages to at least one of the word-lines or at least one of the bit-lines according to a number of mats of the plurality mats, which operate simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Dong-Hun KWAK, Hee-Woong KANG, Jun-Ho SEO, Hee-Won LEE
  • Publication number: 20180005700
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory system includes a nonvolatile memory device and a memory controller that controls the nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device includes multiple memory blocks. Each of the memory blocks includes memory cells. Each of the memory cells has any one of an erase state and one of multiple different program states. An operation method of the nonvolatile memory system includes receiving a physical erase command from an external device. The operation method also includes performing a fast erase operation, responsive to the received physical erase command, with respect to at least one memory block so that first memory cells of the at least one memory block have a fast erase state different from the erase state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: HEE-WOONG KANG, DONGHUN KWAK, DAESEOK BYEON, JU SEOK LEE
  • Patent number: 9627388
    Abstract: The memory system has an overwrite operation and an operation control method thereof. A nonvolatile memory device has a plurality of memory blocks including a plurality of memory cells stacked in a direction perpendicular to a substrate. When data of memory cells connected to a word line of a selected memory block is read, the need of reclaim is determined based on an error bit level of the read data. In the case that memory cells having an erase state among the memory cells connected to the word line become a soft program state, the read data is overwritten in the memory cells connected to the word line of the selected memory block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Woong Kang, Suejin Kim, Heewon Lee
  • Patent number: 9606864
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array including a selected page including multiple error correction code (ECC) units, and a voltage generation unit configured to generate a read voltage to read data from the selected page. Read voltage levels are set individually for the respective ECC units according to data detection results for each of the ECC units. During a read retry section performed with respect to selected ECC units of the selected page for which read errors have been detected, a re-read operation of the selected ECC units is performed according to the respective read voltage levels set for the selected ECC units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Yeon Lee, Hee-Woong Kang, Jong-Nam Baek, San Song
  • Patent number: 9514830
    Abstract: A method of operating a non-volatile memory device includes setting a search region defined by a start read voltage and an end read voltage, determining whether the search region belongs to a reference region, changing the search region when it is determined that the search region does not belong to the reference region, and searching for a new read voltage based on the search region, when it is determined that the search region belongs to the reference region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hwa Han, Hee Woong Kang
  • Publication number: 20160276040
    Abstract: A method of operating a non-volatile memory device includes setting a search region defined by a start read voltage and an end read voltage, determining whether the search region belongs to a reference region, changing the search region when it is determined that the search region does not belong to the reference region, and searching for a new read voltage based on the search region, when it is determined that the search region belongs to the reference region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: SANG HWA HAN, HEE WOONG KANG
  • Publication number: 20150364474
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a memory structure and a capacitor structure including at least one array of capacitors. The memory structure is disposed in a first region of the device. The capacitor structure is disposed in a second region of the device. The capacitor structure may include a first capacitor array, a second capacitor array, a third capacitor array and a first landing pad. The first landing pad is disposed between the substrate and lower electrodes of capacitors of the first and second capacitor arrays, and contacts the lower electrodes so as to electrically connect the first capacitor array and the second capacitor array. Upper electrodes of capacitors of the second and third capacitor arrays are integral such that the second capacitor array and the third capacitor array are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: HEE-WOONG KANG, SUEJIN KIM, HEEWON LEE
  • Publication number: 20150364199
    Abstract: The memory system has an overwrite operation and an operation control method thereof. A nonvolatile memory device has a plurality of memory blocks including a plurality of memory cells stacked in a direction perpendicular to a substrate. When data of memory cells connected to a word line of a selected memory block is read, the need of reclaim is determined based on an error bit level of the read data. In the case that memory cells having an erase state among the memory cells connected to the word line become a soft program state, the read data is overwritten in the memory cells connected to the word line of the selected memory block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: HEE-WOONG KANG, SUEJIN KIM, HEEWON LEE
  • Publication number: 20140101519
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device comprises a memory cell array comprising a selected page comprising multiple error correction code (ECC) units, and a voltage generation unit configured to generate a read voltage to read data from the selected page. Read voltage levels are set individually for the respective ECC units according to data detection results for each of the ECC units. During a read retry section performed with respect to selected ECC units of the selected page for which read errors have been detected, a re-read operation of the selected ECC units is performed according to the respective read voltage levels set for the selected ECC units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SEUNG-YEON LEE, HEE-WOONG KANG, JONG-NAM BAEK, SAN SONG