Patents by Inventor Ml-HYANG LEE

Ml-HYANG LEE 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).

  • Memory devices and methods for controlling the same
    Patent number: 10664195
    Abstract: A memory device, as provided herein, may include an invalidation bit circuit and a cell array. In methods for controlling such memory devices, the invalidation bit circuit may receive an invalid control command from a memory controller to update the invalid bit data to one of first and second states different from each other, the invalidation bit circuit may receive a read control command from the memory controller and may provide an invalid signal when the invalid bit data is in the first state, the invalidation bit circuit may transmit a data request when the invalid bit data is in the second state, and the cell array may receive the data request and provide data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Ju Kim, Hyo Bong Son, Ml-Hyang Lee
  • MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190121579
    Abstract: A memory device, as provided herein, may include an invalidation bit circuit and a cell array. In methods for controlling such memory devices, the invalidation bit circuit may receive an invalid control command from a memory controller to update the invalid bit data to one of first and second states different from each other, the invalidation bit circuit may receive a read control command from the memory controller and may provide an invalid signal when the invalid bit data is in the first state, the invalidation bit circuit may transmit a data request when the invalid bit data is in the second state, and the cell array may receive the data request and provide data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: HYE JU KIM, HYO BONG SON, Ml-HYANG LEE