Patents by Inventor Ki-Seok Oh

Ki-Seok Oh 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: 11797203
    Abstract: A method and memory device of controlling a plurality of low power states are provided. The method includes: entering a low power mode state, in which memory cell rows of the memory device are refreshed and power consumption is lower than in a self-refresh mode state, in response to a low power state entry command; and exiting the low power mode state based on a low power mode exit latency time that is set in a mode register of the memory device or at least one of an alarm signal and a low power mode exit command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon-kyu Choi, Ki-seok Oh, Seung-jun Shin, Hye-ran Kim
  • Patent number: 11790963
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a system-on-chip (SoC) including a processor, a near-memory controller controlled by the processor, and a far-memory controller controlled by the processor; a near-memory device including a first memory channel configured to communicate with the near-memory controller and operate in a first mode of a plurality of modes, and a second memory channel configured to communicate with the near-memory controller and operate in a second mode different from the first mode from among the plurality of modes; and a far-memory device configured to communicate with the far-memory controller. The first memory channel is further configured to, based on a command from the near-memory controller, change an operation mode from the first mode to the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki-Seok Oh
  • Publication number: 20230317138
    Abstract: A memory device includes a clock receiver configured to receive, from a memory controller, a write clock that is used to receive write data during a data write operation, a duty monitor configured to generate first monitoring information by monitoring a duty of the write clock, and a duty adjuster configured to adjust the duty of the write clock in response to a duty control signal and output an adjusted write clock. The memory device provides the first monitoring information to the memory controller, and receives the duty control signal, generated using the first monitoring information, from the memory controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: DAE-SIK MOON, GIL-HOON CHA, KI-SEOK OH, CHANG-KYO LEE, YEON-KYU CHOI, JUNG-HWAN CHOI, KYUNG-SOO HA, SEOK-HUN HYUN
  • Patent number: 11749337
    Abstract: A memory device includes a clock receiver configured to receive, from a memory controller, a write clock that is used to receive write data during a data write operation, a duty monitor configured to generate first monitoring information by monitoring a duty of the write clock, and a duty adjuster configured to adjust the duty of the write clock in response to a duty control signal and output an adjusted write clock. The memory device provides the first monitoring information to the memory controller, and receives the duty control signal, generated using the first monitoring information, from the memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-Sik Moon, Gil-Hoon Cha, Ki-Seok Oh, Chang-Kyo Lee, Yeon-Kyu Choi, Jung-Hwan Choi, Kyung-Soo Ha, Seok-Hun Hyun
  • Patent number: 11749338
    Abstract: A memory device includes a clock receiver configured to receive, from a memory controller, a write clock that is used to receive write data during a data write operation, a duty monitor configured to generate first monitoring information by monitoring a duty of the write clock, and a duty adjuster configured to adjust the duty of the write clock in response to a duty control signal and output an adjusted write clock. The memory device provides the first monitoring information to the memory controller, and receives the duty control signal, generated using the first monitoring information, from the memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-Sik Moon, Gil-Hoon Cha, Ki-Seok Oh, Chang-Kyo Lee, Yeon-Kyu Choi, Jung-Hwan Choi, Kyung-Soo Ha, Seok-Hun Hyun
  • Publication number: 20230273668
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory device configured to store process information and to output the process information to the outside; and a host configured to read the process information from the semiconductor memory device, and to select one of a plurality of operation modes depending on the process information so as to be set to an operation mode of the semiconductor memory device. The plurality of operation modes may define one or more of power consumption of the semiconductor memory device or a response characteristic of the semiconductor memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventor: Ki-Seok OH
  • Publication number: 20230274776
    Abstract: A memory device includes a clock receiver configured to receive, from a memory controller, a write clock that is used to receive write data during a data write operation, a duty monitor configured to generate first monitoring information by monitoring a duty of the write clock, and a duty adjuster configured to adjust the duty of the write clock in response to a duty control signal and output an adjusted write clock. The memory device provides the first monitoring information to the memory controller, and receives the duty control signal, generated using the first monitoring information, from the memory controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: DAE-SIK MOON, GIL-HOON CHA, KI-SEOK OH, CHANG-KYO LEE, YEON-KYU CHOI, JUNG-HWAN CHOI, KYUNG-SOO HA, SEOK-HUN HYUN
  • Patent number: 11733890
    Abstract: A method and memory device of controlling a plurality of low power states are provided. The method includes: entering a low power mode state, in which memory cell rows of the memory device are refreshed and power consumption is lower than in a self-refresh mode state, in response to a low power state entry command; and exiting the low power mode state based on a low power mode exit latency time that is set in a mode register of the memory device or at least one of an alarm signal and a low power mode exit command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon-kyu Choi, Ki-seok Oh, Seung-jun Shin, Hye-ran Kim
  • Patent number: 11662799
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory device configured to store process information and to output the process information to the outside; and a host configured to read the process information from the semiconductor memory device, and to select one of a plurality of operation modes depending on the process information so as to be set to an operation mode of the semiconductor memory device. The plurality of operation modes may define one or more of power consumption of the semiconductor memory device or a response characteristic of the semiconductor memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki-Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 11644989
    Abstract: A method and memory device of controlling a plurality of low power states are provided. The method includes: entering a low power mode state, in which memory cell rows of the memory device are refreshed and power consumption is lower than in a self-refresh mode state, in response to a low power state entry command; and exiting the low power mode state based on a low power mode exit latency time that is set in a mode register of the memory device or at least one of an alarm signal and a low power mode exit command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon-kyu Choi, Ki-seok Oh, Seung-jun Shin, Hye-ran Kim
  • Publication number: 20230066632
    Abstract: A memory device includes a driver that drives a data line connected with an external device, an internal ZQ manager that generates an internal ZQ start signal, a selector that selects one of the internal ZQ start signal and a ZQ start command from the external device, based on a ZQ mode, a ZQ calibration engine that generates a ZQ code by performing ZQ calibration in response to a selection result of the selector, and a ZQ code register that loads the ZQ code onto the driver in response to a ZQ calibration command from the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Donghun Lee, Daesik Moon, Young-Soo Sohn, Young-Hoon Son, Ki-Seok Oh, Changkyo Lee, Hyun-Yoon Cho, Kyung-Soo Ha, Seokhun Hyun
  • Publication number: 20230044654
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a system-on-chip (SoC) including a processor, a near-memory controller controlled by the processor, and a far-memory controller controlled by the processor; a near-memory device including a first memory channel configured to communicate with the near-memory controller and operate in a first mode of a plurality of modes, and a second memory channel configured to communicate with the near-memory controller and operate in a second mode different from the first mode from among the plurality of modes; and a far-memory device configured to communicate with the far-memory controller. The first memory channel is further configured to, based on a command from the near-memory controller, change an operation mode from the first mode to the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: KI-SEOK OH
  • Publication number: 20230004313
    Abstract: A method and memory device of controlling a plurality of low power states are provided. The method includes: entering a low power mode state, in which memory cell rows of the memory device are refreshed and power consumption is lower than in a self-refresh mode state, in response to a low power state entry command; and exiting the low power mode state based on a low power mode exit latency time that is set in a mode register of the memory device or at least one of an alarm signal and a low power mode exit command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon-kyu CHOI, Ki-seok Oh, Seung-jun Shin, Hye-ran Kim
  • Publication number: 20220413725
    Abstract: A method and memory device of controlling a plurality of low power states are provided. The method includes: entering a low power mode state, in which memory cell rows of the memory device are refreshed and power consumption is lower than in a self-refresh mode state, in response to a low power state entry command; and exiting the low power mode state based on a low power mode exit latency time that is set in a mode register of the memory device or at least one of an alarm signal and a low power mode exit command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon-kyu CHOI, Ki-seok OH, Seung-jun SHIN, Hye-ran KIM
  • Publication number: 20220383931
    Abstract: A memory device includes a clock receiver configured to receive, from a memory controller, a write clock that is used to receive write data during a data write operation, a duty monitor configured to generate first monitoring information by monitoring a duty of the write clock, and a duty adjuster configured to adjust the duty of the write clock in response to a duty control signal and output an adjusted write clock. The memory device provides the first monitoring information to the memory controller, and receives the duty control signal, generated using the first monitoring information, from the memory controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: DAE-SIK MOON, GIL-HOON CHA, KI-SEOK OH, CHANG-KYO LEE, YEON-KYU CHOI, JUNG-HWAN CHOI, KYUNG-SOO HA, SEOK-HUN HYUN
  • Patent number: 11508420
    Abstract: A memory device includes a driver that drives a data line connected with an external device, an internal ZQ manager that generates an internal ZQ start signal, a selector that selects one of the internal ZQ start signal and a ZQ start command from the external device, based on a ZQ mode, a ZQ calibration engine that generates a ZQ code by performing ZQ calibration in response to a selection result of the selector, and a ZQ code register that loads the ZQ code onto the driver in response to a ZQ calibration command from the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donghun Lee, Daesik Moon, Young-Soo Sohn, Young-Hoon Son, Ki-Seok Oh, Changkyo Lee, Hyun-Yoon Cho, Kyung-Soo Ha, Seokhun Hyun
  • Patent number: 11481149
    Abstract: A memory module including at least one memory and a memory control circuit to control the at least one memory and to generate an internal operation request including an information regarding internal operation time when the memory module need the internal operation time. The memory control circuit is to transfer the internal operation request to an external device, to receive a first command from the external device in response to the internal operation request and including an information of whether the internal operation time is approved, and to perform the internal operation during the internal operation time based on the first command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun-Young Lim, Ki-Seok Oh, Sungyong Seo, Youngjin Cho, Insu Choi
  • Patent number: 11423971
    Abstract: A memory device includes a clock receiver configured to receive, from a memory controller, a write clock that is used to receive write data during a data write operation, a duty monitor configured to generate first monitoring information by monitoring a duty of the write clock, and a duty adjuster configured to adjust the duty of the write clock in response to a duty control signal and output an adjusted write clock. The memory device provides the first monitoring information to the memory controller, and receives the duty control signal, generated using the first monitoring information, from the memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-Sik Moon, Gil-Hoon Cha, Ki-Seok Oh, Chang-Kyo Lee, Yeon-Kyu Choi, Jung-Hwan Choi, Kyung-Soo Ha, Seok-Hun Hyun
  • Patent number: 11393522
    Abstract: A memory device includes a clock receiver configured to receive, from a memory controller, a write clock that is used to receive write data during a data write operation, a duty monitor configured to generate first monitoring information by monitoring a duty of the write clock, and a duty adjuster configured to adjust the duty of the write clock in response to a duty control signal and output an adjusted write clock. The memory device provides the first monitoring information to the memory controller, and receives the duty control signal, generated using the first monitoring information, from the memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-Sik Moon, Gil-Hoon Cha, Ki-Seok Oh, Chang-Kyo Lee, Yeon-Kyu Choi, Jung-Hwan Choi, Kyung-Soo Ha, Seok-Hun Hyun
  • Publication number: 20220122648
    Abstract: A memory device includes a clock receiver configured to receive, from a memory controller, a write clock that is used to receive write data during a data write operation, a duty monitor configured to generate first monitoring information by monitoring a duty of the write clock, and a duty adjuster configured to adjust the duty of the write clock in response to a duty control signal and output an adjusted write clock. The memory device provides the first monitoring information to the memory controller, and receives the duty control signal, generated using the first monitoring information, from the memory controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: DAE-SIK MOON, GIL-HOON CHA, KI-SEOK OH, CHANG-KYO LEE, YEON-KYU CHOI, JUNG-HWAN CHOI, KYUNG-SOO HA, SEOK-HUN HYUN