Patents by Inventor Seok Man HONG

Seok Man HONG 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).

  • Publication number: 20210050036
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory includes: a first line; a second line spaced apart from the first line and extending in a first direction; a third line spaced apart from the second line and extending in a second direction; a first memory cell disposed between the first and second lines at an intersection region of the first and second lines, the first memory cell including a first selection element layer, a first electrode, and a first insert electrode interposed between the first selection element layer and the first electrode; and a second memory cell disposed between the second and third lines at an intersection region of the second and third lines, the second memory cell including a second selection element layer, a second electrode, and a second insert electrode interposed between the second selection element layer and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Myoung-Sub KIM, Tae-Hoon KIM, Hye-Jung CHOI, Seok-Man HONG
  • Patent number: 10896702
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory may include: a memory circuit comprising a plurality of memory cells; a read circuit configured to generate a first read data signal by reading data from a read target memory cell according to a first read control signal, the read target memory cell being among the plurality of memory cells; and a control circuit configured to control the read circuit to reread the data from the read target memory cell by generating a second read control signal, the second read control signal being based on a data value of the first read data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seok-Man Hong, Tae-Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20200411061
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory includes: a first line; a second line; a third line; a first memory cell disposed between the first line and the second line at an intersection region of the first line and the second line, the first memory cell including a first selection element layer and a first electrode coupled to the first selection element layer; and a second memory cell disposed between the second line and the third line at an intersection region of the second line and third second line, the second memory cell including a second selection element layer and a second electrode coupled to the second selection element layer. A threshold voltage of the first selection element layer is greater than a threshold voltage of the second selection element layer, and a resistance of the second electrode is greater than a resistance of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Myoung-Sub KIM, Tae-Hoon KIM, Hye-Jung CHOI, Seok-Man HONG
  • Patent number: 10878904
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory includes a write circuit suitable for generating a first write current at a first point of time corresponding to pre-write latency that is shorter than write latency and generating a second write current at a second point of time corresponding to the write latency, based on a write command signal, a write data signal, and a latency information signal, and a memory cell array suitable for storing a data value corresponding to the write data signal based on the first and second write currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seok-Man Hong, Myoung-Sub Kim, Tae-Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 10861503
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory includes: a first line; a second line; a third line; a first memory cell disposed between the first line and the second line at an intersection region of the first line and the second line, the first memory cell including a first selection element layer and a first electrode coupled to the first selection element layer; and a second memory cell disposed between the second line and the third line at an intersection region of the second line and third second line, the second memory cell including a second selection element layer and a second electrode coupled to the second selection element layer. A threshold voltage of the first selection element layer is greater than a threshold voltage of the second selection element layer, and a resistance of the second electrode is greater than a resistance of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Myoung-Sub Kim, Tae-Hoon Kim, Hye-Jung Choi, Seok-Man Hong
  • Publication number: 20200294591
    Abstract: An operating method of an electronic device including a semiconductor memory, the operating method includes selecting one of a plurality of memory cells during a set operation, applying a write current having a slow quenching pattern to the selected memory cell, monitoring a cell current flowing through the selected memory cell, generating a discharge control signal corresponding to a result of the monitoring, and discharging the write current in response to the discharge control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Seok-Man HONG, Tae-Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 10765280
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum cleaner including a flow path to guide air suctioned or discharged and a resonator connected to the flow path. The resonator is configured to change a resonance frequency to be canceled. Therefore, when the noise generated by changing operation modes of the vacuum cleaner is changed, the noise may be cancelled by changing the resonance frequency of the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Wook Kim, Ki Hwan Kwon, Jin Wook Yoon, Dong Woo Ha, Seok Man Hong
  • Patent number: 10716443
    Abstract: The robotic cleaner includes a cleaner body that is movable and a suction unit that is movable relative to the cleaner body in a vertical direction. The suction unit includes an inlet for sucking impurities from the surface to be cleaned, and at least one support unit for spacing the inlet and the surface to be cleaned. With the configuration, the foreign substance suction efficiency from the surface to be cleaned may be improved, and a constant gap between the suction portion and the surface to be cleaned may be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Man Hong, Dong Wook Kim, Sin Ae Kim, Ki Hwan Kwon, Sung Jin Park, Hyo Won Sin, Jin Wook Yoon, Dong Woo Ha
  • Patent number: 10706927
    Abstract: An operating method of an electronic device including a semiconductor memory, the operating method includes selecting one of a plurality of memory cells during a set operation, applying a write current having a slow quenching pattern to the selected memory cell, monitoring a cell current flowing through the selected memory cell, generating a discharge control signal corresponding to a result of the monitoring, and discharging the write current in response to the discharge control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seok-Man Hong, Tae-Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20200139561
    Abstract: A cleaning system is provided. The cleaning system includes a robot cleaner and a station. The robot cleaner includes a pad fixing part on which a cleaning pad is detachably mounted, a lifter to lift a part of the robot cleaner at which the pad fixing part is positioned, and a pad detacher to detach the cleaning pad mounted on the pad fixing part. The station includes a pad storage box in which a cleaning pad that is to be provided to the robot cleaner is stored, a pad coupling part on which a cleaning pad that is to be coupled to the robot cleaner is rested, and a pad supplier to supply the cleaning pad stored in the pad storage box to the pad coupling part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Sin Ae KIM, Byoung In LEE, Dong Woo HA, Seok Man HONG, Dong Jun KIM, Ji Won CHOI
  • Patent number: 10622049
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory includes: a write circuit configured to supply a write pulse to at least one of a plurality of memory cells in a write mode, the write pulse corresponding to write data; and a write pulse conversion circuit configured to change a waveform of the write pulse, the waveform having a falling edge, the write pulse conversion circuit changing the falling edge of the wave form to have two or more slopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seok-Man Hong, Tae-Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20200066315
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory includes a write circuit suitable for generating a first write current at a first point of time corresponding to pre-write latency that is shorter than write latency and generating a second write current at a second point of time corresponding to the write latency, based on a write command signal, a write data signal, and a latency information signal, and a memory cell array suitable for storing a data value corresponding to the write data signal based on the first and second write currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Seok-Man HONG, Myoung-Sub KIM, Tae-Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 10561288
    Abstract: A robot cleaner including: a main body, a driving unit configured to move the main body, and a suction device provided in the main body and configured to suction outside foreign substances, and the suction device may include a first suction member having a suction port provided at a bottom surface of the main body and configured to suction the foreign substances, and at least one second suction member formed to move relative to the first suction member and having a suction port configured to suction the foreign substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Man Hong, Sung Jin Park, Young Jae Park, Jin Wook Yoon, Dong Woo Ha
  • Publication number: 20200027505
    Abstract: A variable resistive memory device includes a memory cell, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The memory cell is connected between a word line and a bit line. The first circuit provides the bit line with a first pulse voltage based on at least one enable signal. The second circuit provides the word line with a second pulse voltage based on the enable signal. The first circuit generates the first pulse voltage increased in steps from an initial voltage level to a target voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Ki Won LEE, Seok Man HONG, Tae Hoon KIM, Hyung Dong LEE
  • Patent number: 10541011
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory includes a memory cell; a first line coupled to a first end of the memory cell; a first coupling circuit to selectively couple a high voltage terminal to the first line in response to a first selection signal; a second line coupled to a second end of the memory cell; a second coupling circuit to selectively couple a first low voltage terminal to the second line in response to a second selection signal; and a first charge storing circuit selectively coupled to the first line in response to an enable signal, the enable signal corresponding to a predetermined operation mode when the memory cell is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seok-Man Hong, Tae-Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20190378549
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory may include: a memory circuit comprising a plurality of memory cells; a read circuit configured to generate a first read data signal by reading data from a read target memory cell according to a first read control signal, the read target memory cell being among the plurality of memory cells; and a control circuit configured to control the read circuit to reread the data from the read target memory cell by generating a second read control signal, the second read control signal being based on a data value of the first read data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Seok-Man HONG, Tae-Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 10431267
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory may include: a memory circuit comprising a plurality of memory cells; a read circuit configured to generate a first read data signal by reading data from a read target memory cell according to a first read control signal, the read target memory cell being among the plurality of memory cells; and a control circuit configured to control the read circuit to reread the data from the read target memory cell by generating a second read control signal, the second read control signal being based on a data value of the first read data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Seok-Man Hong, Tae-Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 10373679
    Abstract: A method for reading data of a memory cell including a resistive memory element having a low resistance state and a high resistance state according to stored data and a selection element may include applying a recovery voltage to both ends of the memory cell, and applying a read voltage to both ends of the memory cell and sensing the data. The recovery voltage may be equal to or more than a second voltage obtained by adding a drift value of the memory cell to a first voltage for turning on the memory cell in a case in which the resistive memory element is in the low resistance state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Woo-Tae Lee, Seok-Man Hong, Myoung-Sub Kim, Tae-Hoon Kim, Hyun-Jeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20190150687
    Abstract: By improving a structure of a discharge flow path of a robot cleaner, it may be possible to minimize a loss of a suction force, thereby reducing a noise without deteriorating cleaning efficiency. The robot cleaner includes a fan motor configured to generate a suction force, a first housing in which the fan motor is accommodated, a second housing in which the first housing is accommodated, and a chamber positioned between the first housing and the second housing, wherein a plurality of slits are formed in the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Hwan KWON, Jin Wook YOON, Dong Wook KIM, Dong Woo HA, Seok Man HONG
  • Patent number: 10283197
    Abstract: A method for reading a data of a memory cell comprising a selection device and a resistive memory device which has a high resistance state or a low resistance state according to a data stored therein includes: applying a first read voltage to the memory cell; applying a second read voltage to the memory cell, the second read voltage having a level lower than a level of the first read voltage; and sensing the data of the memory cell while the second read voltage is applied to the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Myoung-Sub Kim, Seok-Man Hong, Tae-Hoon Kim