Patents by Inventor Tae Jung Ha

Tae Jung Ha 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: 20240090121
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a first substrate portion including a plurality of first insulating layers, a plurality of first wiring layers respectively disposed on the plurality of first insulating layers, and a plurality of first adhesive layers respectively disposed between the plurality of first insulating layers to respectively cover the plurality of first wiring layers; and a second substrate portion disposed on the first substrate portion, and including a plurality of second insulating layers, a plurality of second wiring layers respectively disposed on the plurality of second insulating layers, and a plurality of second adhesive layers respectively disposed between the plurality of second insulating layers to respectively cover the plurality of second wiring layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Jung BYUN, Jung Soo KIM, Sang Hyun SIM, Chang Min HA, Tae Hong MIN, Jin Won LEE
  • Patent number: 11925034
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory structured to include a plurality of memory cells, wherein each of the plurality of memory cells may comprise: a first electrode layer; a second electrode layer; and a selection element layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer to electrically couple or decouple an electrical connection between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer based on a magnitude of an applied voltage or an applied current with respect to a threshold magnitude, wherein the selection element layer has a dopant concentration profile which decreases from an interface between the selection element layer and the first electrode layer toward an interface between the selection element layer and the second electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Tae Jung Ha, Jeong Hwan Song
  • Publication number: 20230413693
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: a plurality of first conductive lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of second conductive lines spaced apart from the first conductive lines and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a plurality of memory cells respectively disposed to overlap intersection regions of the plurality of the first conductive lines and the plurality of the second conductive lines; and a layer structured to include an insulating material containing metal ions and formed between each memory cell and at least one of a first conductive line and a second conductive line that intersects with each other at a memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jeong Hwan SONG, Tae Jung HA
  • Patent number: 11830549
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of operating a selector device, a method of operating a nonvolatile memory apparatus to which the selector device is applied, an electronic circuit device including the selector device, and a nonvolatile memory apparatus. The method of operating the selector device controls access to a memory element, and includes providing the selector device including a switching layer and first and second electrodes disposed on both surfaces of the switching layer, which includes an insulator and a metal element, and applying a multi-step voltage pulse to the switching layer via the first and second electrodes to adjust a threshold voltage of the selector device, the multi-step voltage pulse including a threshold voltage control pulse and an operating voltage pulse. The operating voltage pulse has a magnitude for turning on the selector device, and the threshold voltage control pulse has a lower magnitude lower than the operating voltage pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: SK hynix Inc., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University ERICA Campus
    Inventors: Tae Jung Ha, Soo Gil Kim, Jeong Hwan Song, Tae Joo Park, Tae Jun Seok, Hye Rim Kim, Hyun Seung Choi
  • Patent number: 11804263
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a word line, a bit line crossing the word line, and a memory cell coupled to the word line and the bit line to receive an electrical signal to control the memory cell and including a switching material layer and an oxidation-reduction reversible material layer that is in contact with the switching material layer to allow for either oxidation reaction or reduction reaction to occur in response to different amplitudes and different polarities of the electrical signal, wherein the oxidation-reduction reversible material layer and the switching material layer responds to a first threshold voltage and a first polarity of the electrical signal to generate an oxidation interface between the switching material layer and the oxidation-reduction reversible material layer, and responds to a second threshold voltage and a second polarity of the electrical signal to reduce the generation of the oxidation interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Tae Jung Ha
  • Publication number: 20230326523
    Abstract: Operating a selector device that controls access of a signal to a memory element may comprise applying a main operating voltage pulse and a refresh voltage pulse to the selector device. The refresh voltage pulse and main operating voltage pulse have opposite polarities. A magnitude of the main operating voltage pulse is greater than or equal to a threshold voltage for turning on the selector device, and a maximum magnitude of the refresh voltage pulse is less than the threshold voltage. The refresh voltage pulse reduces a difference between the threshold voltage and a turn-off voltage of the selector device, and may be applied immediately before or immediately after the main operating voltage pulse. An electronic circuit may include the selector device and a driving circuit for apply the pulses. A nonvolatile memory may include the driving circuit and a plurality of nonvolatile memory elements each including a selector device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Tae Jung HA, Soo Gil KIM, Jeong Hwan SONG, Byung Joon CHOI, Ha Young LEE
  • Publication number: 20230247844
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory structured to include a plurality of memory cells, wherein each of the plurality of memory cells may comprise: a first electrode layer; a second electrode layer; and a selection element layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer to electrically couple or decouple an electrical connection between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer based on a magnitude of an applied voltage or an applied current with respect to a threshold magnitude, wherein the selection element layer has a dopant concentration profile which decreases from an interface between the selection element layer and the first electrode layer toward an interface between the selection element layer and the second electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Tae Jung HA, Jeong Hwan SONG
  • Patent number: 11665912
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory structured to include a plurality of memory cells, wherein each of the plurality of memory cells may comprise: a first electrode layer; a second electrode layer; and a selection element layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer to electrically couple or decouple an electrical connection between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer based on a magnitude of an applied voltage or an applied current with respect to a threshold magnitude, wherein the selection element layer has a dopant concentration profile which decreases from an interface between the selection element layer and the first electrode layer toward an interface between the selection element layer and the second electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Jung Ha, Jeong Hwan Song
  • Publication number: 20230133638
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device may include: forming a first line over a substrate; forming a variable resistance layer on the first line; forming a first dielectric layer on the first line and the variable resistance layer; forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer; removing a portion of the interlayer dielectric layer to expose a portion of the first dielectric layer; and incorporating a dopant into an exposed portion of the first dielectric layer by performing an ion implantation process to convert the portion of the first dielectric layer into a selector layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Tae Jung HA
  • Publication number: 20230131200
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that includes: first conductive lines; second conductive lines disposed over the first lines to be spaced apart from the first lines; and a selector layer disposed between the first lines and the second lines and including a dielectric material and a dopant doped with a uniform dopant profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: Tae Jung HA
  • Publication number: 20230005537
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of operating a selector device, a method of operating a nonvolatile memory apparatus to which the selector device is applied, an electronic circuit device including the selector device, and a nonvolatile memory apparatus. The method of operating the selector device controls access to a memory element, and includes providing the selector device including a switching layer and first and second electrodes disposed on both surfaces of the switching layer, which includes an insulator and a metal element, and applying a multi-step voltage pulse to the switching layer via the first and second electrodes to adjust a threshold voltage of the selector device, the multi-step voltage pulse including a threshold voltage control pulse and an operating voltage pulse. The operating voltage pulse has a magnitude for turning on the selector device, and the threshold voltage control pulse has a lower magnitude lower than the operating voltage pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tae Jung HA, Soo Gil KIM, Jeong Hwan SONG, Tae Joo PARK, Tae Jun SEOK, Hye Rim KIM, Hyun Seung CHOI
  • Patent number: 11456252
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device may include forming a stopper layer; forming an intermediate pattern material layer over the stopper layer; forming a plurality of first preliminary intermediate patterns by patterning the intermediate pattern material layer; forming a plurality of second preliminary intermediate patterns by shrinking the first preliminary intermediate patterns; forming a conductive material layer to cover the second preliminary intermediate patterns; forming a plurality of preliminary conductive interconnection patterns by patterning the conductive material layer; forming a filling layer between the preliminary conductive interconnection patterns; and forming a plurality of intermediate patterns, a plurality of conductive interconnection patterns and a plurality of filling patterns by removing top portions of the filling layer, the preliminary conductive interconnection patterns and the second preliminary intermediate patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae-Jung Ha
  • Publication number: 20220215876
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a word line, a bit line crossing the word line, and a memory cell coupled to the word line and the bit line to receive an electrical signal to control the memory cell and including a switching material layer and an oxidation-reduction reversible material layer that is in contact with the switching material layer to allow for either oxidation reaction or reduction reaction to occur in response to different amplitudes and different polarities of the electrical signal, wherein the oxidation-reduction reversible material layer and the switching material layer responds to a first threshold voltage and a first polarity of the electrical signal to generate an oxidation interface between the switching material layer and the oxidation-reduction reversible material layer, and responds to a second threshold voltage and a second polarity of the electrical signal to reduce the generation of the oxidation interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Tae Jung HA
  • Publication number: 20220109026
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory structured to include a plurality of memory cells, wherein each of the plurality of memory cells may comprise: a first electrode layer; a second electrode layer; and a selection element layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer to electrically couple or decouple an electrical connection between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer based on a magnitude of an applied voltage or an applied current with respect to a threshold magnitude, wherein the selection element layer has a dopant concentration profile which decreases from an interface between the selection element layer and the first electrode layer toward an interface between the selection element layer and the second electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Tae Jung HA, Jeong Hwan SONG
  • Publication number: 20210183769
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device may include forming a stopper layer; forming an intermediate pattern material layer over the stopper layer; forming a plurality of first preliminary intermediate patterns by patterning the intermediate pattern material layer; forming a plurality of second preliminary intermediate patterns by shrinking the first preliminary intermediate patterns; forming a conductive material layer to cover the second preliminary intermediate patterns; forming a plurality of preliminary conductive interconnection patterns by patterning the conductive material layer; forming a filling layer between the preliminary conductive interconnection patterns; and forming a plurality of intermediate patterns, a plurality of conductive interconnection patterns and a plurality of filling patterns by removing top portions of the filling layer, the preliminary conductive interconnection patterns and the second preliminary intermediate patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Tae-Jung HA
  • Patent number: 10804322
    Abstract: A cross-point array device includes a substrate, a first conductive line disposed over the substrate and extending in a first direction, a plurality of pillar structures disposed on the first conductive line, each of the pillar structure comprising a memory electrode, a resistive memory layer disposed along surfaces of the pillar structures, a threshold switching layer disposed on the resistive memory layer, and a second conductive line electrically connected to the threshold switching layer and extending a second direction that is not parallel to the first conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Jung Ha
  • Publication number: 20200035601
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a lower interlayer dielectric layer, a conductive interconnection pattern structure and a filling pattern over the lower interlayer dielectric layer, and a top interlayer dielectric layer over the conductive interconnection pattern structure and the filling patterns. Each of the conductive interconnection pattern structure may include an intermediate pattern in the center thereof, a first conductive interconnection pattern on a first side surface of the intermediate pattern, and a second conductive interconnection pattern on a second side surface of the intermediate pattern. The first conductive interconnection pattern and the second conductive interconnection pattern may have a symmetrical structure to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Tae-Jung HA
  • Patent number: 10535818
    Abstract: A resistance change memory device is provided. The resistance change memory device includes a lower electrode, a tunneling barrier layer disposed on the lower electrode, a resistance switching layer disposed on the tunneling barrier layer, an oxygen vacancy reservoir layer disposed on the resistance switching layer, and an upper electrode disposed on the oxygen vacancy reservoir layer. The oxygen vacancy reservoir layer is electrically conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Tae Jung Ha
  • Patent number: 10460799
    Abstract: In a method of reading a resistive memory device according to an embodiment, a memory cell including a selection element and a variable resistance element is prepared. The selection element exhibits a snap-back behavior on a current-voltage sweep curve for the memory cell. First and second read voltages to be applied to the memory cell are determined within a voltage range in which the selection element maintains a turned-on state. The magnitude of the second read voltage is less than that of the first read voltage and selected in a voltage range in which the selection element exhibits the snap-back behavior. The first read voltage is applied to the memory cell to measure a first cell current. The second read voltage is applied to the memory cell to measure a second cell current. A resistance state stored in the memory cell is determined based on the first cell current and the second cell current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Kyung Wan Kim, Tae Jung Ha
  • Publication number: 20190259812
    Abstract: A cross-point array device includes a substrate, a first conductive line disposed over the substrate and extending in a first direction, a plurality of pillar structures disposed on the first conductive line, each of the pillar structure comprising a memory electrode, a resistive memory layer disposed along surfaces of the pillar structures, a threshold switching layer disposed on the resistive memory layer, and a second conductive line electrically connected to the threshold switching layer and extending a second direction that is not parallel to the first conductive line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Tae Jung HA