Patents by Inventor Won-jae Choi

Won-jae Choi 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: 11361803
    Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of memory cell arrays each configured to include a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of peripheral circuits each configured to perform operations on the plurality of memory cell arrays, a plurality of control logics configured to control the plurality of peripheral circuits, and a control logic selector configured to activate at least one control logic among the plurality of control logics according to a type of a command received from the memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae Choi, Gwan Park
  • Publication number: 20220130464
    Abstract: A memory system includes a first memory die including multiple planes each including a plurality of memory cells and a controller configured to perform data communication with the first memory die through a first channel, and transfer at least two commands from among commands for an erase operation, a read operation, a program operation, and a check operation to the first memory die. After transferring an erase command to a plane among the multiple planes, the controller transfers a read command, a program command, or a check command to another plane among the multiple planes while the first memory die performs an erase operation corresponding to the erase command in the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Jea Won CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220129197
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a memory device. A memory device according to the present technology may include a plurality of planes, individual operation controllers configured to respectively control read operations on the plurality of planes, a common operation controller configured to control a program operation or an erase operation on any one of the plurality of planes, a command decoder configured to provide a read command among the plurality of commands to an individual operation controller that controls a plane that is indicated by an address that corresponds to the read command among the individual operation controllers, and configured to provide a program command or an erase command among the plurality of commands to the common operation controller, and a peripheral circuit configured to generate operation voltages that are used for the read operations, the program operation, and the erase operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Jea Won CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220115075
    Abstract: According to the present technology, a memory device may include memory cells configured to be programmed so that each of the memory cells has a threshold voltage corresponding to any one of a plurality of program states, a peripheral circuit configured to perform a read operation or a program operation on the memory cells, and control logic configured to control the peripheral circuit to perform a test read operation of reading the memory cells using a test read voltage that is any one read voltage among preset default read voltages, and perform a refresh program operation of applying a refresh program voltage to some memory cells among the memory cells according to the number of memory cells having a threshold voltage greater than the test read voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Da Woon HAN
  • Publication number: 20220066870
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an electronic device. A memory system for increasing reliability of data includes a memory device including a plurality of pages, and a memory controller configured to correct an error in read data obtained by reading a selected page among the plurality of pages, and determine whether to perform a refresh operation on the selected page based on a number of error bits included in the read data. The memory controller comprises a normal read operation controller configured to control a read operation on the selected page and determine the number of error bits in the read data, an error correction performance component configured to correct the read data, and a data recovery controller configured to control the refresh operation on the selected page based on the number of error bits in the read data when the error in the read data is corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Se Chun PARK
  • Patent number: 11205486
    Abstract: The present technology includes a voltage generator and a memory device including the voltage generator. The voltage generator includes an operation code determiner configured to output a clock control code including the number of planes in response to an operation code, a clock group configured to simultaneously generate clocks having different periods according to the clock control code, and a pump group configured to perform a pumping operation according to the clocks and output operation voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae Choi, Hyun Chul Cho
  • Publication number: 20210376212
    Abstract: The present disclosure relate to a semiconductor light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a semiconductor light emitting chip, and first electrodes electrically connected to the semiconductor light emitting chip, with the first electrodes each having a planar area larger than that of the semiconductor light emitting chip, wherein lower surfaces of the first electrodes are exposed externally, and an insulating material is filled in-between inner lateral surfaces of the first electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Soo Kun JEON, Seung Ho BAEK, Won Jae CHOI, Geun Mo JIN, Yeon Ho JEONG, Geon Il HONG
  • Publication number: 20210366555
    Abstract: The present technology includes a voltage generator and a memory device including the voltage generator. The voltage generator includes an operation code determiner configured to output a clock control code including the number of planes in response to an operation code, a clock group configured to simultaneously generate clocks having different periods according to the clock control code, and a pump group configured to perform a pumping operation according to the clocks and output operation voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Hyun Chul CHO
  • Patent number: 11061616
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a memory device and a method of operating the memory device. The memory device includes a target block manager configured to store a target block address on which a refresh operation is to be performed and output a refresh signal for the target block corresponding to the target block address when an auto refresh command is received, and a data transmission controller configured to output a transmission signal and a buffer control signal for transmitting data between the target block or the buffer block and the temporary buffer circuit in response to the refresh signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae Choi, Ki Chang Gwon
  • Publication number: 20210148513
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of discharging lubricant oil from a BOG reliquefaction system configured to reliquefy BOG by compressing the BOG by a compressor, cooling the compressed BOG through heat exchange with non-compressed BOG by a heat exchanger, and reducing a pressure of fluid cooled through heat exchange by a pressure reducer. In the lubricant oil discharge method, the compressor comprises at least one oil-lubrication type cylinder and it is determined that it is time to discharge condensed or solidified lubricant oil, if at least one of preset conditions is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Joon Chae LEE, Dong Kyu CHOI, Won Jae CHOI, Sung Kak LYU, Jae Hyeoung JANG
  • Publication number: 20210148514
    Abstract: Disclosed is a BOG reliquefaction system. The BOG reliquefaction system includes: a compressor compressing BOG; a heat exchanger cooling the BOG compressed by the compressor through heat exchange using BOG discharged from a storage tank as a refrigerant; a bypass line through which the BOG is supplied to the compressor after bypassing the heat exchanger; a second valve disposed on a second supply line through which the BOG used as the refrigerant in the heat exchanger is supplied to the compressor, the second valve regulating a flow rate of fluid and opening/closing of the second supply line; and a pressure reducer disposed downstream of the heat exchanger and reducing a pressure of fluid cooled by the heat exchanger, wherein the compressor includes at least one oil-lubrication type cylinder and the bypass line is joined to the second supply line downstream of the second valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Joon Chae LEE, Dong Kyu CHOI, Won Jae CHOI, Hyun Jun SHIN
  • Patent number: 10998057
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array, a read operator, a shift level determiner, and a read operation controller. The read operator applies a read voltage to a selected word line coupled to selected memory cells and reads the selected memory cells in response to an evaluation signal. The shift level determiner calculates a shift value indicating a difference between a number of memory cells read as on-cells and a reference number, and determines a shift level of a threshold voltage distribution for the selected memory cells. The soft read table storage stores soft read set parameters. The read operation controller determines a plurality of soft read voltages based on the shift level and the soft read set parameters and controls the read operator in response to the evaluation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae Choi, Jea Won Choi
  • Publication number: 20210118479
    Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of memory cell arrays each configured to include a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of peripheral circuits each configured to perform operations on the plurality of memory cell arrays, a plurality of control logics configured to control the plurality of peripheral circuits, and a control logic selector configured to activate at least one control logic among the plurality of control logics according to a type of a command received from the memory controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Gwan PARK
  • Publication number: 20210065819
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array, a read operator, a shift level determiner, and a read operation controller. The read operator applies a read voltage to a selected word line coupled to selected memory cells and reads the selected memory cells in response to an evaluation signal. The shift level determiner calculates a shift value indicating a difference between a number of memory cells read as on-cells and a reference number, and determines a shift level of a threshold voltage distribution for the selected memory cells. The soft read table storage stores soft read set parameters. The read operation controller determines a plurality of soft read voltages based on the shift level and the soft read set parameters and controls the read operator in response to the evaluation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Jea Won CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210049067
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an electronic device. A memory device performing efficient soft decoding by reducing the number of data provided to a memory controller includes a memory cell array and a page buffer connected to the memory cell array through a bit line. The page buffer includes a plurality of latches and a read data operating component configured to generate a soft bit by logically operating soft data, which are data read from the memory cell array, and to provide the soft bit to a memory controller, in a second read operation performed when a first read operation has failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Ki Chang GWON
  • Patent number: 10913240
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing an interior material, which can implement various and distinct light emission effects by disposing a light-blocking layer configured to block light emitted from a light source on a wood layer or transparent film and then allowing the component of the transparent film to fill lighting grooves formed by laser-etching. Since a tape configured to support an island is employed, stable manufacturing is possible throughout an overall process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: INTOPS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun ha Kim, Won jae Choi, Hong il Lee
  • Patent number: 10889361
    Abstract: A ship comprising an engine is disclosed. The ship comprising an engine comprises: a self-heat exchanger which heat-exchanges boil-off gas discharged from a storage tank; a multi-stage compressor which compresses, in multi-stages, boil-off gas that passed through the self-heat exchanger after being discharged from the storage tank; a first decompressing device which expands one portion of boil-off gas that passed through the self-heat exchanger after being compressed by the multi-stage compressor; and a second decompressing device which expands the other portion of the boil-off gas that passed through the self-heat exchanger after being compressed by the multi-stage compressor, wherein the self-heat exchanger uses boil-off gas discharged from the storage tank and boil-off gas expanded by the first decompressing device as refrigerants for cooling boil-off gas compressed by the multi-stage compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Chae Lee, Won Jae Choi
  • Patent number: 10884524
    Abstract: Interior materials are attached to an outer surface of a plastic injection mold and expose, to outside, light selectively emitted from a light source arranged in the plastic injection mold. The interior materials include a wood pattern layer formed of natural wood and having a plurality of first lighting holes through which the light passes, a light block layer coupled to a rear surface of the wood pattern layer, blocking light, and having a plurality of second lighting holes formed therein corresponding to the plurality of first lighting holes, and a touch sensor electrode coupled to a rear surface of the light block layer. As texture of natural wood is embodied on the surface of the interior materials, and the surface of interior materials emits light and simultaneously, an operation of a preset function in the interior materials may be controlled by touching the surface of interior materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: INTOPS. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Ha Kim, Won Jae Choi, Hong Il Lee
  • Publication number: 20200387453
    Abstract: A memory device controls a page buffer to ensure the reliability of data. The memory device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells configured for storing data; first and second page buffers respectively including main latches and cache latches, which are coupled to a bus, the first and second page buffers being connected to the memory cell array respectively through bit lines coupled to the main latches; and control logic including a bus precharge controller for differently setting a voltage level of the bus, based on a distance between a reference position and the first page buffer and a distance between the reference position and the second page buffer, for precharging of the bus for transmitting data of a cache latch included in each of the first and second page buffers to a corresponding main latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Tae Heui KWON
  • Patent number: 10861569
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a memory device and a method of operating the memory device. The memory device may include memory cells configured to store data, a peripheral circuit configured to perform program and read operation on memory cells selected from among the memory cells, and a refresh controller configured to include a counter and a refresh manager, wherein the counter is configured to count a number of memory cells which are in an erased state or a programmed state by performing a read operation on the selected memory cells using a reference read voltage, and the refresh manager is configured to compare a read count indicating the counted number of memory cells, with a preset reference count, to determine whether to shift the reference read voltage and to control the peripheral circuit so that the program operation is performed using a voltage different than a program voltage by a step voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae Choi, Sung Bak Kim