Patents by Inventor Beom Ho Mun

Beom Ho Mun 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: 20240130109
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor device, comprising: a bit line structure including a bit line contact plug, a bit line, and a bit line hard mask that are sequentially stacked over a substrate; a storage node contact plug that is spaced apart from the bit line structure; a conformal spacer that is positioned between the bit line and the storage node contact plug and includes a low-k material; and a seed liner that is positioned between the conformal spacer and the bit line and thinner than the conformal spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Beom Ho MUN, Eun Jeong KIM, Jong Kook PARK, Seung Mi LEE, Ji Won CHOI, Kyoung Tak KIM, Yun Hyuck JI
  • Patent number: 11877437
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor device, comprising: a bit line structure including a bit line contact plug, a bit line, and a bit line hard mask that are sequentially stacked over a substrate; a storage node contact plug that is spaced apart from the bit line structure; a conformal spacer that is positioned between the bit line and the storage node contact plug and includes a low-k material; and a seed liner that is positioned between the conformal spacer and the bit line and thinner than the conformal spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Beom Ho Mun, Eun Jeong Kim, Jong Kook Park, Seung Mi Lee, Ji Won Choi, Kyoung Tak Kim, Yun Hyuck Ji
  • Patent number: 11545494
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a line structure including a first contact plug on a semiconductor substrate and a conductive line on the first contact plug, forming a low-k layer having a first low-k, which covers a top surface and side walls of the line structure, performing a converting process on the low-k layer to form a non-converting portion adjacent to side walls of the first contact plug and maintains the first low-k and a converting portion adjacent to side walls of the conductive line and having a second low-k that is lower than the first low-k, and forming a second contact plug which is adjacent to the first contact plug with the non-converting portion therebetween while being adjacent to the conductive line with the converting portion therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Hyuck Ji, Beom-Ho Mun, In-Sang Kim
  • Publication number: 20220359400
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a semiconductor device capable of reducing parasitic capacitance between neighboring conductive lines and a method for fabricating the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor device comprises: a conductive line formed over a substrate; and a multi-layered spacer covering both sidewalls of the conductive line, wherein the multi-layered spacer is stacked in the order of a diffusion barrier material, boron nitride layer, and an antioxidant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Yul LEE, Beom Ho Mun, Seung Woo Jin, Keum Bum Lee
  • Publication number: 20220059543
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor device, comprising: a bit line structure including a bit line contact plug, a bit line, and a bit line hard mask that are sequentially stacked over a substrate; a storage node contact plug that is spaced apart from the bit line structure; a conformal spacer that is positioned between the bit line and the storage node contact plug and includes a low-k material; and a seed liner that is positioned between the conformal spacer and the bit line and thinner than the conformal spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Beom Ho MUN, Eun Jeong KIM, Jong Kook PARK, Seung Mi LEE, Ji Won CHOI, Kyoung Tak KIM, Yun Hyuck JI
  • Patent number: 10978458
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a bit line structure including a bit line contact plug and a bit line on the bit line contact plug, a storage node contact plug, an ultra low-k spacer including a gap-fill spacer contacting a side wall of the bit line contact plug and a line-type spacer contacting a side wall of the bit line, and a low-k spacer formed on the line-type spacer of the ultra low-k spacer to contact the storage node contact plug, wherein the gap-fill spacer is thicker than the line-type spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Hyuck Ji, Beom-Ho Mun, In-Sang Kim
  • Publication number: 20210035984
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a line structure including a first contact plug on a semiconductor substrate and a conductive line on the first contact plug, forming a low-k layer having a first low-k, which covers a top surface and side walls of the line structure, performing a converting process on the low-k layer to form a non-converting portion adjacent to side walls of the first contact plug and maintains the first low-k and a converting portion adjacent to side walls of the conductive line and having a second low-k that is lower than the first low-k, and forming a second contact plug which is adjacent to the first contact plug with the non-converting portion therebetween while being adjacent to the conductive line with the converting portion therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yun-Hyuck JI, Beom-Ho MUN, In-Sang KIM
  • Patent number: 10847519
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a line structure including a first contact plug on a semiconductor substrate and a conductive line on the first contact plug, forming a low-k layer having a first low-k, which covers a top surface and side walls of the line structure, performing a converting process on the low-k layer to form a non-converting portion adjacent to side walls of the first contact plug and maintains the first low-k and a converting portion adjacent to side walls of the conductive line and having a second low-k that is lower than the first low-k, and forming a second contact plug which is adjacent to the first contact plug with the non-converting portion therebetween while being adjacent to the conductive line with the converting portion therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Hyuck Ji, Beom-Ho Mun, In-Sang Kim
  • Publication number: 20200266198
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a bit line structure including a bit line contact plug and a bit line on the bit line contact plug, a storage node contact plug, an ultra low-k spacer including a gap-fill spacer contacting a side wall of the bit line contact plug and a line-type spacer contacting a side wall of the bit line, and a low-k spacer formed on the line-type spacer of the ultra low-k spacer to contact the storage node contact plug, wherein the gap-fill spacer is thicker than the line-type spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yun-Hyuck JI, Beom-Ho MUN, In-Sang KIM
  • Patent number: 10672773
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a bit line structure including a bit line contact plug and a bit line on the bit line contact plug, a storage node contact plug, an ultra low-k spacer including a gap-fill spacer contacting a side wall of the bit line contact plug and a line-type spacer contacting a side wall of the bit line, and a low-k spacer formed on the line-type spacer of the ultra low-k spacer to contact the storage node contact plug, wherein the gap-fill spacer is thicker than the line-type spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Hyuck Ji, Beom-Ho Mun, In-Sang Kim
  • Publication number: 20190296024
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a bit line structure including a bit line contact plug and a bit line on the bit line contact plug, a storage node contact plug, an ultra low-k spacer including a gap-fill spacer contacting a side wall of the bit line contact plug and a line-type spacer contacting a side wall of the bit line, and a low-k spacer formed on the line-type spacer of the ultra low-k spacer to contact the storage node contact plug, wherein the gap-fill spacer is thicker than the line-type spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Yun-Hyuck JI, Beom-Ho MUN, In-Sang KIM
  • Publication number: 20190296026
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a line structure including a first contact plug on a semiconductor substrate and a conductive line on the first contact plug, forming a low-k layer having a first low-k, which covers a top surface and side walls of the line structure, performing a converting process on the low-k layer to form a non-converting portion adjacent to side walls of the first contact plug and maintains the first low-k and a converting portion adjacent to side walls of the conductive line and having a second low-k that is lower than the first low-k, and forming a second contact plug which is adjacent to the first contact plug with the non-converting portion therebetween while being adjacent to the conductive line with the converting portion therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Yun-Hyuck JI, Beom-Ho MUN, In-Sang KIM
  • Patent number: 10399291
    Abstract: The present invention provides a smart contact lens including a sensor capable of non-invasively sensing an eye disease in real time and a drug reservoir, and smart glasses for controlling the smart contact lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: PHI BIOMED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sei Kwang Hahn, Young Chul Sung, Beom Ho Mun, Keon Jae Lee, Dohee Keum, Su Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20180036974
    Abstract: The present invention provides a smart contact lens including a sensor capable of non-invasively sensing an eye disease in real time and a drug reservoir, and smart glasses for controlling the smart contact lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Sei Kwang HAHN, Young Chul SUNG, Beom Ho MUN, Keon Jae LEE, Dohee KEUM, Su Jin KIM
  • Patent number: 8822970
    Abstract: Provided are a phase-change memory device using insulating nanoparticles, a flexible phase-change memory device and a method for manufacturing the same. The phase-change memory device includes an electrode, and a phase-change layer in which a phase change occurs depending on heat generated from the electrode, wherein insulating nanoparticles formed from a self-assembled block copolymer are provided between the electrode and the phase-change layer undergoing crystallization and amorphization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Yeon Sik Jung, Keon Jae Lee, Jae Won Jeong, Jae Suk Choi, Geon Tae Hwang, Beom Ho Mun, Byoung Kuk You, Seung Jun Kim
  • Publication number: 20130001502
    Abstract: Provided are a phase-change memory device using insulating nanoparticles, a flexible phase-change memory device and a method for manufacturing the same. The phase-change memory device includes an electrode, and a phase-change layer in which a phase change occurs depending on heat generated from the electrode, wherein insulating nanoparticles formed from a self-assembled block copolymer are provided between the electrode and the phase-change layer undergoing crystallization and amorphization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Yeon Sik JUNG, Keon Jae Lee, Jae Won Jeong, Jae Suk Choi, Geon Tae Hwang, Beom Ho Mun, Byoung Kuk You, Seung Jun Kim