Patents by Inventor Yongseok Kim

Yongseok 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: 11322544
    Abstract: A vertical semiconductor device includes: a channel on a substrate, the channel extending in a first direction substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate; a first data storage structure contacting a first sidewall of the channel; a second data storage structure on a second sidewall of the channel; and gate patterns on a surface of the second data storage structure, wherein the gate patterns are spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and the gate patterns extend in a second direction substantially parallel to the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyunghwan Lee, Yongseok Kim, Taehun Kim, Seokhan Park, Satoru Yamada, Jaeho Hong
  • Publication number: 20220130856
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes first conductive lines stacked in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of a substrate, second conductive lines extending in the first direction and intersecting the first conductive lines, and memory cells provided at intersection points between the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines, respectively. Each of the memory cells includes a semiconductor pattern parallel to the top surface of the substrate, the semiconductor pattern including a source region having a first conductivity type, a drain region having a second conductivity type, and a channel region between the source region and the drain region, first and second gate electrodes surrounding the channel region of the semiconductor pattern, and a charge storage pattern between the semiconductor pattern and the first and second gate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: HYUNCHEOL KIM, JAEHO HONG, YONGSEOK KIM, ILGWEON KIM, HYEOUNGWON SEO, SUNGWON YOO, KYUNGHWAN LEE
  • Publication number: 20220108741
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to the present inventive concept includes: a semiconductor substrate; a common source semiconductor layer doped with impurities of a first conductivity type on the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of word line structures alternately stacked on the common source semiconductor layer; and a memory cell dielectric layer penetrating the plurality of insulating layers and the plurality of word line structures and covering an internal wall of a channel hole extending in a vertical direction, and a memory cell structure filling the channel hole. The memory cell structure includes a channel layer, which has the memory cell dielectric layer thereon and fills at least a portion of the channel hole, and a drain layer covering an upper surface of the channel layer, doped with impurities of a second conductivity type, and filling some of an upper portion of the channel hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: JAEHO HONG, Hyuncheol Kim, Yongseok Kim, Iigweon Kim, Hyeongwon Seo, Sungwon Yoo, Kyunghwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20220102352
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a bit line extending in a first direction, a channel pattern on the bit line, the channel pattern including first and second vertical portions facing each other and a horizontal portion connecting the first and second vertical portions, first and second word lines provided on the horizontal portion and between the first and second vertical portions and extended in a second direction crossing the bit line, and a gate insulating pattern provided between the first word line and the channel pattern and between the second word line and the channel pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiseok LEE, Kyunghwan LEE, Dongoh KIM, Yongseok KIM, Hui-jung KIM, Min Hee CHO
  • Publication number: 20220045094
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a word line extending in a vertical direction on a substrate, a channel layer surrounding the word line to configure a cell transistor and having a horizontal ring shape with a predetermined horizontal width, a bit line disposed at one end of the channel layer in a first horizontal direction and extending in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, and a cell capacitor disposed at other end of the channel layer in the first horizontal direction, the cell capacitor including an upper electrode layer extending in the vertical direction, a lower electrode layer surrounding the upper electrode layer, and a capacitor dielectric layer disposed between the upper electrode layer and the lower electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyunghwan LEE, Yongseok KIM, Hyuncheol KIM, Hyeoungwon SEO, Sungwon YOO, Jaeho HONG
  • Publication number: 20220028975
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode on a substrate, a channel surrounding sidewalls of the gate electrode on the substrate, and source/drain electrodes on the substrate at opposite sides of the gate electrode in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate. A thickness of the channel from the gate electrode to the source/drain electrodes in a horizontal direction parallel to the upper surface of the substrate is not constant but varies in a vertical direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyunghwan Lee, Yongseok Kim, Hyuncheol Kim, Sungwon Yoo, Jaeho Hong
  • Publication number: 20220030527
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an foT technology, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The present invention relates to a method for controlling power of a terminal in a beamforming system and, specifically, provides a method for supporting control of uplink power of a terminal according to a beam change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yongseok KIM, Hyunseok RYU, Hyunkyu YU
  • Publication number: 20220029095
    Abstract: A vertical variable resistance memory device including gate electrodes spaced apart from each other in a first direction on a substrate, each of the gate electrodes including graphene and extending in a second direction, the first direction being substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate and the second direction being substantially parallel to the upper surface of the substrate; first insulation patterns between the gate electrodes, each of the first insulation patterns including boron nitride (BN); and at least one pillar structure extending in the first direction through the gate electrodes and the first insulation patterns on the substrate, wherein the at least one pillar structure includes a vertical gate electrode extending in the first direction; and a variable resistance pattern on a sidewall of the vertical gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Hyuncheol KIM, Yongseok KIM, Hyeoungwon SEO, Sungwon YOO, Kyunghwan LEE, Jaeho HONG
  • Publication number: 20210359200
    Abstract: A memory device includes a magnetic track layer extending on a substrate, the magnetic track layer having a folded structure that is two-dimensionally villi-shaped, a plurality of reading units including a plurality of fixed layers and a tunnel barrier layer between the magnetic track layer and each of the plurality of fixed layers, and a plurality of bit lines extending on different ones of the plurality of reading units, the plurality of reading units being between the magnetic track layer and corresponding ones of the plurality of bit lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kyunghwan LEE, Yongseok KIM, Kohji KANAMORI, Unghwan PI, Hyuncheol KIM, Sungwon YOO, Jaeho HONG
  • Publication number: 20210358913
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first conductive line and a second conductive line spaced apart from the first conductive line. A semiconductor pattern is disposed between the first conductive line and the second conductive line. The semiconductor pattern includes a first semiconductor pattern having first-conductivity-type impurities disposed adjacent to the first conductive line. A second semiconductor pattern having second-conductivity-type impurities is disposed adjacent to the second conductive line. A third semiconductor pattern is disposed between the first semiconductor pattern and the second semiconductor pattern. The third semiconductor pattern includes a first region disposed adjacent to the first semiconductor pattern and a second region disposed between the first region and the second semiconductor pattern. At least one of the first region and the second region comprises an intrinsic semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hyuncheol KIM, Yongseok KIM, Huijung KIM, Satoru YAMADA, Sungwon YOO, Kyunghwan LEE, Jaeho HONG
  • Patent number: 11175530
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) panel and an LCD device according to an exemplary embodiment may provide a first base substrate, a first polarizing layer disposed between the first base substrate and a liquid crystal layer, a first low refraction layer disposed between the first base substrate and the first polarizing layer and having a refractive index less than that of the first base substrate, and a color converting member disposed between the first low refraction layer and the first polarizing layer and including a quantum dot in an integrated manner, to realize excellent optical characteristics and have a small thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haeil Park, Yongseok Kim, Jinho Park, Gabsoo Han
  • Patent number: 11158651
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes gate electrodes on a substrate. The gate electrodes are spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction. A channel penetrates the gate electrodes and extends in the vertical direction. A tunnel insulation pattern is formed on an outer sidewall of the channel. A charge trapping pattern structure is formed on an outer sidewall of the tunnel insulation pattern adjacent the gate electrodes in a horizontal direction. The charge trapping pattern structure includes upper and lower charge trapping patterns. A blocking pattern is formed between the charge trapping pattern structure and each of the adjacent gate electrodes. An upper surface of the upper charge trapping pattern is higher than an upper surface of the adjacent gate electrode. A lower surface of the lower charge trapping pattern is lower than a lower surface of an adjacent gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyunghwan Lee, Kwangsoo Kim, Taehun Kim, Yongseok Kim, Kohji Kanamori
  • Patent number: 11147029
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The present invention relates to a method for controlling power of a terminal in a beamforming system and, specifically, provides a method for supporting control of uplink power of a terminal according to a beam change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongseok Kim, Hyunseok Ryu, Hyunkyu Yu
  • Patent number: 11129039
    Abstract: A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) are provided, which may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An uplink transmission method is provided, which can increase an uplink coverage through improvement of reception reliability of uplink control information and data information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunseok Ryu, Yongseok Kim, Peng Xue, Hyunkyu Yu, Sangwon Choi, Kuyeon Whang
  • Patent number: 11096074
    Abstract: A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) are provided, which may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An uplink transmission method is provided, which can increase an uplink coverage through improvement of reception reliability of uplink control information and data information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunseok Ryu, Yongseok Kim, Peng Xue, Hyunkyu Yu, Sangwon Choi, Kuyeon Whang
  • Publication number: 20210225842
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device may include a first electrode and a second electrode, which are spaced apart from each other in a first direction, and a first semiconductor pattern, which is in contact with both of the first and second electrodes. The first semiconductor pattern may include first to fourth sub-semiconductor patterns, which are sequentially disposed in the first direction. The first and fourth sub-semiconductor patterns may be in contact with the first and second electrodes, respectively. The first and third sub-semiconductor patterns may be of a first conductivity type, and the second and fourth sub-semiconductor patterns may be of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type. Each of the first to fourth sub-semiconductor patterns may include a transition metal and a chalcogen element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hyuncheol KIM, Yongseok KIM, Satoru YAMADA, Sungwon YOO, Kyunghwan LEE, Jaeho HONG
  • Patent number: 11049847
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor structure comprising a substrate and a circuit element, and a second semiconductor structure connected to the first semiconductor structure. The second semiconductor structure includes a base layer, a first memory cell structure, a second memory cell structure, and common bit lines between the first memory cell structure and the second memory cell structure. The first memory cell structure includes first gate electrodes, first channel structures, and first string select channel structures. The second memory cell structure includes second gate electrodes, second channel structures, second string select channel structures, and connection regions between the second channel structures and the second string select channel structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohji Kanamori, Yongseok Kim, Kyunghwan Lee, Junhee Lim, Jeehoon Han
  • Publication number: 20210193661
    Abstract: Memory devices may include a source region, channels, a gate insulation layer pattern, a selection gate pattern, a first gate pattern, a second gate pattern and a drain region. The source region may include first impurities having a first conductivity type at an upper portion of a substrate. The channels may contact the source region. Each of the channels may extend in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate. The selection gate pattern may be on sidewalls of the channels. The first gate pattern may be on the sidewalls of the channels. The first gate pattern may be a common electrode of all of multiple channels. The second gate patterns may be on the sidewalls of the channels. The drain region may include second impurities having a second conductivity type that is different from the first conductivity type at an upper portion of each of the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: KYUNGHWAN LEE, YONGSEOK KIM, HYUNCHEOL KIM, SATORU YAMADA, SUNGWON YOO, JAEHO HONG
  • Patent number: D922979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yooseok Kim, Yongseok Kim, Minji Seo
  • Patent number: D942965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongseok Kim, Yooseok Kim, Minji Seo