Patents by Inventor Edward Namkyu CHO

Edward Namkyu CHO 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: 20240030286
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a plurality of fin-type active areas extending in a first horizontal direction on a substrate, a plurality of channel regions respectively on the plurality of fin-type active areas, a plurality of gate lines surrounding the plurality of channel regions on the plurality of fin-type active areas and extending in a second horizontal direction that crosses the first horizontal direction, and a plurality of source/drain regions respectively at positions adjacent to the plurality of gate lines on the plurality of fin-type active areas and respectively in contact with the plurality of channel regions, and the plurality of source/drain regions respectively include a plurality of semiconductor layers and at least one air gap located therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yoon Heo, Seokhoon Kim, Jungtaek Kim, Pankwi Park, Moonseung Yang, Sumin Yu, Seojin Jeong, Edward Namkyu Cho, Ryong Ha
  • Patent number: 11862679
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate including an active pattern; a gate electrode crossing the active pattern; a source/drain pattern adjacent to one side of the gate electrode and on an upper portion of the active pattern; an active contact electrically connected to the source/drain pattern; and a silicide layer between the source/drain pattern and the active contact, the source/drain pattern including a body part including a plurality of semiconductor patterns; and a capping pattern on the body part, the body part has a first facet, a second facet on the first facet, and a corner edge defined where the first facet meets the second facet, the corner edge extending parallel to the substrate, the capping pattern covers the second facet of the body part and exposes the corner edge, and the silicide layer covers a top surface of the body part and a top surface of the capping pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Hee Choi, Seokhoon Kim, Choeun Lee, Edward Namkyu Cho, Seung Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20230402459
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a fin-type active region, a channel region on the fin-type active region, a gate line surrounding the channel region on the fin-type active region, a source/drain region that is adjacent to the gate line on the fin-type active region and has a sidewall facing the channel region, wherein the source/drain region includes a first buffer layer, a second buffer layer, and a main body layer, which are sequentially stacked in a direction away from the fin-type active region, each include a Si1-xGex layer (x?0) doped with a p-type dopant, and have different Ge concentrations, and the second buffer layer conformally covers a surface of the first buffer layer that faces the main body layer. A thickness ratio of the side buffer portion to the bottom buffer portion is in a range of about 0.9 to about 1.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Seojin Jeong, Jungtaek Kim, Moonseung Yang, Sumin Yu, Edward Namkyu Cho, Seokhoon Kim, Pankwi Park
  • Patent number: 11735632
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure on the substrate, a gate structure on the fin structure, a gate spacer on at least on side surface of the gate structure, and a source/drain structure on the fin structure, wherein a topmost portion of a bottom surface of the gate spacer is lower than a topmost portion of a top surface of the fin structure, and a topmost portion of a top surface of the source/drain structure is lower than the topmost portion of the top surface of the fin structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokhoon Kim, Dongmyoung Kim, Kanghun Moon, Hyunkwan Yu, Sanggil Lee, Seunghun Lee, Sihyung Lee, Choeun Lee, Edward Namkyu Cho, Yang Xu
  • Patent number: 11735631
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a fin-type active region extending on a substrate in a first direction that is parallel to an upper surface of the substrate; and a source/drain region in a recess region extending into the fin-type active region, wherein the source/drain region includes: a first source/drain material layer; a second source/drain material layer on the first source/drain material layer; and a first dopant diffusion barrier layer on an interface between the first source/drain material layer and the second source/drain material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cho-eun Lee, Seok-hoon Kim, Sang-gil Lee, Edward Namkyu Cho, Min-hee Choi, Seung-hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20220190112
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate including an active pattern; a gate electrode crossing the active pattern; a source/drain pattern adjacent to one side of the gate electrode and on an upper portion of the active pattern; an active contact electrically connected to the source/drain pattern; and a silicide layer between the source/drain pattern and the active contact, the source/drain pattern including a body part including a plurality of semiconductor patterns; and a capping pattern on the body part, the body part has a first facet, a second facet on the first facet, and a corner edge defined where the first facet meets the second facet, the corner edge extending parallel to the substrate, the capping pattern covers the second facet of the body part and exposes the corner edge, and the silicide layer covers a top surface of the body part and a top surface of the capping pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Min-Hee CHOI, Seokhoon KIM, Choeun LEE, Edward Namkyu CHO, Seung Hun LEE
  • Patent number: 11302779
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate including an active pattern; a gate electrode crossing the active pattern; a source/drain pattern adjacent to one side of the gate electrode and on an upper portion of the active pattern; an active contact electrically connected to the source/drain pattern; and a silicide layer between the source/drain pattern and the active contact, the source/drain pattern including a body part including a plurality of semiconductor patterns; and a capping pattern on the body part, the body part has a first facet, a second facet on the first facet, and a corner edge defined where the first facet meets the second facet, the corner edge extending parallel to the substrate, the capping pattern covers the second facet of the body part and exposes the corner edge, and the silicide layer covers a top surface of the body part and a top surface of the capping pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Hee Choi, Seokhoon Kim, Choeun Lee, Edward Namkyu Cho, Seung Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20220102498
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure on the substrate, a gate structure on the fin structure, a gate spacer on at least on side surface of the gate structure, and a source/drain structure on the fin structure, wherein a topmost portion of a bottom surface of the gate spacer is lower than a topmost portion of a top surface of the fin structure, and a topmost portion of a top surface of the source/drain structure is lower than the topmost portion of the top surface of the fin structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokhoon KIM, Dongmyoung Kim, Kanghun Moon, Hyunkwan Yu, Sanggil Lee, Seunghun Lee, Sihyung Lee, Choeun Lee, Edward Namkyu Cho, Yang Xu
  • Patent number: 11217667
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure on the substrate, a gate structure on the fin structure, a gate spacer on at least on side surface of the gate structure, and a source/drain structure on the fin structure, wherein a topmost portion of a bottom surface of the gate spacer is lower than a topmost portion of a top surface of the fin structure, and a topmost portion of a top surface of the source/drain structure is lower than the topmost portion of the top surface of the fin structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokhoon Kim, Dongmyoung Kim, Kanghun Moon, Hyunkwan Yu, Sanggil Lee, Seunghun Lee, Sihyung Lee, Choeun Lee, Edward Namkyu Cho, Yang Xu
  • Publication number: 20210408237
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a fin-type active region extending on a substrate in a first direction that is parallel to an upper surface of the substrate; and a source/drain region in a recess region extending into the fin-type active region, wherein the source/drain region includes: a first source/drain material layer; a second source/drain material layer on the first source/drain material layer; and a first dopant diffusion barrier layer on an interface between the first source/drain material layer and the second source/drain material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Cho-eun LEE, Seok-hoon KIM, Sang-gil LEE, Edward Namkyu CHO, Min-hee CHOI, Seung-hun LEE
  • Patent number: 11145720
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a fin-type active region extending on a substrate in a first direction that is parallel to an upper surface of the substrate; and a source/drain region in a recess region extending into the fin-type active region, wherein the source/drain region includes: a first source/drain material layer; a second source/drain material layer on the first source/drain material layer; and a first dopant diffusion barrier layer on an interface between the first source/drain material layer and the second source/drain material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cho-eun Lee, Seok-hoon Kim, Sang-gil Lee, Edward Namkyu Cho, Min-hee Choi, Seung-hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20210028281
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure on the substrate, a gate structure on the fin structure, a gate spacer on at least on side surface of the gate structure, and a source/drain structure on the fin structure, wherein a topmost portion of a bottom surface of the gate spacer is lower than a topmost portion of a top surface of the fin structure, and a topmost portion of a top surface of the source/drain structure is lower than the topmost portion of the top surface of the fin structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokhoon Kim, Dongmyoung Kim, Kanghun Moon, Hyunkwan Yu, Sanggil Lee, Seunghun Lee, Sihyung Lee, Choeun Lee, Edward Namkyu Cho, Yang Xu
  • Patent number: 10672764
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first region having a first active pattern with first protrusion portions and first recess portions, and a second region having a second active pattern with second protrusion portions and second recess portions. First gate patterns are on the first protrusion portions. Second gate patterns are on the second protrusion portions. A first source/drain region is on one of the first recess portion of the first active pattern between two of the first gate patterns. The first source/drain region has a first reinforcing epitaxial layer at an upper portion thereof. A second source/drain region is on one of the second recess portions of the second active pattern between two of the second gate patterns. The second source/drain region has a second reinforcing epitaxial layer having an epitaxial growth surface that is shaped differently than a first epitaxial growth surface of the first reinforcing epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electroncis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-hoon Kim, Dong-myoung Kim, Jin-bum Kim, Seung-hun Lee, Cho-eun Lee, Hyun-jung Lee, Sung-uk Jang, Edward Namkyu Cho, Min-hee Choi
  • Patent number: 10573729
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes: a first fin active region extending in a first direction parallel to a top surface of a substrate; a second fin active region extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first fin active region in a second direction different from the first direction; a gate line intersecting the first and second fin active regions; a first source/drain region on one side of the gate line in the first fin active region; and a second source/drain region on one side of the gate line in the second fin active region and facing the first source/drain region, wherein a cross-section of the first source/drain region perpendicular to the first direction has an asymmetric shape with respect to a center line of the first source/drain region in the second direction extending in a third direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Edward Namkyu Cho, Bo-ra Lim, Geum-jung Seong, Seung-hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20200020773
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate including an active pattern; a gate electrode crossing the active pattern; a source/drain pattern adjacent to one side of the gate electrode and on an upper portion of the active pattern; an active contact electrically connected to the source/drain pattern; and a silicide layer between the source/drain pattern and the active contact, the source/drain pattern including a body part including a plurality of semiconductor patterns; and a capping pattern on the body part, the body part has a first facet, a second facet on the first facet, and a corner edge defined where the first facet meets the second facet, the corner edge extending parallel to the substrate, the capping pattern covers the second facet of the body part and exposes the corner edge, and the silicide layer covers a top surface of the body part and a top surface of the capping pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Min-Hee CHOI, Seokhoon KIM, Choeun LEE, Edward Namkyu CHO, Seung Hun LEE
  • Publication number: 20200020774
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a fin-type active region extending on a substrate in a first direction that is parallel to an upper surface of the substrate; and a source/drain region in a recess region extending into the fin-type active region, wherein the source/drain region includes: a first source/drain material layer; a second source/drain material layer on the first source/drain material layer; and a first dopant diffusion barrier layer on an interface between the first source/drain material layer and the second source/drain material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Cho-eun Lee, Seok-hoon Kim, Sang-gil Lee, Edward Namkyu Cho, Min-hee Choi, Seung-hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190273153
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes: a first fin active region extending in a first direction parallel to a top surface of a substrate; a second fin active region extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first fin active region in a second direction different from the first direction; a gate line intersecting the first and second fin active regions; a first source/drain region on one side of the gate line in the first fin active region; and a second source/drain region on one side of the gate line in the second fin active region and facing the first source/drain region, wherein a cross-section of the first source/drain region perpendicular to the first direction has an asymmetric shape with respect to a center line of the first source/drain region in the second direction extending in a third direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Edward Namkyu CHO, Bo-ra LIM, Geum-jung SEONG, Seung-hun LEE
  • Publication number: 20190252376
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first region having a first active pattern with first protrusion portions and first recess portions, and a second region having a second active pattern with second protrusion portions and second recess portions. First gate patterns are on the first protrusion portions. Second gate patterns are on the second protrusion portions. A first source/drain region is on one of the first recess portion of the first active pattern between two of the first gate patterns. The first source/drain region has a first reinforcing epitaxial layer at an upper portion thereof. A second source/drain region is on one of the second recess portions of the second active pattern between two of the second gate patterns. The second source/drain region has a second reinforcing epitaxial layer having an epitaxial growth surface that is shaped differently than a first epitaxial growth surface of the first reinforcing epitaxial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Seok-hoon Kim, Dong-myoung Kim, Jin-bum Kim, Seung-hun Lee, Cho-eun Lee, Hyun-jung Lee, Sung-uk Jang, Edward Namkyu Cho, Min-hee Choi
  • Patent number: 10319841
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes: a first fin active region extending in a first direction parallel to a top surface of a substrate; a second fin active region extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first fin active region in a second direction different from the first direction; a gate line intersecting the first and second fin active regions; a first source/drain region on one side of the gate line in the first fin active region; and a second source/drain region on one side of the gate line in the second fin active region and facing the first source/drain region, wherein a cross-section of the first source/drain region perpendicular to the first direction has an asymmetric shape with respect to a center line of the first source/drain region in the second direction extending in a third direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Edward Namkyu Cho, Bo-ra Lim, Geum-jung Seong, Seung-hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190067455
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes: a first fin active region extending in a first direction parallel to a top surface of a substrate; a second fin active region extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first fin active region in a second direction different from the first direction; a gate line intersecting the first and second fin active regions; a first source/drain region on one side of the gate line in the first fin active region; and a second source/drain region on one side of the gate line in the second fin active region and facing the first source/drain region, wherein a cross-section of the first source/drain region perpendicular to the first direction has an asymmetric shape with respect to a center line of the first source/drain region in the second direction extending in a third direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Edward Namkyu CHO, Bo-ra LIM, Geum-jung SEONG, Seung-hun LEE