Patents by Inventor Dong Kyun Kang

Dong Kyun Kang 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: 10153284
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and comprising a lower buried portion embedded in a lower portion of the trench over the gate dielectric layer and an upper buried portion positioned over the lower buried portion; and a dielectric work function adjusting liner positioned between the lower buried portion and the gate dielectric layer; and a dipole formed between the dielectric work function adjusting liner and the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Dong-Kyun Kang, Ho-Jin Cho
  • Publication number: 20180308850
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and comprising a lower buried portion embedded in a lower portion of the trench over the gate dielectric layer and an upper buried portion positioned over the lower buried portion; and a dielectric work function adjusting liner positioned between the lower buried portion and the gate dielectric layer; and a dipole formed between the dielectric work function adjusting liner and the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Dong-Kyun KANG, Ho-Jin CHO
  • Patent number: 10037997
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and comprising a lower buried portion embedded in a lower portion of the trench over the gate dielectric layer and an upper buried portion positioned over the lower buried portion; and a dielectric work function adjusting liner positioned between the lower buried portion and the gate dielectric layer; and a dipole formed between the dielectric work function adjusting liner and the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Dong-Kyun Kang, Ho-Jin Cho
  • Publication number: 20180197866
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and comprising a lower buried portion embedded in a lower portion of the trench over the gate dielectric layer and an upper buried portion positioned over the lower buried portion; and a dielectric work function adjusting liner positioned between the lower buried portion and the gate dielectric layer; and a dipole formed between the dielectric work function adjusting liner and the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Dong-Kyun KANG, Ho-Jin CHO
  • Patent number: 9947667
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and comprising a lower buried portion embedded in a lower portion of the trench over the gate dielectric layer and an upper buried portion positioned over the lower buried portion; and a dielectric work function adjusting liner positioned between the lower buried portion and the gate dielectric layer; and a dipole formed between the dielectric work function adjusting liner and the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Dong-Kyun Kang, Ho-Jin Cho
  • Publication number: 20180074697
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a memory, a display that detects a force input based on an external pressure, and a processor electrically coupled with the memory and the display. The processor executes an application that is operable corresponding to the force input, controls to store history information in the memory on use of the electronic device, the history information being related to a forcing point, to which the force input is applied, on an execution screen of the application, and controls to output via the display the history information to an area adjacent to the forcing point if the force input to the forcing point occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hye Won KIM, Dong Kyun KANG, Kyung Hwa KIM, Na Hye KIM, Woo Hyun KIM, Ju Young KIM, Mi Ji PARK, Sung Won PARK, Ji Yeon SUNG, Dong Jin EUN, Seung Yong LEE, Jae Han LEE, Jin A. LEE, Min Young CHANG, Kyung Lim CHOI, Seung Pyo HONG, Jee Yeun WANG, Ah Young KIM, Jun Ho CHOI, Dae Hong KI, Hee Woon KIM, Wan Je PARK, Sung Chan BAE, Jung Eui SEO
  • Patent number: 9748248
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned in the trench at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and including a first buried portion and a second buried portion over the first buried portion; and a first doping region and a second doping region formed in the substrate on both sides of the gate electrode, and overlapping with the second buried portion, wherein the first buried portion includes a first barrier which has a first work function, and the second buried portion includes a second barrier which has a second work function lower than the first work function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Dong-Kyun Kang
  • Publication number: 20170186753
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and comprising a lower buried portion embedded in a lower portion of the trench over the gate dielectric layer and an upper buried portion positioned over the lower buried portion; and a dielectric work function adjusting liner positioned between the lower buried portion and the gate dielectric layer; and a dipole formed between the dielectric work function adjusting liner and the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Dong-Kyun KANG, Ho-Jin CHO
  • Publication number: 20170125422
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned in the trench at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and including a first buried portion and a second buried portion over the first buried portion; and a first doping region and a second doping region formed in the substrate on both sides of the gate electrode, and overlapping with the second buried portion, wherein the first buried portion includes a first barrier which has a first work function, and the second buried portion includes a second barrier which has a second work function lower than the first work function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Dong-Kyun KANG
  • Patent number: 9634011
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and comprising a lower buried portion embedded in a lower portion of the trench over the gate dielectric layer and an upper buried portion positioned over the lower buried portion; and a dielectric work function adjusting liner positioned between the lower buried portion and the gate dielectric layer; and a dipole formed between the dielectric work function adjusting liner and the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Dong-Kyun Kang, Ho-Jin Cho
  • Patent number: 9601590
    Abstract: A transistor includes: a source region and a drain region that are formed in a substrate to be spaced apart from each other; a trench formed in the substrate between the source region and the drain region; and a buried gate electrode inside the trench, wherein the buried gate electrode includes: a lower buried portion which includes a high work-function barrier layer including an aluminum-containing titanium nitride, and a first low-resistivity layer disposed over the high work-function barrier layer; and an upper buried portion which includes a low work-function barrier layer disposed over the lower buried portion and overlapping with the source region and the drain region, and a second low-resistivity layer disposed over the low work-function barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Dong-Kyun Kang
  • Publication number: 20160336414
    Abstract: A transistor includes: a source region and a drain region that are formed in a substrate to be spaced apart from each other; a trench formed in the substrate between the source region and the drain region; and a buried gate electrode inside the trench, wherein the buried gate electrode includes: a lower buried portion which includes a high work-function barrier layer including an aluminum-containing titanium nitride, and a first low-resistivity layer disposed over the high work-function barrier layer; and an upper buried portion which includes a low work-function barrier layer disposed over the lower buried portion and overlapping with the source region and the drain region, and a second low-resistivity layer disposed over the low work-function barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Dong-Kyun KANG
  • Publication number: 20160315088
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and comprising a lower buried portion embedded in a lower portion of the trench over the gate dielectric layer and an upper buried portion positioned over the lower buried portion; and a dielectric work function adjusting liner positioned between the lower buried portion and the gate dielectric layer; and a dipole formed between the dielectric work function adjusting liner and the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Dong-Kyun KANG, Ho-Jin CHO
  • Patent number: 9449830
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a transistor that includes forming a trench in a substrate, forming a gate dielectric layer on a surface of the trench, forming a first fluorine-free tungsten layer as an interface stabilization layer over the gate dielectric layer, forming a second fluorine-free tungsten layer as a barrier layer over the first fluorine-free tungsten layer, forming a bulk tungsten layer as a gate electrode over the second tungsten layer to fill the trench, and selectively recessing the third tungsten layer, the second tungsten layer and the first tungsten layer to form a buried gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Dong-Kyun Kang
  • Patent number: 9431496
    Abstract: A transistor includes: a source region and a drain region that are formed in a substrate to be spaced apart from each other; a trench formed in the substrate between the source region and the drain region; and a buried gate electrode inside the trench, wherein the buried gate electrode includes: a lower buried portion which includes a high work-function barrier layer including an aluminum-containing titanium nitride, and a first low-resistivity layer disposed over the high work-function barrier layer; and an upper buried portion which includes a low work-function barrier layer disposed over the lower buried portion and overlapping with the source region and the drain region, and a second low-resistivity layer disposed over the low work-function barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Dong-Kyun Kang
  • Publication number: 20160155673
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device in which the threshold voltage of NMOS and the threshold voltage of PMOS are independently controllable, and a method for fabricating the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Dong-Kyun KANG
  • Patent number: 9281373
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device in which the threshold voltage of NMOS and the threshold voltage of PMOS are independently controllable, and a method for fabricating the same. The method includes: forming a gate insulating film over an NMOS region and a PMOS region of a semiconductor substrate; forming a carbon-containing tungsten over the gate insulating film formed over one of the NMOS region and the PMOS region; forming a carbon-containing tungsten nitride over the gate insulating film formed over the other one of the PMOS region or the NMOS region; forming a tungsten film over the carbon-containing tungsten and the carbon-containing tungsten nitride; post-annealing the carbon-containing tungsten and the carbon-containing tungsten nitride; and etching the tungsten film, the carbon-containing tungsten, and the carbon-containing tungsten nitride, to form a gate electrode in the NMOS region and the PMOS region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Dong-Kyun Kang
  • Patent number: 9245806
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device that includes forming a gate stack layer including a metal-containing layer on a semiconductor substrate having an NMOS region and a PMOS region, introducing arsenic to the gate stack layer in the NMOS region, introducing aluminum to the gate stack layer in the PMOS region, and etching the gate stack layers, where the arsenic and the aluminum are introduced, to form a first gate structure and a second gate structure in the NMOS region and the PMOS region, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Dong-Kyun Kang
  • Publication number: 20150349073
    Abstract: A transistor includes: a source region and a drain region that are formed in a substrate to be spaced apart from each other; a trench formed in the substrate between the source region and the drain region; and a buried gate electrode inside the trench, wherein the buried gate electrode includes: a lower buried portion which includes a high work-function barrier layer including an aluminum-containing titanium nitride, and a first low-resistivity layer disposed over the high work-function barrier layer; and an upper buried portion which includes a low work-function barrier layer disposed over the lower buried portion and overlapping with the source region and the drain region, and a second low-resistivity layer disposed over the low work-function barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Dong-Kyun KANG
  • Patent number: D766298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Jung Bae, Dong-Kyun Kang, Chang-Hwan Kim