Patents by Inventor Jae-Youn Youn

Jae-Youn Youn 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: 11114139
    Abstract: A stacked memory device includes: a logic semiconductor die; a plurality of memory semiconductor dies stacked with the logic semiconductor die, wherein each of the memory semiconductor dies includes a memory integrated circuit and one or more of the memory semiconductor dies is a calculation semiconductor die including a calculation unit; and through-silicon vias electrically connecting the logic semiconductor die and the plurality of memory semiconductor dies, wherein each of the calculation units is configured to perform calculations based on broadcast data and internal data and to generate calculation result data, wherein the broadcast data is commonly provided to the calculation semiconductor dies through the through-silicon vias, and the internal data is respectively read from the memory integrated circuits of the calculation semiconductor dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Sung Shin, Ik-Joon Choi, So-Young Kim, Tae-Kyu Byun, Jae-Youn Youn
  • Publication number: 20210166740
    Abstract: A stacked memory device includes: a logic semiconductor die; a plurality of memory semiconductor dies stacked with the logic semiconductor die, wherein each of the memory semiconductor dies includes a memory integrated circuit and one or more of the memory semiconductor dies is a calculation semiconductor die including a calculation unit; and through-silicon vias electrically connecting the logic semiconductor die and the plurality of memory semiconductor dies, wherein each of the calculation units is configured to perform calculations based on broadcast data and internal data and to generate calculation result data, wherein the broadcast data is commonly provided to the calculation semiconductor dies through the through-silicon vias, and the internal data is respectively read from the memory integrated circuits of the calculation semiconductor dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun-Sung SHIN, Ik-Joon CHOI, So-Young KIM, Tae-Kyu BYUN, Jae-Youn YOUN
  • Patent number: 10923165
    Abstract: A stacked memory device includes: a logic semiconductor die; a plurality of memory semiconductor dies stacked with the logic semiconductor die, wherein each of the memory semiconductor dies includes a memory integrated circuit and one or more of the memory semiconductor dies is a calculation semiconductor die including a calculation unit; and through-silicon vias electrically connecting the logic semiconductor die and the plurality of memory semiconductor dies, wherein each of the calculation units is configured to perform calculations based on broadcast data and internal data and to generate calculation result data, wherein the broadcast data is commonly provided to the calculation semiconductor dies through the through-silicon vias, and the internal data is respectively read from the memory integrated circuits of the calculation semiconductor dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Sung Shin, Ik-Joon Choi, So-Young Kim, Tae-Kyu Byun, Jae-Youn Youn
  • Patent number: 10684793
    Abstract: A memory controller includes a controller input/output circuit configured to output a first command to read first data, and output a second command to read an error corrected portion of the first data. A memory device includes: an error detector, a data storage circuit and an error correction circuit. The error detector is configured to detect a number of error bits in data read from a memory cell in response to a first command. The data storage circuit is configured to store the read data if the detected number of error bits is greater than or equal to a first threshold value. The error correction circuit is configured to correct the stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoi-ju Chung, Su-a Kim, Mu-jin Seo, Hak-soo Yu, Jae-youn Youn, Hyo-jin Choi
  • Publication number: 20200152244
    Abstract: A stacked memory device includes: a logic semiconductor die; a plurality of memory semiconductor dies stacked with the logic semiconductor die, wherein each of the memory semiconductor dies includes a memory integrated circuit and one or more of the memory semiconductor dies is a calculation semiconductor die including a calculation unit; and through-silicon vias electrically connecting the logic semiconductor die and the plurality of memory semiconductor dies, wherein each of the calculation units is configured to perform calculations based on broadcast data and internal data and to generate calculation result data, wherein the broadcast data is commonly provided to the calculation semiconductor dies through the through-silicon vias, and the internal data is respectively read from the memory integrated circuits of the calculation semiconductor dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Hyun-Sung Shin, Ik-Joon Choi, So-Young Kim, Tae-Kyu Byun, Jae-Youn Youn
  • Patent number: 10553260
    Abstract: A stacked memory device includes; a logic semiconductor die; a plurality of memory semiconductor dies stacked with the logic semiconductor die, wherein each of the memory semiconductor dies includes a memory integrated circuit and one or more of the memory semiconductor dies is a calculation semiconductor die including a calculation unit; and through-silicon vias electrically connecting the logic semiconductor die and the plurality of memory semiconductor dies, wherein each of the calculation units is configured to perform calculations based on broadcast data and internal data and to generate calculation result data, wherein the broadcast data is commonly provided to the calculation semiconductor dies through the through-silicon vias, and the internal data is respectively read from the memory integrated circuits of the calculation semiconductor dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Sung Shin, Ik-Joon Choi, So-Young Kim, Tae-Kyu Byun, Jae-Youn Youn
  • Publication number: 20190096453
    Abstract: A stacked memory device includes; a logic semiconductor die; a plurality of memory semiconductor dies stacked with the logic semiconductor die, wherein each of the memory semiconductor dies includes a memory integrated circuit and one or more of the memory semiconductor dies is a calculation semiconductor die including a calculation unit; and through-silicon vias electrically connecting the logic semiconductor die and the plurality of memory semiconductor dies, wherein each of the calculation units is configured to perform calculations based on broadcast data and internal data and to generate calculation result data, wherein the broadcast data is commonly provided to the calculation semiconductor dies through the through-silicon vias, and the internal data is respectively read from the memory integrated circuits of the calculation semiconductor dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: HYUN-SUNG SHIN, Ik-Joon Choi, So-Young Kim, Tae-Kyu Byun, Jae-Youn Youn
  • Patent number: 9875155
    Abstract: Provided are a memory device and a memory module, which perform both an ECC operation and a redundancy repair operation. The memory device repairs a single-bit error due to a ‘fail’ cell by using an error correction code (ECC) operation, and also repairs the ‘fail’ cell by using a redundancy repair operation when the ‘fail’ cell is not repairable by the ECC operation. The redundancy repair operation includes a data line repair and a block repair. The ECC operation may change a codeword corresponding to data per one unit of memory cells including the ‘fail’ cell, and may also change the size of parity bits regarding the changed codeword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-soo Sohn, Kwang-il Park, Chul-woo Park, Jong-pil Son, Jae-youn Youn, Hoi-ju Chung
  • Publication number: 20170192721
    Abstract: A memory controller includes a controller input/output circuit configured to output a first command to read first data, and output a second command to read an error corrected portion of the first data. A memory device includes: an error detector, a data storage circuit and an error correction circuit. The error detector is configured to detect a number of error bits in data read from a memory cell in response to a first command. The data storage circuit is configured to store the read data if the detected number of error bits is greater than or equal to a first threshold value. The error correction circuit is configured to correct the stored data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoi-ju CHUNG, Su-a KIM, Mu-jin SEO, Hak-soo YU, Jae-youn YOUN, Hyo-jin CHOI
  • Patent number: 9685218
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array, an intensively accessed row detection circuit, and a refresh control circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cell rows. The intensively accessed row detection circuit generates an intensively accessed row address indicating an intensively accessed memory cell row among the plurality of memory cell rows based on an accumulated access time for each of the plurality of memory cell rows. The refresh control unit preferentially refreshes neighboring memory cell rows adjacent to the intensively accessed memory cell row indicated by the intensively accessed row address when receiving the intensively accessed row address from the intensively accessed row detection unit. The memory device effectively reduces a rate of data loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Soo Sohn, Chul-Woo Park, Si-Hong Kim, Kwang-Il Park, Jae-Youn Youn
  • Patent number: 9632856
    Abstract: A memory controller includes a controller input/output circuit configured to output a first command to read first data, and output a second command to read an error corrected portion of the first data. A memory device includes: an error detector, a data storage circuit and an error correction circuit. The error detector is configured to detect a number of error bits in data read from a memory cell in response to a first command. The data storage circuit is configured to store the read data if the detected number of error bits is greater than or equal to a first threshold value. The error correction circuit is configured to correct the stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoi-ju Chung, Su-a Kim, Mu-jin Seo, Hak-soo Yu, Jae-youn Youn, Hyo-jin Choi
  • Patent number: 9626244
    Abstract: Provided are a memory device and a memory module, which perform both an ECC operation and a redundancy repair operation. The memory device repairs a single-bit error due to a ‘fail’ cell by using an error correction code (ECC) operation, and also repairs the ‘fail’ cell by using a redundancy repair operation when the ‘fail’ cell is not repairable by the ECC operation. The redundancy repair operation includes a data line repair and a block repair. The ECC operation may change a codeword corresponding to data per one unit of memory cells including the ‘fail’ cell, and may also change the size of parity bits regarding the changed codeword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-soo Sohn, Kwang-il Park, Chul-woo Park, Jong-pil Son, Jae-youn Youn, Hoi-ju Chung
  • Publication number: 20170091027
    Abstract: Provided are a memory device and a memory module, which perform both an ECC operation and a redundancy repair operation. The memory device repairs a single-bit error due to a ‘fail’ cell by using an error correction code (ECC) operation, and also repairs the ‘fail’ cell by using a redundancy repair operation when the ‘fail’ cell is not repairable by the ECC operation. The redundancy repair operation includes a data line repair and a block repair. The ECC operation may change a codeword corresponding to data per one unit of memory cells including the ‘fail’ cell, and may also change the size of parity bits regarding the changed codeword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Young-soo Sohn, Kwang-il Park, Chul-woo Park, Jong-pil Son, Jae-youn Youn, Hoi-ju Chung
  • Patent number: 9552867
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a control logic and a memory cell array in which a plurality of memory cells are arranged. The memory cell array includes a plurality of bank arrays, and each of the plurality of bank arrays includes a plurality of sub-arrays. The control logic controls an access to the memory cell array based on a command and an address signal. The control logic dynamically sets a keep-away zone that includes a plurality of memory cell rows which are deactivated based on a first word-line when the first word-line is enabled. The first word-line is coupled to a first memory cell row of a first sub-array of the plurality of sub-arrays. Therefore, increased timing parameters may be compensated, and parallelism may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Soo Sohn, Uk-Song Kang, Kwang-Il Park, Chul-Woo Park, Hak-Soo Yu, Jae-Youn Youn
  • Patent number: 9536586
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array, an intensively accessed row detection circuit, and a refresh control circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cell rows. The intensively accessed row detection circuit generates an intensively accessed row address indicating an intensively accessed memory cell row among the plurality of memory cell rows based on an accumulated access time for each of the plurality of memory cell rows. The refresh control unit preferentially refreshes neighboring memory cell rows adjacent to the intensively accessed memory cell row indicated by the intensively accessed row address when receiving the intensively accessed row address from the intensively accessed row detection unit. The memory device effectively reduces a rate of data loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Soo Sohn, Chul-Woo Park, Si-Hong Kim, Kwang-Il Park, Jae-Youn Youn
  • Publication number: 20160351244
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array, an intensively accessed row detection circuit, and a refresh control circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cell rows. The intensively accessed row detection circuit generates an intensively accessed row address indicating an intensively accessed memory cell row among the plurality of memory cell rows based on an accumulated access time for each of the plurality of memory cell rows. The refresh control unit preferentially refreshes neighboring memory cell rows adjacent to the intensively accessed memory cell row indicated by the intensively accessed row address when receiving the intensively accessed row address from the intensively accessed row detection unit. The memory device effectively reduces a rate of data loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Young-Soo SOHN, Chul-Woo PARK, Si-Hong KIM, KWANG-IL PARK, Jae-Youn YOUN
  • Patent number: 9460816
    Abstract: The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and an error correction code (ECC) circuit. The memory cell array is divided into a first memory region and a second memory region. Each of the first and second memory regions includes a plurality of pages each page including a plurality of memory cells connected to a word line. The ECC circuit corrects single-bit errors of the first memory region using parity bits. The first memory region provides a consecutive address space to an external device by correcting the single-bit errors using the ECC circuit and the second memory region is reserved for repairing at least one of a first failed page of the first memory region or a second failed page of the second memory region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Youn Youn, Chul-Woo Park, Hak-Soo Yu
  • Patent number: 9390778
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, sub word-line drivers and power selection switches. The memory cell array includes memory cell rows coupled to word lines. The sub word line drivers are coupled to the word lines. The power selection switches are coupled to the sub word-line drivers. Each power selection switch controls a deactivation voltage level of a first word-line activated from the word-lines and an off-voltage level of a second word line adjacent to the first word line so that the deactivation voltage level and the off-voltage level have at least one of a ground voltage, a first negative voltage and a second negative voltage. The ground voltage, the first negative voltage and the second negative voltage have different voltage levels from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su-A Kim, Dae-Sun Kim, Dae-Jeong Kim, Sung-Min Ryu, Kwang-Il Park, Chul-Woo Park, Young-Soo Sohn, Jae-Youn Youn
  • Publication number: 20160124784
    Abstract: A memory controller includes a controller input/output circuit configured to output a first command to read first data, and output a second command to read an error corrected portion of the first data. A memory device includes: an error detector, a data storage circuit and an error correction circuit. The error detector is configured to detect a number of error bits in data read from a memory cell in response to a first command. The data storage circuit is configured to store the read data if the detected number of error bits is greater than or equal to a first threshold value. The error correction circuit is configured to correct the stored data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Hoi-ju CHUNG, Su-a KIM, Mu-jin SEO, Hak-soo YU, Jae-youn YOUN, Hyo-jin CHOI
  • Patent number: 9330743
    Abstract: A memory core of a resistive type memory device includes at least a first resistive type memory cell coupled to a bit-line, a first resistance to voltage converter and a bit-line sense amplifier. The first resistance to voltage converter is coupled to the bit-line at a first node. The first resistance to voltage converter converts a resistance of the first resistive type memory cell to a corresponding voltage based on a read column selection signal. The bit-line sense amplifier is coupled to the bit-line at the first node and is coupled to a complementary bit-line at a second node. The bit-line sense amplifier senses and amplifies a voltage difference of the bit-line and the complementary bit-line in response to a sensing control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-Kyung Kim, Kee-Won Kwon, Su-A Kim, Chul-Woo Park, Jae-Youn Youn