Patents by Inventor Heewon Lee

Heewon Lee 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: 12242746
    Abstract: There is provided a storage device, which includes: a memory device that includes a plurality of memory blocks, and stores first meta data including first status data and a first parameter in a first memory block among the plurality of memory blocks; and a memory controller that stores second meta data including second status data and second parameters, determines final meta data among a plurality of pieces of meta data including the first meta data and the second status data by comparing a plurality of pieces of status data with the first status data and the second status data, performs parameter confirmation for storing the final meta data in the meta block, and controls the memory device based on a parameter stored in the meta block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangjin Yoo, Kwangwoo Lee, Heewon Lee, Byungchan Park, Hyojin Ahn, Dongcheul Jang
  • Publication number: 20250061937
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nonvolatile memory device which include a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of word lines, an address decoder that controls a selected word line among the plurality of word lines based on an address received from an external device including a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor that measures a read temperature of first memory cells connected to the selected word line from among the plurality of memory cells, and a temperature compensation circuit that calculates a read level offset based on the read temperature and a program temperature of the first memory cells measured by the first temperature sensor and generates a compensation read voltage based on the read level offset. The address decoder is further configured to provide the compensation read voltage to the selected word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Chang JEON, Woohyun KANG, Seungkyung RO, Sangkwon MOON, Heewon LEE
  • Publication number: 20250054733
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a substrate may include a process chamber, a substrate-supporting module, an upper electrode module and a valve module. The process chamber may have a substrate-processing region configured to process the substrate using process gases. The substrate-supporting module may be arranged in a lower region of the process chamber to support the substrate. The upper electrode module may be arranged in an upper region of the process chamber. The valve module may be provided to the upper electrode module to control a supplying of the process gases into the substrate-processing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Yirop Kim, Seungbin Lim, Songyun Kang, Kyungsun Kim, Kuihyun Yoon, Jihwan Kim, Heewon Min, Insoo Lee, Junho Lee, Seunghee Cho
  • Publication number: 20250014664
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a storage device which includes a storage controller and a non-volatile memory device. The method includes providing, by the storage controller, the non-volatile memory device with a first request indicating a wordline selection operation of a target memory block, obtaining, by the non-volatile memory device, distribution information of a plurality of wordlines of the target memory block based on the first request, determining, by the non-volatile memory device, a deterioration wordline among the plurality of wordlines based on the distribution information, and providing, by the non-volatile memory device, the storage controller with wordline information indicating the deterioration wordline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Minji Cho, Hee-Woong Kang, Jin-Young Kim, Se Hwan Park, Ji-Sang Lee, Heewon Lee, Su Chang Jeon
  • Publication number: 20250000839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising enavogliflozin, which is a selective inhibitor of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Chemical Formula 1 according to the present invention enables implementation of a formulation having excellent content uniformity, formulation uniformity, elution profile, and the like, despite comprising a low dose of a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Songyi Ha, Gyoungwon Kim, Gwanyoung Kim, Sangeun Cho, On Hwang, Minhyung Park, Seoyeo Lee, Heewon Lee, Seungbin Youn
  • Patent number: 12165694
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nonvolatile memory device which include a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of word lines, an address decoder that controls a selected word line among the plurality of word lines based on an address received from an external device including a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor that measures a read temperature of first memory cells connected to the selected word line from among the plurality of memory cells, and a temperature compensation circuit that calculates a read level offset based on the read temperature and a program temperature of the first memory cells measured by the first temperature sensor and generates a compensation read voltage based on the read level offset. The address decoder is further configured to provide the compensation read voltage to the selected word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Chang Jeon, Woohyun Kang, Seungkyung Ro, Sangkwon Moon, Heewon Lee
  • Patent number: 12002519
    Abstract: Disclosed is an operation method of a controller which is configured to control a nonvolatile memory device. The method includes receiving cell counting data associated with selected memory cells included in the nonvolatile memory device from the nonvolatile memory device, adjusting operation parameters of the nonvolatile memory device based on the cell counting data, performing a valley search operation for the selected memory cells based on the adjusted operation parameters, and performing a read operation for the selected memory cells based on a result of the valley search operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangjin Yoo, Yunjung Lee, Heewon Lee, Kwangwoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20240176700
    Abstract: An operation method of a storage controller, which is configured to control a nonvolatile memory device, includes initiating a first instance of a respective reliability operation for a respective memory block included in the nonvolatile memory device, the respective reliability operation including detecting a degradation level of the respective memory block and setting a respective skip reference value based on the detected degradation level; determining whether a respective number of consecutively skipped instances of the respective reliability operation is less than the respective skip reference value; and selectively skipping or performing a next instance of the respective reliability operation based on the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Youngjoo SEO, Youngdeok SEO, Sangkwon MOON, Hyunkyo OH, Hee-Tai OH, Heewon LEE, Jisoo KIM
  • Publication number: 20240177764
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nonvolatile memory device which include a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of word lines, an address decoder that controls a selected word line among the plurality of word lines based on an address received from an external device including a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor that measures a read temperature of first memory cells connected to the selected word line from among the plurality of memory cells, and a temperature compensation circuit that calculates a read level offset based on the read temperature and a program temperature of the first memory cells measured by the first temperature sensor and generates a compensation read voltage based on the read level offset. The address decoder is further configured to provide the compensation read voltage to the selected word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Chang Jeon, Woohyun Kang, Seungkyung Ro, Sangkwon Moon, Heewon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240152289
    Abstract: There is provided a storage device, which includes: a memory device that includes a plurality of memory blocks, and stores first meta data including first status data and a first parameter in a first memory block among the plurality of memory blocks; and a memory controller that stores second meta data including second status data and second parameters, determines final meta data among a plurality of pieces of meta data including the first meta data and the second status data by comparing a plurality of pieces of status data with the first status data and the second status data, performs parameter confirmation for storing the final meta data in the meta block, and controls the memory device based on a parameter stored in the meta block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SANGJIN YOO, KWANGWOO LEE, HEEWON LEE, Byungchan Park, HYOJIN AHN, DONGCHEUL JANG
  • Publication number: 20240078018
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a storage device which includes a storage controller and a non-volatile memory device. The method includes providing a first request indicating a word line sequential read operation of a target memory block of the non-volatile memory device, providing first word line read data corresponding to memory cells of a first word line of the target memory block based on the first request, providing second word line read data corresponding to memory cells of a second word line of the target memory block based on the first request, the second word line being adjacent to the first word line, calculating a first word line gap value based on the first word line read data and the second word line read data, and performing a first reliability operation of the target memory block based on the first word line gap value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jinyoung Lee, Woohyun Kang, Youngjoo Seo, Hyunkyo Oh, Heewon Lee, Donghoo Lim, Jin Gu Jeong
  • Publication number: 20240046993
    Abstract: A method of operating a non-volatile memory device, which is configured to communicate with a storage controller includes: receiving a first request indicating a read reclaim determination and including environment information from the storage controller, performing a first on-chip read operation for generating first distribution information based on the first request, determining whether a read reclaim is required based on the first distribution information, and providing the storage controller with a determination result having a first bit value in response to determining that the read reclaim is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: WOOHYUN KANG, JIN-YOUNG KIM, HYUNA KIM, SE HWAN PARK, YOUNGDEOK SEO, HYUNKYO OH, HEEWON LEE, DONGHOO LIM
  • Patent number: 11862261
    Abstract: In a method of writing data in a nonvolatile memory device, a write command, a write address and write data to be programmed are received. Offset information representing a verification level is received. The offset information is provided when the write data corresponds to a distribution deterioration pattern by checking an input/output (I/O) pattern of the write data. When the offset information is received, the write data is programmed based on the offset information such that at least one state among a plurality of states included in a distribution of threshold voltages of memory cells in which the write data is stored is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwangwoo Lee, Chanha Kim, Heewon Lee
  • Patent number: 11822800
    Abstract: Provided are a storage system including a host and a storage device, and an operation method of the storage system. The storage device includes a memory controller and a memory device, where an operation method of the memory controller includes receiving from the host a first mode change request for a folder, which is a unit for managing at least one file, and a logical address of the at least one file, and in response to the first mode change request, rewriting to the memory device first data corresponding to the logical address in a second operating mode, and invalidating first data which is existing data already written to correspond to the logical address and the first data in a first operating mode, wherein the first mode change request sets a data operation speed to a high-speed mode for the at least one file included in the folder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunkyo Oh, Sanghyun Choi, Heewon Lee
  • Patent number: 11817170
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a storage controller which communicates with a non-volatile memory device. The method includes outputting a first command including a request for on-chip valley search (OVS) count data of a memory region of the non-volatile memory device to the non-volatile memory device, wherein the OVS count data include a first count value of a first read voltage and a second count value of a second read voltage, receiving the OVS count data from the non-volatile memory device, determining a first error count value for the first read voltage and a second error count value for the second read voltage, based on the OVS count data, and determining a subsequent operation, based on the first and second error count values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woohyun Kang, Youngdeok Seo, Hyuna Kim, Hyunkyo Oh, Heewon Lee, Donghoo Lim
  • Patent number: 11715516
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device including: a memory cell array, the memory cell array including a plurality of cell strings, at least one of the cell strings including a plurality of memory cells stacked in a direction perpendicular to a surface of a substrate, at least one of the memory cells is a multi-level cell storing at least three bits; and a control logic circuit configured to control a page buffer to read a fast read page of the memory cells with one read voltage and at least two normal read pages of the memory cells with the same number of read voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunjung Lee, Chanha Kim, Kangho Roh, Heewon Lee
  • Publication number: 20230103694
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a storage controller which communicates with a non-volatile memory device. The method includes outputting a first command including a request for on-chip valley search (OVS) count data of a memory region of the non-volatile memory device to the non-volatile memory device, wherein the OVS count data include a first count value of a first read voltage and a second count value of a second read voltage, receiving the OVS count data from the non-volatile memory device, determining a first error count value for the first read voltage and a second error count value for the second read voltage, based on the OVS count data, and determining a subsequent operation, based on the first and second error count values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Woohyun KANG, Youngdeok SEO, Hyuna KIM, Hyunkyo OH, Heewon LEE, Donghoo LIM
  • Publication number: 20230054286
    Abstract: Provided are a storage system including a host and a storage device, and an operation method of the storage system. The storage device includes a memory controller and a memory device, where an operation method of the memory controller includes receiving from the host a first mode change request for a folder, which is a unit for managing at least one file, and a logical address of the at least one file, and in response to the first mode change request, rewriting to the memory device first data corresponding to the logical address in a second operating mode, and invalidating first data which is existing data already written to correspond to the logical address and the first data in a first operating mode, wherein the first mode change request sets a data operation speed to a high-speed mode for the at least one file included in the folder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hyunkyo OH, Sanghyun CHOI, Heewon LEE
  • Patent number: 11409441
    Abstract: An operation method of a storage controller which includes a nonvolatile memory device, the method including: collecting a first parameter indicating a degradation factor of a first memory area of the nonvolatile memory device and a second parameter indicating a degree of degradation occurring at the first memory area, in an initial driving period; selecting a first function model of a plurality of function models based on the first parameter and the second parameter and predicting a first error tendency of the first memory area based on the first function model; determining a first reliability interval based on the first error tendency; and performing a first reliability operation on the first memory area of the nonvolatile memory device based on the first reliability interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeonji Kim, Youngdeok Seo, Chanha Kim, Kangho Roh, Hyunkyo Oh, Heewon Lee
  • Patent number: 11393551
    Abstract: A memory device may determine cell count information from a threshold voltage distribution of memory cells and may determine a detection case based on cell count information when correction of an error in read data, received from the memory device performing a read operation, fails. The memory controller may control the memory device to perform a read operation using a development time determined in consideration of an offset voltage of a read voltage corresponding to the detection case. When correction of the error in the read data fails again, the memory controller may control the memory device to perform a read operation using a corrected read voltage generated using a dynamic offset voltage obtained by inputting the cell count information to a machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngdeok Seo, Woohyun Kang, Jinyoung Kim, Kangho Roh, Sehwan Park, Ilhan Park, Heetai Oh, Heewon Lee, Silwan Chang, Sanghyun Choi