Patents by Inventor You-Keun Han
You-Keun Han 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: 9164139Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array and a data input/output circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of word lines. The data input/output circuit is configured to receive data from external data pins of the memory device, output the received data to the memory cell array through a plurality of input/output lines electrically coupled to the plurality of bit lines, receive data read from the memory cell array through the plurality of input/output lines, and output the read data through the external data pins. For each external data pin, the data input/output circuit is configured to output data received at the external data pin to a corresponding input/output line. The corresponding input/output line is selected in response to bit values of a set of bits included in the received data.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Hee Shin, Young Man Ahn, Seung Mo Jung, You Keun Han, Sang Jhun Hwang
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Patent number: 9128817Abstract: An address transforming circuit that can change a memory mapping when a system is booted includes a switch control signal generating circuit and an address transforming unit. The switch control signal generating circuit generates alternately enabled switch control signals synchronized with a reset signal. The address transforming unit transforms bits of a first address to generate a second address in response to the switch control signals. Accordingly, a semiconductor memory device including the address transforming circuit has a long lifetime and high reliability.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Sung-Ho Choi
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Patent number: 9099166Abstract: A memory module comprises a plurality of semiconductor memory devices each comprising a mode register set (MRS) circuit configured to generate an enable signal corresponding to an error mode of the semiconductor memory device in response to an MRS command received from a command decoder, and an address buffer configured to store a predetermined address signal, to receive an address signal and corresponding data from an external device, and to compare the address signal received with the predetermined address signal in response to the enable signal. As a consequence of determining that the address signal received from the external device is the same as the predetermined address signal stored in the address buffer, data different from the corresponding data received from the external device is written to a memory cell corresponding to the predetermined address signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Hee Shin, Won Hyung Song, Jong Min Lee, You Keun Han
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Publication number: 20140219044Abstract: A memory module comprises a plurality of semiconductor memory devices each comprising a mode register set (MRS) circuit configured to generate an enable signal corresponding to an error mode of the semiconductor memory device in response to an MRS command received from a command decoder, and an address buffer configured to store a predetermined address signal, to receive an address signal and corresponding data from an external device, and to compare the address signal received with the predetermined address signal in response to the enable signal. As a consequence of determining that the address signal received from the external device is the same as the predetermined address signal stored in the address buffer, data different from the corresponding data received from the external device is written to a memory cell corresponding to the predetermined address signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: JUN HEE SHIN, WON HYUNG SONG, JONG MIN LEE, YOU KEUN HAN
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Patent number: 8742780Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a resistor terminal, a reference voltage generator and a detector. The resistor terminal is connected to an external resistor. The reference voltage generator generates at least one reference voltage. The detector generates a detection signal based at least in part on a resistor terminal voltage and the at least one reference voltage. The detection signal indicates a state of an electrical connection to the resistor terminal. The resistor terminal voltage is a voltage at the resistor terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, Ho-Suk Lee, You-Keun Han, Yang-Ki Kim
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Publication number: 20140043920Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array and a data input/output circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of word lines. The data input/output circuit is configured to receive data from external data pins of the memory device, output the received data to the memory cell array through a plurality of input/output lines electrically coupled to the plurality of bit lines, receive data read from the memory cell array through the plurality of input/output lines, and output the read data through the external data pins. For each external data pin, the data input/output circuit is configured to output data received at the external data pin to a corresponding input/output line. The corresponding input/output line is selected in response to bit values of a set of bits included in the received data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Hee SHIN, Young Man AHN, Seung Mo JUNG, You Keun HAN, Sang Jhun HWANG
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Patent number: 8576637Abstract: A memory buffer selecting between a parallel test mode and a mode register control mode, and a memory module and memory system having the memory buffer are disclosed. The memory buffer includes a control circuit and a mode selecting circuit. The control circuit generates a mode control signal based on a first chip selecting signal, a second chip selecting signal, a row address signal, a column address signal, and a write enable signal. The mode selecting circuit selects one of a parallel test mode and a mode register control mode in response to the mode control signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soon-Deok Jang, Seok-Il Kim, Seung-Jin Seo, You-Keun Han
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Publication number: 20130279916Abstract: Embodiments disclose a server system including a first circuit board which includes a first socket connected to a memory controller via an electrical channel; and a second circuit board which is combined with the first socket such that signals are exchanged with the memory controller via at least one of the electrical channel and an optical channel. The optical channel is combined with the electrical channel via an electrical-to-optical conversion device, the electrical-to-optical conversion device converts an electrical signal into an optical signal or converts an optical signal into an electrical signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jeong-hyeon CHO, You-keun HAN, Seung-jin SEO, Jung-joon LEE, Kyoung-ho HA
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Patent number: 8547761Abstract: A memory module comprises a plurality of semiconductor memory devices each having a termination circuit for a command/address bus. The semiconductor memory devices are formed in a substrate of the memory module, and they operate in response to a command/address signal, a data signal, and a termination resistance control signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Jung-Joon Lee
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Patent number: 8462534Abstract: A memory module includes: an ODT circuit on a memory device and including pull-up and pull-down resistors connected between pull-up and pull-down transistors. A data masking (DM) pad is provided in a tap region of the module board. A current leakage monitoring unit is also provided and receives a ground state signal from the DM pad and a bit configuration signal from the memory device and disables the pull-up transistors to cut off a current path between the pull-up resistors of the ODT circuit and the DM pad during a ODT enable mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Seung-Jin Seo
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Publication number: 20120239903Abstract: An address transforming circuit that can change a memory mapping when a system is booted includes a switch control signal generating circuit and an address transforming unit. The switch control signal generating circuit generates alternately enabled switch control signals synchronized with a reset signal. The address transforming unit transforms bits of a first address to generate a second address in response to the switch control signals. Accordingly, a semiconductor memory device including the address transforming circuit has a long lifetime and high reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Sung-Ho Choi
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Publication number: 20120182777Abstract: A memory module includes: an ODT circuit on a memory device and including pull-up and pull-down resistors connected between pull-up and pull-down transistors. A data masking (DM) pad is provided in a tap region of the module board. A current leakage monitoring unit is also provided and receives a ground state signal from the DM pad and a bit configuration signal from the memory device and disables the pull-up transistors to cut off a current path between the pull-up resistors of the ODT circuit and the DM pad during a ODT enable mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok-Il KIM, You-Keun HAN, Seung-Jin SEO
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Patent number: 8159853Abstract: A memory module includes: an ODT circuit on a memory device and including pull-up and pull-down resistors connected between pull-up and pull-down transistors. A data masking (DM) pad is provided in a tap region of the module board. A current leakage monitoring unit is also provided and receives a ground state signal from the DM pad and a bit configuration signal from the memory device and disables the pull-up transistors to cut off a current path between the pull-up resistors of the ODT circuit and the DM pad during a ODT enable mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronis Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, You-Keun Han, Seung-Jin Seo
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Patent number: 8051343Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a method and system of testing a memory module having the process of receiving single ended input signals via differential input terminals through which differential pairs of packet signals may be received from a testing equipment, wherein a number of terminals of the testing equipment may be different from a number of terminals of the memory module, and testing memory chips of the memory module based on the single ended input signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-Man Shin, Byung-Se So, Seung-Jin Seo, You-Keun Han
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Publication number: 20110176371Abstract: A memory buffer selecting between a parallel test mode and a mode register control mode, and a memory module and memory system having the memory buffer are disclosed. The memory buffer includes a control circuit and a mode selecting circuit. The control circuit generates a mode control signal based on a first chip selecting signal, a second chip selecting signal, a row address signal, a column address signal, and a write enable signal. The mode selecting circuit selects one of a parallel test mode and a mode register control mode in response to the mode control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Soon-Deok Jang, Seok-Il Kim, Seung-Jin Seo, You-Keun Han
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Publication number: 20110161576Abstract: A memory module comprises a plurality of semiconductor memory devices each having a termination circuit for a command/address bus. The semiconductor memory devices are formed in a substrate of the memory module, and they operate in response to a command/address signal, a data signal, and a termination resistance control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok-Il KIM, You-Keun HAN, Jung-Joon LEE
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Patent number: 7965530Abstract: A memory module includes a plurality of data ports configured to receive/transmit associated data and a plurality of memory devices. The plurality of memory devices include a first set of the memory devices in at least one rank, each memory device of the first set being coupled to each of the associated data ports, and a second set of the memory devices in at least one other rank, each memory device of the second set being configured to receive/transmit the associated data for the memory device through at least each associated memory device of the first set.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: You-Keun Han, Seung-Jin Seo, Kwan-Yong Jin, Jung-Hwan Choi, Jong-Hoon Kim, Seok-Il Kim, Joo-Sun Choi
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Publication number: 20110115509Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a resistor terminal, a reference voltage generator and a detector. The resistor terminal is connected to an external resistor. The reference voltage generator generates at least one reference voltage. The detector generates a detection signal based at least in part on a resistor terminal voltage and the at least one reference voltage. The detection signal indicates a state of an electrical connection to the resistor terminal. The resistor terminal voltage is a voltage at the resistor terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Seok-Il Kim, Ho-Suk Lee, You-Keun Han, Yang-Ki Kim
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Publication number: 20110113296Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a method and system of testing a memory module having the process of receiving single ended input signals via differential input terminals through which differential pairs of packet signals may be received from a testing equipment, wherein a number of terminals of the testing equipment may be different from a number of terminals of the memory module, and testing memory chips of the memory module based on the single ended input signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Seung-Man Shin, Byung-Se So, Seung-Jin Seo, You-Keun Han
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Patent number: 7849373Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a method and system of testing a memory module having the process of receiving single ended input signals via differential input terminals through which differential pairs of packet signals may be received from a testing equipment, wherein a number of terminals of the testing equipment may be different from a number of terminals of the memory module, and testing memory chips of the memory module based on the single ended input signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-Man Shin, Byung-Se So, Seung-Jin Seo, You-Keun Han