Patents by Inventor Yoo Lee
Yoo Lee 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: 11621031Abstract: In some examples, memory die may include a selection pad, which may be coupled to a power potential. The selection pad may provide a signal to a selection control circuit, which may control a selection circuit to couple a power pad to one of multiple power rails. In some examples, a power management integrated circuit may include a selection circuit to provide one power potential to a package including a memory die when a selection signal has a logic level and another power potential when the selection signal has another logic level.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Hyun Yoo Lee, Kang-Yong Kim, Sourabh Dhir, Keun Soo Song
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Patent number: 11608206Abstract: Provided is a folding packaging cooler box convertible from a box mode to an unfolding mode or vice versa, comprising: a box portion having a bottom portion, sidewall portions and joint portions configured to connect with one another and to form a single plane in the unfolding mode; and a cooling reinforcing portion configured to be inserted to the inside of the box and to form a hexahedron shape together with said box portion when said box portion is converted into the box mode, wherein said cooling reinforcing portion comprises a reinforcing bottom portion configured to form a lower surface and to face the bottom portion of the said box portion upon conversion into the box mode; reinforcing sidewall portions configured to connect with the said reinforcing bottom portion and to face the sidewall portions of said box portion; and reinforcing joint portions configured to join said reinforcing sidewall portions, to be folded to face itself and to be in close contact with the reinforcing sidewall portions, uponType: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Coupang Corp.Inventors: Yoo Suk Kim, Yoon Hyung Lee, Yoo Lee Son, Jun Young Won, Ui Gon Kim, Jeong Sub Shin, Se Young You, Tae Yeun Kim
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Patent number: 11577879Abstract: Provided is a folding packaging cooler box convertible from a box mode to an unfolding mode or vice versa, comprising: a box portion having a bottom portion, sidewall portions and joint portions configured to connect with one another and to form a single plane in the unfolding mode; and a cooling reinforcing portion configured to be inserted to the inside of the box and to form a hexahedron shape together with said box portion when said box portion is converted into the box mode, wherein said cooling reinforcing portion comprises a reinforcing bottom portion configured to form a lower surface and to face the bottom portion of the said box portion upon conversion into the box mode; reinforcing sidewall portions configured to connect with the said reinforcing bottom portion and to face the sidewall portions of said box portion; and reinforcing joint portions configured to join said reinforcing sidewall portions, to be folded to face itself and to be in close contact with the reinforcing sidewall portions, uponType: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Coupang Corp.Inventors: Yoo Suk Kim, Yoon Hyung Lee, Yoo Lee Son, Jun Young Won, Ui Gon Kim, Jeong Sub Shin, Se Young You, Tae Yeun Kim
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Publication number: 20230039984Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses related to memory operation with common clock signals are provided. A memory device or system that includes one or more memory devices may be operable with a common clock signal without a delay from switching on-die termination on or off. For example, a memory device may comprise first impedance adjustment circuitry configured to provide a first impedance to a received clock signal having a clock impedance and second impedance adjustment circuitry configured to provide a second impedance to the received clock signal. The first impedance and the second impedance may be configured to provide a combined impedance about equal to the clock impedance when the first impedance adjustment circuitry and the second impedance adjustment circuitry are connected to the received clock signal in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventor: Hyun Yoo Lee
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Publication number: 20220406365Abstract: This document describes apparatuses and techniques for write timing compensation. In various aspects, a write timing compensator of a memory controller can apply a delay to data signals transmitted to a memory circuit based on various operating parameters, which may include voltage or latency information. In some cases, the memory controller or memory circuit powers components of write timing compensation circuitry using a dynamic power rail that scales with an operating voltage of the memory circuit. By so doing, the write timing compensator or compensation circuits may improve signal integrity of data signals communicated between the memory controller and the memory circuit at different frequencies and voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kang-Yong Kim, Keun Soo Song, Hyun Yoo Lee
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Publication number: 20220406357Abstract: This document describes apparatuses and techniques for multi-rail power transition. In various aspects, a power rail controller transitions a memory circuit (e.g., of a memory die) from a first power rail to a second power rail. The power rail controller then changes a voltage of the first power rail from a first voltage to a second voltage. The power rail controller may also adjust termination impedance or a clock frequency of the memory circuit before transitioning the memory circuit to the second power rail. The power rail controller then transitions the memory circuit from the second power rail to the first power rail to enable operation of the memory circuit at the second voltage. By so doing, the power rail controller may improve the reliability of memory operations when transitioning operation of the memory circuit from the first voltage to the second voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kang-Yong Kim, Hyun Yoo Lee, Keun Soo Song
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Publication number: 20220343963Abstract: In some examples, memory die may include a selection pad, which may be coupled to a power potential. The selection pad may provide a signal to a selection control circuit, which may control a selection circuit to couple a power pad to one of multiple power rails. In some examples, a power management integrated circuit may include a selection circuit to provide one power potential to a package including a memory die when a selection signal has a logic level and another power potential when the selection signal has another logic level.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Hyun Yoo Lee, Kang-Yong Kim, Sourabh Dhir, Keun Soo Song
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Publication number: 20220300370Abstract: Described apparatuses and methods provide configurable error correction code (ECC) circuitry and schemes that can utilize a shared ECC engine between multiple memory banks of a memory, including a low-power double data rate (LPDDR) memory. A memory device may include one or more dies with multiple memory banks. The configurable ECC circuitry can use an ECC engine that services a memory bank by producing ECC values based on data stored in the memory bank when data-masking functionality is enabled. When data-masking functionality is disabled, the configurable ECC circuitry can use the shared ECC engine that services at least two memory banks by producing ECC values with a larger quantity of bits based on respective data stored in the at least two memory banks. By using the shared ECC engine responsive to the data-masking functionality being disabled, the ECC functionality can provide higher data reliability with lower die area utilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Keun Soo Song, Kang-Yong Kim, Hyun Yoo Lee
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Publication number: 20220269432Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to combining and utilizing multiple memory circuits having complementary characteristics are described. An apparatus may include a first memory circuit having a first emphasized characteristic and a second memory circuit having a second emphasized characteristic. The first and second memory circuits may be connected in parallel and to a common interface configured to communicate data between the apparatus and an external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Hyun Yoo Lee, Kang-Yong Kim
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Patent number: 11403894Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fault diagnosis apparatus of a rapid charging system for a vehicle including an external device configured to exchange power with a vehicle battery, a power transfer unit including a three-phase motor, an inverter connected to the battery in parallel and connected to the three-phase motor, and one or more relays connected to the three-phase motor and configured to transfer power between the external device and the battery, and a controller configured to control the on and off functions of the relay, to control driving of the inverter to generate voltages applied to one end of each of the relays, and to diagnose fault of relays by comparing voltages of both ends of the relays while turning the relays on/off.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Ho Joon Shin, Nam Koo Han, Sang Yoo Lee, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
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Publication number: 20220209998Abstract: Described apparatuses and methods are directed to equalization with pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM) signaling. As bus frequencies have increased, the time for correctly transitioning between voltage levels has decreased, which can lead to errors. Symbol decoding reliability can be improved with equalization, like with decision-feedback equalization (DFE). DFE, however, can be expensive for chip area and power usage. Therefore, instead of applying DFE to all voltage level determination paths in a receiver, DFE can be applied to a subset of such determination paths. With PAM4 signaling, for example, a DFE circuit can be coupled between an output and an input of a middle slicer. In some cases, symbol detection reliability can be maintained even with fewer DFE circuits by compressing a middle eye of the PAM4 signal. The other two eyes thus have additional headroom for expansion. Encoding schemes, impedance terminations, or reference voltage levels can be tailored accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kang-Yong Kim, Hyun Yoo Lee, Timothy M. Hollis, Dong Soon Lim
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Publication number: 20220206717Abstract: Described apparatuses and methods enable communication between a host device and a memory device to establish relative delays between different data lines. If data signals propagate along a bus with the same timing, simultaneous switching output (SSO) and crosstalk can adversely impact channel timing budget parameters. An example system includes an interconnect having multiple data lines that couple the host device to the memory device. In example operations, the host device can transmit to the memory device a command indicative of a phase offset between two or more data lines of the multiple data lines. The memory device can implement the command by transmitting or receiving signals via the interconnect with different relative phase offsets between data lines. The host device (e.g., a memory controller) can determine appropriate offsets for a given apparatus. Lengths of the offsets can vary. Further, a system can activate the phase offsets based on frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kang-Yong Kim, Hyun Yoo Lee, Timothy M. Hollis, Dong Soon Lim
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Patent number: 11360695Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to combining and utilizing multiple memory circuits having complementary characteristics are described. An apparatus may include a first memory circuit having a first characteristic and a second memory circuit having a second characteristic. Contact pads of the first and second memory circuits may be connected in parallel and to a common interface configured to communicate data between the apparatus and an external device.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hyun Yoo Lee, Kang-Yong Kim
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Patent number: 11351870Abstract: A fault diagnosis method of a power electric system for a vehicle may include driving an inverter to output an output voltage command for fault detection; measuring a current input to each phase of a motor connected to the inverter; measuring a voltage of the neutral stage of the motor; and determining whether there are faults of a connection member connecting between the inverter and the motor and a relay connected to the neutral stage of the motor based on the measured current input to each phase of the motor and the voltage of the neutral stage.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Ho Joon Shin, Nam Koo Han, Sang Yoo Lee, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
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Publication number: 20220139448Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a memory device, such as a low-power dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), and an associated host device are described. The memory device includes control circuitry that can determine an operational status of the memory device (e.g., whether the memory device is currently performing a self-refresh operation). The control circuitry can also transmit a signal indicative of the operational status to the host device in response to receiving a command directing the memory device to exit a self-refresh mode. The host device can operate based on the signal. The signal may therefore allow the memory device, the host device, or both to manage operations, including whether to send, receive, or process commands and data read/write requests during times that may be associated with self-refresh operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kang-Yong Kim, Hyun Yoo Lee
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Publication number: 20220137881Abstract: Described systems, apparatuses, and methods relate to volatile memories that are refreshed to maintain data integrity, such as dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and synchronous DRAM (SDRAM). A memory device includes multiple dies, with each die having a memory array to be refreshed. The multiple dies may be interconnected via at least one inter-die bus of the memory device. A memory controller sends a command to the memory device to enter a self-refresh mode. In response, a die of the multiple dies can enter the self-refresh mode and initiate or otherwise coordinate refresh operations of the other dies. To do so, the die may transmit at least one refresh-related command to at least one other die using the inter-die bus. Multiple different signaling schemes and timing approaches are disclosed. The described inter-die refresh control principles may be implemented in energy-efficient applications, such as in low-power double data rate (LPDDR) SDRAM.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kang-Yong Kim, Hyun Yoo Lee
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Publication number: 20220083254Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to combining and utilizing multiple memory circuits having complementary characteristics are described. An apparatus may include a first memory circuit having a first characteristic and a second memory circuit having a second characteristic. Contact pads of the first and second memory circuits may be connected in parallel and to a common interface configured to communicate data between the apparatus and an external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Hyun Yoo Lee, Kang-Yong Kim
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Publication number: 20220066874Abstract: Described apparatuses and methods provide error correction code (ECC) circuitry that is shared between two or more memory banks of a memory, such as a low-power dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). A memory device may include one or more dies, and a die can have multiple memory banks. The ECC circuitry can service at least two memory banks by producing ECC values based on respective data stored in the two memory banks. By sharing the ECC circuitry, instead of including a per-bank ECC engine, a total die area allocated to ECC functionality can be reduced. Thus, the ECC circuitry can be elevated from a one-bit ECC algorithm to a multibit ECC algorithm, which may increase data reliability. In some cases, memory architecture may operate in environments in which a masked-write command or an internal read-modify-write operation is precluded, including with shared ECC circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kang-Yong Kim, Hyun Yoo Lee
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Publication number: 20220066700Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a memory device and an associated host device are described. The memory device and the host device can include control logic that allow the memory device and host device to share refresh-timing information, which may allow either the memory device or the host, or both, to manage operations during time that is dedicated to, but unused for, refresh or self-refresh operations. Refresh-timing information shared from the host device may indicate elapsed time since the host device issued a refresh command to the memory device and/or how much time remains before the host device is scheduled to issue another refresh command. Refresh-timing information shared from the memory device may indicate elapsed time since the memory device performed a self-refresh operation and/or how much time remains before the memory device is scheduled to initiate or undergo another self-refresh operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kang-Yong Kim, Hyun Yoo Lee
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Publication number: 20220068365Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a memory device, such as a low-power dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and an associated host device are described. The memory device and the host device can include control logic that enables the host device to transmit a burst value to the memory device, which may enable the memory device, the host, or both, to manage refresh operations during a normal operation mode or a self-refresh mode. The burst value can be transmitted to the memory device in association with a command (e.g., a command directing the memory device to enter the self-refresh mode). The burst value can specify a number of self-refresh operations to be initiated at the memory device in response to receiving the command. When the specified number of self-refresh operations are completed, regular self-refresh operations may begin, with an internal self-refresh timer counting an interval to the next self-refresh operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kang-Yong Kim, Hyun Yoo Lee