Patents by Inventor Hyung Gyun YANG

Hyung Gyun YANG 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: 10339080
    Abstract: A system includes a central processing unit (CPU); main and auxiliary storage devices coupled to a plurality of memory ports; a memory bus suitable for coupling the CPU and the plurality of memory ports; and a memory controller suitable for, when the CPU calls data stored in the auxiliary storage device, controlling the called data to be transferred from the auxiliary storage device to the main storage device and stored in the main storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Gyun Yang, Yong-Ju Kim, Yong-Kee Kwon, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 10140025
    Abstract: A memory system may include a memory device suitable for storing data requested from a host, and a controller suitable for generating information on the data and transmitting/receiving the data and the information to/from the memory device through first and second data buses, respectively, during a first operation mode, or for transmitting/receiving the data to/from the memory device through one of the first and second data buses based on the data size, during a second operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Gyun Yang, Yong-Ju Kim, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20170285942
    Abstract: A memory system may include a memory device suitable for storing data requested from a host, and a controller suitable for generating information on the data and transmitting/receiving the data and the information to/from the memory device through first and second data buses, respectively, during a first operation mode, or for transmitting/receiving the data to/from the memory device through one of the first and second data buses based on the data size, during a second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Hyung-Gyun YANG, Yong-Ju KIM, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20170220497
    Abstract: A system includes a central processing unit (CPU); main and auxiliary storage devices coupled to a plurality of memory ports; a memory bus suitable for coupling the CPU and the plurality of memory ports; and a memory controller suitable for, when the CPU calls data stored in the auxiliary storage device, controlling the called data to be transferred from the auxiliary storage device to the main storage device and stored in the main storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Hyung-Gyun YANG, Yong-Ju KIM, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 9690723
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: a storage unit configured to store program codes provided through control of a processor core; and a control unit configured to perform a control operation on a semiconductor memory device according to the program codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Gyun Yang, Hyung-Dong Lee, Yong-Kee Kwon, Young-Suk Moon, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 9336842
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a first memory die; a second memory die; and a processor configured to provide an external command, an external start address and an external end address which are associated with a read operation, to the first memory die, and provide an external command, an external start address and an external end address, which are associated with a write operation, to the second memory die, in the case where data stored in the first memory die is to be transferred to and stored in the second memory die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young Suk Moon, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Hyung Gyun Yang
  • Patent number: 9304854
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a controller configured to receive a request for a first memory device, determine whether or not a multi-bit error has occurred at a requested address of the first memory device, and process the request on a second memory device instead of the first memory device, when the multi-bit error has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Suk Moon, Hyung-Dong Lee, Yong-Kee Kwon, Hong-Sik Kim, Hyung-Gyun Yang, Joon-Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 9176906
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory unit and a memory controller. The memory unit includes a plurality of memory banks, wherein an information stored in a memory bank is accessed via a word line and a bit line. The memory controller is configured to limit repetitive accessing of a same word line or a same bit line so that the number of consecutive access is less than a predetermined critical value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Kee Kwon, Hyung Dong Lee, Young Suk Moon, Hyung Gyun Yang
  • Patent number: 9122598
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a controller configured to control a first memory device to process a request for the first memory device and a second memory device. The controller receives the request for the first memory device, determines a data damage risk of cells connected to a second signal line adjacent to a first signal line of the first memory device corresponding to a requested address by referring to information indicating a data damage risk, and stores data of the cells connected to the second signal line in the second memory device when determining that there is a data damage risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Suk Moon, Hyung-Dong Lee, Yong-Kee Kwon, Hong-Sik Kim, Hyung-Gyun Yang
  • Patent number: 9098389
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory device includes a plurality of memory dies having different page sizes. The memory controller generates a plurality of chip selection signals for activating the plurality of memory dies based on the reordering number of requests received from a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Kee Kwon, Hyung Dong Lee, Young Suk Moon, Hyung Gyun Yang
  • Patent number: 8996956
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a memory region configured to include a plurality of banks and a redundancy region within each of the banks and an error check and correction (ECC) region configured to detect an address of the memory region at which an error has occurred and correct a defect of the memory region by replacing the address at which the error has occurred with a redundancy line of the redundancy region based on address information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun Yang, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Young Suk Moon
  • Patent number: 8966331
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a test circuit configured to receive a plurality of sequentially-changing test input patterns, compress the received test input patterns at each clock signal, and output the compressed patterns as variable test data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun Yang, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Young Suk Moon
  • Patent number: 8953393
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may test a semiconductor memory device by storing a data sample that is sampled from among data requested to be written into a semiconductor memory device and by comparing the data sample with data read from the semiconductor memory device which corresponds to the data sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hong-Sik Kim, Hyung-Dong Lee, Hyung-Gyun Yang
  • Patent number: 8918685
    Abstract: This technology relates to smoothly performing a test on a memory circuit having a high memory capacity while reducing the size of a test circuit. A test circuit according to the present invention includes a test execution unit configured to perform a test on a target test memory circuit, an internal storage unit configured to store data for the test execution unit, and a conversion setting unit configured to set a part of or the entire storage space of the target test memory circuit as an external storage unit for storing the data for the test execution unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Gyun Yang, Hyung-Dong Lee, Yong-Kee Kwon, Young-Suk Moon, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20140317332
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: a storage unit configured to store program codes provided through control of a processor core; and a control unit configured to perform a control operation on a semiconductor memory device according to the program codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Gyun YANG, Hyung-Dong LEE, Yong-Kee KWON, Young-Suk MOON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 8811101
    Abstract: A system in package (SIP) semiconductor system includes a memory device, a controller, a first input/output terminal, a test control unit, and a second input/output terminal. The controller communicates with the memory device. The first input/output terminal performs communication between the controller and a device external to the SIP semiconductor system. The test control unit controls a predetermined test mode of the memory device. The second input/output terminal performs communication between the test control unit and at least the device external to the SIP semiconductor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun Yang, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Young Suk Moon, Sung Wook Kim, Keun Hyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20140181439
    Abstract: A memory system includes a processor, one or more volatile memory dies stacked with the processor and one or more nonvolatile memory dies stacked with the processor and the volatile memory dies. The processor transfers data stored in the volatile memory die to the nonvolatile memory die in response to a backup signal, and transfers the data stored in the nonvolatile memory die to the volatile memory die in response to a recovery signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Young Suk MOON, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Hyung Gyun Yang
  • Publication number: 20140181449
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory unit and a memory controller. The memory unit includes a plurality of memory banks, wherein an information stored in a memory bank is accessed via a word line and a bit line. The memory controller is configured to limit repetitive accessing of a same word line or a same bit line so that the number of consecutive access is less than a predetermined critical value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Yong Kee KWON, Hyung Dong LEE, Young Suk MOON, Hyung Gyun YANG
  • Publication number: 20140177358
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a first memory die; a second memory die; and a processor configured to provide an external command, an external start address and an external end address which are associated with a read operation, to the first memory die, and provide an external command, an external start address and an external end address, which are associated with a write operation, to the second memory die, in the case where data stored in the first memory die is to be transferred to and stored in the second memory die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Young Suk MOON, Hyung Dong LEE, Yong Kee KWON, Hyung Gyun YANG
  • Publication number: 20140143508
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory device includes a plurality of memory dies having different page sizes. The memory controller generates a plurality of chip selection signals for activating the plurality of memory dies based on the reordering number of requests received from a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Yong Kee KWON, Hyung Dong LEE, Young Suk MOON, Hyung Gyun YANG