Patents by Inventor Young-Chan Kim

Young-Chan 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).

  • Publication number: 20200286938
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, at least one of the pixels comprising: a photodiode configured to generate charges in response to light; and a pixel circuit disposed on the substrate, and including a storage transistor configured to store the charges generated by the photodiode, and a transfer transistor connected between the storage transistor and a floating diffusion node, wherein a potential of a boundary region between the storage transistor and the transfer transistor has a first potential when the transfer transistor is in a turned-off state, and has a second potential, lower than the first potential, when the transfer transistor is in a turned-on state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Gu JIN, Yong Hun KWON, Young Chan KIM, Sae Young KIM, Sung Young SEO, Moo Sup LIM, Tae Sub JUNG, Sung Ho CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200286942
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate including a plurality of pixel regions, a first surface, and a second surface opposing the first surface, a plurality of transistors adjacent to the first surface of the semiconductor substrate in each of the plurality of pixel regions, a microlens on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of conductive patterns in contact with the semiconductor substrate and closer to the second surface of the semiconductor substrate than to the first surface of the semiconductor substrate in each of the plurality of pixel regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Gu JIN, Young Chan Kim, Yong Hun Kwon, Eung Kyu Lee, Chang Keun Lee, Moo Sup Lim, Tae Sub Jung
  • Patent number: 10747343
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel displaying an image on one surface thereof, a substrate including a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface faces the display panel, and a first touch sensor provided between the display panel and the substrate, wherein the substrate includes a recess on the first surface, and the first touch sensor is arranged on at least a portion of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Hye Yong Chu, Young Chan Kim, Byung Han Yoo, Won Sang Park
  • Publication number: 20200216758
    Abstract: An etchant composition and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the composition including an inorganic acid; about 0.01 parts by weight to about 0.5 parts by weight of colloidal silica; about 0.01 parts by weight to about 30 parts by weight of an ammonium-based additive; and about 20 parts by weight to about 50 parts by weight of a solvent, all parts by weight being based on 100 parts by weight of the inorganic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Soulbrain Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-ah KIM, Young-chan KIM, Hyo-san LEE, Hoon HAN, Jin-uk LEE, Jung-hun LIM, Ik-hee KIM
  • Patent number: 10682690
    Abstract: A centrifugal casting apparatus for different materials may include a mold having a shape corresponding to a shape of an outer surface of a casting to be produced, and having a cavity receiving molten metals therein, a molten metal guide inserted into the mold and configured to guide the molten metals so that the molten metals are separately injected into the mold, a guide fixing support fixing the molten metal guide to a predetermined position, and a motor configured to rotate the mold around a rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyo-Moon Joo, Ji-Yong Lee, Yoon-Ki Lee, Young-Chan Kim, Cheol-Ung Lee, Jun-Min Lee, Mun-Gu Kang, Young-Rae Cho, Min-Soo Kim, Jae-Gi Sim
  • Publication number: 20200185439
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate including a first surface and a second surface and further includes a well region and a first floating diffusion region that are each adjacent to the first surface. The image sensor includes a first vertical transmission gate and a second vertical transmission gate isolated from direct contact with each other and each extend from the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate through at least a portion of the well region. The image sensor includes a first storage gate between the first vertical transmission gate and the first floating diffusion region and on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate. The image sensor includes a first tap transmission gate between the first storage gate and the first floating diffusion region and on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-gu JIN, Young-chan Kim
  • Publication number: 20200174133
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a first photo gate and a second photo gate each extending substantially in parallel in a first direction, the first photo gate and the second photo gate isolated from direct contact with each other in a second direction, the second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, a first overflow gate between the first photo gate and the second photo gate, the first overflow gate extending in the first direction, a first charge collection region on the first photo gate, a second charge collection region on the second photo gate and isolated from direct contact with the first charge collection region in the second direction, a first floating diffusion region that may receive first charge from the first charge collection region and output the first charge, and a second floating diffusion region that may receive second charge from the second charge collection region and output the second charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Gu JIN, Young Chan Kim, Tae sub Jung, Young Hun Kwon, Sung Young Seo, Moo Sup Lim, Sung Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 10629812
    Abstract: An electrode includes: a polymer layer including a non-conductive material; a conductive nanomaterial embedded in a top surface of the polymer layer; and a planarization layer on the polymer layer and on the conductive nanomaterial. The planarization layer includes a conductive material and a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
    Inventors: Young Chan Kim, Won Sang Park, Hye Yong Chu, Jong Ho Hong, Si-Hoon Kim, Ju-Young Kim, Yun Seok Nam, Myoung Hoon Song
  • Publication number: 20200111823
    Abstract: An image sensor including a light source configured to emit an optical signal to a target object, and a pixel array including a first pixel configured to generate pixel signals based on the optical signal reflected from the target object, the first pixel including a first photo gate group having at least two photo gates that are configured to receive first gate signals with a first phase difference from the optical signal in a time interval and a second photo gate group having at least two photo gates configured to receive second gate signals with a second phase difference from the optical signal in the time interval, may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-gu JIN, Tae-sub JUNG, Young-chan KIM
  • Publication number: 20200103511
    Abstract: A 3D image sensor include a depth pixel and at least two polarization pixels adjacent to the depth pixel. The depth pixel includes a charge generation region in a substrate. The depth pixel is configured to generate depth information associated with a depth of an object from the 3D image sensor in a 3D scene based on detecting light reflected from the object. Each polarization pixel includes a photodiode in the substrate and a polarizer on the substrate in a light-incident direction. The polarization pixel is configured to generate shape information associated with a shape of a surface of the object in the 3D scene based on detecting light reflected from the object. The polarization pixels and the depth pixel collectively define a unit pixel. The respective polarizers are associated with different polarization directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-gu Jin, Young-chan Kim, Chang-rok Moon, Yong-hun Kwon, Tae-sub Jung
  • Patent number: 10593816
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device comprising an inorganic/organic hybrid perovskite compound film, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: a) laminating a first structure and a second structure to allow the first surface layer and the second surface layer to be in contact with each other, the first structure comprising a first surface layer containing at least one of materials i) to v) below, the second structure comprising a second surface layer containing, independently from the first surface layer, at least one of materials i) to v) below; and b) applying heat and physical force to the laminate in which the first structure and the second structure are laminated: i) an inorganic/organic hybrid perovskite compound, ii) an organic halide, iii) a metal halide, iv) an inorganic/organic hybrid perovskite compound precursor, and v) a metal halide precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sang-Il Seok, Jun Hong Noh, Jang Won Seo, Nam Joong Jeon, Young Chan Kim
  • Patent number: 10570987
    Abstract: A damper pulley for a crankshaft includes a hub mounted on one end of the crankshaft, a rim connected to the hub, an oil seal mounted on an outer surface of the hub, and a wear-resistant insert member integrally mounted on the hub and making contact with the oil seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Mun Gu Kang, Hee Sam Kang, Hyo Moon Joo, Young Chan Kim, Min Soo Kim, Jae Kwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20200048440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermosetting resin composition for coating a metal film having excellent crack resistance and a metal laminate using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Minhyuk YUN, Hyunsung MIN, Young Chan KIM, Hee Yong SHIM, Changbo SHIM, Gilsang SON
  • Publication number: 20200029047
    Abstract: A Time-of-Flight (ToF)-based three-dimensional (3D) image sensor includes at least two first photogates symmetrically arranged in a central portion of a pixel, at least two first gates configured to remove an overflow charge generated in the at least two first photogates, and a first gate group. The at least two first gates are arranged symmetrically in an outer portion of the pixel. The first gate group includes a plurality of gates configured to store and transmit charges generated in the at least two first photogates. The first gate group is arranged in the outer portion of the pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: YOUNG-GU JIN, YOUNG-CHAN KIM, SUNG-HO CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200013811
    Abstract: An image sensor includes unit pixels, and from among the unit pixels, a first unit pixel and a second unit pixel that are adjacent to each other each include a first tap having a first photo gate, to which a first signal having a first phase difference with respect to an optical signal is applied, and a second tap having a second photo gate, to which a second signal having a second phase difference with respect to the optical signal is applied. A location of the first tap in the first unit pixel and a location of the first tap in the second unit pixel, and a location of the second tap in the first unit pixel and a location of the second tap in the second unit pixel are symmetrical with each other based on one point between the first unit pixel and the second unit pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-gu JIN, Young-chan Kim, Tae-sub Jung
  • Publication number: 20190358994
    Abstract: Disclosed are a composite rim of a vehicle wheel and a method of manufacturing the same, which is reduced in weight through the use of a continuous fiber composite. The rim of a vehicle wheel may be formed by stacking composite sheets, each prepared by impregnating fibers with a resin to form a sheet. The composite sheets may be stacked in multiple layers such that end portions of the respective composite sheets may contact each other in a circumferential direction of the wheel, and discontinuous interfaces, formed at the contacting end portions of the respective composite sheets along an axial direction of the wheel, may not be aligned with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jeong Min Cho, Chi Hoon Choi, Young Chan Kim
  • Publication number: 20190296070
    Abstract: Image sensors are provided. An image sensor includes a substrate that includes a pixel region, a first surface, and a second surface that is opposite the first surface. The image sensor includes first and second photogates that are on the first surface and are configured to generate electric charge responsive to incident light in the pixel region. Moreover, the image sensor includes first and second lenses that are on the second surface and are configured to pass the incident light toward the first and second photogates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Young Gu JIN, Young Chan KIM, Min-Sun KEEL
  • Publication number: 20190280038
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) image sensor includes a first substrate having an upper pixel. The upper pixel includes a photoelectric element and first and second photogates connected to the photoelectric element. A second substrate includes a lower pixel, which corresponds to the upper pixel, that is spaced apart from the first substrate in a vertical direction. The lower pixel includes a first transfer transistor that transmits a first signal provided by the first photogate. A first source follower generates a first output signal in accordance with the first signal. A second transfer transistor transmits a second signal provided by the second photogate. A second source follower generates a second output signal in accordance with the second signal. First and second bonding conductors are disposed between the first and second substrates and electrically connect the upper and lower pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: MIN-SUN KEEL, DOO WON KWON, HYUN SURK Ryu, YOUNG CHAN KIM, YOUNG GU JIN
  • Publication number: 20190276661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin composition having a high flow property, low thermal expansion characteristics, and excellent mechanical properties, and a prepreg and a metal clad laminate formed from the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Chang Bo SHIM, Hee Yong SHIM, Hyun Sung MIN, Young Chan KIM, Seung Hyun SONG
  • Publication number: 20190270881
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin composition having high miscibility between internal components, low thermal expansion characteristics, and excellent mechanical properties, and a prepreg and a metal clad laminate formed from the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Chang Bo SHIM, Hee Yong SHIM, Hyun Sung MIN, Young Chan KIM, Seung Hyun SONG