Patents by Inventor Seo Min Kim

Seo Min Kim 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: 20060134861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor memory device and a method for fabricating the same. Particularly, the semiconductor memory device includes at least more than two capacitors to decrease the thickness of an insulation layer and increase the size of each capacitor, wherein the thickness of the insulation layer and the size of the capacitor are factors for increasing parasitic capacitance and leakage currents. Also, the two capacitors are arranged diagonally, thereby widening the width of each capacitor formed. Furthermore, in case of forming the double capacitors according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, an additional reticle is not required to form the contact holes for each capacitor due to their inverted disposition relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Seo-Min Kim, Cheol-Kyu Bok
  • Publication number: 20060128130
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a recessed gate structure. The method includes the steps of: selectively etching a substrate to form a plurality of openings; forming a gate oxide layer on the openings and the substrate; forming a first conductive silicon layer on the gate oxide layer to form a plurality of valleys at a height equal to or greater than a thickness remaining after an intended pattern is formed; planarizing the first conductive silicon layer until the thickness remaining after the intended pattern formation is obtained, so that the valleys are removed; forming a second conductive layer on a planarized first conductive silicon layer; and selectively etching the second conductive layer, the first conductive silicon layer and the gate oxide layer to form a plurality of the recessed gate structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Se-Aug Jang, Heung-Jae Cho, Woo-Jin Kim, Hyung-Soon Park, Seo-Min Kim, Tae-Woo Jung
  • Patent number: 7045846
    Abstract: Disclosed are a memory device and a method for fabricating the same. The memory device includes: a substrate provided with a trench; a bit line contact junction formed beneath the trench; a plurality of storage node contact junctions formed outside the trench; and a plurality of gate structures each being formed on the substrate disposed between the bit line contact junction and one of the storage node contact junctions. Each sidewall of the trench becomes a part of the individual channels and thus, channel lengths of the transistors in the cell region become elongated. Accordingly, the storage node contact junctions have a decreased level of leakage currents, thereby increasing data retention time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Se-Aug Jang, Tae-Woo Jung, Seo-Min Kim, Woo-Jin Kim, Hyung-Soon Park, Young-Bog Kim, Hong-Seon Yang, Hyun-Chul Sohn, Eung-Rim Hwang
  • Patent number: 7012002
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device and a method for fabricating the same. Particularly, the semiconductor memory device includes at least two capacitors to decrease the thickness of an insulation layer and increase the size of each capacitor, wherein the thickness of the insulation layer and the size of the capacitor are factors for increasing parasitic capacitance and leakage currents. Also, the two capacitors are arranged diagonally, thereby widening the width of each capacitor formed. Furthermore, in forming double capacitors according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, an additional reticle is not required to form the contact holes for each capacitor due to their inverted disposition relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Seo-Min Kim, Cheol-Kyu Bok
  • Patent number: 7008734
    Abstract: A phase shift mask, comprising a transparent substrate having a trench-type guard ring pattern for shifting the phase of light transmitted therethrough by 180°; and a half-tone phase shift pattern disposed on the transparent substrate and surrounded by the guard ring pattern is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Chang Moon Lim, Seo Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20060022249
    Abstract: Disclosed are a memory device and a method for fabricating the same. The memory device includes: a substrate provided with a trench; a bit line contact junction formed beneath the trench; a plurality of storage node contact junctions formed outside the trench; and a plurality of gate structures each being formed on the substrate disposed between the bit line contact junction and one of the storage node contact junctions. Each sidewall of the trench becomes a part of the individual channels and thus, channel lengths of the transistors in the cell region become elongated. Accordingly, the storage node contact junctions have a decreased level of leakage currents, thereby increasing data retention time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Se-Aug Jang, Tae-Woo Jung, Seo-Min Kim, Woo-Jin Kim, Hyung-Soon Park, Young-Bog Kim, Hong-Seon Yang, Hyun-Chul Sohn, Eung-Rim Hwang
  • Publication number: 20040157388
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device and a method for fabricating the same. Particularly, the semiconductor memory device includes at least two capacitors to decrease the thickness of an insulation layer and increase the size of each capacitor, wherein the thickness of the insulation layer and the size of the capacitor are factors for increasing parasitic capacitance and leakage currents. Also, the two capacitors are arranged diagonally, thereby widening the width of each capacitor formed. Furthermore, in forming double capacitors according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, an additional reticle is not required to form the contact holes for each capacitor due to their inverted disposition relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Seo-Min Kim, Cheol-Kyu Bok
  • Publication number: 20040110071
    Abstract: A phase shift mask, comprising a transparent substrate having a trench-type guard ring pattern for shifting the phase of light transmitted therethrough by 180°; and a half-tone phase shift pattern disposed on the transparent substrate and surrounded by the guard ring pattern is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Chang Moon Lim, Seo Min Kim