Patents by Inventor Hye-Jung KWON

Hye-Jung KWON 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: 20240071475
    Abstract: A memory device may include a first data line driver circuit that generates a first reference voltage set based on a first code and a second code associated with a first data line, and determines bit values of the first input data received through the first data line, based on the first reference voltage set. A second data line driver circuit may similarly generate a second reference voltage set. The reference voltages may have levels based on a decision feedback equalization (DFE) technique to reduce bit errors otherwise caused by inter symbol interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: YOON-JOO EOM, SEUNGJUN BAE, HYE JUNG KWON, YOUNG-JU KIM
  • Patent number: 11862234
    Abstract: A memory device may include a first data line driver circuit that generates a first reference voltage set based on a first code and a second code associated with a first data line, and determines bit values of the first input data received through the first data line, based on the first reference voltage set. A second data line driver circuit may similarly generate a second reference voltage set. The reference voltages may have levels based on a decision feedback equalization (DFE) technique to reduce bit errors otherwise caused by inter symbol interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Joo Eom, Seungjun Bae, Hye Jung Kwon, Young-Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20220093161
    Abstract: A memory device may include a first data line driver circuit that generates a first reference voltage set based on a first code and a second code associated with a first data line, and determines bit values of the first input data received through the first data line, based on the first reference voltage set. A second data line driver circuit may similarly generate a second reference voltage set. The reference voltages may have levels based on a decision feedback equalization (DFE) technique to reduce bit errors otherwise caused by inter symbol interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: YOON-JOO EOM, SEUNGJUN BAE, HYE JUNG KWON, YOUNG-JU KIM
  • Patent number: 11195571
    Abstract: A memory device may include a first data line driver circuit that generates a first reference voltage set based on a first code and a second code associated with a first data line, and determines bit values of the first input data received through the first data line, based on the first reference voltage set. A second data line driver circuit may similarly generate a second reference voltage set. The reference voltages may have levels based on a decision feedback equalization (DFE) technique to reduce bit errors otherwise caused by inter symbol interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Joo Eom, Seungjun Bae, Hye Jung Kwon, Young-Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 11024364
    Abstract: There are provided a sense amplifier for sensing a multilevel cell and a memory device including the same. The sense amplifier is configured to sense the most significant bit (MSB) and the least significant bit (LSB) of 2-bit data a cell voltage stored in a memory cell as the most significant bit (MSB) and the least significant bit (LSB) of 2-bit data. The sense amplifier senses the MSB of the 2-bit data in a state in which a bit line is electrically disconnected from a holding bit line of the sense amplifier and senses the LSB of the 2-bit data in a state in which the cell bit line is electrically connected to the holding bit line. The sense amplifier is configured to equalize a pair of bit lines of the sense amplifier before sensing the MSB and the LSB of the 2-bit data. The sense amplifier is configured to restore to the memory cell the cell voltage corresponding to the sensed MSB and LSB of the 2-bit data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Young-Hun Seo, Dong-Il Lee, Hye-Jung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10969420
    Abstract: A test circuit includes a first logic gate that receives a test signal or a first voltage, a second logic gate that receives the test signal, a third logic gate that receives an output of the first logic gate, an output of the second logic gate, or a second voltage, a fourth logic gate that receives the output of the first logic gate or the output of the second logic gate, and a power circuit that prevents the second and fourth logic gates from being driven by supplying power to the second and fourth logic gates when the first logic gate receives the first voltage and the third logic gate receives the second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Jung Kwon, Seungjun Bae
  • Patent number: 10734043
    Abstract: A memory system includes a logic circuit and a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit. The logic circuit determines a first frequency of a first clock using a first signal and generates a second signal for adjusting the first frequency of the first clock. The PLL circuit receives a second clock, and generates the first clock having the first frequency determined by the logic circuit, using the second clock and the second signal. When a second frequency of the second clock varies, the logic circuit determines the first frequency of the first clock such that the first frequency of the first clock generated by the PLL circuit is uniform, and operates based on the first clock having the first frequency adjusted by the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Ju Kim, Dong-Seok Kang, Hye Jung Kwon, Byungchul Kim, Seungjun Bae
  • Patent number: 10666467
    Abstract: A memory device includes memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells that store data, a first transmitter that transmits the data to an external device through a first data line, and a ZQ controller that performs a ZQ calibration operation to generate a first ZQ code for impedance matching of the first data line. The first transmitter encodes the first ZQ code and the first data based on a first clock and drives the first data line based on the encoded result based on a second clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Jung Kwon, Seungjun Bae, Yongjae Lee, Young-Sik Kim, Young-Ju Kim, Suyeon Doo, Yoon-Joo Eom
  • Patent number: 10649849
    Abstract: A memory device includes an output pin, a mode register, a signal generator configured to generate a detection clock output signal including one of a random data pattern and a hold data pattern in response to first and second control signals from the mode register, and output the detection clock output signal through the output pin. The random data pattern includes pseudo-random data generated by the memory device. The hold data pattern is a fixed pattern pre stored in the memory device. The detection clock output signal is used for a clock and data recovery operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Hun Kim, Su-Yeon Doo, Dong-Seok Kang, Hye-Jung Kwon, Young-Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20200143869
    Abstract: There are provided a sense amplifier for sensing a multilevel cell and a memory device including the same. The sense amplifier is configured to sense the most significant bit (MSB) and the least significant bit (LSB) of 2-bit data a cell voltage stored in a memory cell as the most significant bit (MSB) and the least significant bit (LSB) of 2-bit data. The sense amplifier senses the MSB of the 2-bit data in a state in which a bit line is electrically disconnected from a holding bit line of the sense amplifier and senses the LSB of the 2-bit data in a state in which the cell bit line is electrically connected to the holding bit line. The sense amplifier is configured to equalize a pair of bit lines of the sense amplifier before sensing the MSB and the LSB of the 2-bit data. The sense amplifier is configured to restore to the memory cell the cell voltage corresponding to the sensed MSB and LSB of the 2-bit data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: YOUNG-HUN SEO, Dong-Il Lee, Hye-Jung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10388399
    Abstract: Memory devices and methods of operating the same are provided. The memory device including at least one internal circuit including a memory cell array and a peripheral circuit configured to drive the memory cell array, a monitor logic configured to monitor a current flowing into the at least one internal circuit and output a monitoring result, a detect logic configured to detect whether a leakage current flows in the at least one internal circuit based on the monitoring result, and output detected information regarding the leakage current, and diagnosis logic configured to diagnose an error in the at least one internal circuit based on the detected information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-jung Kwon, Kwang-il Park, Seung-jun Bae, Eun-sung Seo
  • Publication number: 20190180797
    Abstract: A memory system includes a logic circuit and a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit. The logic circuit determines a first frequency of a first clock using a first signal and generates a second signal for adjusting the first frequency of the first clock. The PLL circuit receives a second clock, and generates the first clock having the first frequency determined by the logic circuit, using the second clock and the second signal. When a second frequency of the second clock varies, the logic circuit determines the first frequency of the first clock such that the first frequency of the first clock generated by the PLL circuit is uniform, and operates based on the first clock having the first frequency adjusted by the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: YOUNG-JU KIM, DONG-SEOK KANG, HYE JUNG KWON, BYUNGCHUL KIM, SEUNGJUN BAE
  • Publication number: 20190164594
    Abstract: A memory device may include a first data line driver circuit that generates a first reference voltage set based on a first code and a second code associated with a first data line, and determines bit values of the first input data received through the first data line, based on the first reference voltage set. A second data line driver circuit may similarly generate a second reference voltage set. The reference voltages may have levels based on a decision feedback equalization (DFE) technique to reduce bit errors otherwise caused by inter symbol interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: YOON-JOO EOM, SEUNGJUN BAE, HYE JUNG KWON, YOUNG-JU KIM
  • Patent number: 10305457
    Abstract: A voltage trimming circuit includes a comparator, a code generator, nonvolatile storage device, a switch circuit, and a voltage generator. The comparator compares a reference voltage with a feedback voltage. The code generator generates a plurality of trimming codes for trimming the feedback voltage based on the comparison result of the comparator. If the feedback voltage is less than the reference voltage, the code generator adjusts up codes to increase the feedback voltage, from among the plurality of trimming codes and maintains down codes to decrease the feedback voltage, from among the plurality of trimming codes at an initial value. If the feedback voltage is greater than the reference voltage, the code generator adjusts the down codes and maintains the up codes at an initial value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Jung Kwon, Younghun Seo
  • Publication number: 20190158320
    Abstract: A memory device includes memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells that store data, a first transmitter that transmits the data to an external device through a first data line, and a ZQ controller that performs a ZQ calibration operation to generate a first ZQ code for impedance matching of the first data line. The first transmitter encodes the first ZQ code and the first data based on a first clock and drives the first data line based on the encoded result based on a second clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Hye Jung Kwon, Seungjun Bae, Yongjae Lee, Young-Sik Kim, Young-Ju Kim, Suyeon Doo, Yoon-Joo Eom
  • Publication number: 20190137563
    Abstract: A test circuit includes a first logic gate that receives a test signal or a first voltage, a second logic gate that receives the test signal, a third logic gate that receives an output of the first logic gate, an output of the second logic gate, or a second voltage, a fourth logic gate that receives the output of the first logic gate or the output of the second logic gate, and a power circuit that prevents the second and fourth logic gates from being driven by supplying power to the second and fourth logic gates when the first logic gate receives the first voltage and the third logic gate receives the second voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Jung KWON, Seungjun BAE
  • Publication number: 20190018737
    Abstract: A memory device includes an output pin, a mode register, a signal generator configured to generate a detection clock output signal including one of a random data pattern and a hold data pattern in response to first and second control signals from the mode register, and output the detection clock output signal through the output pin. The random data pattern includes pseudo-random data generated by the memory device. The hold data pattern is a fixed pattern pre stored in the memory device. The detection clock output signal is used for a clock and data recovery operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: YONG-HUN KIM, SU-YEON DOO, DONG-SEOK KANG, HYE-JUNG KWON, YOUNG-JU KIM
  • Publication number: 20180358109
    Abstract: Memory devices and methods of operating the same are provided. The memory device including at least one internal circuit including a memory cell array and a peripheral circuit configured to drive the memory cell array, a monitor logic configured to monitor a current flowing into the at least one internal circuit and output a monitoring result, a detect logic configured to detect whether a leakage current flows in the at least one internal circuit based on the monitoring result, and output detected information regarding the leakage current, and diagnosis logic configured to diagnose an error in the at least one internal circuit based on the detected information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye-jung Kwon, Kwang-il PARK, Seung-jun BAE, Eun-sung SEO
  • Publication number: 20180337663
    Abstract: A voltage trimming circuit includes a comparator, a code generator, nonvolatile storage device, a switch circuit, and a voltage generator. The comparator compares a reference voltage with a feedback voltage. The code generator generates a plurality of trimming codes for trimming the feedback voltage based on the comparison result of the comparator. If the feedback voltage is less than the reference voltage, the code generator adjusts up codes to increase the feedback voltage, from among the plurality of trimming codes and maintains down codes to decrease the feedback voltage, from among the plurality of trimming codes at an initial value. If the feedback voltage is greater than the reference voltage, the code generator adjusts the down codes and maintains the up codes at an initial value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Hye Jung Kwon, Younghun Seo
  • Patent number: D1017611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Jung Lee, Kyung Hyun Ko, Yong Woo Koo, Jun Il Kwon, Pablo Kim, Young-Su Kim, Jun Woo Kim, Hoon Kim, Hye Suk An, Hyun Joo Lee, Ki Ho Lim