Patents by Inventor Soong-Man Shin

Soong-Man 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: 11972836
    Abstract: A storage device including a nonvolatile memory device including memory blocks and a controller connected with the nonvolatile memory device through data input and output lines and a data strobe line may be provided. The nonvolatile memory device and the controller may be configured to perform training on the data input and output lines by adjusting a delay of a data strobe signal sent through the data strobe line and adjust delays of the data input and output lines based on the training result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soong-Man Shin, Hyungjin Kim, Youngwook Kim
  • Patent number: 11158359
    Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device, and a controller that exchanges a data signal with the nonvolatile memory device through a data input and output line and exchanges a data strobe signal with the nonvolatile memory device through a data strobe line. In a training operation, at least one of the nonvolatile memory device and the controller performs a coarse training of adjusting a delay of the data signal with a first stride and a fine training of adjusting the delay of the data signal with a second stride smaller than the first stride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyungjin Kim, Soong-Man Shin
  • Publication number: 20210319818
    Abstract: A storage device including a nonvolatile memory device including memory blocks and a controller connected with the nonvolatile memory device through data input and output lines and a data strobe line may be provided. The nonvolatile memory device and the controller may be configured to perform training on the data input and output lines by adjusting a delay of a data strobe signal sent through the data strobe line and adjust delays of the data input and output lines based on the training result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soong-Man SHIN, Hyungjin KIM, YoungWook KIM
  • Patent number: 11069388
    Abstract: A storage device including a nonvolatile memory device including memory blocks and a controller connected with the nonvolatile memory device through data input and output lines and a data strobe line may be provided. The nonvolatile memory device and the controller may be configured to perform training on the data input and output lines by adjusting a delay of a data strobe signal sent through the data strobe line and adjust delays of the data input and output lines based on the training result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soong-Man Shin, Hyungjin Kim, YoungWook Kim
  • Publication number: 20210201969
    Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device, and a controller that exchanges a data signal with the nonvolatile memory device through a data input and output line and exchanges a data strobe signal with the nonvolatile memory device through a data strobe line. In a training operation, at least one of the nonvolatile memory device and the controller performs a coarse training of adjusting a delay of the data signal with a first stride and a fine training of adjusting the delay of the data signal with a second stride smaller than the first stride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: HYUNGJIN KIM, SOONG-MAN SHIN
  • Patent number: 10930329
    Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device, and a controller that exchanges a data signal with the nonvolatile memory device through a data input and output line and exchanges a data strobe signal with the nonvolatile memory device through a data strobe line. In a training operation, at least one of the nonvolatile memory device and the controller performs a coarse training of adjusting a delay of the data signal with a first stride and a fine training of adjusting the delay of the data signal with a second stride smaller than the first stride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyungjin Kim, Soong-Man Shin
  • Publication number: 20200402556
    Abstract: A storage device including a nonvolatile memory device including memory blocks and a controller connected with the nonvolatile memory device through data input and output lines and a data strobe line may be provided. The nonvolatile memory device and the controller may be configured to perform training on the data input and output lines by adjusting a delay of a data strobe signal sent through the data strobe line and adjust delays of the data input and output lines based on the training result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soong-Man SHIN, Hyungjin KIM, YoungWook KIM
  • Patent number: 10770123
    Abstract: A storage device including a nonvolatile memory device including memory blocks and a controller connected with the nonvolatile memory device through data input and output lines and a data strobe line may be provided. The nonvolatile memory device and the controller may be configured to perform training on the data input and output lines by adjusting a delay of a data strobe signal sent through the data strobe line and adjust delays of the data input and output lines based on the training result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soong-Man Shin, Hyungjin Kim, YoungWook Kim
  • Publication number: 20200227100
    Abstract: A storage device including a nonvolatile memory device including memory blocks and a controller connected with the nonvolatile memory device through data input and output lines and a data strobe line may be provided. The nonvolatile memory device and the controller may be configured to perform training on the data input and output lines by adjusting a delay of a data strobe signal sent through the data strobe line and adjust delays of the data input and output lines based on the training result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soong-Man SHIN, Hyungjin KIM, YoungWook KIM
  • Publication number: 20200143854
    Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device, and a controller that exchanges a data signal with the nonvolatile memory device through a data input and output line and exchanges a data strobe signal with the nonvolatile memory device through a data strobe line. In a training operation, at least one of the nonvolatile memory device and the controller performs a coarse training of adjusting a delay of the data signal with a first stride and a fine training of adjusting the delay of the data signal with a second stride smaller than the first stride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: HYUNGJIN KIM, Soong-Man Shin
  • Patent number: 10607672
    Abstract: A storage device including a nonvolatile memory device including memory blocks and a controller connected with the nonvolatile memory device through data input and output lines and a data strobe line may be provided. The nonvolatile memory device and the controller may be configured to perform training on the data input and output lines by adjusting a delay of a data strobe signal sent through the data strobe line and adjust delays of the data input and output lines based on the training result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soong-Man Shin, Hyungjin Kim, YoungWóok Kim
  • Patent number: 10366023
    Abstract: An operation method performed at a nonvolatile memory device may include receiving a program command and an address from an external device through a data signal (DQ), receiving a specific pattern from the external device through the data signal and a data strobe signal (DQS) synchronized with the data signal in a pattern period, receiving user data from the external device through the data signal and the data strobe signal in a data period, and selectively performing a program operation on the user data or a recovery operation based on a determination of whether the specific pattern matches with a particular pattern. A rising edge or a falling edge of the data strobe signal may be aligned with a left edge or a right edge of a window of the data signal in the pattern period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Inventors: YoungWook Kim, Hyung-jin Kim, Soong-Man Shin, Keun-Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20190122714
    Abstract: A storage device including a nonvolatile memory device including memory blocks and a controller connected with the nonvolatile memory device through data input and output lines and a data strobe line may be provided. The nonvolatile memory device and the controller may be configured to perform training on the data input and output lines by adjusting a delay of a data strobe signal sent through the data strobe line and adjust delays of the data input and output lines based on the training result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soong-Man SHIN, Hyungjin Kim, YoungWook Kim
  • Publication number: 20190079882
    Abstract: An operation method performed at a nonvolatile memory device may include receiving a program command and an address from an external device through a data signal (DQ), receiving a specific pattern from the external device through the data signal and a data strobe signal (DQS) synchronized with the data signal in a pattern period, receiving user data from the external device through the data signal and the data strobe signal in a data period, and selectively performing a program operation on the user data or a recovery operation based on a determination of whether the specific pattern matches with a particular pattern. A rising edge or a falling edge of the data strobe signal may be aligned with a left edge or a right edge of a window of the data signal in the pattern period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YoungWook KIM, Hyung-jin Kim, Soong-Man Shin, Keun-Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 8054689
    Abstract: A memory card including a memory controller, a memory system and a method to control a memory are provided. The memory card includes a flash memory, a memory interface outputting a writing data signal to be written into the flash memory, and a multi-level converter transforming the writing data signal into a writing voltage signal to be provided to the flash memory. The writing voltage signal has one of different voltage levels in accordance with plural bits of the writing data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Won Heo, Min-Soo Kang, Chang-Duck Lee, Soong-Man Shin
  • Publication number: 20090316485
    Abstract: A memory card including a memory controller, a memory system and a method to control a memory are provided. The memory card includes a flash memory, a memory interface outputting a writing data signal to be written into the flash memory, and a multi-level converter transforming the writing data signal into a writing voltage signal to be provided to the flash memory. The writing voltage signal has one of different voltage levels in accordance with plural bits of the writing data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Won Heo, Min-Soo Kang, Chang-Duck Lee, Soong-Man Shin