Patents by Inventor Seung Jun Shin

Seung Jun Shin 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: 11081152
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory controller and a memory. The memory controller selectively operates in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the memory controller transmits a first command continuously during a plurality of clock cycles. In the second mode, the memory controller to mix a second command with the first command and transmit the mixture of the first command and the second command. The memory changes command latch timing depending on the first or second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Jun Shin, Tae-Young Oh
  • Patent number: 10950704
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate including a cell array region and a staircase region surrounding the cell array region, gate electrodes on the cell array region and the staircase region, and a channel on the cell array region. The gate electrodes are isolated from each other in first and third directions and each extend in a second direction. The channel extends in the first direction through one or more gate electrodes. End portions in the second direction of first gate electrodes of the plurality of gate electrodes define first steps in the second direction and second steps in the third direction on the staircase region of the substrate, the second steps being connected to the first steps, respectively, at same levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Jun Shin, Si-Wan Kim, Bong-Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 10930671
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate having a cell array region and a staircase region. Gate electrodes are spaced apart from each other in first and third directions. A channel extends through the gate electrodes in the first direction on the cell array region. Each of the gate electrodes extends in a second direction. End portions in the second direction of one or more of the gate electrodes form a first stair structure on the staircase region of the substrate. The first stair structure includes first steps, a second step, and a third step sequentially disposed in the third direction. Each of the first steps has a first length, the second step has a second length greater than the first length, and the third step has a third length greater than the second length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Jun Shin, Bong-Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 10930330
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory controller and a memory. The memory controller selectively operates in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the memory controller transmits a first command continuously during a plurality of clock cycles. In the second mode, the memory controller to mix a second command with the first command and transmit the mixture of the first command and the second command. The memory changes command latch timing depending on the first or second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Jun Shin, Tae-Young Oh
  • Publication number: 20200356290
    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: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon-kyu CHOI, Ki-seok OH, Seung-jun SHIN, Hye-ran KIM
  • Publication number: 20200303413
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes gate electrodes stacked along a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of a substrate, the gate electrodes extending to different lengths in a first direction, and each gate electrode including subgate electrodes spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and gate connection portions connecting subgate electrodes of a same gate electrode of the gate electrodes to each other, channels extending through the gate electrodes perpendicularly to the upper surface of the substrate, and dummy channels extending through the gate electrodes perpendicularly to the upper surface of the substrate, the dummy channels including first dummy channels arranged in rows and columns, and second dummy channels arranged between the first dummy channels in a region including the gate connection portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Seung Jun SHIN, Hyun Mog PARK, Joong Shik SHIN
  • Publication number: 20200278790
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory controller and a memory. The memory controller selectively operates in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the memory controller transmits a first command continuously during a plurality of clock cycles. In the second mode, the memory controller to mix a second command with the first command and transmit the mixture of the first command and the second command. The memory changes command latch timing depending on the first or second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Seung-Jun SHIN, Tae-Young OH
  • Patent number: 10754564
    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: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon-kyu Choi, Ki-seok Oh, Seung-jun Shin, Hye-ran Kim
  • Publication number: 20200256464
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle includes a processor configured to identify a location of a speed bump based on collected information about a specified section of a front road and determine whether the vehicle enters a section of the speed bump, and to set an oil pressure of the transmission to a first oil pressure in a normal driving section and set the oil pressure of the transmission to a second oil pressure when the vehicle enters the section of the speed bump, and a controller that controls the oil pressure of the transmission corresponding to a setting of the processor for each driving section of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kwang Hee Park, Sang Jun Park, Seung Jun Shin, Byeong Wook Jeon, Jae Chang Kook
  • Publication number: 20200203495
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate including a cell array region and a staircase region surrounding the cell array region, gate electrodes on the cell array region and the staircase region, and a channel on the cell array region. The gate electrodes are isolated from each other in first and third directions and each extend in a second direction. The channel extends in the first direction through one or more gate electrodes. End portions in the second direction of first gate electrodes of the plurality of gate electrodes define first steps in the second direction and second steps in the third direction on the staircase region of the substrate, the second steps being connected to the first steps, respectively, at same levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Jun SHIN, Si-Wan Kim, Bong-Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 10680007
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes gate electrodes stacked along a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of a substrate, the gate electrodes extending to different lengths in a first direction, and each gate electrode including subgate electrodes spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and gate connection portions connecting subgate electrodes of a same gate electrode of the gate electrodes to each other, channels extending through the gate electrodes perpendicularly to the upper surface of the substrate, and dummy channels extending through the gate electrodes perpendicularly to the upper surface of the substrate, the dummy channels including first dummy channels arranged in rows and columns, and second dummy channels arranged between the first dummy channels in a region including the gate connection portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Jun Shin, Hyun Mog Park, Joong Shik Shin
  • Patent number: 10671319
    Abstract: A memory device includes first and second bank groups, an internal command generator, and an address input/output circuit. Each of the bank groups includes a plurality of banks. The internal command generator generates and outputs internal commands to a first target bank. The internal commands are generated based on a command from a memory controller for controlling a memory operation of the first target bank. The address input/output (I/O) circuit receive a first address corresponding to the command, selects a storage path of the first address based on whether there is a bubble interval in a data burst operation interval corresponding to the first command, controls output of the first address in accordance with a time point at which each of the internal commands is output. The first address is stored in the address I/O circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-jun Shin, Hyong-ryol Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200125257
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory controller and a memory. The memory controller selectively operates in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the memory controller transmits a first command continuously during a plurality of clock cycles. In the second mode, the memory controller to mix a second command with the first command and transmit the mixture of the first command and the second command. The memory changes command latch timing depending on the first or second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Seung-Jun SHIN, Tae-Young OH
  • Publication number: 20200119043
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate having a cell array region and a staircase region. Gate electrodes are spaced apart from each other in first and third directions. A channel extends through the gate electrodes in the first direction on the cell array region. Each of the gate electrodes extends in a second direction. End portions in the second direction of one or more of the gate electrodes form a first stair structure on the staircase region of the substrate. The first stair structure includes first steps, a second step, and a third step sequentially disposed in the third direction. Each of the first steps has a first length, the second step has a second length greater than the first length, and the third step has a third length greater than the second length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: SEUNG-JUN SHIN, BONG-HYUN CHOI
  • Patent number: 10579263
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory controller and a memory. The memory controller selectively operates in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the memory controller transmits a first command continuously during a plurality of clock cycles. In the second mode, the memory controller to mix a second command with the first command and transmit the mixture of the first command and the second command. The memory changes command latch timing depending on the first or second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Jun Shin, Tae-Young Oh
  • Patent number: 10497422
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array, a refresh controller, and control logic. The memory cell array includes a plurality of rows. The refresh controller performs a refresh operation on the plurality of rows. The control logic controls a care operation on a first adjacent region that is most adjacent to a first row based on a number of times the plurality of rows are accessed during a first period. The control logic also controls a care operation on a second adjacent region that is second adjacent to a second row based on a number of times the plurality of rows are accessed during a second period. The first and second periods are different periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-jun Lee, Seung-jun Shin, Hoon Sin, Ik-joon Choi, Ju-seong Hwang
  • Publication number: 20190138245
    Abstract: A memory device includes first and second bank groups, an internal command generator, and an address input/output circuit. Each of the bank groups includes a plurality of banks. The internal command generator generates and outputs internal commands to a first target bank. The internal commands are generated based on a command from a memory controller for controlling a memory operation of the first target bank. The address input/output (I/O) circuit receive a first address corresponding to the command, selects a storage path of the first address based on whether there is a bubble interval in a data burst operation interval corresponding to the first command, controls output of the first address in accordance with a time point at which each of the internal commands is output. The first address is stored in the address I/O circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Seung-jun SHIN, Hyong-ryol HWANG
  • Publication number: 20190065050
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory controller and a memory. The memory controller selectively operates in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the memory controller transmits a first command continuously during a plurality of clock cycles. In the second mode, the memory controller to mix a second command with the first command and transmit the mixture of the first command and the second command. The memory changes command latch timing depending on the first or second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Seung-Jun SHIN, Tae-Young OH
  • Publication number: 20190027490
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes gate electrodes stacked along a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of a substrate, the gate electrodes extending to different lengths in a first direction, and each gate electrode including subgate electrodes spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and gate connection portions connecting subgate electrodes of a same gate electrode of the gate electrodes to each other, channels extending through the gate electrodes perpendicularly to the upper surface of the substrate, and dummy channels extending through the gate electrodes perpendicularly to the upper surface of the substrate, the dummy channels including first dummy channels arranged in rows and columns, and second dummy channels arranged between the first dummy channels in a region including the gate connection portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Seung Jun SHIN, Hyun Mog PARK, Joong Shik SHIN
  • Publication number: 20180342283
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array, a refresh controller, and control logic. The memory cell array includes a plurality of rows. The refresh controller performs a refresh operation on the plurality of rows. The control logic controls a care operation on a first adjacent region that is most adjacent to a first row based on a number of times the plurality of rows are accessed during a first period. The control logic also controls a care operation on a second adjacent region that is second adjacent to a second row based on a number of times the plurality of rows are accessed during a second period. The first and second periods are different periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Seung-jun LEE, Seung-jun SHIN, Hoon SIN, Ik-joon CHOI, Ju-seong HWANG