Patents by Inventor Jung-Hun Lim

Jung-Hun 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: 20200216758
    Abstract: An etchant composition and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the composition including an inorganic acid; about 0.01 parts by weight to about 0.5 parts by weight of colloidal silica; about 0.01 parts by weight to about 30 parts by weight of an ammonium-based additive; and about 20 parts by weight to about 50 parts by weight of a solvent, all parts by weight being based on 100 parts by weight of the inorganic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Soulbrain Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-ah KIM, Young-chan KIM, Hyo-san LEE, Hoon HAN, Jin-uk LEE, Jung-hun LIM, Ik-hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20200087798
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of etching a metal barrier layer and a metal layer. The method includes forming the metal barrier layer and the metal layer on a substrate, and using an etching composition to etch the metal barrier layer and the metal layer. The etching composition may include an oxidant selected from nitric acid, bromic acid, iodic acid, perchloric acid, perbromic acid, periodic acid, sulfuric acid, methane sulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, or a combination thereof, a metal etching inhibitor including a compound expressed by Chemical Formula 1, and a metal oxide solubilizer selected from phosphoric acid, phosphate, carboxylic acid having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SOULBRAIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jungah KIM, Mihyun PARK, Jinwoo LEE, Keonyoung KIM, Hyosan LEE, Hoon HAN, Jin Uk LEE, Jung Hun LIM
  • Publication number: 20200024517
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to a composition for etching, a method for manufacturing the composition, and a method for fabricating a semiconductor using the same. The composition may include a first inorganic acid, at least one of silane inorganic acid salts produced by reaction between a second inorganic acid and a silane compound, and a solvent. The second inorganic acid may be at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid, a fuming sulfuric acid, a nitric acid, a phosphoric acid, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jin Uk LEE, Jae Wan PARK, Jung Hun LIM
  • Publication number: 20190390111
    Abstract: An etching composition may include a peracetic acid mixture, a fluorine compound, an organic solvent (e.g., acetate-series organic solvent), and water. The etching composition may be used to selectively etch silicon-germanium (SiGe).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Soulbrain Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Jin KIM, Hyo Sun LEE, Jin Hye BAE, Jung Hun LIM, Yong Jae CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190338186
    Abstract: An etching composition selectively removes a titanium nitride film from a stacked conductive film structure including a titanium nitride (TiN) film and a tantalum nitride (TaN) film. The etching composition configured to etch titanium nitride (TiN) includes 5 wt % to 30 wt % of hydrogen peroxide, 15 wt % to 50 wt % of acid compound, and 0.001 wt % to 5 wt % of corrosion inhibitor, with respect to a total weight of the etching composition, wherein the acid compound includes at least one of phosphoric acid (H3PO4), nitric acid (HNO3), hydrochloric acid (HCl), hydroiodic acid (HI), hydrobromic acid (HBr), perchloric acid (HClO4), silicic acid (H2SiO3), boric acid (H3BO3), acetic acid (CH3COOH), propionic acid (C2H5COOH), lactic acid (CH3CH(OH)COOH), and glycolic acid (HOCH2COOH).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Soulbrain Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo Sun Lee, Ho Young Kim, Sang Won Bae, Min Goo Kim, Jung Hun Lim, Yong Jae Choi
  • Patent number: 10465112
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to a composition for etching, a method for manufacturing the composition, and a method for fabricating a semiconductor using the same. The composition may include a first inorganic acid, at least one of silane inorganic acid salts produced by reaction between a second inorganic acid and a silane compound, and a solvent. The second inorganic acid may be at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid, a fuming sulfuric acid, a nitric acid, a phosphoric acid, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jin Uk Lee, Jae Wan Park, Jung Hun Lim
  • Patent number: 10414978
    Abstract: An etching composition may include a peracetic acid mixture, a fluorine compound, an organic solvent (e.g., acetate-series organic solvent), and water. The etching composition may be used to selectively etch silicon-germanium (SiGe).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Soulbrain Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Jin Kim, Hyo Sun Lee, Jin Hye Bae, Jung Hun Lim, Yong Jae Choi
  • Patent number: 10377948
    Abstract: An etching composition selectively removes a titanium nitride film from a stacked conductive film structure including a titanium nitride (TiN) film and a tantalum nitride (TaN) film. The etching composition configured to etch titanium nitride (TiN) includes 5 wt % to 30 wt % of hydrogen peroxide, 15 wt % to 50 wt % of acid compound, and 0.001 wt % to 5 wt % of corrosion inhibitor, with respect to a total weight of the etching composition, wherein the acid compound includes at least one of phosphoric acid (H3PO4), nitric acid (HNO3), hydrochloric acid (HCl), hydroiodic acid (HI), hydrobromic acid (HBr), perchloric acid (HNO4), silicic acid (H2SiO3), boric acid (H3BO3), acetic acid (CH3COOH), propionic acid (C2H5COOH), lactic acid (CH3CH(OH)COOH), and glycolic acid (HOCH2COOH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Soulbrain Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo Sun Lee, Ho Young Kim, Sang Won Bae, Min Goo Kim, Jung Hun Lim, Yong Jae Choi
  • Publication number: 20190198315
    Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive concepts provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a cleaning composition for an adhesive layer. The method includes preparing a semiconductor substrate to which an adhesive layer adheres, removing the adhesive layer from the semiconductor substrate, and applying a cleaning composition to the semiconductor substrate to remove a residue of the adhesive layer. The cleaning composition includes a solvent including a ketone compound and having a content that is equal to or greater than 40 wt % and less thaadminn 90 wt %, quaternary ammonium salt, and primary amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Hoyoung KIM, Hyo-Sun LEE, Soojin KIM, Keonyoung KIM, JINHYE BAE, HOON HAN, Tae Soo KWON, Jung Hun LIM
  • Patent number: 10332740
    Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive concepts provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a cleaning composition for an adhesive layer. The method includes preparing a semiconductor substrate to which an adhesive layer adheres, removing the adhesive layer from the semiconductor substrate, and applying a cleaning composition to the semiconductor substrate to remove a residue of the adhesive layer. The cleaning composition includes a solvent including a ketone compound and having a content that is equal to or greater than 40 wt % and less than 90 wt %, quaternary ammonium salt, and primary amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SOULBRAIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoyoung Kim, Hyo-Sun Lee, Soojin Kim, Keonyoung Kim, Jinhye Bae, Hoon Han, Tae Soo Kwon, Jung Hun Lim
  • Publication number: 20190189631
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for etching a silicon nitride film and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device using the same, wherein the composition for etching a silicon nitride film comprises phosphoric acid, metaphosphoric acid, an ammonium salt-based compound, and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Jin Uk LEE, Jae Wan PARK, Jung Hun LIM
  • Publication number: 20190136090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for etching, comprising a first inorganic acid, a first additive represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a solvent. The composition for etching is a high-selectivity composition that can selectively remove a nitride film while minimizing the etch rate of an oxide film, and which does not have problems such as particle generation, which adversely affect the device characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Jae-Wan PARK, Jung-Hun LIM, Jin-Uk LEE
  • Publication number: 20180211830
    Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive concepts provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a cleaning composition for an adhesive layer. The method includes preparing a semiconductor substrate to which an adhesive layer adheres, removing the adhesive layer from the semiconductor substrate, and applying a cleaning composition to the semiconductor substrate to remove a residue of the adhesive layer. The cleaning composition includes a solvent including a ketone compound and having a content that is equal to or greater than 40 wt % and less than 90 wt %, quaternary ammonium salt, and primary amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Hoyoung Kim, Hyo-Sun Lee, Soojin Kim, Keonyoung Kim, Jinhye Bae, Hoon Han, Tae Soo Kwon, Jung Hun Lim
  • Publication number: 20180179442
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to a composition for etching, a method for manufacturing the composition, and a method for fabricating a semiconductor using the same. The composition may include a first inorganic acid, at least one of silane inorganic acid salts produced by reaction between a second inorganic acid and a silane compound, and a solvent. The second inorganic acid may be at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid, a fuming sulfuric acid, a nitric acid, a phosphoric acid, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: SOULBRAIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Uk LEE, Jae Wan PARK, Jung Hun LIM
  • Publication number: 20180163130
    Abstract: An etching composition may include a peracetic acid mixture, a fluorine compound, an organic solvent (e.g., acetate-series organic solvent), and water. The etching composition may be used to selectively etch silicon-germanium (SiGe).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Soulbrain Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Jin KIM, Hyo Sun LEE, Jin Hye BAE, Jung Hun LIM, Yong Jae CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180148645
    Abstract: An etching composition selectively removes a titanium nitride film from a stacked conductive film structure including a titanium nitride (TiN) film and a tantalum nitride (TaN) film. The etching composition configured to etch titanium nitride (TiN) includes 5 wt % to 30 wt % of hydrogen peroxide, 15 wt % to 50 wt % of acid compound, and 0.001 wt % to 5 wt % of corrosion inhibitor, with respect to a total weight of the etching composition, wherein the acid compound includes at least one of phosphoric acid (H3PO4), nitric acid (HNO3), hydrochloric acid (HCl), hydroiodic acid (HI), hydrobromic acid (HBr), perchloric acid (HNO4), silicic acid (H2SiO3), boric acid (H3BO3), acetic acid (CH3COOH), propionic acid (C2H5COOH), lactic acid (CH3CH(OH)COOH), and glycolic acid (HOCH2COOH).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Soulbrain Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo Sun LEE, Ho Young KIM, Sang Won BAE, Min Goo KIM, Jung Hun LIM, Yong Jae CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180142151
    Abstract: An etchant composition includes an inorganic acid, a siloxane compound, an ammonium compound, and a solvent, wherein the siloxane compound is represented by General Formula (I): A method of fabricating an integrated circuit device includes forming a structure on a substrate, the structure having a surface on which an oxide film and a nitride film are exposed; and selectively removing the nitride film from the oxide film and the nitride film by bringing the etchant composition into contact with the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SOULBRAIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Lee, Hoon Han, Keon-Young Kim, Jung-Hun Lim, Jin-Uk Lee, Jae-Wan Park
  • Patent number: 9868902
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to a composition for etching, a method for manufacturing the composition, and a method for fabricating a semiconductor using the same. The composition may include a first inorganic acid, at least one of silane inorganic acid salts produced by reaction between a second inorganic acid and a silane compound, and a solvent. The second inorganic acid may be at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid, a fuming sulfuric acid, a nitric acid, a phosphoric acid, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SOULBRAIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Uk Lee, Jae Wan Park, Jung Hun Lim
  • Patent number: 9530670
    Abstract: The present disclosure herein relates to methods of forming conductive patterns and to methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices using the same. In some embodiments, a method of forming a conductive pattern includes forming a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer on a substrate. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer may include a metal nitride and a metal, respectively. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer may be etched using an etchant composition that includes phosphoric acid, nitric acid, an assistant oxidant and a remainder of water. The etchant composition may have substantially the same etching rate for the metal nitride and the metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Soulbrain Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon Han, Byoung-Moon Yoon, Young-Taek Hong, Keon-Young Kim, Jun-Youl Yang, Young-Ok Kim, Tae-Heon Kim, Sun-Joong Song, Jung-Hun Lim, Jae-Wan Park, Jin-Uk Lee
  • Publication number: 20160017224
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to a composition for etching, a method for manufacturing the composition, and a method for fabricating a semiconductor using the same. The composition may include a first inorganic acid, at least one of silane inorganic acid salts produced by reaction between a second inorganic acid and a silane compound, and a solvent. The second inorganic acid may be at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid, a fuming sulfuric acid, a nitric acid, a phosphoric acid, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: SOULBRAIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Uk LEE, Jae Wan PARK, Jung Hun LIM