Patents by Inventor Suk-Soo Pyo
Suk-Soo Pyo 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).
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Patent number: 11727965Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device including a memory cell array including a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells and a row decoder connected with the memory cell array through wordlines may be provided. The row decoder may be configured to precharge a first wordline corresponding to a first row address from among the wordlines, in response to receiving the first row address together with a first command, and maintain a precharge state of the first wordline, in response to receiving a second row address being identical to the first row address together with a second command following the first command.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eunji Lee, Suk-Soo Pyo
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Publication number: 20230142636Abstract: A power switch circuit and non-volatile memory device including the same are provided. The power switch circuit includes a multi-voltage providing circuit configured to receive a first voltage and a second voltage greater than the first voltage, output a third voltage corresponding to the first voltage to a first output terminal, and output a fourth voltage corresponding to the second voltage to a second output terminal. The power switch circuit also includes a leakage current prevention circuit configured to cut off a leakage current flowing through the multi-voltage providing circuit. The multi-voltage providing circuit includes a first inverter which is driven using the second voltage. The leakage current prevention circuit is configured to cut off the leakage current flowing through the first inverter in response to both the first voltage and the second voltage being provided to the multi-voltage providing circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Jung Kyu Jang, Suk-Soo Pyo
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Publication number: 20220343961Abstract: A memory device which includes a control logic circuit that generates a write enable signal based on a write command, a first memory cell connected with a first word line and a first column line, a first write circuit that receives first write data to be stored in the first memory cell through a first write input/output line and applies a write voltage to a first data line based on the first write data in response to the write enable signal, and a first column multiplexer circuit that selects the first column line and connects the first column line with the first data line in response to a first column select signal, such that the write voltage is applied to the first memory cell. The first write circuit applies the write voltage to a bulk port of the first column multiplexer circuit in response to the write enable signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Gyuseong Kang, Suk-Soo Pyo
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Publication number: 20220277778Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device including a memory cell array including a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells and a row decoder connected with the memory cell array through wordlines may be provided. The row decoder may be configured to precharge a first wordline corresponding to a first row address from among the wordlines, in response to receiving the first row address together with a first command, and maintain a precharge state of the first wordline, in response to receiving a second row address being identical to the first row address together with a second command following the first command.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eunji LEE, Suk-Soo PYO
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Patent number: 11139012Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell comprising a first variable resistor having one end connected to a first node, and the other end connected to a second node through a cell transistor; and a reference cell comprising a second variable resistor having one end connected to a third node, and the other end connected to a fourth node through a reference cell transistor, wherein gates of the cell transistor and the reference cell transistor are connected to a word line. Directions of a first read current flowing in the memory cell and a direction of a second read current flowing in the reference cell are opposite to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Suk-Soo Pyo, Hyun Taek Jung
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Patent number: 11112997Abstract: An operating method of a storage device which includes a first nonvolatile memory device and a second nonvolatile memory device includes detecting sudden power-off, suspending an operation being performed in the first nonvolatile memory device, in response to the detected sudden power-off, writing suspension information about the suspended operation into the second nonvolatile memory device, and performing a block management operation on the first nonvolatile memory device based on the suspension information written into the second nonvolatile memory device, in power-up after the sudden power-off.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Taehyun Kim, Chankyung Kim, Sang-won Shim, Suk-Soo Pyo
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Patent number: 10910030Abstract: A memory device including a normal memory cell array including a first magneto-resistance memory cell that is connected to a first bit line, a first source line, and a first word line, and configured to receive a selection voltage through the first word line, a monitor memory cell array including a second magneto-resistance memory cell that is connected to a first signal line and a second signal line, a gate of a cell transistor of which is configured to receive a non-selection voltage, and a body bias generator configured to sense a leakage current flowing through the first signal line and control a body voltage provided to each of a body of a cell transistor of the first magneto-resistance memory cell and a body of the cell transistor of the second magneto-resistance memory cell based on the leakage current may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.Inventors: Artur Antonyan, Hyuntaek Jung, Suk-Soo Pyo
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Patent number: 10803971Abstract: A device for supporting a test mode for memory testing according to an example embodiment of the inventive concepts may include a memory configured to receive and store writing data and output reading data from the stored writing data; an error correction code (ECC) engine configured to generate the writing data by encoding input data and to generate output data by correcting error bits of N bits or less included in receiving data when N is a positive integer; and an error insertion circuit configured to provide the reading data to the ECC engine as the receiving data in a normal mode and to provide data obtained by inverting at least one bit of less than N bits of the reading data to the ECC engine as the receiving data in the test mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Suk-soo Pyo, Hyun-taek Jung, Tae-joong Song
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Publication number: 20200312396Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device may comprise a memory cell comprising a first variable resistor having one end connected to a first node, and the other end connected to a second node through a cell transistor; and a reference cell comprising a second variable resistor having one end connected to a third node, and the other end connected to a fourth node through a reference cell transistor, wherein gates of the cell transistor and the reference cell transistor are connected to a word line. Directions of a first read current flowing in the memory cell and a direction of a second read current flowing in the reference cell are opposite to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Suk-Soo PYO, Hyun Taek JUNG
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Patent number: 10762958Abstract: A method of controlling a reference cell in a resistive memory to identify values stored in a plurality of memory cells is provided. The method includes writing a first value to the plurality of memory cells, providing, to the reference cell, monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing reference currents. The method includes reading the plurality of memory cells as each of the reference currents is provided to the reference cell, and determining a read reference current based on an aggregation of results of the reading.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Suk-soo Pyo, Hyun-taek Jung, So-hee Hwang, Tae-joong Song
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Patent number: 10600466Abstract: A resistive memory device includes: a voltage generator generating a write word line voltage according to activation of a write enable signal; a switch circuit outputting one of the write word line voltage and a read word line voltage in response to the write enable signal as an output voltage; a word line power path connected to the switch circuit to receive the output voltage; and a word line driver driving a word line according to a voltage applied to the word line power path, wherein a write command starts to be received after a certain delay following the activation of the write enable signal, and a write operation is performed within an activation period of the write enable signal in response to the received write command.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Suk-Soo Pyo, Hyun-Taek Jung, Tae-Joong Song
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Publication number: 20200090724Abstract: A memory device including a normal memory cell array including a first magneto-resistance memory cell that is connected to a first bit line, a first source line, and a first word line, and configured to receive a selection voltage through the first word line, a monitor memory cell array including a second magneto-resistance memory cell that is connected to a first signal line and a second signal line, a gate of a cell transistor of which is configured to receive a non-selection voltage, and a body bias generator configured to sense a leakage current flowing through the first signal line and control a body voltage provided to each of a body of a cell transistor of the first magneto-resistance memory cell and a body of the cell transistor of the second magneto-resistance memory cell based on the leakage current may be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Artur Antonyan, Hyuntaek JUNG, Suk-Soo PYO
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Patent number: 10593402Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a first variable resistance element connected to a first bit line, and a first transmission ;ate connected between the first variable resistance element and a first source line. The first transmission gate includes a first insulating layer formed on a well connected to aground voltage, a first n-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor formed on the first insulating layer and connected to a first word line, a second insulating layer formed on the well, the second insulating layer being in the same layer as the first insulating layer, and a first p-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor formed on the second insulating layer and connected to a first write word line.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Suk-Soo Pyo, Hyuntaek Jung, Taejoong Song, Boyoung Seo
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Publication number: 20200065029Abstract: An operating method of a storage device which includes a first nonvolatile memory device and a second nonvolatile memory device includes detecting sudden power-off, suspending an operation being performed in the first nonvolatile memory device, in response to the detected sudden power-off, writing suspension information about the suspended operation into the second nonvolatile memory device, and performing a block management operation on the first nonvolatile memory device based on the suspension information written into the second nonvolatile memory device, in power-up after the sudden power-off.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taehyun Kim, Chankyung Kim, Sang-won Shim, Suk-Soo Pyo
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Patent number: 10510393Abstract: Provided is a resistive memory device configured to output a value stored in a memory cell in response to a read command, the resistive memory device including a cell array including the memory cell and a reference cell; a reference resistance circuit configured to be electrically connected to the reference cell; an offset current source circuit configured to add or draw an offset current to or from a read current provided to the reference resistance circuit; and a control circuit configured to control the offset current source circuit to compensate for a variation of a resistance of the memory cell.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Artur Antonyan, Suk-soo Pyo
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Publication number: 20190311755Abstract: A resistive memory device includes: a voltage generator generating a write word line voltage according to activation of a write enable signal; a switch circuit outputting one of the write word line voltage and a read word line voltage in response to the write enable signal as an output voltage; a word line power path connected to the switch circuit to receive the output voltage; and a word line driver driving a word line according to a voltage applied to the word line power path, wherein a write command starts to be received after a certain delay following the activation of the write enable signal, and a write operation is performed within an activation period of the write enable signal in response to the received write command.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Suk-Soo Pyo, Hyun-Taek Jung, Tae-Joong Song
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Patent number: 10431300Abstract: A memory device includes a delay locked loop that generates a first code for delaying a reference clock in a first operation mode that is a normal operation mode, generates a second code for delaying the reference clock in a second operation mode that is a refresh mode, and delays the reference clock in response to one of the first and second codes depending on one of the first and second operation modes, and a data output circuit that outputs a data strobe signal (DQS) using the delayed reference clock.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Suk-Soo Pyo, Hyuntaek Jung, Taejoong Song
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Patent number: 10373664Abstract: A resistive memory device includes: a voltage generator generating a write word line voltage according to activation of a write enable signal; a switch circuit outputting one of the write word line voltage and a read word line voltage in response to the write enable signal as an output voltage; a word line power path connected to the switch circuit to receive the output voltage; and a word line driver driving a word line according to a voltage applied to the word line power path, wherein a write command starts to be received after a certain delay following the activation of the write enable signal, and a write operation is performed within an activation period of the write enable signal in response to the received write command.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Suk-Soo Pyo, Hyun-Taek Jung, Tae-Joong Song
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Publication number: 20190164603Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a first variable resistance element connected to a first bit line, and a first transmission ;ate connected between the first variable resistance element and a first source line. The first transmission gate includes a first insulating layer formed on a well connected to aground voltage, a first n-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor formed on the first insulating layer and connected to a first word line, a second insulating layer formed on the well, the second insulating layer being in the same layer as the first insulating layer, and a first p-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor formed on the second insulating layer and connected to a first write word line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Suk-Soo PYO, HYUNTAEK JUNG, TAEJOONG SONG, BOYOUNG SEO
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Publication number: 20190088322Abstract: A method of controlling a reference cell in a resistive memory to identify values stored in a plurality of memory cells is provided. The method includes writing a first value to the plurality of memory cells, providing, to the reference cell, monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing reference currents. The method includes reading the plurality of memory cells as each of the reference currents is provided to the reference cell, and determining a read reference current based on an aggregation of results of the reading.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Suk-soo PYO, Hyun-taek JUNG, So-hee HWANG, Tae-joong SONG