Patents by Inventor Sung Wook Jung

Sung Wook Jung 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: 20160260725
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device, including: a vertical channel layer formed on a semiconductor substrate; first stack conductive layers stacked on the semiconductor substrate at a predetermined interval to surround one side surface of the vertical channel layer; second stack conductive layers stacked on the semiconductor substrate at the predetermined interval to surround the other side surface of the vertical channel layer; a first charge storage layer disposed between the vertical channel layer and the first stack conductive layers; and a second charge storage layer disposed between the vertical channel layer and the second stack conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Sung Wook JUNG
  • Publication number: 20160181275
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate comprising a first word line formation area, a second word line formation area, and a support area interposed between the first and second word line formation areas; a first stacked structure disposed over the substrate of each of the first and second word line formation areas and having a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of conductive layers that are alternately stacked therein; a second stacked structure disposed over the substrate of the support area and having the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of spaces that are alternately stacked therein; a channel layer disposed in the first stacked structure; and a memory layer interposed between the channel layer and each of the plurality of conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Eun-Seok CHOI, Sa-Yong SHIM, In-Hey LEE, Sung-Wook JUNG, Jung-Seok OH
  • Publication number: 20160155509
    Abstract: A memory string includes a pass transistor, first memory cells connected in series to a drain terminal of the pass transistor, and first to kth memory cell groups connected in parallel to a source terminal of the pass transistor and each including a plurality of second memory cells connected in series. Here, ‘k’ denotes an integer that is equal to or greater than ‘2’.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Sung Wook JUNG, Dong Kee LEE, Hyun Seung YOO, Yu Jin PARK
  • Patent number: 9330766
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment may include cell strings including a plurality of memory cells coupled between bit lines and a source line and coupled to word lines, a peripheral circuit suitable for programming selected memory cells coupled to a selected word line among the word lines by applying a program voltage to the selected word line, and applying one or more pass voltages to unselected word lines, and a control circuit suitable for controlling the peripheral circuit to temporarily float the unselected word lines while the selected memory cells are programmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Wook Jung, Hye Eun Heo, Ji Hui Baek, Dong Hun Lee, Tae Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 9306040
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate comprising a first word line formation area, a second word line formation area, and a support area interposed between the first and second word line formation areas; a first stacked structure disposed over the substrate of each of the first and second word line formation areas and having a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of conductive layers that are alternately stacked therein; a second stacked structure disposed over the substrate of the support area and having the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of spaces that are alternately stacked therein; a channel layer disposed in the first stacked structure; and a memory layer interposed between the channel layer and each of the plurality of conductive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Eun-Seok Choi, Sa-Yong Shim, In-Hey Lee, Sung-Wook Jung, Jung-Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 9286983
    Abstract: A memory string includes a pass transistor, first memory cells connected in series to a drain terminal of the pass transistor, and first to kth memory cell groups connected in parallel to a source terminal of the pass transistor and each including a plurality of second memory cells connected in series. Here, ‘k’ denotes an integer that is equal to or greater than ‘2’.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Wook Jung, Dong Kee Lee, Hyun Seung Yoo, Yu Jin Park
  • Patent number: 9281217
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device includes forming a first attached layer on a substrate, forming a stack layer on the first attached layer, separating the stack layer and the first attached layer from each other, forming vertical holes by performing a first etch process on the stack layer in a direction from bottom to top, removing the first attached layer, attaching the stack layer in which the vertical holes are formed to the substrate, and performing a second etch process so that each of the vertical holes has a uniform width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Wook Jung, Ji Hui Baek, Dong Hun Lee, Tae Hwa Lee, Hye Eun Heo
  • Patent number: 9218887
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array configured to store data; peripheral circuits configured to perform program verifying operation, read operation, and erase verifying operation on the memory cell array; and a control circuit configured to control the peripheral circuits, wherein the control circuit is configured to control the peripheral circuits to set a bit line voltage in the program verifying operation to have a higher level than a bit line voltage in the read operation, and a bit line voltage in the erase verifying operation to have a lower level than the bit line voltage in the read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Sung Wook Jung
  • Patent number: 9064584
    Abstract: Provided are a non-volatile memory device and a method for erasing the non-volatile memory device having vertical channel layers formed with different widths varying by height and a plurality of memory cells stacked along the vertical channel layers, the method including increasing potentials of the vertical channel layers, and when potentials of word lines connected to the memory cells are increased, erasing the memory cells while lowering the potentials of the word lines beginning from a word line positioned in an area in which a width of the vertical channel layer is wide to a word line positioned in an area in which the width of the vertical channel layer is narrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sung Wook Jung
  • Publication number: 20150146487
    Abstract: Provided are a non-volatile memory device and a method for erasing the non-volatile memory device having vertical channel layers formed with different widths varying by height and a plurality of memory cells stacked along the vertical channel layers, the method including increasing potentials of the vertical channel layers, and when potentials of word lines connected to the memory cells are increased, erasing the memory cells while lowering the potentials of the word lines beginning from a word line positioned in an area in which a width of the vertical channel layer is wide to a word line positioned in an area in which the width of the vertical channel layer is narrow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sung Wook JUNG
  • Publication number: 20150124530
    Abstract: A memory string includes a pass transistor, first memory cells connected in series to a drain terminal of the pass transistor, and first to kth memory cell groups connected in parallel to a source terminal of the pass transistor and each including a plurality of second memory cells connected in series. Here, ‘k’ denotes an integer that is equal to or greater than ‘2’.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Wook JUNG, Dong Kee LEE, Hyun Seung YOO, Yu Jin PARK
  • Patent number: 9006089
    Abstract: The technology of the present invention relates to a non-volatile memory device and a fabrication method thereof. The non-volatile memory device includes channel layers protruding vertically from a substrate, a plurality of hole-supply layers and a plurality of gate electrodes, which are alternately stacked along the channel layers, and a memory film interposed between the channel layers and the gate electrodes and between the hole-supply layers and the gate electrodes. According to this technology, the hole-supply layers are formed between the memory cells such that sufficient holes are supplied to the memory cells during the erase operation of the memory cells, whereby the erase operation of the memory cells is smoothly performed without using the GIDL current, and the properties of the device are protected from being deteriorated due to program/erase cycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sung-Wook Jung
  • Publication number: 20150092495
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array configured to store data; peripheral circuits configured to perform program verifying operation, read operation, and erase verifying operation on the memory cell array; and a control circuit configured to control the peripheral circuits, wherein the control circuit is configured to control the peripheral circuits to set a bit line voltage in the program verifying operation to have a higher level than a bit line voltage in the read operation, and a bit line voltage in the erase verifying operation to have a lower level than the bit line voltage in the read operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Sung Wook JUNG
  • Publication number: 20150044836
    Abstract: The technology of the present invention relates to a non-volatile memory device and a fabrication method thereof. The non-volatile memory device includes channel layers protruding vertically from a substrate, a plurality of hole-supply layers and a plurality of gate electrodes, which are alternately stacked along the channel layers, and a memory film interposed between the channel layers and the gate electrodes and between the hole-supply layers and the gate electrodes. According to this technology, the hole-supply layers are formed between the memory cells such that sufficient holes are supplied to the memory cells during the erase operation of the memory cells, whereby the erase operation of the memory cells is smoothly performed without using the GIDL current, and the properties of the device are protected from being deteriorated due to program/erase cycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Sung-Wook JUNG
  • Patent number: 8921182
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a nonvolatile memory device includes forming a stacked structure having a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of sacrificial layers wherein interlayer dielectric layers and sacrificial layers are alternately stacked over a substrate, forming a first hole exposing a part of the substrate by selectively etching the stacked structure, forming a first insulation layer in the first hole, forming a second hole exposing the part of the substrate by selectively etching the first insulation layer, and forming a channel layer in the second hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Wook Jung, Yun-Kyoung Lee, Young-Soo Ahn, Tae-Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 8872249
    Abstract: The technology of the present invention relates to a non-volatile memory device and a fabrication method thereof. The non-volatile memory device includes channel layers protruding vertically from a substrate, a plurality of hole-supply layers and a plurality of gate electrodes, which are alternately stacked along the channel layers, and a memory film interposed between the channel layers and the gate electrodes and between the hole-supply layers and the gate electrodes. According to this technology, the hole-supply layers are formed between the memory cells such that sufficient holes are supplied to the memory cells during the erase operation of the memory cells, whereby the erase operation of the memory cells is smoothly performed without using the GIDL current, and the properties of the device are protected from being deteriorated due to program/erase cycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sung-Wook Jung
  • Publication number: 20140299931
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate comprising a first word line formation area, a second word line formation area, and a support area interposed between the first and second word line formation areas; a first stacked structure disposed over the substrate of each of the first and second word line formation areas and having a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of conductive layers that are alternately stacked therein; a second stacked structure disposed over the substrate of the support area and having the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of spaces that are alternately stacked therein; a channel layer disposed in the first stacked structure; and a memory layer interposed between the channel layer and each of the plurality of conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Eun-Seok CHOI, Sa-Yong SHIM, In-Hey LEE, Sung-Wook JUNG, Jung-Seok OH
  • Patent number: 8854855
    Abstract: The present technology includes a semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes insulation patterns and cell word lines alternately stacked on a substrate. A cell channel layer is formed through the insulation patterns and the cell word lines. A select channel layer is connected to the cell channel layer, and the select channel layer has a resistance higher than a resistance of the cell channel layer. A select line surrounds the select channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Wook Jung, Jung Seok Oh
  • Publication number: 20140112049
    Abstract: The present technology includes a semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes insulation patterns and cell word lines alternately stacked on a substrate. A cell channel layer is formed through the insulation patterns and the cell word lines. A select channel layer is connected to the cell channel layer, and the select channel layer has a resistance higher than a resistance of the cell channel layer. A select line surrounds the select channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Sung Wook JUNG, Jung Seok OH
  • Patent number: 8692701
    Abstract: A pipelined A/D converter circuit includes a sample hold circuit configured to sample and hold an analog input signal, and output a sample hold signal, and an A/D converter circuit including A/D converter circuit parts connected to each other in cascade, and performs A/D conversion in a pipelined form. The pipelined A/D converter circuit part of each stage includes a sub-A/D converter circuit, a multiplier D/A converter circuit, and a precharge circuit. The sub-A/D converter circuit includes comparators, and A/D convert the input signal into a digital signal of predetermined bits, a multiplier D/A converter circuit for D/A converting the digital signal from the sub-A/D converter circuit into an analog control signal generated with a reference voltage served as a reference value, sample, hold and amplify the input signal by sampling capacitors based on the analog control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center
    Inventors: Shoji Kawahito, Sung Wook Jung, Osamu Kobayashi, Yasuhide Shimizu, Takahiro Miki, Takashi Morie, Hirotomo Ishii