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: 20140143508
    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: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Yong Kee KWON, Hyung Dong LEE, Young Suk MOON, Hyung Gyun YANG
  • Publication number: 20140095962
    Abstract: An operating method of a semiconductor device may comprise monitoring error handling information for a data read from a semiconductor memory device; and generating a refresh request for one or more memory cells of the semiconductor memory device according to the error handling information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Suk MOON, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20140095825
    Abstract: An operating method of a semiconductor device may comprise determining whether a read request is pending, setting a delay interval in accordance with a density of requests if there is no read request pending; and processing a write request after the delay interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Suk MOON, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20140095786
    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: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Suk MOON, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20140095824
    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: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Young-Suk MOON, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20140006901
    Abstract: A memory system includes a processor and a plurality of memories. The processor includes a plurality of ECCs having different error restoration rates with each other, and a plurality of memories is coupled to the plurality of ECCs, respectively, according to distances from the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Young Suk MOON, Hyung Dong LEE, Yong Kee KWON, Hyung Gyun YANG
  • Publication number: 20140006863
    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: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun YANG, Hyung Dong LEE, Yong Kee KWON, Young Suk MOON
  • Publication number: 20140006902
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device including an ECC circuit for improving error correction capability. A semiconductor device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention 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: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun YANG, Hyung Dong LEE, Yong Kee KWON, Young Suk MOON
  • Patent number: 8618541
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes first and second vias, a first circuit unit, a second circuit unit and a third circuit unit. The first and second vias electrically connect a first chip and a second chip with each other. The first circuit unit is disposed in the first chip, receives test data, and is connected with the first via. The second circuit unit is disposed in the first chip, and is connected with the second via and the first circuit unit. The third circuit unit is disposed in the second chip, and is connected with the first via. The first circuit unit outputs an output signal thereof to one of the first via and the second circuit unit in response to a first control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun Yang, Hyung Dong Lee, Yong Kee Kwon, Young Suk Moon, Sung Wook Kim
  • Publication number: 20130326163
    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: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Young-Suk MOON, Hyung-Dong LEE, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20130326267
    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: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Young-Suk MOON, Hyung-Dong LEE, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM, Hyung-Gyun YANG, Joon-Woo KIM
  • Publication number: 20130326162
    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: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Young-Suk MOON, Hyung-Dong LEE, Yong-Kee KWON, Hong-Sik KIM, Hyung-Gyun YANG
  • Publication number: 20130246867
    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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Hyung-Gyun YANG, Hyung-Dong LEE, Yong-Kee KWON, Young-Suk MOON, Hong-Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 8531896
    Abstract: A semiconductor system, a semiconductor memory apparatus, and a method for input/output of data using the same are disclosed. The semiconductor system includes a controller and a memory apparatus where the controller is configured to transmit a clock signal, a data output command, an address signal, and a second strobe signal to a memory apparatus. The memory apparatus is configured to provide data to the controller in synchronization with the second strobe signal, and in response to the clock signal, the data output command, the address signal, and the second strobe signal received from the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Kee Kwon, Hyung Dong Lee, Young Suk Moon, Hyung Gyun Yang, Sung Wook Kim
  • Publication number: 20130155753
    Abstract: A method for implementing a spare logic of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes the steps of: forming one or more contact conductive layers, which are independent, in a power line and an active area, respectively; and performing metal programming on the contact conductive layers formed in the power line and the active area to electrically couple the independent contact conductive layers formed in the power line and the active area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Young Suk MOON, Yong Kee KWON
  • Publication number: 20130092936
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes first and second vias, a first circuit unit, a second circuit unit and a third circuit unit. The first and second vias electrically connect a first chip and a second chip with each other. The first circuit unit is disposed in the first chip, receives test data, and is connected with the first via. The second circuit unit is disposed in the first chip, and is connected with the second via and the first circuit unit. The third circuit unit is disposed in the second chip, and is connected with the first via. The first circuit unit outputs an output signal thereof to one of the first via and the second circuit unit in response to a first control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun YANG, Hyung Dong LEE, Yong Kee KWON, Young Suk MOON, Sung Wook KIM
  • Publication number: 20130031439
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory apparatus includes: a memory cell area including a plurality of memory cell arrays stacked therein, each memory cell array having a plurality of memory cells integrated and formed therein to store data and a plurality of through-lines formed therein to transmit signals; and a control logic area configured to generate parity bits using a data signal inputted to the memory cell area and transmit the generated parity bits and the data signal to different through-lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Young Suk MOON, Hyung Dong LEE, Yong Kee KWON, Hyung Gyun YANG, Sung Wook KIM
  • Patent number: 8330486
    Abstract: A data line termination circuit includes a swing-width sensing unit configured to sense a swing width of a voltage of a data line and output a sensed signal, and a variable termination unit configured to adjust a termination resistance value of the data line in response to the sensed signal. The swing-width sensing unit can sense if the swing width is less than or greater than a predetermined swing width, and the swing width of the voltage of the data line can be reduced or increased to maintain the voltage of the data line within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Kee Kwon, Hyung Dong Lee
  • Publication number: 20120273961
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor chips which are stacked; and an auxiliary semiconductor chip configured to recover and transmit signals of the plurality of semiconductor chips through a plurality of through vias which extend vertically, at a predetermined time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Yong Kee KWON, Hyung Dong LEE, Young Suk MOON, Hyung Gyun YANG, Sung Wook KIM
  • Publication number: 20120213022
    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: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Hyung Gyun YANG, Hyung Dong LEE, Yong Kee KWON, Young Suk MOON, Sung Wook KIM, Keun Hyung KIM