Patents by Inventor Kab Yong Kim

Kab Yong Kim 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: 9076549
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a normal memory cell block including a first plurality of memory cells; a redundancy memory cell block including a second plurality of memory cells and configured for use in replacing memory cells of the normal memory cell block; a weak cell information storage configured to store information regarding weak memory cells in the normal and redundancy memory cell blocks; and a refresh control circuit configured to control a refresh rate of memory cells in the normal and redundancy memory cell blocks based on the information regarding weak memory cells in the weak cell information storage. The weak memory cells in the normal and redundancy memory cell blocks are refreshed at least once more than other memory cells in the normal and redundancy memory cell blocks during a refresh cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Jeong Kim, Kab Yong Kim, Kwang Woo Lee, Heon Lee, In Ho Cho
  • Publication number: 20140269123
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a normal memory cell block including a first plurality of memory cells; a redundancy memory cell block including a second plurality of memory cells and configured for use in replacing memory cells of the normal memory cell block; a weak cell information storage configured to store information regarding weak memory cells in the normal and redundancy memory cell blocks; and a refresh control circuit configured to control a refresh rate of memory cells in the normal and redundancy memory cell blocks based on the information regarding weak memory cells in the weak cell information storage. The weak memory cells in the normal and redundancy memory cell blocks are refreshed at least once more than other memory cells in the normal and redundancy memory cell blocks during a refresh cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Jeong KIM, Kab Yong KIM, Kwang Woo LEE, Heon LEE, In Ho CHO
  • Patent number: 8786303
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of sensor pads configured to receive a probe signal from a testing apparatus, and a plurality of normal pads configured to receive a driving signal to drive the semiconductor device. In the plurality of sensor pads and the plurality of normal pads, a length in a direction corresponding to one of progress directions of a plurality of needles of the testing apparatus is longer than a length in another progress direction of the plurality of needles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kab Yong Kim, Hyun Soon Jang, Yong Hwan Jeong
  • Publication number: 20130235685
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device may include a voltage comparator, a voltage generator, a counter, and a circuit. The voltage comparator may be configured to generate an enabling signal responsive to a comparison indicating that a first voltage is lower than a reference voltage. The voltage generator may be configured to generate oscillation signals and a boost voltage by boosting the first voltage and to feed the boost voltage back as the first voltage in response to the enabling signal. The counter may be configured to count the number of the oscillation signals, and to generate a count output signal having information corresponding to the number of the oscillation signals. The circuit may be configured to output the count output signal as a quality output signal indicating the counted number relative to a target set value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Beom Kim, Kab Yong Kim
  • Publication number: 20110043235
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of sensor pads configured to receive a probe signal from a testing apparatus, and a plurality of normal pads configured to receive a driving signal to drive the semiconductor device. In the plurality of sensor pads and the plurality of normal pads, a length in a direction corresponding to one of progress directions of a plurality of needles of the testing apparatus is longer than a length in another progress direction of the plurality of needles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Kab Yong Kim, Hyun Soon Jang, Yong Hwan Jeong