Patents by Inventor Byung Kun Kim

Byung Kun 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: 11967462
    Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body, including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode layer. At least one hole is formed in the internal electrode layer, and a region, containing at least one selected from the group consisting of indium (In) and tin (Sn), is disposed in the hole. A method of manufacturing a capacitor component includes forming a dielectric green sheet, forming a conductive thin film, including a first conductive material and a second conductive material, on the dielectric green sheet, and sintering the conductive thin film to form an internal electrode layer. The internal electrode layer includes the first conductive material, and a region, including the second conductive material, is formed in the internal electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Sung Kang, Su Yeon Lee, Won Jun Na, Byung Kun Kim, Yu Hong Oh, Sun Hwa Kim, Jae Eun Heo, Hoe Chul Jung
  • Publication number: 20230326673
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including dielectric layers and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layers and external electrodes disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes. The one of the internal electrodes includes Ni, Ba, Ti, O, and Tb, and a content of Tb relative to a sum of contents of Ni, Ba, Ti, O, and Tb is 0.45 to 3.0 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung CHO, Byung Kun KIM, Yu Hong OH, Chang Hak CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230260701
    Abstract: A multilayer electric component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes alternately stacked with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and external electrodes disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes, wherein the internal electrodes include Cu and Ni and a coefficient of variation (CV) value of Cu/Ni (percent by weight) in a region thereof, 5 nm deep from an interface with the dielectric layer is 25.0% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung Cho, Byung Kun Kim, Yu Hong Oh
  • Patent number: 11715595
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including dielectric layers and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layers and external electrodes disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes. The one of the internal electrodes includes Ni, Ba, Ti, O, and Tb, and a content of Tb relative to a sum of contents of Ni, Ba, Ti, O, and Tb is 0.45 to 3.0 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung Cho, Byung Kun Kim, Yu Hong Oh, Chang Hak Choi
  • Patent number: 11715602
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode alternately stacked therein in a stacking direction; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. The internal electrode includes 94.0 to 99.6 wt % of Ni and 0.4 to 6.0 wt % of Cu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung Cho, Byung Kun Kim, Su Ji Kang, Yu Hong Oh
  • Publication number: 20230207195
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode alternately disposed with the dielectric layer in a first direction; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode, wherein the internal electrode includes a plurality of Ni crystal grains, and a composite layer including Ni and In is provided at a grain boundary of each of the plurality of Ni crystal grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Oh Kim, Byung Kun Kim, Yu Hong Oh
  • Publication number: 20230207211
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode alternately disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween in a first direction; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode, wherein 0.46 to 1.08 at% is a range of an indium (In) content compared to nickel (Ni) and indium (In) contents in a surface layer portion of the internal electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Hong Oh, Jun Oh Kim, Byung Kun Kim, Min Jung Cho, Won Mi Choi, Su Yeon Lee, Kyung Ryul Lee, Yun Sung Kang
  • Patent number: 11664162
    Abstract: A multilayer electric component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes alternately stacked with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and external electrodes disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes, wherein the internal electrodes include Cu and Ni and a coefficient of variation (CV) value of Cu/Ni (percent by weight) in a region thereof, 5 nm deep from an interface with the dielectric layer is 25.0% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Jung Cho, Byung Kun Kim, Yu Hong Oh
  • Publication number: 20230119994
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) includes a body including first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers, the body including first to sixth surfaces, a second surface, a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface and a sixth surface; first internal electrodes disposed on the first dielectric layers, exposed to the third surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface, and spaced apart from the fourth surface by first spaces; second internal electrodes disposed on the second dielectric layers to oppose the first internal electrodes with the first dielectric layers or the second dielectric layers interposed therebetween, exposed to the fourth surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface, and spaced apart from the third surface by second spaces; first dielectric patterns disposed in at least a portion of the first spaces, and second dielectric patterns disposed in at least a portion of the second spaces; and lateral insulating layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moon Soo PARK, Jae Hun CHOE, Dong Hun KIM, Byung Chul JANG, Chang Hak CHOI, Byung Kun KIM
  • Patent number: 11569033
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) includes a body including first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers, the body including first to sixth surfaces, a second surface, a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface and a sixth surface; first internal electrodes disposed on the first dielectric layers, exposed to the third surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface, and spaced apart from the fourth surface by first spaces; second internal electrodes disposed on the second dielectric layers to oppose the first internal electrodes with the first dielectric layers or the second dielectric layers interposed therebetween, exposed to the fourth surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface, and spaced apart from the third surface by second spaces; first dielectric patterns disposed in at least a portion of the first spaces, and second dielectric patterns disposed in at least a portion of the second spaces; and lateral insulating layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Moon Soo Park, Jae Hun Choe, Dong Hun Kim, Byung Chul Jang, Chang Hak Choi, Byung Kun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230005664
    Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body, including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode layer. At least one hole is formed in the internal electrode layer, and a region, containing at least one selected from the group consisting of indium (In) and tin (Sn), is disposed in the hole. A method of manufacturing a capacitor component includes forming a dielectric green sheet, forming a conductive thin film, including a first conductive material and a second conductive material, on the dielectric green sheet, and sintering the conductive thin film to form an internal electrode layer. The internal electrode layer includes the first conductive material, and a region, including the second conductive material, is formed in the internal electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Sung Kang, Su Yeon Lee, Won Jun Na, Byung Kun Kim, Yu Hong Oh, Sun Hwa Kim, Jae Eun Heo, Hoe Chul Jung
  • Patent number: 11488782
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body, including dielectric layers and internal electrodes, and external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the internal electrodes. Each of the internal electrodes includes a nickel-cobalt (Ni—Co) alloy, and a content of the cobalt (Co) is 0.01 at % to 10 at % based on 100 at % of the nickel (Ni).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongjin Kim, Changhak Choi, Bonseok Koo, Changsu Jang, Moonseong Jeong, Eunyong Jang, Byung Kun Kim
  • Publication number: 20220230807
    Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes laminated with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and an external electrode disposed externally on the body and connected to one or more of the plurality of internal electrodes. One of the plurality of dielectric layers includes a barium titanate composition including a Sn component. One of the plurality of internal electrodes includes a Sn component. The one of the plurality of dielectric layers has a Sn content equal to at least twice a Sn content of the one of the plurality of internal electrodes adjacent to the one of the plurality of dielectric layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Woo Kim, Jong Suk Jeong, Chun Hee Seo, Jeong Wook Seo, Dong Geon Yoo, Tae Hyung Kim, Byung Kun Kim, Ki Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20220157522
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including dielectric layers and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layers and external electrodes disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes. The one of the internal electrodes includes Ni, Ba, Ti, O, and Tb, and a content of Tb relative to a sum of contents of Ni, Ba, Ti, O, and Tb is 0.45 to 3.0 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Min Jung CHO, Byung Kun KIM, Yu Hong OH, Chang Hak CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220157528
    Abstract: A multilayer electric component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes alternately stacked with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and external electrodes disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes, wherein the internal electrodes include Cu and Ni and a coefficient of variation (CV) value of Cu/Ni (percent by weight) in a region thereof, 5 nm deep from an interface with the dielectric layer is 25.0% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Min Jung Cho, Byung Kun Kim, Yu Hong Oh
  • Patent number: 11322302
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes alternately stacked with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes . An end portion of at least one of the internal electrodes in a longitudinal direction of the body is thicker than a central portion of the internal electrode, and a ratio t2/t1 of a thickness t2 of the end portion to a thickness t1 of the central portion satisfies 1.1?t2/t1?1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Suji Kang, Yuhong Oh, Byung Kun Kim, Yun Hee Kim, Min Jung Cho
  • Publication number: 20210296050
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) includes a body including first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers, the body including first to sixth surfaces, a second surface, a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface and a sixth surface; first internal electrodes disposed on the first dielectric layers, exposed to the third surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface, and spaced apart from the fourth surface by first spaces; second internal electrodes disposed on the second dielectric layers to oppose the first internal electrodes with the first dielectric layers or the second dielectric layers interposed therebetween, exposed to the fourth surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface, and spaced apart from the third surface by second spaces; first dielectric patterns disposed in at least a portion of the first spaces, and second dielectric patterns disposed in at least a portion of the second spaces; and lateral insulating layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Moon Soo PARK, Jae Hun CHOE, Dong Hun KIM, Byung Chul JANG, Chang Hak CHOI, Byung Kun KIM
  • Patent number: 11062845
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) includes a body including first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers, the body including first to sixth surfaces, a second surface, a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface and a sixth surface; first internal electrodes disposed on the first dielectric layers, exposed to the third surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface, and spaced apart from the fourth surface by first spaces; second internal electrodes disposed on the second dielectric layers to oppose the first internal electrodes with the first dielectric layers or the second dielectric layers interposed therebetween, exposed to the fourth surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface, and spaced apart from the third surface by second spaces; first dielectric patterns disposed in at least a portion of the first spaces, and second dielectric patterns disposed in at least a portion of the second spaces; and lateral insulating layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moon Soo Park, Jae Hun Choe, Dong Hun Kim, Byung Chul Jang, Chang Hak Choi, Byung Kun Kim
  • Publication number: 20210166875
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes alternately stacked with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes . An end portion of at least one of the internal electrodes in a longitudinal direction of the body is thicker than a central portion of the internal electrode, and a ratio t2/t1 of a thickness t2 of the end portion to a thickness t1 of the central portion satisfies 1.1?t2/t1?1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Suji KANG, Yuhong OH, Byung Kun KIM, Yun Hee KIM, Min Jung CHO
  • Publication number: 20210035741
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode alternately stacked therein in a stacking direction; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. The internal electrode includes 94.0 to 99.6 wt % of Ni and 0.4 to 6.0 wt % of Cu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Min Jung Cho, Byung Kun Kim, Su Ji Kang, Yu Hong Oh