Patents by Inventor Joo Sun Choi

Joo Sun Choi 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: 11940837
    Abstract: A display that includes a display panel and a window laminated with the display panel is presented. The display panel may include: a main panel region including a first side extending in a first direction and a second side extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; a first sub-panel region that is in contact with the first side and is bent; and a second sub-panel region that is in contact with the second side and is bent. A panel corner part of the main panel region adjacent to the first sub-panel region and the second sub-panel region is rounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Hwan Cho, Jong Hyun Choi, Ju Chan Park, Joo Sun Yoon, Jong Hyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 10067681
    Abstract: A memory chip, a memory system, and a method of accessing the memory chip. The memory chip includes a substrate, a first storage unit, and a second storage unit. The first storage unit includes a plurality of first memory cells may have a first storage capacity of 2n. The plurality of first memory cells may be configured to activate in response to a first selection signal. The second storage unit includes a plurality of second memory cells and may have a second storage capacity of 2n+1. The plurality of second memory cells may be configured to activate in response to a second selection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul-sung Park, Joo-sun Choi
  • Patent number: 9830083
    Abstract: A memory chip, a memory system, and a method of accessing the memory chip. The memory chip includes a substrate, a first storage unit, and a second storage unit. The first storage unit includes a plurality of first memory cells may have a first storage capacity of 2n. The plurality of first memory cells may be configured to activate in response to a first selection signal. The second storage unit includes a plurality of second memory cells and may have a second storage capacity of 2n+1. The plurality of second memory cells may be configured to activate in response to a second selection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul-sung Park, Joo-sun Choi
  • Publication number: 20160011781
    Abstract: A memory chip, a memory system, and a method of accessing the memory chip. The memory chip includes a substrate, a first storage unit, and a second storage unit. The first storage unit includes a plurality of first memory cells may have a first storage capacity of 2n. The plurality of first memory cells may be configured to activate in response to a first selection signal. The second storage unit includes a plurality of second memory cells and may have a second storage capacity of 2n+1. The plurality of second memory cells may be configured to activate in response to a second selection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Chul-sung Park, Joo-sun Choi
  • Patent number: 9147461
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a refresh control circuit. The refresh circuit is configured to: perform a second burst refresh operation on the memory cell rows after the memory cell rows exit from a self refresh operation, and not perform the second burst refresh operation on the memory cell rows after the memory cell rows exit from a self refresh operation. Whether the refresh control circuit performs or does not perform the second burst refresh operation is based on a comparison between an entering time for the self refresh operation of the memory cell rows and a reference time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Youn Youn, So-Young Kim, Kwang-Sook Noh, Sang-Jae Rhee, Hyun-Chul Yoon, Yoon-Jae Lee, Jung-Bae Lee, Joo-Sun Choi
  • Patent number: 9058897
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a cell array including a plurality of regions accessed by first addresses, where the plurality of regions including at least two groups of regions having respectively different memory characteristics. The device further includes a nonvolatile array for nonvolatile storage of group information indicative of which of the least two groups each of the plurality of regions belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hak-Soo Yu, Joo-Sun Choi, Hong-Sun Hwan
  • Patent number: 9042194
    Abstract: A refresh method for a volatile memory device includes refreshing memory cells of a first set of rows of an array at a first refresh rate having a first refresh period, the first refresh rate being a lower rate having a longer refresh period than a second refresh rate having a second refresh period, wherein each memory cell in the first set of rows of the array has a retention time longer than the first refresh period; and refreshing memory cells of a second set of rows of the array at a third refresh rate having a third refresh period, the third refresh rate being a higher rate having a shorter refresh period than the second refresh rate having the second refresh period, wherein at least one memory cell of each row of the second set of rows has a retention time longer than the third refresh period and shorter than the first refresh period. The second refresh period corresponds to a refresh period defined in a standard for the volatile memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul-Woo Park, Joo-Sun Choi, Hong-Sun Hwang
  • Patent number: 9036439
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device having improved refresh characteristics includes a memory array including a plurality of memory cells; a test unit configured to test refresh characteristics of the memory array and generate a first fail address signal; a storage unit configured to store the first fail address signal; and a refresh unit configured to perform a refresh operation on the memory array, wherein the refresh unit is configured to receive the first fail address signal from the storage unit, perform the refresh operation on a first memory cell that does not correspond to the first fail address signal according to a first period, and perform the refresh operation on a second memory cell that corresponds to the first fail address signal according to a second period that is shorter than the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-sik Kim, Cheol Kim, Sang-ho Shin, Jung-bae Lee, Chan-yong Lee, Sung-min Yim, Tae-seong Jang, Joo-sun Choi
  • Patent number: 8935467
    Abstract: A memory system that includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, and a first storage unit configured to store information about a weak cell from among the plurality of memory cells. The memory controller is configured to transmit an operation command signal to the memory device, and control an operation of the memory device by using the information about the weak cell provided from the first storage unit. If the operation command signal is related to an operation to be performed using a first of the memory cells and the first memory cell is the weak cell, the memory device is configured to transmit the information about the weak cell to the memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hak Soo Yu, Joo Sun Choi, Hong Sun Hwang
  • Patent number: 8934311
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first memory region including a plurality of memory cells; a test unit configured to test the first memory region, and detect a weak bit from among the plurality of memory cells; and a second memory region configured to store a weak bit address (WBA) of the first memory region, and data intended to be stored in the weak bit, wherein the first memory region and the second memory region include different types of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hak-soo Yu, Uk-song Kang, Chul-woo Park, Joo-sun Choi, Hong-Sun Hwang
  • Patent number: 8885380
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is disclosed. The semiconductor package includes a package interface, a stack of semiconductor chips, a plurality of stacks of through substrate vias, and an interface circuit. The package interface includes at least a first pair of terminals. Each stack of through substrate vias includes plural through substrate vias of respective ones of the semiconductor chips, each through substrate via electrically connected to a through substrate via of an immediately adjacent semiconductor chip. The interface circuit includes an input connected to the first pair of terminals to receive a differential signal providing first information, and includes an output to provide an output signal including the first information in a single-ended signal format to at least one of the plurality of stacks of through substrate vias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Uk-song Kang, Young-hyun Jun, Joo-sun Choi
  • Patent number: 8873324
    Abstract: A refresh address is generated with a refresh period for refreshing a memory device with refresh leveraging. A respective refresh is performed on a weak cell having a first address when the refresh address is a second address instead of on a first strong cell having the second address. A respective refresh is performed on one of the first strong cell or a second strong cell having a third address when the refresh address is the third address. Address information is stored for only one of the first, second, and third addresses such that memory capacity may be reduced. In alternative aspects, a respective refresh is performed on one of a weak cell, a first strong cell, or a second strong cell depending on a flag when the refresh address is any of at least one predetermined address to result in refresh leveraging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-Woo Park, Joo-Sun Choi, Hong-Sun Hwang
  • Patent number: 8817549
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory regions formed on one chip, each of the memory regions having a plurality of volatile memory cells that are formed with a density or capacity of 2^K bits, where K is an integer greater than or equal to 0, and a plurality of input/output (I/O) terminals for inputting and outputting data of the volatile memory cells, and at least one peripheral region that controls a write operation for writing data into the memory regions and a read operation for reading data from the memory regions based on a command and an address input from outside. Thus, a total or entire density of the memory regions corresponds to a non-standard (or ‘interim’) density so that the semiconductor memory device may have an interim density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choong-Sun Shin, Joo-Sun Choi
  • Patent number: 8769356
    Abstract: A memory device comprises a memory cell array and a bad page map. The memory cell array comprises a plurality of memory cells arranged in pages and columns, wherein the memory cell array is divided into a first memory block and a second memory block each corresponding to an array of the memory cells. The bad page map stores bad page location information indicating whether each of the pages of the first memory block is good or bad. A fail page address of the first memory block is replaced by a pass page address of the second memory block according to the bad page location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hak-Soo Yu, Chul-Woo Park, Uk-Song Kang, Joo-Sun Choi, Hong-Sun Hwang, Jong-Pil Son
  • Publication number: 20140112086
    Abstract: A refresh method for a volatile memory device includes refreshing memory cells of a first set of rows of an array at a first refresh rate having a first refresh period, the first refresh rate being a lower rate having a longer refresh period than a second refresh rate having a second refresh period, wherein each memory cell in the first set of rows of the array has a retention time longer than the first refresh period; and refreshing memory cells of a second set of rows of the array at a third refresh rate having a third refresh period, the third refresh rate being a higher rate having a shorter refresh period than the second refresh rate having the second refresh period, wherein at least one memory cell of each row of the second set of rows has a retention time longer than the third refresh period and shorter than the first refresh period. The second refresh period corresponds to a refresh period defined in a standard for the volatile memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-Woo PARK, Joo-Sun CHOI, Hong-Sun HWANG
  • Publication number: 20140019833
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory controller and a memory device. The memory device exchanges data through a first channel with the memory controller, exchanges a first cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code associated with the data through a second channel with the memory controller, and receives a command/address packet including a second CRC code associated with a command/address from the memory controller through a third channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Seung-Jun Bae, Kwang-II Park, Young-Soo Sohn, Young-Hyun Jun, Joo-Sun Choi, Tae-Young Oh
  • Patent number: 8588017
    Abstract: A memory module can include a plurality of dynamic memory devices that each can include a dynamic memory cell array with respective regions therein, where the plurality of dynamic memory devices can be configured to operate the respective regions responsive to a command. A DRAM management unit can be on the module and coupled to the plurality of dynamic memory devices, and can include a memory device operational parameter storage circuit that is configured to store memory device operational parameters for the respective regions to affect operation of the respective regions responsive to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-woo Park, Young-hyun Jun, Joo-sun Choi, Hong-sun Hwang
  • Publication number: 20130170274
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a cell array including a plurality of regions accessed by first addresses, where the plurality of regions including at least two groups of regions having respectively different memory characteristics. The device further includes a nonvolatile array for nonvolatile storage of group information indicative of which of the least two groups each of the plurality of regions belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: HAK-SOO YU, JOO-SUN CHOI, HONG-SUN HWAN
  • Publication number: 20130058145
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first memory region including a plurality of memory cells; a test unit configured to test the first memory region, and detect a weak bit from among the plurality of memory cells; and a second memory region configured to store a weak bit address (WBA) of the first memory region, and data intended to be stored in the weak bit, wherein the first memory region and the second memory region include different types of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hak-soo YU, Uk-song KANG, Chul-woo PARK, Joo-sun CHOI, Hong-Sun HWANG
  • Publication number: 20130055048
    Abstract: A memory device comprises a memory cell array and a bad page map. The memory cell array comprises a plurality of memory cells arranged in pages and columns, wherein the memory cell array is divided into a first memory block and a second memory block each corresponding to an array of the memory cells. The bad page map stores bad page location information indicating whether each of the pages of the first memory block is good or bad. A fail page address of the first memory block is replaced by a pass page address of the second memory block according to the bad page location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HAK-SOO YU, CHUL-WOO PARK, UK-SONG KANG, JOO-SUN CHOI, HONG-SUN HWANG, JONG-PIL SON