Patents by Inventor Yong-Hoon Son

Yong-Hoon Son 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: 20240117941
    Abstract: A hydrogen storage system is disclosed and includes a storage unit including a plurality of unit storage containers, in which metal hydride materials are respectively provided in an interior thereof and which are connected to each other in parallel, and a thermal fluid line defining a thermal fluid passage, which passes via the plurality of unit storage containers continuously and through which a thermal fluid flows for heating or cooling the unit storage containers, thereby enhancing a storage performance and an efficiency of the hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Hye Park, Won Jung Kim, Kyung Moon Lee, Dong Hoon Nam, Young Jin Cho, Byeong Soo Shin, Ji Hoon Lee, Suk Hoon Hong, Hoon Mo Park, Yong Doo Son
  • Publication number: 20240117930
    Abstract: A hydrogen storage device includes a storage container having an accommodation space in an interior thereof, a first metal hydride material provided in the interior of the storage container and that stores hydrogen, and a second metal hydride material provided in the interior of the storage container and that stores the hydrogen at a pressure that is different from that of the first metal hydride material. An advantageous effect of restraining an excessive rise of a pressure of the storage container and enhancing safety and reliability may be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Hye Park, Won Jung Kim, Kyung Moon Lee, Dong Hoon Nam, Young Jin Cho, Byeong Soo Shin, Ji Hoon Lee, Suk Hoon Hong, Hoon Mo Park, Yong Doo Son
  • Patent number: 11950405
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor memory devices may include a plurality of layers sequentially stacked on a substrate in a vertical direction, each of the plurality of layers including a bit line extending in a first direction and a semiconductor pattern extending from the bit line in a second direction traversing the first direction, a gate electrode extending through the plurality of layers and including a vertical portion extending through the semiconductor patterns and a first horizontal portion extending from the vertical portion and facing a first surface of one of the semiconductor patterns, and a data storing element electrically connected to the one of the semiconductor patterns. The data storing element includes a first electrode electrically connected to the one of the semiconductor patterns, a second electrode on the first electrode, and a dielectric layer between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Hoon Son
  • Publication number: 20240101687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bi-specific antibody that specifically binds to alpha-synuclein and IGF1R, and an use of the bi-specific antibody for the prevention, treatment and/or diagnosis of synucleinopathies associated with alpha-synuclein or alpha-synuclein aggregates, and can allow the alpha-synuclein antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof to penetrate the blood brain barrier to exert its action in the brain, and extend the half-life to maintain the efficacy for a long time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jinhyung AHN, Sungwon AN, Dongin KIM, Eunsil SUNG, Jaehyun EOM, Sang Hoon Lee, Weonkyoo YOU, Juhee KIM, Kyungjin PARK, Hyejin CHUNG, Jinwon JUNG, Bora LEE, Byungje SUNG, Yeunju KIM, Yong-Gyu SON, Seawon AHN, Daehae SONG, Jiseon YOO, Youngdon PAK, Donghoon YEOM, Yoseob LEE, Jaeho JUNG
  • Patent number: 11871558
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a stack structure comprising a plurality of layers vertically stacked on a substrate, each layer including a semiconductor pattern, a gate electrode extending in a first direction on the semiconductor pattern, and a data storage element electrically connected to the semiconductor pattern, a plurality of vertical insulators penetrating the stack structure, the vertical insulators arranged in the first direction, and a bit line provided at a side of the stack structure and extending vertically. The bit line electrically connects the semiconductor patterns which are stacked. Each of the vertical insulators includes first and second vertical insulators adjacent to each other. The gate electrode includes a connection portion disposed between the first and second vertical insulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon Son, Jae Hoon Kim, Kwang-ho Park, Seungjae Jung
  • Patent number: 11751379
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device may include a bit line extending in a first direction, a first conductive pattern extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a semiconductor pattern connecting the bit line and the first conductive pattern, a second conductive pattern including an insertion portion in the first conductive pattern, and a dielectric layer between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. The insertion portion of the second conductive pattern may have a width which increases as a distance from the semiconductor pattern increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Kim, Kwang-Ho Park, Yong-Hoon Son, Hyunji Song, Gyeonghee Lee, Seungjae Jung
  • Patent number: 11637104
    Abstract: Semiconductor memory devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor devices may include a vertical insulating structure extending in a first direction on a substrate, a semiconductor pattern extending along a sidewall of the vertical insulating structure, a bitline on a first side of the semiconductor pattern, an information storage element on a second side of the semiconductor pattern and including first and second electrodes, and a gate electrode on the semiconductor pattern and extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction. The bitline may extend in the first direction and may be electrically connected to the semiconductor pattern. The first electrode may have a cylindrical shape that extends in the first direction, and the second electrode may extend along a sidewall of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Hoon Son
  • Publication number: 20230114139
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device may include a cell substrate including a cell array region and an extension region, a first mold structure on the cell substrate, a second mold structure on the first mold structure, a channel structure passing through the first and second mold structures on the cell array region, and a cell contact structure passing through the first and second mold structures on the extension region. The first mold structure and the second mold structure respectively include first gate electrodes and second gate electrodes sequentially stacked on the cell array region and stacked in a stepwise manner on the extension region. The cell contact structure includes a lower conductive pattern connected to one of the first gate electrodes, an upper conductive pattern connected to one of the second gate electrodes, and an insulating pattern separating the lower conductive pattern from the upper conductive pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon SON, Joon Sung KIM, Suk Kang SUNG, Gil Sung LEE, Jong-Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20230031207
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a stack structure comprising a plurality of layers vertically stacked on a substrate, each layer including a semiconductor pattern, a gate electrode extending in a first direction on the semiconductor pattern, and a data storage element electrically connected to the semiconductor pattern, a plurality of vertical insulators penetrating the stack structure, the vertical insulators arranged in the first direction, and a bit line provided at a side of the stack structure and extending vertically. The bit line electrically connects the semiconductor patterns which are stacked. Each of the vertical insulators includes first and second vertical insulators adjacent to each other. The gate electrode includes a connection portion disposed between the first and second vertical insulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon SON, Jae Hoon KIM, Kwang-ho PARK, Seungjae JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230005948
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is disclosed. The device includes a peripheral circuit structure on a substrate, a semiconductor layer on the peripheral circuit structure, an electrode structure on the semiconductor layer, the electrode structure including electrodes stacked on the semiconductor layer, a vertical channel structure penetrating the electrode structure and being connected to the semiconductor layer, a separation structure penetrating the electrode structure, extending in a first direction, and horizontally dividing the electrode of the electrode structure into a pair of electrodes, an interlayered insulating layer covering the electrode structure, and a through contact penetrating the interlayered insulating layer and being electrically connected to the peripheral circuit structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon SON, Jae Hoon KIM, Kwang-ho PARK, Hyunji SONG, Gyeonghee LEE, Seungjae JUNG
  • Publication number: 20220384478
    Abstract: A three-dimensional semiconductor device may include a substrate including a cell array region and a contact region, a stack structure including interlayer dielectric layers and gate electrodes, a source structure, and a mold structure between the substrate and the stack structure. First vertical channel structures are on the cell array region in vertical channel holes. Each of the first vertical channel structures may include a first barrier pattern, a data storage pattern, and a vertical semiconductor pattern, which are sequentially layered on an inner side surface of one of the vertical channel holes. The mold structure may include a first buffer insulating layer, a first semiconductor layer, a second buffer insulating layer, and a second semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate. The source structure may be in physical contact with a portion of a side surface of the vertical semiconductor pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Yong-Hoon Son
  • Patent number: 11502086
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a stack structure comprising a plurality of layers vertically stacked on a substrate, each layer including a semiconductor pattern, a gate electrode extending in a first direction on the semiconductor pattern, and a data storage element electrically connected to the semiconductor pattern, a plurality of vertical insulators penetrating the stack structure, the vertical insulators arranged in the first direction, and a bit line provided at a side of the stack structure and extending vertically. The bit line electrically connects the semiconductor patterns which are stacked. Each of the vertical insulators includes first and second vertical insulators adjacent to each other. The gate electrode includes a connection portion disposed between the first and second vertical insulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-hoon Son, Jae Hoon Kim, Kwang-Ho Park, Seungjae Jung
  • Patent number: 11462554
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is disclosed. The device includes a peripheral circuit structure on a substrate, a semiconductor layer on the peripheral circuit structure, an electrode structure on the semiconductor layer, the electrode structure including electrodes stacked on the semiconductor layer, a vertical channel structure penetrating the electrode structure and being connected to the semiconductor layer, a separation structure penetrating the electrode structure, extending in a first direction, and horizontally dividing the electrode of the electrode structure into a pair of electrodes, an interlayered insulating layer covering the electrode structure, and a through contact penetrating the interlayered insulating layer and being electrically connected to the peripheral circuit structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon Son, Jae Hoon Kim, Kwang-ho Park, Hyunji Song, Gyeonghee Lee, Seungjae Jung
  • Publication number: 20220285356
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor memory devices may include a plurality of layers sequentially stacked on a substrate in a vertical direction, each of the plurality of layers including a bit line extending in a first direction and a semiconductor pattern extending from the bit line in a second direction traversing the first direction, a gate electrode extending through the plurality of layers and including a vertical portion extending through the semiconductor patterns and a first horizontal portion extending from the vertical portion and facing a first surface of one of the semiconductor patterns, and a data storing element electrically connected to the one of the semiconductor patterns. The data storing element includes a first electrode electrically connected to the one of the semiconductor patterns, a second electrode on the first electrode, and a dielectric layer between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventor: YONG-HOON SON
  • Patent number: 11437380
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including first-first conductive lines on a substrate; second-first conductive lines on the first-first conductive lines; first contacts connected to the first-first conductive lines; and second contacts connected to the second-first conductive lines, wherein the first-first conductive lines protrude in a first direction beyond the second-first conductive lines; the first-first conductive lines include first regions having a first thickness, second regions having a second thickness, the second thickness being greater than the first thickness, and third regions having a third thickness, the third thickness being smaller than the first thickness and smaller than the second thickness, and the second regions of the first-first conductive lines are between the first regions of the first-first conductive lines and the third regions of the first-first conductive lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Ho Park, Jae Hoon Kim, Yong-Hoon Son, Seung Jae Jung
  • Publication number: 20220262814
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor memory device comprises a first semiconductor pattern that is on a substrate and that includes a first end and a second end that face each other, a first conductive line that is adjacent to a lateral surface of the first semiconductor pattern between the first and second ends and that is perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate, a second conductive line that is in contact with the first end of the first semiconductor pattern, is spaced part from the first conductive line, and is parallel to the top surface of the substrate, and a data storage pattern in contact with the second end of the first semiconductor pattern. The first conductive line has a protrusion that protrudes adjacent to the lateral surface of the first semiconductor pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon SON, Hyung Joon KIM, Hyun Jung LEE
  • Patent number: 11417659
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same. The method including forming a mold structure by alternately stacking a plurality of first insulating layers and a plurality of second insulating layers on a substrate, patterning the mold structure to form a first trench that exposes a first inner sidewall of the mold structure, growing a vertical semiconductor layer in the first trench such that a vertical semiconductor layer covers the first inner sidewall, using the substrate as a seed to, patterning the mold structure to form a second trench that exposes a second inner sidewall of the mold structure, forming a plurality of recesses by selectively removing the second insulating layers from the mold structure through the second trench, and horizontally growing a plurality of horizontal semiconductor layers in corresponding recesses, using the vertical semiconductor layer as a seed may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-hoon Son
  • Publication number: 20220254783
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device may include a bit line extending in a first direction, a first conductive pattern extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a semiconductor pattern connecting the bit line and the first conductive pattern, a second conductive pattern including an insertion portion in the first conductive pattern, and a dielectric layer between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. The insertion portion of the second conductive pattern may have a width which increases as a distance from the semiconductor pattern increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon KIM, Kwang-Ho PARK, Yong-Hoon SON, Hyunji SONG, Gyeonghee LEE, Seungjae JUNG
  • Publication number: 20220208768
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a bit line extending in a first direction, a gate electrode extending in a second direction, and a semiconductor pattern extending in a third direction and connected to the bit line, and a capacitor. The capacitor includes a first electrode connected to the semiconductor pattern and a dielectric film between the first and second electrodes. The first or the second direction is perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate. The first electrode includes an upper and a lower plate region parallel to the upper surface of the substrate, and a connecting region which connects the upper and the lower plate regions. The upper and the lower plate regions of the first electrode include an upper and a lower surface facing each other. The dielectric film extends along the upper and the lower surfaces of the upper and lower plate regions of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Jae JUNG, Jae Hoon KIM, Kwang-Ho PARK, Yong-Hoon SON
  • Patent number: 11374008
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor memory devices may include a plurality of layers sequentially stacked on a substrate in a vertical direction, each of the plurality of layers including a bit line extending in a first direction and a semiconductor pattern extending from the bit line in a second direction traversing the first direction, a gate electrode extending through the plurality of layers and including a vertical portion extending through the semiconductor patterns and a first horizontal portion extending from the vertical portion and facing a first surface of one of the semiconductor patterns, and a data storing element electrically connected to the one of the semiconductor patterns. The data storing element includes a first electrode electrically connected to the one of the semiconductor patterns, a second electrode on the first electrode, and a dielectric layer between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Hoon Son