Patents by Inventor Chang Min Choi

Chang Min Choi 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: 20250081468
    Abstract: Provided a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device comprises a cell structure, and a peripheral circuit structure electrically connected to the cell structure. The cell structure includes a plurality of gate electrodes stacked in a vertical direction and spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, a channel structure penetrating the plurality of gate electrodes in the vertical direction, and a bit-line connected to the channel structure. The peripheral circuit structure includes an active area, a gate structure on the active area, the gate structure intersecting the active area, a source/drain area on at least one side of the gate structure and in the active area, an insulating spacer covering the gate structure, a conductive spacer on a sidewall of the insulating spacer and electrically connected to the source/drain area, and a contact electrically connected to the conductive spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Min CHOI, Chang Heon LEE, Ju Seong MIN, Taek Kyu YOON
  • Patent number: 11889692
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of channels extending in a first direction substantially vertical to a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of gate lines surrounding a predetermined number of channels from among the channels, a plurality of common wirings electrically connected to the gate lines, and a plurality of signal wirings electrically connected to the gate lines via the common wirings. The gate lines are arranged and spaced apart from one another along the first direction. Each common wiring is electrically connected to a corresponding gate line at a same level of the corresponding gate line via a corresponding contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Min Choi, Ju-Young Lim, Su-Jin Ahn
  • Publication number: 20230125905
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a core containing lithium composite metal oxide, and a coating layer disposed on the core and including an amorphous phase, wherein the amorphous phase contains lithium oxide and boron oxide in a form of mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Shin SHIN, Sung Kyun CHANG, Chang Min CHOI, Joo Hyeong WOO, Jae Joon JO
  • Publication number: 20230034444
    Abstract: A system for predicting an adverse reaction of a patient, based on a real-time bio-signal of the patient, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, may include: a bio-signal measurement device configured to measure a bio-signal of the patient at a first time interval and transmit a measured result to a patient terminal at the first time interval; the patient terminal configured to collect the bio-signal measured at the first time interval from the bio-signal measurement device and transmit the collected bio-signal to a server at a second time interval; the server configured to receive the bio-signal from the patient terminal at the second time interval, based on the received bio-signal, identify whether a predetermined action is necessary for the patient at the second time interval, and when the predetermined action is necessary, transmit a message to a medical team terminal; and the medical team terminal configured to receive the message from the server when the predetermined action is necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Chang-Min CHOI, Jae-Cheol LEE
  • Publication number: 20220367856
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a core containing lithium composite metal oxide and a coating layer disposed on the core and having an amorphous phase, wherein the amorphous phase contains lithium oxide and tungsten oxide in a form of mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Joo Hyeong WOO, Sung Kyun CHANG, Sang Hoon JEON, Chang Min CHOI, Sung Woo CHO, Ji Sun AN
  • Publication number: 20220263074
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a core containing lithium composite metal oxide and a coating layer disposed on the core and having an amorphous phase, wherein the amorphous phase contains lithium oxide, tungsten oxide, and boron oxide in a form of mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Joo Hyeong WOO, Sung Kyun CHANG, Sang Hoon JEON, Chang Min CHOI, Sung Woo CHO, Ji Sun AN
  • Patent number: 11398375
    Abstract: A mass spectrometry system includes a sample holder provided in a vacuum changer and on which a sample is disposed, an irradiator configured to perform sputtering or ionization on the sample, an analyzer configured to analyze an ionized sample generated from the sample by the irradiator, and a controller configured to control the irradiator or the analyzer and perform a first process and a second process. The first process is to determine position information of materials in the sample by irradiating a laser or ion beam to a portion of the sample, and the second process is to irradiate a laser or ion beam of a first output value to another portion of the sample in a section in which the materials in the sample change and irradiate a laser or ion beam of a second output value in other sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ji Young Baek, Myoung Choul Choi, Chang Min Choi, Sang Ju Lee, Boo Ki Min
  • Publication number: 20220157554
    Abstract: A mixed gas cluster ion beam generator may include a nozzle chamber to contain a first mixed gas which is a mixed gas that is a mix of a first gas and a second gas, a cluster nozzle to spray gas received from the nozzle chamber in a cluster form, an ionizer to ionize a gas cluster sprayed by the cluster nozzle, and an ion accelerator to emit an ion beam to the outside by accelerating the gas cluster ionized by the ionizer by generating a potential difference to the ionized gas cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Ju LEE, Myoung Choul CHOI, Chang Min CHOI, Aram HONG, Ji Young BAEK
  • Patent number: 11217318
    Abstract: A method of programming a non-volatile memory includes executing at least two program loops on memory cells in a selected word line, generating a fail bit trend based on a result of executing each of the at least two program loops, predicting a plurality of program loops comprising an N program loop to be executed last on the memory cells, based on the generated fail bit trend, and changing, based on a result of predicting the plurality of program loops, a level of an N program voltage provided to the memory cells when the N program loop is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Min Choi, Bong-Yong Lee, Dong-Chan Kim, Su-Jin Ahn
  • Publication number: 20210335431
    Abstract: A method of programming a non-volatile memory includes executing at least two program loops on memory cells in a selected word line, generating a fail bit trend based on a result of executing each of the at least two program loops, predicting a plurality of program loops comprising an N program loop to be executed last on the memory cells, based on the generated fail bit trend, and changing, based on a result of predicting the plurality of program loops, a level of an N program voltage provided to the memory cells when the N program loop is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: CHANG-MIN CHOI, BONG-YONG LEE, DONG-CHAN KIM, SU-JIN AHN
  • Publication number: 20210313349
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of channels extending in a first direction substantially vertical to a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of gate lines surrounding a predetermined number of channels from among the channels, a plurality of common wirings electrically connected to the gate lines, and a plurality of signal wirings electrically connected to the gate lines via the common wirings. The gate lines are arranged and spaced apart from one another along the first direction. Each common wiring is electrically connected to a corresponding gate line at a same level of the corresponding gate line via a corresponding contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: CHANG-MIN CHOI, JU-YOUNG LIM, SU-JIN AHN
  • Publication number: 20210090873
    Abstract: A mass spectrometry system includes a sample holder provided in a vacuum changer and on which a sample is disposed, an irradiator configured to perform sputtering or ionization on the sample, an analyzer configured to analyze an ionized sample generated from the sample by the irradiator, and a controller configured to control the irradiator or the analyzer and perform a first process and a second process. The first process is to determine position information of materials in the sample by irradiating a laser or ion beam to a portion of the sample, and the second process is to irradiate a laser or ion beam of a first output value to another portion of the sample in a section in which the materials in the sample change and irradiate a laser or ion beam of a second output value in other sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ji Young Baek, Myoung Choul Choi, Chang Min Choi, Sang Ju Lee, Boo Ki Min
  • Patent number: 10903486
    Abstract: A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method for manufacturing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same are provided. A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a compound that is capable of reversibly intercalating or deintercalating lithium, wherein the compound is formed of a core portion and a coating layer, the core portion is doped with M, and the coating layer includes Al and B, wherein M is Zr, Ti, Mg, Ca, Al, B, V, Zn, Mo, Ni, Co, Mn, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: L&F CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su An Choi, Sang Hoon Jeon, Chang Min Choi, Su Youn Kwon, Jeong A Gu, Bong Jun Jeong
  • Patent number: 10699868
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for generating an organic molecular cluster ion beam, the device including a receiver configured to accommodate an organic material, a cluster generator configured to generate a cluster by supersonic expanding the organic material accommodated in the receiver at a high speed, a photo-ionizer configured to temporarily accommodate the cluster that is generated through the cluster generator, an ultraviolet (UV) light source configured to irradiate an UV pulse to the photo-ionizer to ionize the cluster, and entrance electrodes disposed at both sides of the photo-ionizer and configured to provide a potential difference to the photo-ionizer to generate a cluster ion beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang Min Choi, Myoung Choul Choi, Sang Ju Lee, Ji Young Baek, Jeong Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20200152410
    Abstract: An ion beam generating device includes a liquid metal ion source configured to melt metal and emit an ion beam, and an extractor disposed under the liquid metal ion source and configured to extract the ion beam emitted from the liquid metal ion source. The liquid metal ion source includes a storage configured to accommodate the metal, an emitter configured to receive the metal from the storage and emit the ion beam, and a heater configured to heat the emitter or the storage. The heater is configured to directly heat the metal accommodated in the storage to melt the metal into a liquid state, and an amount of the ion beam to be extracted is controlled by a voltage difference that changes based on a distance between the emitter and the extractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Myoung Choul Choi, Boo Ki Min, Sang Ju Lee, Chang Min Choi, Ji Young Baek, Jae yeong Eo, Il Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20190355542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for generating an organic molecular cluster ion beam, the device including a receiver configured to accommodate an organic material, a cluster generator configured to generate a cluster by supersonic expanding the organic material accommodated in the receiver at a high speed, a photo-ionizer configured to temporarily accommodate the cluster that is generated through the cluster generator, an ultraviolet (UV) light source configured to irradiate an UV pulse to the photo-ionizer to ionize the cluster, and entrance electrodes disposed at both sides of the photo-ionizer and configured to provide a potential difference to the photo-ionizer to generate a cluster ion beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang Min CHOI, Myoung Choul CHOI, Sang Ju LEE, Ji Young BAEK, Jeong Jin KIM
  • Patent number: 10439205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nickel-based composite oxide for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and provides a nickel-based composite oxide for a lithium secondary battery, which comprises: a core part; and at least one tunnel connected from the inside of the core part to the outside thereof, wherein the tunnel has a diameter of 100 nm or larger, and the composite oxide further comprises coating layers located inside the tunnel and outside the core part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: L&F CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su An Choi, Ji Sun An, Chang Min Choi, Su Youn Kwong, Hyun Chul Jung, Sung Woo Cho
  • Publication number: 20190189634
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of channels extending in a first direction substantially vertical to a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of gate lines surrounding a predetermined number of channels from among the channels, a plurality of common wirings electrically connected to the gate lines, and a plurality of signal wirings electrically connected to the gate lines via the common wirings. The gate lines are arranged and spaced apart from one another along the first direction. Each common wiring is electrically connected to a corresponding gate line at a same level of the corresponding gate line via a corresponding contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: CHANG-MIN CHOI, JU-YOUNG LIM, SU-JIN AHN
  • Patent number: 10283204
    Abstract: In a method of operating a nonvolatile memory device, a first sub-block to be erased is selected in a first memory block including the first sub-block and a second sub-block adjacent to the first sub-block, in response to a erase command and an address. The first sub-block includes memory cells connected to a plurality of word-lines including at least one boundary word-line adjacent to the second sub-block and internal word-lines other than the at least one boundary word-line. An erase voltage is applied to a substrate in which the first memory block is formed. Based on a voltage level of the erase voltage applied to the substrate, applying, a first erase bias condition to the at least one boundary word-line and a second erase bias condition different from the first erase bias condition to the internal word-lines during an erase operation being performed on the first sub-block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Min Choi, Dong-Chan Kim, Ae-Jeong Lee, Moo-Rym Choi
  • Patent number: 10242997
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of channels extending in a first direction substantially vertical to a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of gate lines surrounding a predetermined number of channels from among the channels, a plurality of common wirings electrically connected to the gate lines, and a plurality of signal wirings electrically connected to the gate lines via the common wirings. The gate lines are arranged and spaced apart from one another along the first direction. Each common wiring is electrically connected to a corresponding gate line at a same level of the corresponding gate line via a corresponding contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Min Choi, Ju-Young Lim, Su-Jin Ahn