Patents by Inventor Yong Top Kim

Yong Top 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).

  • Patent number: 9082655
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device having a vertical structure and a method of manufacturing the same, the nonvolatile memory device including a channel region that vertically extends from a substrate; gate electrodes on the substrate, the gate electrodes being disposed along an outer side wall of the channel region and spaced apart from one another; and a channel pad that extends from one side of the channel region to an outside of the channel region, the channel pad covering a top surface of the channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-sun Youm, Sang-young Park, Jin-taek Park, Yong-top Kim
  • Publication number: 20140162419
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device having a vertical structure and a method of manufacturing the same, the nonvolatile memory device including a channel region that vertically extends from a substrate; gate electrodes on the substrate, the gate electrodes being disposed along an outer side wall of the channel region and spaced apart from one another; and a channel pad that extends from one side of the channel region to an outside of the channel region, the channel pad covering a top surface of the channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-sun YOUM, Sang-yong PARK, Jin-taek PARK, Yong-top KIM
  • Patent number: 8653585
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device having a vertical structure and a method of manufacturing the same, the nonvolatile memory device including a channel region that vertically extends from a substrate; gate electrodes on the substrate, the gate electrodes being disposed along an outer side wall of the channel region and spaced apart from one another; and a channel pad that extends from one side of the channel region to an outside of the channel region, the channel pad covering a top surface of the channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-sun Youm, Sang-yong Park, Jin-taek Park, Yong-top Kim
  • Publication number: 20120228697
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device having a vertical structure and a method of manufacturing the same, the nonvolatile memory device including a channel region that vertically extends from a substrate; gate electrodes on the substrate, the gate electrodes being disposed along an outer side wall of the channel region and spaced apart from one another; and a channel pad that extends from one side of the channel region to an outside of the channel region, the channel pad covering a top surface of the channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Eun-sun YOUM, Sang-yong PARK, Jin-taek PARK, Yong-top KIM
  • Publication number: 20110204430
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device and a method of fabricating the same is provided to prevent charges stored in a charge trap layer from moving to neighboring memory cells. The method of fabricating a nonvolatile memory device, includes forming a first dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate in which active regions are defined by isolation layers, forming a charge trap layer on the first dielectric layer, removing the first dielectric layer and the charge trap layer over the isolation layers, forming a second dielectric layer on the isolation layers including the charge trap layer, and forming a conductive layer on the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Se Jun KIM, Eun Seok CHOI, Kyoung Hwan PARK, Hyun Seung YOO, Myung Shik LEE, Young Ok HONG, Jung Ryul AHN, Yong Top KIM, Kyung Pil HWANG, Won Sic WOO, Jae Young PARK, Ki Hong LEE, Ki Seon PARK, Moon Sig JOO
  • Patent number: 7981786
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a non-volatile memory device having a charge trapping layer includes forming a tunneling layer, a charge trapping layer, a blocking layer and a control gate electrode layer over a substrate, forming a mask layer pattern on the control gate electrode layer, performing an etching process using the mask layer pattern as an etching mask to remove an exposed portion of the control gate electrode layer, wherein the etching process is performed as excessive etching to remove the charge trapping layer by a specified thickness, forming an insulating layer for blocking charges from moving on the control gate electrode layer and the mask layer pattern, performing anisotropic etching on the insulating layer to form an insulating layer pattern on a sidewall of the control gate electrode layer and a partial upper sidewall of the blocking layer, and performing an etching process on the blocking layer exposed by the anisotropic etching, wherein the etching process is performed as excessive etching to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Moon Sig Joo, Seung Ho Pyi, Ki Seon Park, Heung Jae Cho, Yong Top Kim
  • Patent number: 7955960
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device and a method of fabricating the same is provided to prevent charges stored in a charge trap layer from moving to neighboring memory cells. The method of fabricating a nonvolatile memory device, includes forming a first dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate in which active regions are defined by isolation layers, forming a charge trap layer on the first dielectric layer, removing the first dielectric layer and the charge trap layer over the isolation layers, forming a second dielectric layer on the isolation layers including the charge trap layer, and forming a conductive layer on the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Se Jun Kim, Eun Seok Choi, Kyoung Hwan Park, Hyun Seung Yoo, Myung Shik Lee, Young Ok Hong, Jung Ryul Ahn, Yong Top Kim, Kyung Pil Hwang, Won Sic Woo, Jae Young Park, Ki Hong Lee, Ki Seon Park, Moon Sig Joo
  • Publication number: 20090114977
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nonvolatile memory device having a charge trapping layer and a method of making the same. The nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate, a tunneling layer disposed on the substrate, a charge trapping layer disposed on the tunneling layer, a first blocking layer disposed on the charge trapping layer, a second blocking layer disposed on the first blocking layer, and a control gate electrode disposed on the second blocking layer. A first band gap between the first blocking layer and the charge trapping layer is larger than a second band gap between the second blocking layer and the charge trapping layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Ki Seon Park, Moon Sig Joo, Yong Top Kim, Jae Young Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Publication number: 20090108334
    Abstract: A charge trapping device includes a plurality of isolation layers, a plurality of charge trapping layers, a blocking layer, and a control gate electrode. The isolation layers define active regions, and the isolation layers and active regions extend as respective stripes along a first direction on a semiconductor substrate. The charge trapping layers are disposed on the active regions in island forms where the charge trapping layers are separated from each other in the first direction and disposed on the respective active regions between the isolation layers in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The blocking layer is disposed on the isolation layers and the charge trapping layers. The control gate electrode is disposed on the charge trapping layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Moon Sig Joo, Seung Ho Pyi, Ki Seon Park, Yong Top Kim, Jae Young Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Publication number: 20090108332
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a non-volatile memory device and a method of manufacturing the same. The non-volatile memory device includes a substrate, a tunneling layer disposed on the substrate, a charge trapping layer disposed on the tunneling layer, a blocking layer disposed on the charge trapping layer, and a control gate electrode disposed on the blocking layer. The blocking layer in contact with the charge trapping layer includes an aluminum nitride layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Moon Sig Joo, Ki Seon Park, Yong Top Kim, Jae Young Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Publication number: 20090004802
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a non-volatile memory device having a charge trapping layer includes forming a tunneling layer, a charge trapping layer, a blocking layer and a control gate electrode layer over a substrate, forming a mask layer pattern on the control gate electrode layer, performing an etching process using the mask layer pattern as an etching mask to remove an exposed portion of the control gate electrode layer, wherein the etching process is performed as excessive etching to remove the charge trapping layer by a specified thickness, forming an insulating layer for blocking charges from moving on the control gate electrode layer and the mask layer pattern, performing anisotropic etching on the insulating layer to form an insulating layer pattern on a sidewall of the control gate electrode layer and a partial upper sidewall of the blocking layer, and performing an etching process on the blocking layer exposed by the anisotropic etching, wherein the etching process is performed as excessive etching to
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Moon Sig Joo, Seung Ho Pyi, Ki Seon Park, Heung Jae Cho, Yong Top Kim
  • Publication number: 20080272424
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nonvolatile memory device that includes a substrate, a tunneling layer over the substrate, a charge trapping layer over the tunneling layer, an insulating layer for improving retention characteristics over the charge trapping layer, a blocking layer over the insulating layer, and a control gate electrode over the blocking layer. Also disclosed herein is a method of making the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Yong Top Kim, Hong Seon Yang, Tae Yoon Kim, Yong Soo Kim, Seung Ryong Lee, Moon Sig Joo
  • Publication number: 20080230830
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device and a method of fabricating the same is provided to prevent charges stored in a charge trap layer from moving to neighboring memory cells. The method of fabricating a nonvolatile memory device, includes forming a first dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate in which active regions are defined by isolation layers, forming a charge trap layer on the first dielectric layer, removing the first dielectric layer and the charge trap layer over the isolation layers, forming a second dielectric layer on the isolation layers including the charge trap layer, and forming a conductive layer on the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Se Jun KIM, Eun Seok CHOI, Kyoung Hwan PARK, Hyun Seung YOO, Myung Shik LEE, Young Ok HONG, Jung Ryul AHN, Yong Top KIM, Kyung Pil HWANG, Won Sic WOO, Jae Young PARK, Ki Hong LEE, Ki Seon PARK, Moon Sig JOO
  • Publication number: 20080093661
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device comprises a substrate, a tunneling layer over the substrate, a charge trapping layer comprising a stoichiometric silicon nitride layer and a silicon-rich silicon nitride layer over the tunneling layer, a blocking layer over the charge trapping layer, and a control gate electrode over the blocking layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Moon Sig Joo, Hong Seon Yang, Jae Chul Om, Seung Ho Pyi, Seung Ryong Lee, Yong Top Kim