Patents by Inventor Gun-hee Kim

Gun-hee Kim 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: 9123818
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide compositions for a solution process, electronic devices fabricated using the same, and fabrication methods thereof. An oxide nano-structure is formed using a sol-gel process. An oxide thin film transistor is formed using the oxide nano-structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Hyun Jae Kim, Woong Hee Jeong, Byung Du Ahn, Gun Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20150228674
    Abstract: Provided is a thin film transistor which is provided with an oxide semiconductor thin film layer and has a threshold voltage that does not change much due to light, a bias stress or the like, thereby exhibiting excellent stress stability. A thin film transistor of the present invention is provided with a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer composed of a single layer which is used as a channel layer, an etch stopper layer to protect a surface of the oxide semiconductor layer, a source-drain electrode, and a gate insulator layer arranged between the gate electrode and the channel layer. The metal elements constituting the oxide semiconductor layer comprise In, Zn and Sn. The hydrogen concentration in the gate insulator layer in direct contact with the oxide semiconductor layer is controlled to 4 atomic % or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.), Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aya Miki, Shinya Morita, Hiroshi Goto, Hiroaki Tao, Toshihiro Kugimiya, Byung Du Ahn, Gun Hee Kim, Jin Hyun Park, Yeon Hong Kim
  • Patent number: 9093536
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate, a gate electrode disposed on the substrate, a gate insulation layer disposed on the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor pattern disposed on the gate insulation layer, where the oxide semiconductor pattern includes a first area whose carrier concentration is in a range of about 1017 per cubic centimeter to about 1019 per cubic centimeter and a second area whose carrier concentration is less than the carrier concentration of the first area, an etch stopper disposed on the oxide semiconductor pattern, where the etch stopper covers the first area and the second area of the oxide semiconductor pattern, a signal electrode partially overlapping the etch stopper and the second area, and a passivation layer which covers the etch stopper and the signal electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gun-Hee Kim, Sei-Yong Park, Woo-Ho Jeong, Jin-Hyun Park, Jee-Hun Lim
  • Patent number: 9093542
    Abstract: There is provided an oxide semiconductor layer capable of making stable the electric characteristics of a thin-film transistor without requiring an oxidatively-treated layer when depositing a passivation layer or the like in display devices such as organic EL displays and liquid crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignees: Kobe Steel, Ltd., Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeaki Maeda, Toshihiro Kugimiya, Jun Ho Song, Je Hun Lee, Byung Du Ahn, Gun Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 9070597
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a channel overlapped with the gate electrode, a source electrode contacting the channel, and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode and contacting the channel. The channel includes indium-zinc-tin oxide sourced from a source including a single phase indium-zinc-tin oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., KOBE STEEL, LTD.
    Inventors: Byung-Du Ahn, Gun-Hee Kim, Jun-Hyung Lim, Toshihiro Kugimiya, Hiroshi Goto, Aya Miki, Shinya Morita
  • Patent number: 9070777
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate, a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor disposed on the substrate, a barrier layer disposed on the semiconductor layer and an insulating layer disposed on the barrier layer. The semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor, and the barrier layer includes a material having a lower standard electrode potential than a semiconductor material of the oxide semiconductor, a lower electron affinity than the semiconductor material of the oxide semiconductor, or a larger band gap than the semiconductor material of the oxide semiconductor. The insulating layer includes at least one of a silicon-based oxide or a silicon-based nitride, and the insulating layer includes a portion which contacts with an upper surface of the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gun Hee Kim, Jae Woo Park, Jin Hyun Park, Byung Du Ahn, Je Hun Lee, Yeon Hong Kim, Jung Hwa Kim, Sei-Yong Park, Jun Hyun Park, Kyoung Won Lee, Ji Hun Lim
  • Patent number: 8912027
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer; a data line disposed on the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode as well as a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and facing the source electrode. The semiconductor layer is made of an oxide semiconductor including indium, tin, and zinc. An atomic percent of indium in the oxide semiconductor is equal to or larger than about 10 at % and equal to or smaller than about 90 at %, an atomic percent of zinc in the oxide semiconductor is equal to or larger than about 5 at % and equal to or smaller than about 60 at %, and an atomic percent of tin in the oxide semiconductor is equal to or larger than about 5 at % and equal to or smaller than about 45 at %, and the data line and the drain electrode comprise copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Byung Du Ahn, Kyoung Won Lee, Gun Hee Kim, Young Joo Choi
  • Publication number: 20140346498
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a channel overlapped with the gate electrode, a source electrode contacting the channel, and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode and contacting the channel. The channel includes indium-zinc-tin oxide sourced from a source including a single phase indium-zinc-tin oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Kobe Steel, LTD.
    Inventors: Byung-Du AHN, Gun-Hee KIM, Jun-Hyung LIM, Toshihiro KUGIMIYA, Hiroshi GOTO, Aya MIKI, Shinya MORITA
  • Publication number: 20140319512
    Abstract: There is provided an oxide semiconductor layer capable of making stable the electric characteristics of a thin-film transistor without requiring an oxidatively-treated layer when depositing a passivation layer or the like in display devices such as organic EL displays and liquid crystal displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Takeaki Maeda, Toshihiro Kugimiya, Jun Ho Song, Je Hun Lee, Byung Du Ahn, Gun Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20140291665
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes: a gate electrode disposed on a substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor disposed on the gate insulating layer, source electrode overlapping a portion of the oxide semiconductor, a drain electrode overlapping another portion of the oxide semiconductor; and a buffer layer disposed between the oxide semiconductor and the source electrode and between the oxide semiconductor and the drain electrode. The buffer layer comprises tin as a doping material. A weight percent of the doping material is greater than approximately 0% and less than or equal to approximately 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gun Hee KIM, Jin Hyun PARK, Kyoung Won LEE, Byung Du AHN, Jee-Hun LIM, Jun Hyung LIM
  • Publication number: 20140225195
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate, a gate electrode disposed on the substrate, a gate insulation layer disposed on the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor pattern disposed on the gate insulation layer, where the oxide semiconductor pattern includes a first area whose carrier concentration is in a range of about 1017 per cubic centimeter to about 1019 per cubic centimeter and a second area whose carrier concentration is less than the carrier concentration of the first area, an etch stopper disposed on the oxide semiconductor pattern, where the etch stopper covers the first area and the second area of the oxide semiconductor pattern, a signal electrode partially overlapping the etch stopper and the second area, and a passivation layer which covers the etch stopper and the signal electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Gun-Hee KIM, Sei-Yong PARK, Woo-Ho JEONG, Jin-Hyun PARK, Jee-Hun LIM
  • Publication number: 20140167038
    Abstract: The inventive concept relates to a thin film transistor and a thin film transistor array panel and, in detail, relates to a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor. A thin film transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept includes: a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer positioned on or under the gate electrode; a first semiconductor and a second semiconductor that overlap the gate electrode with the gate insulating layer interposed therebetween, the first semiconductor and the second semiconductor contacting each other; a source electrode connected to the second semiconductor; and a drain electrode connected to the second semiconductor and facing the source electrode, wherein the second semiconductor includes gallium (Ga) that is not included in the first semiconductor, and a content of gallium (Ga) in the second semiconductor is greater than 0 at. % and less than or equal to about 33 at. %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Byung Du AHN, Ji Hun LIM, Gun Hee KIM, Kyoung Won LEE, Je Hun LEE, HIROSHI GOTO, AYA MIKI, SHINYA MORITA, TOSHIHIRO KUGIMIYA, Yeon Hong KIM, Yeon Gon MO, Kwang Suk KIM
  • Patent number: 8743307
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a gate line disposed on the first substrate and including a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line disposed on the semiconductor layer and connected to a source electrode, a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and facing the source electrode and a passivation layer disposed on the data line, in which the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor including indium, tin, and zinc. The indium is present in an amount of about 5 atomic percent (at %) to about 50 at %, and a ratio of the zinc to the tin is about 1.38 to about 3.88.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co, Ltd., Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Woo Park, Je Hun Lee, Byung Du Ahn, Sei-Yong Park, Jun Hyun Park, Gun Hee Kim, Ji Hun Lim, Kyoung Won Lee, Toshihiro Kugimiya, Aya Miki, Shinya Morita, Tomoya Kishi, Hiroaki Tao, Hiroshi Goto
  • Publication number: 20140127369
    Abstract: Disclosed are antibrowning agents containing the extracts of chrysanthemum indicum for preventing browning of fruits and vegetables, wherein the extracts of chrysanthemum having good effects on inhibition of polyphenol oxidase activity effectively prevent the browning of fruits and vegetables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: DUKSUNG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gun Hee Kim, Min Sun Chang
  • Patent number: 8686426
    Abstract: A plural semiconductive oxides TFT (sos-TFT) provides improved electrical functionality in terms of charge-carrier mobility and/or threshold voltage variability. The sos-TFT may be used to form a thin film transistor array panel for display devices. An example sos-TFT includes: an insulated gate electrode; a first semiconductive oxide layer having a composition including a first semiconductive oxide; and a second semiconductive oxide layer having a different composition that also includes a semiconductive oxide. The first and second semiconductive oxide layers have respective channel regions that are capacitively influenced by a control voltage applied to the gate electrode. In one embodiment, the second semiconductive oxide layer includes at least one additional element that is not included in the first semiconductive oxide layer where the additional element is one of gallium (Ga), silicon (Si), niobium (Nb), hafnium (Hf), and germanium (Ge).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Du Ahn, Ji Hun Lim, Gun Hee Kim, Kyoung Won Lee, Je Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 8658546
    Abstract: A solution composition for forming an oxide thin film may include a first compound including zinc, a second compound including indium, and a third compound including magnesium or hafnium, and an electronic device may include an oxide semiconductor including zinc, indium, and magnesium. The zinc and hafnium may be included at an atomic ratio of about 1:0.01 to about 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jong-Baek Seon, Hyun-Jae Kim, Sang-Yoon Lee, Myung-Kwan Ryu, Hyun-Soo Shin, Kyung-Bae Park, Woong-Hee Jeong, Gun-hee Kim, Byung-Du Ahn
  • Publication number: 20140027759
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer; a data line disposed on the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode as well as a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and facing the source electrode. The semiconductor layer is made of an oxide semiconductor including indium, tin, and zinc. An atomic percent of indium in the oxide semiconductor is equal to or larger than about 10 at % and equal to or smaller than about 90 at %, an atomic percent of zinc in the oxide semiconductor is equal to or larger than about 5 at % and equal to or smaller than about 60 at %, and an atomic percent of tin in the oxide semiconductor is equal to or larger than about 5 at % and equal to or smaller than about 45 at %, and the data line and the drain electrode comprise copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Du AHN, Kyoung Won LEE, Gun Hee KIM, Young Joo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140000480
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a liquid for an oxide thin film is provided, which includes mixing at least two kinds of dispersoids selected from the group consisting of a Zinc compound, an Indium compound, a Gallium compound, a Tin compound and a Thallium compound, with dispersion media corresponding to the selected dispersoids to form a dispersion system, and stirring and aging the dispersion system at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time, wherein a molar ratio of the Zinc compound to each of the Indium compound, Gallium compound, Tin compound and Thallium compound is 1:0.1 to 1:2. According to the present invention, the liquid for the oxide thin film may be fabricated by a sol-gel method making it capable of being implemented in mass production in a simple and low-cost manner as opposed to the conventional vacuum deposition method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Hyun Jae Kim, Kyung Ho Kim, Gun Hee Kim, Tae Hoon Jeong, Hyun Soo Shin, Won Jun Park, Yun Jung Choi, Ka Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20130341617
    Abstract: The oxide of the present invention for thin-film transistors is an In—Zn—Sn-based oxide containing In, Zn, and Sn, wherein when the respective contents (atomic %) of metal elements contained in the In—Zn—Sn-based oxide are expressed by [Zn], [Sn], and [In], the In—Zn—Sn-based oxide fulfills the following expressions (2) and (4) when [In]/([In]+[Sn])?0.5; or the following expressions (1), (3), and (4) when [In]/([In]+[Sn])?0.5. [In]/([In]+[Zn]+[Sn])?0.3 - - - (1), [In]/([In]+[Zn]+[Sn])?1.4×{[Zn]/([Zn]+[Sn])}?0.5 - - - (2), [Zn]/([In]+[Zn]+[Sn])?0.83 - - - (3), and 0.1?[In]/([In]+[Zn]+[Sn]) - - - (4). According to the present invention, oxide thin films for thin-film transistors can be obtained, which provide TFTs with excellent switching characteristics, and which have high sputtering rate in the sputtering and properly controlled etching rate in the wet etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tao, Aya Miki, Shinya Morita, Satoshi Yasuno, Toshihiro Kugimiya, Jae Woo Park, Je Hun Lee, Byung Du Ahn, Gun Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20130271687
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a first insulating layer disposed to cover the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer disposed on the first insulating layer that includes a first side surface portion, a source electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, and a drain electrode disposed on the first insulating layer that includes a second side surface portion. The first side surface portion makes contact with the second side surface portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicants: KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihun Lim, Byung Du Ahn, Gun Hee Kim, Junhyun Park, Jehun Lee, Jaewoo Park, Dae Hwan Kim, Hyunkwang Jung, Jaehyeong Kim