Patents by Inventor Eunkyu Lee

Eunkyu 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: 12727206
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a channel layer including a two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor material, a gate insulating layer on a center portion of the channel layer, a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer, and a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer respectively contacting opposite sides of the channel layer. Each of the first and second conductive layers may include metal boride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joungeun Yoo, Changhyun Kim, Kyung-Eun Byun, Minsu Seol, Keunwook Shin, Eunkyu Lee
  • Patent number: 12727190
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a first electrode and a second electrode on a substrate and arranged perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, a plurality of channel layers between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a gate electrode surrounding the plurality of channel layers. The plurality of channel layers may be inclined with respect to a direction from the first electrode to the second electrode. An electronic device may include the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunkyu Lee, Keunwook Shin, Minsu Seol
  • Patent number: 12713582
    Abstract: A semiconductor element may include a substrate including source and drain regions formed in the substrate apart from each other by a trench, a gate insulating layer covering a bottom surface and a sidewall of the trench, a gate electrode including lower and upper buried portions. The lower buried portion may be in the trench with the gate insulating layer therearound and fill a lower region of the trench. The upper buried portion may be on the lower buried portion with the gate insulating layer therearound and fill an upper region of the trench. The upper buried portion may include a two-dimensional material layer in the trench on an upper surface of the first conductive layer and an upper region of the sidewall of the gate insulating layer, and a second conductive layer in the upper region of the trench and surrounded by the two-dimensional material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunkyu Lee, Sangwon Kim, Kyung-Eun Byun, Yeonchoo Cho
  • Publication number: 20260198040
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a channel layer, a gate electrode facing the channel layer, a gate insulating layer between the channel layer and the gate electrode, and a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the channel layer. The channel layer includes a semiconductor material having a two-dimensional crystal structure, and the gate insulating layer includes a three-dimensional bulk paraelectric material including zirconium oxide and an oxide of a metal having a valence of +3 or +4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2025
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeon Cheol PARK, Changhyun KIM, Baekwon PARK, Eunkyu LEE
  • Patent number: 12673945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a 3-((8-((1H-pyrazol-4-yl)amino)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)ethynyl)-N-phenylbenzamide derivative, a method for preparing the same, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as an active ingredient for preventing or treating cancer. The derivative can significantly inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells by inhibiting kinases, particularly Bcr-Abl kinase or Bcr-Abl (T315I) kinase. Therefore, the derivative can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignees: Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Immunoforge Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doohyun Lee, Seungyeon Lee, Ye Ri Han, Chun Young Im, So Young Kim, Nam Hui Kim, Hwan Geun Choi, Eunhwa Ko, Heegyum Moon, Sun Joo Lee, Sang Bum Kim, Hyo-Ji Kim, Sion Lee, Sung-Min Ahn, Kiho Chang, Eunkyu Lee, Hyun Jin Kwon, Myeong-Sook Jeong, Ji Young Kim
  • Patent number: 12648211
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a first semiconductor layer including a first semiconductor material; a metal layer facing the first semiconductor layer and having conductivity; a 2D material layer between the first semiconductor layer and the metal layer; and a second semiconductor layer between the first semiconductor layer and the 2D material layer. The second semiconductor layer may include a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material. The second semiconductor layer and the 2D material layer may be in direct contact with each other. The second semiconductor material may include germanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keunwook Shin, Eunkyu Lee, Changseok Lee, Changhyun Kim, Kyung-Eun Byun
  • Publication number: 20260150326
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a channel layer including a van der Waals material, a source electrode structure and a drain electrode structure electrically connected to opposite ends of the channel layer, respectively, a gate insulating layer on the channel layer, and a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer, wherein each of the source electrode structure and the drain electrode structure includes an interlayer including a dopant and one of a semiconductor or an insulator, and a metal layer on the interlayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2025
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junyoung KWON, Joungeun YOO, Eunkyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20260113964
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes: providing a two-dimensional material layer on a substrate; and supplying an etchant to the two-dimensional material layer to remove a residue from the two-dimensional material layer. The supplying the etchant to the two-dimensional material layer includes: supplying a first process gas to a chamber in which the substrate is provided; supplying microwaves to the chamber to form a first plasma in the chamber; and supplying a second process gas, including a different material from the first process gas, to the chamber to form a second plasma including the etchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungjun LEE, Minwoo Park, Joungeun Yoo, Eunkyu Lee, Seongjune Jeong, Hanbyul Kang, Jaeho Kim, Minseok Yoo
  • Publication number: 20260096138
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a channel including a two-dimensional semiconductor material, a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to both ends of the channel, respectively, a two-dimensional material oxide layer on the channel, a dipole oxide layer on the two-dimensional material oxide layer, a dielectric layer on the dipole oxide layer, and a gate electrode on the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changhyun KIM, Eunji YANG, Eunkyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20260068312
    Abstract: A field effect transistor structure is disclosed. The field effect transistor structure includes: a fin-shaped channel protruding from a substrate and extending in one direction; a source electrode on one side of the fin-shaped channel; a drain electrode separated from the source electrode with the fin-shaped channel therebetween; a gate insulating film surrounding side and upper surfaces of the fin-shaped channel; a gate electrode on the gate insulating film; and a two-dimensional semiconductor material layer between the gate insulating film and the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changhyun KIM, Hyeonjin SHIN, Minhyun LEE, Taejin CHOI, Sangwon KIM, Bongseob YANG, Eunkyu LEE
  • Patent number: 12506074
    Abstract: An interconnect structure for reducing a contact resistance, an electronic device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the interconnect structure are provided. The interconnect structure includes a semiconductor layer including a first region having a doping concentration greater than a doping concentration of the rest region of the semiconductor layer, a metal layer facing the semiconductor layer, a semi-metal layer between the semiconductor layer and the metal layer, and a conductive metal oxide layer between the semi-metal layer and the semiconductor and covering the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeonjin Shin, Sangwon Kim, Kyung-Eun Byun, Hyunjae Song, Keunwook Shin, Eunkyu Lee, Changseok Lee, Yeonchoo Cho, Taejin Choi
  • Patent number: 12421598
    Abstract: Provided are nanocrystalline graphene and a method of forming the same. The nanocrystalline graphene may include a plurality of grains formed by stacking a plurality of graphene sheets and has a grain density of about 500 ea/?m2 or higher and a root-mean-square (RMS) roughness in a range of about 0.1 or more to about 1.0 or less. When the nanocrystalline graphene has a grain density and a RMS roughness with these ranges, nanocrystalline graphene capable of covering the entirety of a large area on a substrate as a thin layer may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangwon Kim, Kyung-Eun Byun, Yeonchoo Cho, Keunwook Shin, Eunkyu Lee, Changseok Lee, Hyunjae Song, Hyeonjin Shin, Jungsoo Yoon, Soyoung Lee, Hyunseok Lim
  • Patent number: 12359911
    Abstract: A method of calculating a thickness of a graphene layer and a method of measuring a content of silicon carbide, by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), are provided. The method of calculating the thickness of the graphene layer, which is directly grown on a silicon substrate, includes measuring the thickness of the graphene layer directly grown on the silicon substrate, by using a ratio between a signal intensity of a photoelectron beam emitted from the graphene layer and a signal intensity of a photoelectron beam emitted from the silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunkyu Lee, Yeonchoo Cho, Sangwon Kim, Kyung-Eun Byun, Hyunjae Song, Hyeonjin Shin
  • Publication number: 20250203846
    Abstract: Provided are a vertical-channel cell array transistor structure and a dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) device including the same. The vertical-channel cell array transistor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of channels arranged in an array on the semiconductor substrate and each extending perpendicularly from the semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating layer on the plurality of channels, a plurality of word lines on the semiconductor substrate and extending in a first direction, and a two-dimensional (2D) material layer on at least one surface of each of the plurality of word lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changseok LEE, Sangwon KIM, Changhyun KIM, Kyung-Eun BYUN, Eunkyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20250176301
    Abstract: Provided are semiconductor devices including vertically stacked semiconductor elements, methods of manufacturing the same, and electronic devices including the same. The semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor element formed in a front-end-of-line process, a second semiconductor element formed in a back-end-of-line process, and an interlayer insulating layer provided between the first and second semiconductor elements and including an internal via structure connecting the first and second semiconductor elements to each other. The internal via structure includes a layer structure through which an upper surface of a first material layer and a lower surface of a second material layer are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junyoung KWON, Changhyun KIM, Huije RYU, Kyung-Eun BYUN, Minsu SEOL, Eunkyu LEE, Changseok LEE
  • Publication number: 20250176226
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device including a two-dimensional material and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor device includes a channel layer containing a two-dimensional semiconductor material, a source electrode and a drain electrode provided on both sides of the channel layer, respectively, a gate insulating layer provided on the channel layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode and including a two-dimensional insulating material, an interlayer provided between the channel layer and the gate insulating layer, and a gate electrode provided on the gate insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeon Cheol PARK, Huije RYU, Kyung-Eun BYUN, Minsu SEOL, Joungeun YOO, Eunkyu LEE, Yeonchoo CHO
  • Publication number: 20250142874
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including a substrate, a first vertical channel, a spacer, and a second vertical channel. The first vertical channel may have a sheet shape extending in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. The spacer may be provided at an end of the first vertical channel in an extension direction. The second vertical channel may be aligned with the first vertical channel on the spacer and have a sheet shape extending in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changhyun KIM, Kyung-Eun BYUN, Minsu SEOL, Junyoung KWON, Huije RYU, Eunkyu LEE, Yeonchoo CHO
  • Publication number: 20250142907
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a substrate, a vertical channel, a gate electrode, and a conductive layer. The vertical channel may have a tube shape extending in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. The gate electrode may face the vertical channel with an outer insulating layer therebetween on an outer circumferential surface of the vertical channel. The conductive layer may face the vertical channel with an inner insulating layer therebetween on an inner circumferential surface of the vertical channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changhyun KIM, Kyung-Eun BYUN, Minsu SEOL, Junyoung KWON, Huije RYU, Eunkyu LEE, Yeonchoo CHO
  • Publication number: 20250126885
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a dielectric wall provided in a direction perpendicular to a substrate, a first metal oxide field effect transistor (MOSFET) provided on one side surface of the dielectric wall, a second MOSFET provided above the first MOSFET in a direction perpendicular to the substrate, and a third MOSFET provided in parallel with the first MOSFET on the other side surface of the dielectric wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minsu SEOL, Kyung-Eun BYUN, Changhyun KIM, Eunkyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20250120130
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a source electrode provided on a substrate, a drain electrode disposed away from the source electrode, and a channel connected between the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the channel includes a plurality of first channel layers and plurality of second channel layers, and the gate electrode is provided on one surface and another surface of each of the plurality of the first channel layers and on one surface and another surface of each of the plurality of the second channel layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minsu SEOL, Changhyun KIM, Kyung-Eun BYUN, Eunkyu LEE