Patents by Inventor Young-Il Lim

Young-Il Lim 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: 20260024575
    Abstract: A bitline sense amplifier including: an amplifier which is connected between a first sensing bitline and a second sensing bitline, and detects and amplifies a voltage difference between a first bitline and a second bitline in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and an equalizer which is connected between a first supply line through which the first control signal is supplied and a second supply line through which the second control signal is supplied, and pre-charges the first bitline and the second bitline with a precharge voltage in response to an equalizing control signal, wherein the equalizer includes an equalizing enable transistor in which a source terminal is connected to the first supply line and performs equalizing in response to the equalizing control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2025
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Bong CHANG, Young-Il LIM, Bok-Yeon WON, Seok Jae LEE, Dong Geon KIM, Myeong Sik RYU, In Seok BAEK, Kyoung Min KIM, Sang Wook PARK
  • Patent number: 12451181
    Abstract: A bitline sense amplifier including: an amplifier which is connected between a first sensing bitline and a second sensing bitline, and detects and amplifies a voltage difference between a first bitline and a second bitline in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and an equalizer which is connected between a first supply line through which the first control signal is supplied and a second supply line through which the second control signal is supplied, and pre-charges the first bitline and the second bitline with a precharge voltage in response to an equalizing control signal, wherein the equalizer includes an equalizing enable transistor in which a source terminal is connected to the first supply line and performs equalizing in response to the equalizing control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Bong Chang, Young-Il Lim, Bok-Yeon Won, Seok Jae Lee, Dong Geon Kim, Myeong Sik Ryu, In Seok Baek, Kyoung Min Kim, Sang Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20240221824
    Abstract: A bitline sense amplifier including: an amplifier which is connected between a first sensing bitline and a second sensing bitline, and detects and amplifies a voltage difference between a first bitline and a second bitline in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and an equalizer which is connected between a first supply line through which the first control signal is supplied and a second supply line through which the second control signal is supplied, and pre-charges the first bitline and the second bitline with a precharge voltage in response to an equalizing control signal, wherein the equalizer includes an equalizing enable transistor in which a source terminal is connected to the first supply line and performs equalizing in response to the equalizing control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Soo Bong CHANG, Young-Il LIM, Bok-Yeon WON, Seok Jae LEE, Dong Geon KIM, Myeong Sik RYU, In Seok BAEK, Kyoung Min KIM, Sang Wook PARK
  • Patent number: 11961551
    Abstract: A bitline sense amplifier including: an amplifier which is connected between a first sensing bitline and a second sensing bitline, and detects and amplifies a voltage difference between a first bitline and a second bitline in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and an equalizer which is connected between a first supply line through which the first control signal is supplied and a second supply line through which the second control signal is supplied, and pre-charges the first bitline and the second bitline with a precharge voltage in response to an equalizing control signal, wherein the equalizer includes an equalizing enable transistor in which a source terminal is connected to the first supply line and performs equalizing in response to the equalizing control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Bong Chang, Young-Il Lim, Bok-Yeon Won, Seok Jae Lee, Dong Geon Kim, Myeong Sik Ryu, In Seok Baek, Kyoung Min Kim, Sang Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20220328093
    Abstract: A bitline sense amplifier including: an amplifier which is connected between a first sensing bitline and a second sensing bitline, and detects and amplifies a voltage difference between a first bitline and a second bitline in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and an equalizer which is connected between a first supply line through which the first control signal is supplied and a second supply line through which the second control signal is supplied, and pre-charges the first bitline and the second bitline with a precharge voltage in response to an equalizing control signal, wherein the equalizer includes an equalizing enable transistor in which a source terminal is connected to the first supply line and performs equalizing in response to the equalizing control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: SOO BONG CHANG, YOUNG-IL LIM, BOK-YEON WON, SEOK JAE LEE, DONG GEON KIM, MYEONG SIK RYU, IN SEOK BAEK, KYOUNG MIN KIM, SANG WOOK PARK
  • Patent number: 8976564
    Abstract: A memory device includes an anti-fuse cell array including a plurality of anti-fuse cells. Each anti-fuse cell includes a first cell transistor connected to a common node, a second cell transistor connected to the common node, and an access transistor connected to the common node. The first cell transistor is configured to store data and the second cell transistor is configured to store data when the first cell transistor has defect data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Il Lim, Cheol Kim, Sang-Ho Shin
  • Patent number: 8737153
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device includes masking at least one bank among a plurality of banks in response to a mode register writing command; and performing a refresh operation on a plurality of rows in one of unmasked banks in response to a first per-bank refresh command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Il Lim, Cheol Kim, Jung Sik Kim, Yun Sang Lee
  • Publication number: 20130182522
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device includes masking at least one bank among a plurality of banks in response to a mode register writing command; and performing a refresh operation on a plurality of rows in one of unmasked banks in response to a first per-bank refresh command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Young-Il LIM, Cheol Kim, Jung Sik Kim, Yun Sang Lee
  • Patent number: 7149528
    Abstract: A method for controlling an overload of a digital mobile communication system. The digital mobile communication system has a base transceiver station and a base station controller each of which has a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: UTStarcom, Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Il Lim, Jae-Yong Jeong, Myoung-Ki Seol
  • Publication number: 20010019954
    Abstract: A method for controlling an overload of a digital mobile communication system. The digital mobile communication system has a base transceiver station and a base station controller each of which has a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Applicant: HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-il Lim, Jae-Yong Jeong, Myoung-Ki Seol