Patents by Inventor Jong Pil Son

Jong Pil Son 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: 20260120788
    Abstract: A memory device comprises a plurality of core dies including a first core die including a first through silicon via (TSV) area having a plurality of TSVs, and a first cell area including a first memory cell array to store received data, a TSV transfer circuit to input and output data to and from the first memory cell array, a first power management circuit including a latch circuit and configured to manage power of the first core die, and a core control circuit configured to control the first core die in accordance with at least one control command. The first power management circuit is configured to receive, from the core control circuit, a first control signal associated with reducing power supplied to the first cell area, and reduce at least a portion of the power supplied to the first cell area based on the first control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Pil SON
  • Patent number: 11157354
    Abstract: A DRAM device includes first terminals, second terminals, third terminals, a control signal generator, a CRC unit, a row decoder, a column decoder, and a memory cell array. The control signal generator generates a control signal. The CRC unit performs a first CRC logical operation on a first data group including qn-bit first data generated by inputting n-bit first data q times, generates a first CRC result signal, performs a second CRC logical operation on a second data group including qn-bit second data by inputting n-bit second q times, generates a second CRC result signal, and generates an error signal based on the first CRC result signal and the second CRC result signal. The error signal is generated based on the second CRC result signal regardless of the first CRC result signal in response to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Pil Son, Sin Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20200356437
    Abstract: A DRAM device includes first terminals, second terminals, third terminals, a control signal generator, a CRC unit, a row decoder, a column decoder, and a memory cell array. The control signal generator generates a control signal. The CRC unit performs a first CRC logical operation on a first data group including qn-bit first data generated by inputting n-bit first data q times, generates a first CRC result signal, performs a second CRC logical operation on a second data group including qn-bit second data by inputting n-bit second q times, generates a second CRC result signal, and generates an error signal based on the first CRC result signal and the second CRC result signal. The error signal is generated based on the second CRC result signal regardless of the first CRC result signal in response to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Pil SON, Sin Ho KIM
  • Patent number: 10769010
    Abstract: A DRAM device includes first terminals, second terminals, third terminals, a control signal generator, a CRC unit, a row decoder, a column decoder, and a memory cell array. The control signal generator generates a control signal. The CRC unit performs a first CRC logical operation on a first data group including qn-bit first data generated by inputting n-bit first data q times, generates a first CRC result signal, performs a second CRC logical operation on a second data group including qn-bit second data by inputting n-bit second q times, generates a second CRC result signal, and generates an error signal based on the first CRC result signal and the second CRC result signal. The error signal is generated based on the second CRC result signal regardless of the first CRC result signal in response to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Pil Son, Sin Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 10704885
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device and a high bandwidth memory device are disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes a plurality of warpage detection sensors at a plurality of different positions, respectively, and electrically connected in series. Each of the plurality of warpage detection sensors is configured to generate a clock signal with a period that is based on a resistance that varies based on a pressure at a corresponding position, and to generate digital data by performing a counting operation in response to the clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Pil Son, Woo Yeong Cho
  • Publication number: 20200132432
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device and a high bandwidth memory device are disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes a plurality of warpage detection sensors at a plurality of different positions, respectively, and electrically connected in series. Each of the plurality of warpage detection sensors is configured to generate a clock signal with a period that is based on a resistance that varies based on a pressure at a corresponding position, and to generate digital data by performing a counting operation in response to the clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Pil SON, Woo Yeong CHO
  • Publication number: 20190332466
    Abstract: A DRAM device includes first terminals, second terminals, third terminals, a control signal generator, a CRC unit, a row decoder, a column decoder, and a memory cell array. The control signal generator generates a control signal. The CRC unit performs a first CRC logical operation on a first data group including qn-bit first data generated by inputting n-bit first data q times, generates a first CRC result signal, performs a second CRC logical operation on a second data group including qn-bit second data by inputting n-bit second q times, generates a second CRC result signal, and generates an error signal based on the first CRC result signal and the second CRC result signal. The error signal is generated based on the second CRC result signal regardless of the first CRC result signal in response to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jong Pil Son, Sin Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20160224243
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells. The memory controller is configured to continuously perform a plurality of write commands on the memory device between an active command and a precharge command. In the memory system, when after a first write operation having a last write command of the plurality of write commands is performed and then the precharge command is issued, the last write command is issued for a second write operation after the precharge command. The first write operation and the second write operation write a same data to memory cells of plurality of memory cells having a same address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: JONG PIL SON, CHUL WOO PARK, HAK SOO YU, HONG SUN HWANG
  • Patent number: 9335951
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells. The memory controller is configured to continuously perform a plurality of write commands on the memory device between an active command and a precharge command. In the memory system, when after a first write operation having a last write command of the plurality of write commands is performed and then the precharge command is issued, the last write command is issued for a second write operation after the precharge command. The first write operation and the second write operation write a same data to memory cells of plurality of memory cells having a same address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Pil Son, Chul Woo Park, Hak Soo Yu, Hong Sun Hwang
  • Patent number: 9305631
    Abstract: Provided is a profiling unit and method for profiling a number of times that an input/output address of a semiconductor device is accessed. The profiling unit includes a hash unit configured to produce at least one hash value by perform a hash operation on the input/output address, and a profiling circuit configured to profile the number of times that the input/output address is accessed by using the at least one hash value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Soo Sohn, Jong Pil Son, Jae Sung Kim, Chul Woo Park
  • Publication number: 20140068203
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells. The memory controller is configured to continuously perform a plurality of write commands on the memory device between an active command and a precharge command. In the memory system, when after a first write operation having a last write command of the plurality of write commands is performed and then the precharge command is issued, the last write command is issued for a second write operation after the precharge command. The first write operation and the second write operation write a same data to memory cells of plurality of memory cells having a same address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: JONG PIL SON, CHUL WOO PARK, HAK SOO YU, HONG SUN HWANG
  • Patent number: 8194484
    Abstract: A bit line pre-charge circuit for a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) uses a charge sharing scheme. The pre-charge circuit includes switching elements disposed between a power voltage node and an output node, capacitors connected between intermediate nodes and ground. The switching elements being operated by successively activated control signals to effectively charge a bit line pair to one half a power voltage using charge sharing between the capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheon An Lee, Seong Jin Jang, Jong Pil Son, Sang Joon Hwang
  • Publication number: 20110002183
    Abstract: A bit line pre-charge circuit for a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) uses a charge sharing scheme. The pre-charge circuit includes switching elements disposed between a power voltage node and an output node, capacitors connected between intermediate nodes and ground. The switching elements being operated by successively activated control signals to effectively charge a bit line pair to one half a power voltage using charge sharing between the capacitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheon An LEE, Seong Jin JANG, Jong Pil SON, Sang Joon HWANG
  • Patent number: 6459642
    Abstract: The invention discloses a semiconductor memory device in which faulty cells causing standby current failure will be replaced with redundancy cells. The semiconductor memory device includes: a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines, a plurality of cells connected between the word lines and bit lines for storing data and a memory cell array of a plurality of cell blocks having a plurality of cell power lines for providing supply voltage to the cells; a plurality of row decoder circuits for decoding external row addresses and generating selection signals for predetermined word lines included in the cell blocks; and a plurality of cell power repairing circuits for selectively blocking between cell power lines providing supply voltage to faulty cells and power source at an occurrence of faulty cells causing standby current failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Beak Hyung Cho, Du Eung Kim, Jong Pil Son