Patents by Inventor Sung-Min JOE

Sung-Min JOE 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: 20240096420
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept, there is provided a nonvolatile memory device comprising: a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first metal pad and the second metal pad, a memory cell array, in the memory cell region, comprising a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of word lines and a bit line connected to the memory cells, wherein each memory cell is connected to one of the word lines, a voltage generator, in the peripheral circuit region, supplying a plurality of supply voltages to the memory cell array, a control logic circuit, in the peripheral circuit region, programming a selected one of the memory cells connected to a selected one of the word lines into a first program state by controlling the voltage generator, and a verify circuit, in the peripheral circuit region, controlling a verify operation on the memory cell array by controlling the vo
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: SUNG-MIN JOE
  • Patent number: 11869594
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array, a voltage generator and a control logic circuit for programming a selected memory cell of the memory cell array to a selected word line into a first program state by controlling the voltage generator and a verify operation on the memory cell array. The control logic circuit controls a first word line voltage applied to an adjacent word line not to be programmed in the verify operation to be different from a read voltage level of a read voltage applied in a read operation of the nonvolatile memory and controls a bit line voltage applied to a bit line in the read operation. The control logic circuit controls the voltage generator to apply a plurality of different and decreasing verify voltages to the selected word line in the verify operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung-Min Joe
  • Publication number: 20230240076
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices and semiconductor packages. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate that includes a stack region and a pad region, a peripheral circuit structure that includes a plurality of peripheral circuits on the semiconductor substrate, a cell array structure on the peripheral circuit structure, and a redistribution layer on the cell array structure and including a redistribution dielectric layer and a redistribution pattern on the redistribution dielectric layer. The redistribution dielectric layer covers an uppermost conductive pattern of the cell array structure. The redistribution pattern is connected to the uppermost conductive pattern. A thickness in a vertical direction of the redistribution layer on the pad region is greater than that of the redistribution layer on the stack region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: SANG-LOK KIM, SANG SOO PARK, JUNG-JUNE PARK, SU CHANG JEON, SUNG-MIN JOE
  • Publication number: 20230215499
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept, there is provided a nonvolatile memory device comprising: a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first metal pad and the second metal pad, a memory cell array, in the memory cell region, comprising a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of word lines and a bit line connected to the memory cells, wherein each memory cell is connected to one of the word lines, a voltage generator, in the peripheral circuit region, supplying a plurality of supply voltages to the memory cell array, a control logic circuit, in the peripheral circuit region, programming a selected one of the memory cells connected to a selected one of the word lines into a first program state by controlling the voltage generator, and a verify circuit, in the peripheral circuit region, controlling a verify operation on the memory cell array by controlling the vo
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Sung-Min Joe
  • Publication number: 20230197161
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first and second metal pads, a memory cell array in the memory cell region including cell strings including memory cells, word lines respectively connected to the memory cells, bit lines connected to one side of the cell strings, and a ground selection line connected to the cell strings, a control logic in the peripheral circuit region including a precharge control circuit for controlling precharge on partial cell strings among the cell strings and controlling a plurality of data program steps on the memory cells, and a row decoder in the peripheral circuit region for activating at least some of the word lines in response to a control of the control logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: SUNG-MIN JOE, Kang-Bin LEE
  • Publication number: 20230170299
    Abstract: A memory device includes a substrate, a first cell string, second cell string, and third cell string, each connected to a first bit line and formed in a direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate, a first upper ground selection line connected to the first cell string, a second upper ground selection line separated from the first upper ground selection line and connected to the second and third cell strings, a first lower ground selection line connected to the first and second cell strings, and a second lower ground selection line separated from the first lower ground selection line and connected to the third cell string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: SUNG-MIN JOE, SANG SOO PARK, CHUNG-HO YU
  • Patent number: 11605432
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept, there is provided a nonvolatile memory device comprising: a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first metal pad and the second metal pad, a memory cell array, in the memory cell region, comprising a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of word lines and a bit line connected to the memory cells, wherein each memory cell is connected to one of the word lines, a voltage generator, in the peripheral circuit region, supplying a plurality of supply voltages to the memory cell array, a control logic circuit, in the peripheral circuit region, programming a selected one of the memory cells connected to a selected one of the word lines into a first program state by controlling the voltage generator, and a verify circuit, in the peripheral circuit region, controlling a verify operation on the memory cell array by controlling the vo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung-Min Joe
  • Patent number: 11600331
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first and second metal pads, a memory cell array in the memory cell region including cell strings including memory cells, word lines respectively connected to the memory cells, bit lines connected to one side of the cell strings, and a ground selection line connected to the cell strings, a control logic in the peripheral circuit region including a precharge control circuit for controlling precharge on partial cell strings among the cell strings and controlling a plurality of data program steps on the memory cells, and a row decoder in the peripheral circuit region for activating at least some of the word lines in response to a control of the control logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Min Joe, Kang-Bin Lee
  • Publication number: 20220108749
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept, there is provided a nonvolatile memory device comprising: a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first metal pad and the second metal pad, a memory cell array, in the memory cell region, comprising a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of word lines and a bit line connected to the memory cells, wherein each memory cell is connected to one of the word lines, a voltage generator, in the peripheral circuit region, supplying a plurality of supply voltages to the memory cell array, a control logic circuit, in the peripheral circuit region, programming a selected one of the memory cells connected to a selected one of the word lines into a first program state by controlling the voltage generator, and a verify circuit, in the peripheral circuit region, controlling a verify operation on the memory cell array by controlling the vo
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: SUNG-MIN JOE
  • Publication number: 20220068394
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first and second metal pads, a memory cell array in the memory cell region including cell strings including memory cells, word lines respectively connected to the memory cells, bit lines connected to one side of the cell strings, and a ground selection line connected to the cell strings, a control logic in the peripheral circuit region including a precharge control circuit for controlling precharge on partial cell strings among the cell strings and controlling a plurality of data program steps on the memory cells, and a row decoder in the peripheral circuit region for activating at least some of the word lines in response to a control of the control logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: SUNG-MIN JOE, KANG-BIN LEE
  • Patent number: 11238933
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a verify circuit, in a peripheral circuit region, controlling a verify operation by controlling a word line voltage applied to at least one unselected word line not to be programmed and a bit line voltage applied to a bit line connected differently from a voltage applied in a read operation. The at least one unselected word line includes a first word line located directly above a selected word line to be programmed and a second word line located directly below the selected word line. The verify circuit applies a word line voltage to the first word line and applies the same word line voltage to the second word line in the verify operation. The word line voltage has a different voltage level than a read voltage applied to the first word line and the second word line in a read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung-Min Joe
  • Patent number: 11217311
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first and second metal pads, a memory cell array in the memory cell region including cell strings including memory cells, word lines respectively connected to the memory cells, bit lines connected to one side of the cell strings, and a ground selection line connected to the cell strings, a control logic in the peripheral circuit region including a precharge control circuit for controlling precharge on partial cell strings among the cell strings and controlling a plurality of data program steps on the memory cells, and a row decoder in the peripheral circuit region for activating at least some of the word lines in response to a control of the control logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Min Joe, Kang-Bin Lee
  • Patent number: 11152074
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and connected to the memory cell region by the first and second metal pads, and a memory cell array in the memory cell region and including cell strings. The cell strings include memory cells, word lines and dummy lines connected to the memory cells, bit lines connected to one side of the cell strings, and a ground selection line connected to the cell strings. The memory device further includes control logic in the peripheral circuit region and including a precharge control circuit that controls a precharge on partial cell strings among the cell strings and controls data program steps on the memory cells, and a row decoder in the peripheral circuit region that activates at least some of the word lines based on control of the control logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Min Joe, Kang-Bin Lee
  • Publication number: 20200381065
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and connected to the memory cell region by the first and second metal pads, and a memory cell array in the memory cell region and including cell strings. The cell strings include memory cells, word lines and dummy lines connected to the memory cells, bit lines connected to one side of the cell strings, and a ground selection line connected to the cell strings. The memory device further includes control logic in the peripheral circuit region and including a precharge control circuit that controls a precharge on partial cell strings among the cell strings and controls data program steps on the memory cells, and a row decoder in the peripheral circuit region that activates at least some of the word lines based on control of the control logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: SUNG-MIN JOE, Kang-Bin Lee
  • Publication number: 20200357469
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept, there is provided a nonvolatile memory device comprising: a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first metal pad and the second metal pad, a memory cell array, in the memory cell region, comprising a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of word lines and a bit line connected to the memory cells, wherein each memory cell is connected to one of the word lines, a voltage generator, in the peripheral circuit region, supplying a plurality of supply voltages to the memory cell array, a control logic circuit, in the peripheral circuit region, programming a selected one of the memory cells connected to a selected one of the word lines into a first program state by controlling the voltage generator, and a verify circuit, in the peripheral circuit region, controlling a verify operation on the memory cell array by controlling the vo
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: SUNG-MIN JOE
  • Publication number: 20200342942
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell region including a first metal pad, a peripheral circuit region including a second metal pad and vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first and second metal pads, a memory cell array in the memory cell region including cell strings including memory cells, word lines respectively connected to the memory cells, bit lines connected to one side of the cell strings, and a ground selection line connected to the cell strings, a control logic in the peripheral circuit region including a precharge control circuit for controlling precharge on partial cell strings among the cell strings and controlling a plurality of data program steps on the memory cells, and a row decoder in the peripheral circuit region for activating at least some of the word lines in response to a control of the control logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: SUNG-MIN JOE, Kang-Bin Lee
  • Patent number: 10796766
    Abstract: A method of programming a non-volatile memory device including a first memory block and a second memory block includes: performing a first program operation on a first memory cell in the first memory block and connected to a first word line of a first level with respect to a substrate; after the performing of the first program operation on the first memory cell, performing the first program operation on a second memory cell in the second memory block and connected to a second word line of the first level; and after the performing of the first program operation on the second memory cell, performing a second program operation on the first memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-min Joe, Seung-Jae Lee, Sun-gun Lee
  • Patent number: 10714184
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device includes performing a first program operation on memory cells connected to a first word line among a plurality of word lines, performing the first program operation on memory cells connected to a second word line among the plurality of word lines, applying a turn-on voltage at a first level to the first and second word lines, applying a voltage at a level lower than the first level to a third word line among the plurality of word lines, performing a precharge operation on partial cell strings among a plurality of cell strings, and performing a second program operation on the memory cells connected to the first word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Min Joe, Kang-Bin Lee
  • Publication number: 20200202943
    Abstract: A method of programming a non-volatile memory device including a first memory block and a second memory block includes: performing a first program operation on a first memory cell in the first memory block and connected to a first word line of a first level with respect to a substrate; after the performing of the first program operation on the first memory cell, performing the first program operation on a second memory cell in the second memory block and connected to a second word line of the first level; and after the performing of the first program operation on the second memory cell, performing a second program operation on the first memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Sung-min Joe, Seung-Jae Lee, Sun-gun Lee
  • Publication number: 20200183618
    Abstract: A memory device includes a nonvolatile memory cell array having a first string including a first nonvolatile memory cell, and a second string including a second nonvolatile memory cell connected to the first nonvolatile memory cell by a first word line. First data is simultaneously programmed into the first and second memory cells. The first and second strings are electrically connected at respective first ends thereof to a bit line (BL) and electrically connected at respective second ends thereof to a common source line (CSL).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Sung-Min Joe