Patents by Inventor Dong Kun Lee

Dong Kun Lee 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: 8354289
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gallium nitride (GaN) wafer is provided. In the method for manufacturing the GaN wafer according to an embodiment, an etch stop layer is formed on a substrate, and a first GaN layer is formed on the etch stop layer. A portion of the first GaN layer is etched with a silane gas, and a second GaN layer is formed on the etched first GaN layer. A third GaN layer is formed on the second GaN layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: LG Siltron Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Kim, Dong-Kun Lee, Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee, Kye-Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 8198649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound semiconductor substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention provides the manufacturing method which coats spherical balls on a substrate, forms a metal layer between the spherical balls, removes the spherical balls to form openings, and grows a compound semiconductor layer from the openings. According to the present invention, the manufacturing method can be simplified and grow a high quality compound semiconductor layer rapidly, simply and inexpensively, as compared with a conventional ELO (Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth) method or a method for forming a compound semiconductor layer on a metal layer. And, the metal layer serves as one electrode of a light emitting device and a light reflecting film to provide a light emitting device having reduced power consumption and high light emitting efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Siltron, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Kim, Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee, Dong-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: 8158496
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a compound semiconductor substrate. The method includes coating a plurality of spherical balls on a substrate, growing a compound semiconductor epitaxial layer on the substrate coated with the spherical balls while allowing voids to be formed under the spherical balls, and cooling the substrate on which the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer is grown so that the substrate and the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer are self-separated along the voids. The spherical ball treatment can reduce dislocation generations. In addition, because the substrate and the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer are separated through the self-separation, there is no need for laser lift-off process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siltron Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Jun Lee, Yong-Jin Kim, Dong-Kun Lee, Doo-Soo Kim, Ji-Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8158501
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound semiconductor substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention provides the manufacturing method which coats spherical balls on a substrate, forms a metal layer between the spherical balls, removes the spherical balls to form openings, and grows a compound semiconductor layer from the openings. According to the present invention, the manufacturing method can be simplified and grow a high quality compound semiconductor layer rapidly, simply and inexpensively, as compared with a conventional ELO (Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth) method or a method for forming a compound semiconductor layer on a metal layer. And, the metal layer serves as one electrode of a light emitting device and a light reflecting film to provide a light emitting device having reduced power consumption and high light emitting efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siltron, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Kim, Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee, Dong-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: 8138003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitride semiconductor substrate such as gallium nitride substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention forms a plurality of trenches on a lower surface of a base substrate that are configured to absorb or reduce stresses applied larger when growing a nitride semiconductor film on the base substrate from a central portion of the base substrate towards a peripheral portion. That is, the present invention forms the trenches on the lower surface of the base substrate such that pitches get smaller or widths or depths get larger from the central portion of the base substrate towards the peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Siltron, Inc.
    Inventors: Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee, Yong-Jin Kim, Dong-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: 8124497
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes forming a gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxial layer on a first support substrate, forming a second support substrate on the GaN epitaxial layer, forming a passivation layer on a surface of the other region except for the first support substrate, etching the first support substrate by using the passivation layer as a mask, and removing the passivation layer and thereby exposing the second support substrate and the GaN epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Siltron, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Kim, Dong-Kun Lee, Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee, Kye-Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20120003824
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gallium nitride (GaN) wafer is provided. In the method for manufacturing the GaN wafer according to an embodiment, an etch stop layer is formed on a substrate, and a first GaN layer is formed on the etch stop layer. A portion of the first GaN layer is etched with a silane gas, and a second GaN layer is formed on the etched first GaN layer. A third GaN layer is formed on the second GaN layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Kim, Dong-Kun Lee, Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee, Kye-Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20110315996
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor device, a light emitting device, and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a plurality of rods aligned on the substrate, a metal layer disposed on the substrate between the rods, and a semiconductor layer disposed on and between the rods. Electrical and optical characteristics of the semiconductor device are improved due to the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Yong Jin Kim, Dong Kun Lee, Doo Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20110272703
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor device, a light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a plurality of rods disposed on the substrate, a plurality of particles disposed between the rods and on the substrate, and a first semiconductor layer disposed on the rods. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device includes preparing a substrate, disposing a plurality of first particles on the substrate, and forming a plurality of rods by etching a portion of the substrate by using the first particles as an etch mask. The semiconductor device effectively reflects in an upward direction light by the above particles, so that light efficiency is improved. The rods are easily formed by using the first particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Ho-Jun Lee, Dong-Kun Lee, Yong-Jin Kim, Doo-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20110143525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitride semiconductor substrate such as gallium nitride substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention forms a plurality of trenches on a lower surface of a base substrate that are configured to absorb or reduce stresses applied larger when growing a nitride semiconductor film on the base substrate from a central portion of the base substrate towards a peripheral portion. That is, the present invention forms the trenches on the lower surface of the base substrate such that pitches get smaller or widths or depths get larger from the central portion of the base substrate towards the peripheral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: SILTRON INC.
    Inventors: Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee, Yong-Jin Kim, Dong-Kun Lee
  • Publication number: 20110129953
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes forming a gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxial layer on a first support substrate, forming a second support substrate on the GaN epitaxial layer, forming a passivation layer on a surface of the other region except for the first support substrate, etching the first support substrate by using the passivation layer as a mask, and removing the passivation layer and thereby exposing the second support substrate and the GaN epitaxial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Kim, Dong-Kun Lee, Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee, Kye-Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20110092055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound semiconductor substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention provides the manufacturing method which coats spherical balls on a substrate, forms a metal layer between the spherical balls, removes the spherical balls to form openings, and grows a compound semiconductor layer from the openings. According to the present invention, the manufacturing method can be simplified and grow a high quality compound semiconductor layer rapidly, simply and inexpensively, as compared with a conventional ELO (Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth) method or a method for forming a compound semiconductor layer on a metal layer. And, the metal layer serves as one electrode of a light emitting device and a light reflecting film to provide a light emitting device having reduced power consumption and high light emitting efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: SILTRON, INC.
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Kim, Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee, Dong-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: 7915698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitride semiconductor substrate such as gallium nitride substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention forms a plurality of trenches on a lower surface of a base substrate that are configured to absorb or reduce stresses on the base substrate that become larger from a central portion of the base substrate towards a peripheral portion when growing a nitride semiconductor film. That is, the present invention forms the trenches on the lower surface of the base substrate such that pitches get smaller or widths or depths get larger from the central portion of the base substrate towards the peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Siltron, Inc.
    Inventors: Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee, Yong-Jin Kim, Dong-Kun Lee
  • Publication number: 20100330784
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a compound semiconductor substrate. The method includes coating a plurality of spherical balls on a substrate, growing a compound semiconductor epitaxial layer on the substrate coated with the spherical balls while allowing voids to be formed under the spherical balls, and cooling the substrate on which the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer is grown so that the substrate and the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer are self-separated along the voids. The spherical ball treatment can reduce dislocation generations. In addition, because the substrate and the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer are separated through the self-separation, there is no need for laser lift-off process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: SILTRON INC.
    Inventors: Ho-Jun LEE, Yong-Jin KIM, Dong-Kun LEE, Doo-Soo KIM, Ji-Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 7816241
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a compound semiconductor substrate. The method includes coating a plurality of spherical balls on a substrate, growing a compound semiconductor epitaxial layer on the substrate coated with the spherical balls while allowing voids to be formed under the spherical balls, and cooling the substrate on which the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer is grown so that the substrate and the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer are self-separated along the voids. The spherical ball treatment can reduce dislocation generations. In addition, because the substrate and the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer are separated through the self-separation, there is no need for laser lift-off process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Siltron, Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Jun Lee, Yong-Jin Kim, Dong-Kun Lee, Doo-Soo Kim, Ji-Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 7723217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a gallium nitride single crystalline substrate, including (a) growing a gallium nitride film on a flat base substrate made of a material having a smaller coefficient of thermal expansion than gallium nitride and cooling the gallium nitride film to bend convex upwards the base substrate and the gallium nitride film and create cracks in the gallium nitride film; (b) growing a gallium nitride single crystalline layer on the crack-created gallium nitride film located on the convex upward base substrate; and (c) cooling a resultant product having the grown gallium nitride single crystalline layer to make the convex upward resultant product flat or bend convex downwards the convex upward resultant product and at the same time to self-split the base substrate and the gallium nitride single crystalline layer from each other at the crack-created gallium nitride film interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Siltron Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Jun Lee, Doo-Soo Kim, Dong-Kun Lee, Yong-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 7708832
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a substrate for growing gallium nitride and a gallium nitride substrate. The method includes performing thermal cleaning on a surface of a silicon substrate, forming a silicon nitride (Si3N4) micro-mask on the surface of the silicon substrate in an in situ manner, and growing a gallium nitride layer through epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELO) using an opening in the micro-mask. According to the method, by improving the typical ELO, it is possible to simplify the method for preparing the substrate for growing gallium nitride and the gallium nitride substrate and reduce process cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Siltron Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Kim, Ji-Hoon Kim, Dong-Kun Lee, Doo-Soo Kim, Ho-Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 7615470
    Abstract: The present invention provides to a gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor and a method of manufacturing the same, capable of reducing crystal defects caused by a difference in lattice parameters, and minimizing internal residual stress. In particular, since a high-quality GaN thin film is formed on a silicon wafer, manufacturing costs can be reduced by securing high-quality wafers with a large diameter at a low price, and applicability to a variety of devices and circuit can also be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Siltron Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Jin Kim, Dong Kun Lee
  • Publication number: 20090155986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a gallium nitride single crystalline substrate, including (a) growing a gallium nitride film on a flat base substrate made of a material having a smaller coefficient of thermal expansion than gallium nitride and cooling the gallium nitride film to bend convex upwards the base substrate and the gallium nitride film and create cracks in the gallium nitride film; (b) growing a gallium nitride single crystalline layer on the crack-created gallium nitride film located on the convex upward base substrate; and (c) cooling a resultant product having the grown gallium nitride single crystalline layer to make the convex upward resultant product flat or bend convex downwards the convex upward resultant product and at the same time to self-split the base substrate and the gallium nitride single crystalline layer from each other at the crack-created gallium nitride film interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: SILTRON INC.
    Inventors: Ho-Jun Lee, Doo-Soo Kim, Dong-Kun Lee, Yong-Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20090148982
    Abstract: A compound semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same. The method includes coating a plurality of spherical balls on a substrate and selectively growing a compound semiconductor thin film on the substrate on which the spherical balls are coated. The entire process can be simplified and a high-quality compound semiconductor thin film can be grown in a short amount of time in comparison to an epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELO) method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicants: SILTRON INC., POSTECH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gyu-Chul Yi, Sung-Jin An, Yong-Jin Kim, Dong-Kun Lee