Patents by Inventor Myeong Cheol SON

Myeong Cheol SON 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: 11875845
    Abstract: There is provided a method for operating a memory device for performing a program operation of programming data in selected memory cells among a plurality of memory cells. The method includes: applying a program voltage to the selected memory cells; verifying program states of memory cells programmed to any one program state among a plurality of program states distinguished based on a plurality of threshold voltages among the selected memory cells; and verifying an erase state of memory cells programmed to an erase state among the selected memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Myeong Cheol Son
  • Publication number: 20220375514
    Abstract: There is provided a method for operating a memory device for performing a program operation of programming data in selected memory cells among a plurality of memory cells. The method includes: applying a program voltage to the selected memory cells; verifying program states of memory cells programmed to any one program state among a plurality of program states distinguished based on a plurality of threshold voltages among the selected memory cells; and verifying an erase state of memory cells programmed to an erase state among the selected memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Myeong Cheol SON
  • Patent number: 9620221
    Abstract: There may be provided a semiconductor memory device and an operating method thereof. A semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array including a plurality of memory strings. The semiconductor memory device may include a peripheral circuit for performing a program operation on the plurality of memory strings, and a control logic for controlling the peripheral circuit to perform the program operation. The control logic may control the peripheral circuit to adjust potential levels of program permission voltages to be applied to the plurality of memory strings according to arrangement positions of the memory strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Myeong Cheol Son
  • Patent number: 9036422
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor memory device and an operating method thereof. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell block including a plurality of memory cells, a voltage providing unit suitable for providing a pass voltage or a read voltage to word lines coupled with the memory cells and a control circuit suitable for controlling the voltage providing unit to adjust a pass voltage applied to the memory cells disposed at one side of a selected memory cell and a pass voltage applied to the memory cells disposed at the other side of the selected memory cell based on an address of a word line of the selected memory cell among the memory cells during a read operation or a verification operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: HK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Myeong Cheol Son
  • Publication number: 20150016189
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor memory device and an operating method thereof. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell block including a plurality of memory cells, a voltage providing unit suitable for providing a pass voltage or a read voltage to word lines coupled with the memory cells and a control circuit suitable for controlling the voltage providing unit to adjust a pass voltage applied to the memory cells disposed at one side of a selected memory cell and a pass voltage applied to the memory cells disposed at the other side of the selected memory cell based on an address of a word line of the selected memory cell among the memory cells during a read operation or a verification operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Myeong Cheol SON