Patents by Inventor Jin-Yong Seong

Jin-Yong Seong 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: 11237766
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a storage device and a method of operating the storage device. A memory device may include a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit configured to perform an operation on memory cells selected from among the plurality of memory cells, a voltage variation detector configured to generate voltage variation information indicating whether a voltage variation has occurred in a supply voltage during performance of the operation, a power register configured to store the voltage variation information, a status register configured to store status information indicating an operating status of the memory device, and a register output controller configured to update the status information provided from the status register based on the voltage variation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Yong Seong, Kyu Tae Park
  • Patent number: 11194513
    Abstract: A memory device having an improved booting speed includes: a memory cell array, and a control logic configured to set a memory block as one of a special block for storing special information and a user block for storing user data and configured to store data in a memory block in response to commands from a memory controller, wherein the control logic comprises: a control signal generator configured to generate a special information read signal for reading plural pieces of special information stored in at least two special blocks among the plurality of memory blocks, in response to a special information read command provided by the memory controller, a special information merger configured to read the plural pieces of special information in response to the special information read signal, and a special information storage configured to store the read plural pieces of special information as merged special information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Yong Seong
  • Patent number: 11086566
    Abstract: In a storage device having an improved data receiving rate, the storage device includes: a plurality of memory devices each including a plurality of select signal pads; and a memory controller for providing a plurality of select signals representing a selected memory device among the plurality of memory devices through the plurality of select signal pads, wherein some select signals among the plurality of select signals include stack information indicating a number of the plurality of memory devices controlled by the memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Yong Seong, Jun Sang Lee
  • Patent number: 10991437
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: an internal voltage supplier, and a voltage level controller. The internal voltage supplier may supply an internal power supply voltage to be used for the operation of the semiconductor device. The voltage level controller may determine whether a voltage level change condition of the semiconductor device is satisfied and controls the internal voltage supplier to change a voltage level of the internal power supply voltage based on a result of the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Yong Seong
  • Publication number: 20210096773
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a storage device and a method of operating the storage device. A memory device may include a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit configured to perform an operation on memory cells selected from among the plurality of memory cells, a voltage variation detector configured to generate voltage variation information indicating whether a voltage variation has occurred in a supply voltage during performance of the operation, a power register configured to store the voltage variation information, a status register configured to store status information indicating an operating status of the memory device, and a register output controller configured to update the status information provided from the status register based on the voltage variation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Yong SEONG, Kyu Tae PARK
  • Publication number: 20200388339
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: an internal voltage supplier, and a voltage level controller. The internal voltage supplier may supply an internal power supply voltage to be used for the operation of the semiconductor device. The voltage level controller may determine whether a voltage level change condition of the semiconductor device is satisfied and controls the internal voltage supplier to change a voltage level of the internal power supply voltage based on a result of the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Yong SEONG
  • Publication number: 20200174700
    Abstract: A memory device having an improved booting speed includes: a memory cell array, and a control logic configured to set a memory block as one of a special block for storing special information and a user block for storing user data and configured to store data in a memory block in response to commands from a memory controller, wherein the control logic comprises: a control signal generator configured to generate a special information read signal for reading plural pieces of special information stored in at least two special blocks among the plurality of memory blocks, in response to a special information read command provided by the memory controller, a special information merger configured to read the plural pieces of special information in response to the special information read signal, and a special information storage configured to store the read plural pieces of special information as merged special information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Jin Yong SEONG
  • Patent number: 10529397
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a memory chip, a package device having the memory chip, and a method of operating the package device. The memory chip comprising a plurality of memory blocks each including a plurality of memory cells for storing data; a plurality of input/output pads to which a chip address is inputted; and a plurality of peripheral circuits configured to program the chip address to a selected memory block among the memory blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Yong Seong, Ho Jun Kang, Sang Bin Park
  • Publication number: 20190391757
    Abstract: In a storage device having an improved data receiving rate, the storage device includes: a plurality of memory devices each including a plurality of select signal pads; and a memory controller for providing a plurality of select signals representing a selected memory device among the plurality of memory devices through the plurality of select signal pads, wherein some select signals among the plurality of select signals include stack information indicating a number of the plurality of memory devices controlled by the memory controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jin Yong SEONG, Jun Sang LEE
  • Patent number: 10354702
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a status signal generator, an RB output control unit and a control logic. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. The status signal generator outputs an internal status signal indicating whether the memory cell array is performing an internal operation. The RB output control unit outputs a ready/busy signal based on the internal status signal. The control logic controls the RB output control unit to adjust an output current of the RB output control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Yong Seong
  • Patent number: 10283203
    Abstract: Provided herein are a semiconductor memory device and a method of operating the same. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a status signal generator configured to output an internal status signal indicating whether an operation of the memory cell array has been completed or is being performed and a ready/busy line input mode control unit configured to output a ready/busy signal through a ready/busy line based on the internal status signal or to receive an input signal from an external device through the ready/busy line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Yong Seong
  • Publication number: 20190115052
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a memory chip, a package device having the memory chip, and a method of operating the package device. The memory chip comprising a plurality of memory blocks each including a plurality of memory cells for storing data; a plurality of input/output pads to which a chip address is inputted; and a plurality of peripheral circuits configured to program the chip address to a selected memory block among the memory blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jin Yong SEONG, Ho Jun KANG, Sang Bin PARK
  • Patent number: 10054632
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus may include a unit chip and a characteristic measurement circuit configured to include a plurality of unit elements for test and to output electrical characteristic information of the plurality of unit elements for test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Yong Seong
  • Publication number: 20180174629
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a memory system and a method of operating the same. A semiconductor memory device may include a write protect pin mode setting unit configured to set, depending on a parameter value stored therein, a write protect pin of the semiconductor memory device as any one of an input pin and an output pin and a control logic configured to output, when the write protect pin serves as the output pin, internal state information of the semiconductor memory device to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Jin Yong SEONG, Gun Gi SONG, Young Sang AHN, Jae Won CHA
  • Patent number: 10002652
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a memory system and a method of operating the same. A semiconductor memory device may include a write protect pin mode setting unit configured to set, depending on a parameter value stored therein, a write protect pin of the semiconductor memory device as any one of an input pin and an output pin and a control logic configured to output, when the write protect pin serves as the output pin, internal state information of the semiconductor memory device to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Yong Seong, Gun Gi Song, Young Sang Ahn, Jae Won Cha
  • Publication number: 20180108389
    Abstract: Provided herein are a semiconductor memory device and a method for operating the same. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a status signal generator, an RB output control unit and a control logic. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. The status signal generator outputs an internal status signal indicating whether the memory cell array is performing an internal operation. The RB output control unit outputs a ready/busy signal based on the internal status signal. The control logic controls the RB output control unit to adjust an output current of the RB output control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: Jin Yong SEONG
  • Publication number: 20180075910
    Abstract: Provided herein are a semiconductor memory device and a method of operating the same. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a status signal generator configured to output an internal status signal indicating whether an operation of the memory cell array has been completed or is being performed and a ready/busy line input mode control unit configured to output a ready/busy signal through a ready/busy line based on the internal status signal or to receive an input signal from an external device through the ready/busy line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventor: Jin Yong SEONG
  • Publication number: 20170276719
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus may include a unit chip and a characteristic measurement circuit configured to include a plurality of unit elements for test and to output electrical characteristic information of the plurality of unit elements for test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Jin Yong SEONG
  • Patent number: 9305615
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a data output circuit suitable for transferring an output data to an external data line during a data output operation, and a controller suitable for generating control signals for controlling the data output circuit during the data output operation, wherein the data output circuit senses a variation and transfers the output data to the external data line based on the sensing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Yong Seong
  • Patent number: 9230650
    Abstract: A semiconductor device employs a technology for improving data retention characteristics of a cell array storing data regarding conditions for controlling internal operations of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a content addressable memory (CAM) cell array configured to store CAM data regarding conditions for controlling the internal operations, a control logic configured to store the CAM data read out of the CAM cell array, and a microprocessor configured to perform a reprogramming operation on the CAM cell array using the CAM data stored in the control logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Jin Yong Seong