Patents by Inventor Yoonna OH
Yoonna OH 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: 12136450Abstract: A method for operating a memory includes: receiving an active command and a row address; confirming that a portion of columns of a first row corresponding to the row address is replaced with a portion of columns of a second row; activating the first row and the second row; confirming activation of a random pulse; randomly selecting one among the row address corresponding to the first row and a row address corresponding to the second row in response to the activation of the random pulse; and sampling the selected row address as a sampling address.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Woongrae Kim, Yoonna Oh, Chul Moon Jung
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Patent number: 12068022Abstract: An integrated circuit includes: first and second pattern generation circuits generating first and second pattern signal for a sampling section; a first section control part generating a coarse section signal for a first section of the sampling section, according to the first pattern signal; a first filter part generating a first section extract signal by filtering the second pattern signal according to the coarse section signal; a second section control part generating a fine section signal for a second section of the sampling section, according to the first section extract signal; a second filter part generating a second section extract signal by filtering the second pattern signal according to the fine section signal; an output control circuit generating a sampling enable signal according to the first and second section extract signals; and a sampling circuit suitable for sampling an input signal according to the sampling enable signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Woongrae Kim, Byeong Yong Go, Chul Moon Jung, Yoonna Oh
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Patent number: 12027193Abstract: A memory device may include: a memory bank comprising a plurality of memory blocks, each divided into a normal area and a row hammer area, a command control circuit suitable for performing an access operation on the normal area in response to an active command, an internal command generation circuit suitable for generating an internal command in response to a precharge command, a target address generation circuit suitable for saving a count for each logic level combination of a received address in the row hammer area by performing an access operation on the row hammer area in response to the internal command, and setting an address corresponding to the count as a target address when the count satisfies a preset condition, and a refresh control circuit suitable for controlling a smart refresh operation on the target address.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Byeong Yong Go, Woongrae Kim, Hoiju Chung, Saeng Hwan Kim, Yoonna Oh, Chul Moon Jung
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Publication number: 20240046977Abstract: An integrated circuit includes: first and second pattern generation circuits generating first and second pattern signal for a sampling section; a first section control part generating a coarse section signal for a first section of the sampling section, according to the first pattern signal; a first filter part generating a first section extract signal by filtering the second pattern signal according to the coarse section signal; a second section control part generating a fine section signal for a second section of the sampling section, according to the first section extract signal; a second filter part generating a second section extract signal by filtering the second pattern signal according to the fine section signal; an output control circuit generating a sampling enable signal according to the first and second section extract signals; and a sampling circuit suitable for sampling an input signal according to the sampling enable signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Woongrae KIM, Byeong Yong GO, Chul Moon JUNG, Yoonna OH
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Patent number: 11869568Abstract: A memory device may include: a memory bank comprising a first cell mat used as a normal area and a second cell mat used as a row hammer area and a redundancy area; a target address generation circuit suitable for: saving, in the row hammer area, a count of a received address for an active operation on the memory bank by performing an internal access operation on the row hammer area during the active operation, and setting, a particular count which satisfies a preset condition, an address corresponding to the particular count as a target address; a refresh control circuit suitable for controlling a smart refresh operation on the target address; and a column repair circuit suitable for repairing, when a bit line of the normal area has a defect, the bit line of the normal area with a bit line of the redundancy area.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Byeong Yong Go, Woongrae Kim, Yoonna Oh
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Patent number: 11823730Abstract: An integrated circuit includes: first and second pattern generation circuits generating first and second pattern signal for a sampling section; a first section control part generating a coarse section signal for a first section of the sampling section, according to the first pattern signal; a first filter part generating a first section extract signal by filtering the second pattern signal according to the coarse section signal; a second section control part generating a fine section signal for a second section of the sampling section, according to the first section extract signal; a second filter part generating a second section extract signal by filtering the second pattern signal according to the fine section signal; an output control circuit generating a sampling enable signal according to the first and second section extract signals; and a sampling circuit suitable for sampling an input signal according to the sampling enable signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Woongrae Kim, Byeong Yong Go, Chul Moon Jung, Yoonna Oh
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Publication number: 20230335175Abstract: A method for operating a memory includes: receiving an active command and a row address; confirming that a portion of columns of a first row corresponding to the row address is replaced with a portion of columns of a second row; activating the first row and the second row; confirming activation of a random pulse; randomly selecting one among the row address corresponding to the first row and a row address corresponding to the second row in response to the activation of the random pulse; and sampling the selected row address as a sampling address.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Woongrae KIM, Yoonna OH, Chul Moon JUNG
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Patent number: 11791014Abstract: A memory device includes a row decoder, a column decoder, and a repair control circuit, which is configured to: (i) compare a row address with a stored failed row address, (ii) compare a column address with a stored failed column address, (iii) control the row decoder to activate the at least one of a plurality of redundancy word lines when the row address corresponds to the failed row address, and (iv) control the column decoder to activate at least one of a plurality of redundancy bit lines when the column address corresponds to the failed column address. The repair control circuit varies a repair unit according to an address input during a repair operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventors: Yesin Ryu, Yoonna Oh, Hyunki Kim
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Publication number: 20230282302Abstract: A memory system includes a plurality of memories, each including a plurality of data input terminals; and a memory controller configured to continuously transfer a first codeword and a second codeword to the data input terminals of the memories during a write operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Sang Woo YOON, Hoiju CHUNG, Yoonna OH
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Publication number: 20230178137Abstract: An integrated circuit includes: first and second pattern generation circuits generating first and second pattern signal for a sampling section; a first section control part generating a coarse section signal for a first section of the sampling section, according to the first pattern signal; a first filter part generating a first section extract signal by filtering the second pattern signal according to the coarse section signal; a second section control part generating a fine section signal for a second section of the sampling section, according to the first section extract signal; a second filter part generating a second section extract signal by filtering the second pattern signal according to the fine section signal; an output control circuit generating a sampling enable signal according to the first and second section extract signals; and a sampling circuit suitable for sampling an input signal according to the sampling enable signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Woongrae KIM, Byeong Yong GO, Chul Moon JUNG, Yoonna OH
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Publication number: 20230118249Abstract: A memory device may include: a memory bank comprising a plurality of memory blocks, each divided into a normal area and a row hammer area, a command control circuit suitable for performing an access operation on the normal area in response to an active command, an internal command generation circuit suitable for generating an internal command in response to a precharge command, a target address generation circuit suitable for saving a count for each logic level combination of a received address in the row hammer area by performing an access operation on the row hammer area in response to the internal command, and setting an address corresponding to the count as a target address when the count satisfies a preset condition, and a refresh control circuit suitable for controlling a smart refresh operation on the target address.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Byeong Yong GO, Woongrae KIM, Hoiju CHUNG, Saeng Hwan KIM, Yoonna OH, Chul Moon JUNG
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Publication number: 20230077248Abstract: A memory device may include: a memory bank comprising a first cell mat used as a normal area and a second cell mat used as a row hammer area and a redundancy area; a target address generation circuit suitable for: saving, in the row hammer area, a count of a received address for an active operation on the memory bank by performing an internal access operation on the row hammer area during the active operation, and setting, a particular count which satisfies a preset condition, an address corresponding to the particular count as a target address; a refresh control circuit suitable for controlling a smart refresh operation on the target address; and a column repair circuit suitable for repairing, when a bit line of the normal area has a defect, the bit line of the normal area with a bit line of the redundancy area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Byeong Yong GO, Woongrae KIM, Yoonna OH
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Publication number: 20230069753Abstract: A memory device includes a row decoder, a column decoder, and a repair control circuit, which is configured to: (i) compare a row address with a stored failed row address, (ii) compare a column address with a stored failed column address, (iii) control the row decoder to activate the at least one of a plurality of redundancy word lines when the row address corresponds to the failed row address, and (iv) control the column decoder to activate at least one of a plurality of redundancy bit lines when the column address corresponds to the failed column address. The repair control circuit varies a repair unit according to an address input during a repair operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Yesin Ryu, Yoonna Oh, Hyunki Kim
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Patent number: 11527303Abstract: A memory device includes a row decoder, a column decoder, and a repair control circuit, which is configured to: (i) compare a row address with a stored failed row address, (ii) compare a column address with a stored failed column address, (iii) control the row decoder to activate the at least one of a plurality of redundancy word lines when the row address corresponds to the failed row address, and (iv) control the column decoder to activate at least one of a plurality of redundancy bit lines when the column address corresponds to the failed column address. The repair control circuit varies a repair unit according to an address input during a repair operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Inventors: Yesin Ryu, Yoonna Oh, Hyunki Kim
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Patent number: 11508456Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a bit-line switch, a block switch, and a column decoder. The memory cell array includes memory blocks coupled to at least one word-line and each of the memory blocks includes memory cells. The bit-line switch is connected between a first half local input/output (I/O) line of a first memory block and a second half local I/O line of the first memory block. The block switch is connected between the second half local I/O line of the first memory block and a first half local I/O line of a second memory block adjacent to the first memory block. The column decoder includes a repair circuit that controls connections by applying a first switching control signal to the bit-line switch and a second switching control signal to the block switch.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yesin Ryu, Taewon Kim, Yoonna Oh
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Patent number: 11450396Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises a memory cell array including segments disposed at corresponding intersections of row and column blocks, each row block including dynamic memory cells coupled to word-lines and bit-lines, a row decoder that activates a first word-line of a first row block in response to a row address, determines whether the first row block is a master block based on a first fuse information and a second row block is mapped as a slave to the master block, activates a second word-line of the second row block, and outputs a row block information signal, and a column decoder accessing a portion of first memory cells coupled to the first word-line or a portion of second memory cells coupled to the second word-line based on a column address, the row block information signal and a second fuse information.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyungryun Kim, Yoonna Oh, Hohyun Shin, Jaeho Lee
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Publication number: 20220020445Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises a memory cell array including segments disposed at corresponding intersections of row and column blocks, each row block including dynamic memory cells coupled to word-lines and bit-lines, a row decoder that activates a first word-line of a first row block in response to a row address, determines whether the first row block is a master block based on a first fuse information and a second row block is mapped as a slave to the master block, activates a second word-line of the second row block, and outputs a row block information signal, and a column decoder accessing a portion of first memory cells coupled to the first word-line or a portion of second memory cells coupled to the second word-line based on a column address, the row block information signal and a second fuse information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Kyungryun Kim, Yoonna Oh, Hohyun Shin, Jaeho Lee
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Patent number: 11094390Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises a memory cell array including segments disposed at corresponding intersections of row and column blocks, each row block including dynamic memory cells coupled to word-lines and bit-lines, a row decoder that activates a first word-line of a first row block in response to a row address, determines whether the first row block is a master block based on a first fuse information and a second row block is mapped as a slave to the master block, activates a second word-line of the second row block, and outputs a row block information signal, and a column decoder accessing a portion of first memory cells coupled to the first word-line or a portion of second memory cells coupled to the second word-line based on a column address, the row block information signal and a second fuse information.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyungryun Kim, Yoonna Oh, Hohyun Shin, Jaeho Lee
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Publication number: 20210124659Abstract: A memory device includes a row decoder, a column decoder, and a repair control circuit, which is configured to: (i) compare a row address with a stored failed row address, (ii) compare a column address with a stored failed column address, (iii) control the row decoder to activate the at least one of a plurality of redundancy word lines when the row address corresponds to the failed row address, and (iv) control the column decoder to activate at least one of a plurality of redundancy bit lines when the column address corresponds to the failed column address. The repair control circuit varies a repair unit according to an address input during a repair operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Yesin Ryu, Yoonna Oh, Hyunki Kim
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Publication number: 20210012849Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises a memory cell array including segments disposed at corresponding intersections of row and column blocks, each row block including dynamic memory cells coupled to word-lines and bit-lines, a row decoder that activates a first word-line of a first row block in response to a row address, determines whether the first row block is a master block based on a first fuse information and a second row block is mapped as a slave to the master block, activates a second word-line of the second row block, and outputs a row block information signal, and a column decoder accessing a portion of first memory cells coupled to the first word-line or a portion of second memory cells coupled to the second word-line based on a column address, the row block information signal and a second fuse information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Kyungryun Kim, Yoonna Oh, Hohyun Shin, Jaeho Lee