Patents by Inventor Heung Jae Cho

Heung Jae Cho 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: 20140061850
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming active regions which are separated by a plurality of first trenches, forming supports which fill the first trenches; etching the active regions and defining second trenches which are shallower than the first trenches, forming spacers on sidewalls of the second trenches, etching bottoms of the second trenches and defining third trenches, forming punch-through preventing patterns which fill lower portions of the third trenches, etching sidewalls which are not protected by the punch-through preventing patterns and the spacers, and forming recessed sidewalls which face each other, and forming buried bit lines in the recessed sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae CHO, Eui-Seong HWANG, Eun-Shil PARK, Tae-Yoon KIM, Ju-Hyun MYUNG, Kyu-Hyung YOON
  • Publication number: 20140061746
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a semiconductor substrate to form bulb-type trenches that define a plurality of active regions in the semiconductor substrate; forming a supporter in each of the bulb-type trenches; dividing each active region, of the plurality of active regions, into a pair of body lines by forming a trench through each active region; and forming a bit line in each body line of the pair of body lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae CHO, Eui-Seong HWANG, Eun-Shil PARK
  • Publication number: 20140061572
    Abstract: This technology relates to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same. A semiconductor device may include a line layer formed over a substrate, and connection structures each configured to include a first metal layer pattern, a barrier layer pattern, and a second metal layer pattern sequentially stacked over the line layer, for bonding another substrate to the substrate. In accordance with this technology, abnormal silicidation may be prevented because the barrier layer is formed at the bonding interface of the substrates, and the bonding energy of the substrates may be improved by titanium (Ti)-silicon (Si) bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Heung-Jae CHO
  • Publication number: 20140021485
    Abstract: A vertical channel transistor includes a pillar formed over a substrate, and a gate electrode formed on sidewalls of the pillar, wherein the pillar includes a source area, a vertical channel area over the source area, a drain area over the vertical channel area, and a leakage prevention area interposed between the vertical channel area and the drain area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Heung-Jae CHO
  • Publication number: 20140024214
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a trench formed therein. A migration assist layer is formed in the trench and on the substrate. A buried layer in formed in the trench by migrating material from the migration assist layer and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Tae-Yoon KIM, Heung-Jae CHO
  • Publication number: 20140011334
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of semiconductor body lines in which a plurality of buried bit lines are buried, to be separated by a plurality of trenches, forming a filling layer that fills each of the plurality of trenches, forming a conductive layer over the plurality of semiconductor body lines and the filling layer, forming a plurality of semiconductor pillars over the plurality of semiconductor body lines by etching the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae CHO, Tae-Yoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20130320433
    Abstract: A method for fabricating vertical channel transistors includes forming a plurality of pillars which have laterally opposing both sidewalls, over a substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer on both sidewalls of the pillars; forming first gate electrodes which cover any one sidewalls of the pillars and shield gate electrodes which cover the other sidewalls of the pillars and have a height lower than the first gate electrodes, over the gate dielectric layer; and forming second gate electrodes which are connected with upper portions of sidewalls of the first gate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Heung-Jae CHO, Eui-Seong Hwang, Eun-Shil Park
  • Patent number: 8592899
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including vertical channel transistor and a method for forming the transistor, which can significantly decrease the resistance of a word line is provided. A vertical channel transistor includes a substrate including pillars each of which has a lower portion corresponding to a channel region. A gate insulation layer is formed over the substrate including the pillars. A metal layer having a low resistance is used for forming a surrounding gate electrode to decrease resistance of a word line. A barrier metal layer is formed between a gate insulation layer and a surrounding gate electrode so that deterioration of characteristics of the insulation layer is prevented. A world line is formed connecting gate electrodes formed over the barrier layer to surround the lower portion of each pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Se-Aug Jang, Hong-Seon Yang, Heung-Jae Cho, Min-Gyu Sung, Tae-Yoon Kim, Sook-Joo Kim
  • Publication number: 20130285144
    Abstract: A dual polysilicon gate of a semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region, a second region, and a third region, and a channel region with a protrusion structure formed in the substrate of the first region, a gate insulating layer formed over the substrate, a first polysilicon layer filling the channel region, and formed over the gate insulating layer of the first and second regions, a second polysilicon layer formed over the gate insulating layer of the third region, and an insulating layer doped with an impurity, and disposed inside the first polysilicon layer in the channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong LIM, Heung-Jae Cho, Min-Gyu Sung
  • Patent number: 8557663
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of pillars by etching a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate dielectric layer on sidewalls of the pillars and on surfaces of the semiconductor substrate between the pillars, forming an implant damage in a portion of the gate dielectric layer between two pillars by implanting ions into the portion of the gate dielectric layer, forming vertical gates to cover the sidewalls of the pillars, and removing the implant damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Heung-Jae Cho
  • Publication number: 20130241011
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer, a first intermediate structure over the first conductive layer, a second intermediate structure over the first intermediate structure, and a second conductive layer over the second intermediate structure. The first intermediate structure includes a metal silicide layer and a nitrogen containing metal layer. The second intermediate structure includes at least a nitrogen containing metal silicide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong Lim, Hong-Seon Yang, Heung-Jae Cho, Tae-Kyung Kim, Yong-Soo Kim, Min-Gyu Sung
  • Publication number: 20130161832
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a punch stop region formed in a substrate; a plurality of buried bit lines formed over the substrate; a plurality of pillar structures formed over the buried bit lines; a plurality of word lines extending to intersect the buried bit lines and being in contact with the pillar structures; and an isolation layer isolating the word lines from the buried bit lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Heung-Jae CHO, Bong-Seok Jeon
  • Patent number: 8471338
    Abstract: A dual polysilicon gate of a semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region, a second region, and a third region, a channel region with a recessed structure formed in the first region of the substrate, a gate insulating layer formed over the substrate, a first polysilicon layer filled into the channel region, and formed over the gate insulating layer of the first and second regions, a second polysilicon layer formed over the gate insulating layer of the third region, and an insulating layer doped with an impurity, and disposed inside the first polysilicon layer in the channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong Lim, Heung-Jae Cho, Min-Gyu Sung
  • Patent number: 8441079
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer, a first intermediate structure over the first conductive layer, a second intermediate structure over the first intermediate structure, and a second conductive layer over the second intermediate structure. The first intermediate structure includes a metal silicide layer and a nitrogen containing metal layer. The second intermediate structure includes at least a nitrogen containing metal silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong Lim, Hong-Seon Yang, Heung-Jae Cho, Tae-Kyung Kim, Yong-Soo Kim, Min-Gyu Sung
  • Patent number: 8440560
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a tungsten (W) line includes forming a silicon-containing layer, forming a diffusion barrier layer over the silicon-containing layer, forming a tungsten layer over the diffusion barrier layer, and performing a thermal treatment process on the tungsten layer to increase a grain size of the tungsten layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Gyu Sung, Heung-Jae Cho, Kwan-Yong Lim
  • Publication number: 20130109165
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of pillars by etching a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate dielectric layer on sidewalls of the pillars and on surfaces of the semiconductor substrate between the pillars, forming an implant damage in a portion of the gate dielectric layer between two pillars by implanting ions into the portion of the gate dielectric layer, forming vertical gates to cover the sidewalls of the pillars, and removing the implant damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Heung-Jae CHO
  • Patent number: 8410547
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a recess in an area where a gate is to be formed, spacers formed over sidewalls of the recess, and a first gate electrode filling in the recess. The spacers include material having the first work function or insulation material. The first gate electrode includes material having a second work function, wherein the second work function is higher than that of the spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Hong-Seon Yang, Se-Aug Jang
  • Patent number: 8395266
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a titanium layer and a titanium nitride layer formed on a substrate, a thin layer formed on the titanium nitride layer, and a metal layer formed on the thin layer, wherein the thin layer increases a grain size of the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong Lim, Min-Gyu Sung, Heung-Jae Cho
  • Patent number: 8330215
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a transistor including a bulb-type recess channel includes forming a bulb-type recess pattern in a substrate, forming a gate insulating layer over the substrate and the bulb-type recess pattern, forming a first gate conductive layer over the gate insulating layer, forming a void movement blocking layer over the first gate conductive layer in the bulb-type recess pattern, and forming a second gate conductive layer over the void movement blocking layer and the first gate conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong Lim, Hong-Seon Yang, Dong-Sun Sheen, Se-Aug Jang, Heung-Jae Cho, Yong-Soo Kim, Min-Gyu Sung, Tae-Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8319341
    Abstract: A gate structure of a semiconductor device includes an intermediate structure, wherein the intermediate structure includes a titanium layer and a tungsten silicide layer. A method for forming a gate structure of a semiconductor device includes forming a polysilicon-based electrode. An intermediate structure, which includes a titanium layer and a tungsten silicide layer, is formed over the polysilicon-based electrode. A metal electrode is formed over the intermediate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Gyu Sung, Hong-Seon Yang, Heung-Jae Cho, Yong-Soo Kim, Kwan-Yong Lim