Patents by Inventor Heonwook Kim

Heonwook Kim 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: 12131785
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that biases a word line of a block in NAND memory to a first voltage level, biases a source-side select gate and a drain-side select gate of the block to a second voltage level, and issues a discharge erase pulse to bitlines and a source of the block, wherein the discharge erase pulse is issued at a third voltage level, wherein the third voltage level is greater than the first voltage level and the second voltage level, and wherein the third voltage level is less than a fourth voltage level of a standard erase pulse. In one example, the discharge erase pulse injects holes into pillars of the block and bypasses an erase of cells in the pillars of the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Intel NDTM US LLC
    Inventors: Chao Zhang, Krishna Parat, Richard Fastow, Ricardo Basco, Xin Sun, Heonwook Kim, Zhan Liu
  • Publication number: 20220293189
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that biases a word line of a block in NAND memory to a first voltage level, biases a source-side select gate and a drain-side select gate of the block to a second voltage level, and issues a discharge erase pulse to bitlines and a source of the block, wherein the discharge erase pulse is issued at a third voltage level, wherein the third voltage level is greater than the first voltage level and the second voltage level, and wherein the third voltage level is less than a fourth voltage level of a standard erase pulse. In one example, the discharge erase pulse injects holes into pillars of the block and bypasses an erase of cells in the pillars of the block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Chao Zhang, Krishna Parat, Richard Fastow, Ricardo Basco, Xin Sun, Heonwook Kim, Zhan Liu
  • Patent number: 11163480
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards techniques and configurations for a memory apparatus configured with an erase command comprising a sequence of segments. In one embodiment, the memory apparatus is configured to generate an erase command in response to a request provided by a host to erase at least a portion of data stored in a memory device. The erase command comprises a sequence of erase segments that provide an erase voltage for erasing the portion of data stored in the memory apparatus. The memory apparatus is configured to grant access to the memory apparatus for servicing the memory access requests initiated by the host, during a time period between at least two adjacent erase segments in the sequence. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aliasgar S. Madraswala, Kristopher H. Gaewsky, Siddhanth Munukutla, Tanya Wanchoo, Heonwook Kim
  • Publication number: 20210240380
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards techniques and configurations for a memory apparatus configured with an erase command comprising a sequence of segments. In one embodiment, the memory apparatus is configured to generate an erase command in response to a request provided by a host to erase at least a portion of data stored in a memory device. The erase command comprises a sequence of erase segments that provide an erase voltage for erasing the portion of data stored in the memory apparatus. The memory apparatus is configured to grant access to the memory apparatus for servicing the memory access requests initiated by the host, during a time period between at least two adjacent erase segments in the sequence. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Aliasgar S. Madraswala, Kristopher H. Gaewsky, Siddhanth Munukutla, Tanya Wanchoo, Heonwook Kim
  • Patent number: 10622083
    Abstract: In connection with data pin timing calibration with a strobe signal, examples provide for determination of pass/fail status of a pin from multiple pass/fail results in a single operation. Determination of pass/fail results for multiple pins based on multiple applied trim offsets can be made in parallel. Accordingly, a time to determine pass/fail results from multiple trim values for a pin can be reduced, which can enable faster power-up of NAND flash devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Varsha Regulapati, Heonwook Kim, Aliasgar S. Madraswala, Naga Kiranmayee Upadhyayula, Purval S. Sule, Jong Tai Park, Sriram Balasubrahmanyam, Manjiri M. Katmore
  • Publication number: 20190252033
    Abstract: In connection with data pin timing calibration with a strobe signal, examples provide for determination of pass/fail status of a pin from multiple pass/fail results in a single operation. Determination of pass/fail results for multiple pins based on multiple applied trim offsets can be made in parallel. Accordingly, a time to determine pass/fail results from multiple trim values for a pin can be reduced, which can enable faster power-up of NAND flash devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Varsha REGULAPATI, Heonwook KIM, Aliasgar S. MADRASWALA, Naga Kiranmayee UPADHYAYULA, Purval S. SULE, Jong Tai PARK, Sriram BALASUBRAHMANYAM, Manjiri M. KATMORE