Patents by Inventor Gyung Min Choi

Gyung Min Choi 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: 10529774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic RAM including a memory cell, the memory cell including a metal layer, a magnetic tunnel junction layer storing predefined information by causing a magnetization direction to be up or down, a spin-current transfer layer transferring spin current to the magnetic tunnel junction layer, a spin-current generation layer generating the spin current, and a thermal electron injection layer injecting thermal electrons into the spin-current generation layer, and the magnetization direction may be changed due to spin transfer torque generated in the magnetic tunnel junction layer, whereby it is possible to reduce current density consumed for switching the magnetization direction of the free magnetic sub-layer in the magnetic tunnel junction layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Gyung-Min Choi, Byoung-Chul Min
  • Publication number: 20190393264
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic RAM including a memory cell, the memory cell including a metal layer, a magnetic tunnel junction layer storing predefined information by causing a magnetization direction to be up or down, a spin-current transfer layer transferring spin current to the magnetic tunnel junction layer, a spin-current generation layer generating the spin current, and a thermal electron injection layer injecting thermal electrons into the spin-current generation layer, and the magnetization direction may be changed due to spin transfer torque generated in the magnetic tunnel junction layer, whereby it is possible to reduce current density consumed for switching the magnetization direction of the free magnetic sub-layer in the magnetic tunnel junction layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Gyung-Min Choi, Byoung-Chul Min
  • Patent number: 9355669
    Abstract: A perpendicularly magnetized thin film structure and a method of manufacturing the perpendicularly magnetized thin film structure are provided. The perpendicularly magnetized thin film structure includes i) a base layer, ii) a magnetic layer located on the base layer and having an L10-crystalline structure, and iii) a metal oxide layer located on the magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Gyung Min Choi, Byoung Chul Min, Kyung Ho Shin
  • Patent number: 9263668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic tunnel junction device and a manufacturing method thereof. The magnetic tunnel junction device includes: i) a first magnetic layer including a compound having a chemical formula of (A100-xBx)100-yCy; ii) an insulating layer deposited on the first magnetic layer; and iii) a second magnetic layer deposited on the insulating layer and including a compound having a chemical formula of (A100-xBx)100-yCy. The first and second magnetic layers have perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, A and B are respectively metal elements, and C is at least one amorphizing element selected from a group consisting of boron (B), carbon (C), tantalum (Ta), and hafnium (Hf).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Gyung-Min Choi, Byoung Chul Min, Kyung Ho Shin
  • Publication number: 20140349416
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic tunnel junction device and a manufacturing method thereof. The magnetic tunnel junction device includes: i) a first magnetic layer including a compound having a chemical formula of (A100-xBx)100-yCy; ii) an insulating layer deposited on the first magnetic layer; and iii) a second magnetic layer deposited on the insulating layer and including a compound having a chemical formula of (A100-xBx)100-yCy. The first and second magnetic layers have perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, A and B are respectively metal elements, and C is at least one amorphizing element selected from a group consisting of boron (B), carbon (C), tantalum (Ta), and hafnium (Hf).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Gyung-Min CHOI, Byoung Chul Min, Kyung Ho Shin
  • Patent number: 8841006
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic tunnel junction device and a manufacturing method thereof. The magnetic tunnel junction device includes: i) a first magnetic layer including a compound having a chemical formula of (A100-xBx)100-yCy; ii) an insulating layer deposited on the first magnetic layer; and iii) a second magnetic layer deposited on the insulating layer and including a compound having a chemical formula of (A100-xBx)100-yCy. The first and second magnetic layers have perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, A and B are respectively metal elements, and C is at least one amorphizing element selected from a group consisting of boron (B), carbon (C), tantalum (Ta), and hafnium (Hf).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Gyung-Min Choi, Byoung Chul Min, Kyung Ho Shin
  • Patent number: 8319297
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic tunnel junction structure having perpendicular anisotropic free layers, and it could be accomplished to reduce a critical current value required for switching and maintain thermal stability even if a device is fabricated small in size, by maintaining the magnetization directions of the free magnetic layer and the fixed magnetic layer constituting the magnetic tunnel junction structure perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Byoung Chul Min, Gyung Min Choi, Kyung Ho Shin
  • Publication number: 20110089508
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic tunnel junction structure having perpendicular anisotropic free layers, and it could be accomplished to reduce a critical current value required for switching and maintain thermal stability even if a device is fabricated small in size, by maintaining the magnetization directions of the free magnetic layer and the fixed magnetic layer constituting the magnetic tunnel junction structure perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Byoung Chul MIN, Gyung Min CHOI, Kyung Ho SHIN
  • Publication number: 20110045320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic tunnel junction device and a manufacturing method thereof. The magnetic tunnel junction device includes: i) a first magnetic layer including a compound having a chemical formula of (A100-xBx)100-yCy; ii) an insulating layer deposited on the first magnetic layer; and iii) a second magnetic layer deposited on the insulating layer and including a compound having a chemical formula of (A100-xBx)100-yCy. The first and second magnetic layers have perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, A and B are respectively metal elements, and C is at least one amorphizing element selected from a group consisting of boron (B), carbon (C), tantalum (Ta), and hafnium (Hf).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Gyung-Min Choi, Byoung Chul Min, Kyung Ho Shin