Patents by Inventor Kin-Ki Kim

Kin-Ki 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).

  • Apparatus and method for using a page buffer of a memory device as a temporary cache
    Patent number: 8880780
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for using a page buffer of a memory device as a temporary cache for data. A memory controller writes data to the page buffer and later reads out the data without programming the data into the memory cells of the memory device. This allows the memory controller to use the page buffer as temporary cache so that the data does not have to occupy space within the memory controller's local data storage elements. Therefore, the memory controller can use the space in its own storage elements for other operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Incorporated
    Inventors: Hong Beom Pyeon, Kin-Ki Kim, HakJune Oh