Patents by Inventor Yong Kee Kwon

Yong Kee Kwon 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: 20160231961
    Abstract: A memory controller includes a request queue that stores requests provided from an external device, a scheduler that calculates a score for each request included in the request queue and determines a processing order of the requests based on the scores for the requests, and a weight generation circuit that generates a weight vector including weights used to calculated the scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Won-Gyu SHIN, Jung-Whan CHOI, Lee-Sup KIM, Young-Suk MOON, Yong-Kee KWON
  • Publication number: 20160162200
    Abstract: A memory controller includes a scheduler that decides a processing order of a plurality of requests provided from an external device with reference to a timing parameter value for each of the requests; and a timing control circuit that adjusts the timing parameter value according to a corresponding address to access a memory device, the corresponding address being used to process a corresponding request of the plurality of requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Won-Gyu SHIN, Jung-Whan CHOI, Lee-Sup KIM, Young-Suk MOON, Yong-Kee KWON
  • Patent number: 9336842
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a first memory die; a second memory die; and a processor configured to provide an external command, an external start address and an external end address which are associated with a read operation, to the first memory die, and provide an external command, an external start address and an external end address, which are associated with a write operation, to the second memory die, in the case where data stored in the first memory die is to be transferred to and stored in the second memory die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young Suk Moon, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Hyung Gyun Yang
  • Patent number: 9304854
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a controller configured to receive a request for a first memory device, determine whether or not a multi-bit error has occurred at a requested address of the first memory device, and process the request on a second memory device instead of the first memory device, when the multi-bit error has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Suk Moon, Hyung-Dong Lee, Yong-Kee Kwon, Hong-Sik Kim, Hyung-Gyun Yang, Joon-Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 9245600
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises: a read queue configured to store one or more read requests to a semiconductor memory device; a write queue configured to store one or more write requests to the semiconductor memory device; and a dispatch block configured to determine a scheduling order of the one or more read requests and the one or more write requests and switch to the read queue or to the write queue if a request exists in a Row Hit state in the read queue or in the write queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Suk Moon, Yong-Kee Kwon, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20150347290
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a first memory cell array configured to store data according to a first address on a first basis, a second memory cell array configured to store data according to a second address on a second basis that is relatively smaller than the first basis, a memory selector configured to select one of the first memory cell array and the second memory cell array to store data during a write request, and an address map table configured to store mapping information between the first and second addresses for data stored in the second memory cell array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Dong-Gun KIM, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 9176906
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory unit and a memory controller. The memory unit includes a plurality of memory banks, wherein an information stored in a memory bank is accessed via a word line and a bit line. The memory controller is configured to limit repetitive accessing of a same word line or a same bit line so that the number of consecutive access is less than a predetermined critical value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Kee Kwon, Hyung Dong Lee, Young Suk Moon, Hyung Gyun Yang
  • Patent number: 9135134
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a controller configured to control a first memory device to process a request for the first memory device. The controller receives the request for the first memory device, determines a data damage risk of cells connected to one or more second signal lines adjacent to a first signal line of the first memory device corresponding to a requested address by referring to information indicating a data damage risk, and restore data in one or more cells of the cells connected to the second signal line when determining that there is the data damage risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Suk Moon, Hyung-Dong Lee, Yong-Kee Kwon, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 9129672
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first stage register for storing events occurring for a first period, a second stage register for storing events occurring for a second period shorter than the first period and a controller for controlling the second stage register to select events from the second stage register each having a reference value larger than a second threshold value to the first stage register and for controlling the first stage register to store events which are selected from the second stage register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Suk Moon, Yong-Kee Kwon, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 9122598
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a controller configured to control a first memory device to process a request for the first memory device and a second memory device. The controller receives the request for the first memory device, determines a data damage risk of cells connected to a second signal line adjacent to a first signal line of the first memory device corresponding to a requested address by referring to information indicating a data damage risk, and stores data of the cells connected to the second signal line in the second memory device when determining that there is a data damage risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Suk Moon, Hyung-Dong Lee, Yong-Kee Kwon, Hong-Sik Kim, Hyung-Gyun Yang
  • Patent number: 9098389
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory device includes a plurality of memory dies having different page sizes. The memory controller generates a plurality of chip selection signals for activating the plurality of memory dies based on the reordering number of requests received from a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Kee Kwon, Hyung Dong Lee, Young Suk Moon, Hyung Gyun Yang
  • Publication number: 20150134876
    Abstract: A data storage device may include: a data storage unit comprising a plurality of channels each having a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices; and a control unit configured to control a garbage collection operation of selecting a first block included in a first channel as a victim block and copying first data included in the first block into a second block included in a second channel that is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Dong-Gun KIM, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20150106551
    Abstract: A semiconductor device remaps the relationship between logical addresses and physical addresses of a semiconductor memory device at each first interval. The semiconductor device may include a wear leveling controller configured to select a first physical address of the semiconductor memory device to remap a logical address corresponding to the first physical address of the semiconductor memory device to a second physical address of the semiconductor memory device, and to adjust the first interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Dong-Gun KIM, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 8996956
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a memory region configured to include a plurality of banks and a redundancy region within each of the banks and an error check and correction (ECC) region configured to detect an address of the memory region at which an error has occurred and correct a defect of the memory region by replacing the address at which the error has occurred with a redundancy line of the redundancy region based on address information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun Yang, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Young Suk Moon
  • Patent number: 8966331
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a test circuit configured to receive a plurality of sequentially-changing test input patterns, compress the received test input patterns at each clock signal, and output the compressed patterns as variable test data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun Yang, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Young Suk Moon
  • Publication number: 20150052310
    Abstract: A cache device may include a first cache including a first set and a plurality of ways corresponding to the first set, and a second cache including a second set and a plurality of ways corresponding to the second set. The second set is related with the first set depending on a vacancy of the ways of the first set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Dong-Gun KIM, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 8918685
    Abstract: This technology relates to smoothly performing a test on a memory circuit having a high memory capacity while reducing the size of a test circuit. A test circuit according to the present invention includes a test execution unit configured to perform a test on a target test memory circuit, an internal storage unit configured to store data for the test execution unit, and a conversion setting unit configured to set a part of or the entire storage space of the target test memory circuit as an external storage unit for storing the data for the test execution unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Gyun Yang, Hyung-Dong Lee, Yong-Kee Kwon, Young-Suk Moon, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20140317332
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: a storage unit configured to store program codes provided through control of a processor core; and a control unit configured to perform a control operation on a semiconductor memory device according to the program codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Gyun YANG, Hyung-Dong LEE, Yong-Kee KWON, Young-Suk MOON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 8811101
    Abstract: A system in package (SIP) semiconductor system includes a memory device, a controller, a first input/output terminal, a test control unit, and a second input/output terminal. The controller communicates with the memory device. The first input/output terminal performs communication between the controller and a device external to the SIP semiconductor system. The test control unit controls a predetermined test mode of the memory device. The second input/output terminal performs communication between the test control unit and at least the device external to the SIP semiconductor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun Yang, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Young Suk Moon, Sung Wook Kim, Keun Hyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20140181439
    Abstract: A memory system includes a processor, one or more volatile memory dies stacked with the processor and one or more nonvolatile memory dies stacked with the processor and the volatile memory dies. The processor transfers data stored in the volatile memory die to the nonvolatile memory die in response to a backup signal, and transfers the data stored in the nonvolatile memory die to the volatile memory die in response to a recovery signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Young Suk MOON, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Hyung Gyun Yang