Patents by Inventor Heung Jae Cho

Heung Jae 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).

  • Patent number: 9484335
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming active regions which are separated by a plurality of first trenches, forming supports which fill the first trenches; etching the active regions and defining second trenches which are shallower than the first trenches, forming spacers on sidewalls of the second trenches, etching bottoms of the second trenches and defining third trenches, forming punch-through preventing patterns which fill lower portions of the third trenches, etching sidewalls which are not protected by the punch-through preventing patterns and the spacers, and forming recessed sidewalls which face each other, and forming buried bit lines in the recessed sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Eui-Seong Hwang, Eun-Shil Park, Tae-Yoon Kim, Ju-Hyun Myung, Kyu-Hyung Yoon
  • Patent number: 9379117
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching semiconductor substrate to form bulb-type trenches that define a plurality of active regions in the semiconductor substrate; forming a supporter in each of the bulb-type trenches; dividing each active region, of the plurality of active regions, into a pair of body lines by forming a trench through each active region; and forming a bit line in each body line of the pair of body lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Eui-Seong Hwang, Eun-Shil Park
  • Publication number: 20160086957
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching semiconductor substrate to form bulb-type trenches that define a plurality of active regions in the semiconductor substrate; forming a supporter in each of the bulb-type trenches; dividing each active region, of the plurality of active regions, into a pair of body lines by forming a trench through each active region; and forming a bit line in each body line of the pair of body lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Heung-Jae CHO, Eui-Seong HWANG, Eun-Shil PARK
  • Patent number: 9245976
    Abstract: A method for fabricating vertical channel transistors includes forming a plurality of pillars which have laterally opposing both sidewalls, over a substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer on both sidewalls of the pillars; forming first gate electrodes which cover any one sidewalls of the pillars and shield gate electrodes which cover the other sidewalls of the pillars and have a height lower than the first gate electrodes, over the gate dielectric layer; and forming second gate electrodes which are connected with upper portions of sidewalls of the first gate electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Eui-Seong Hwang, Eun-Shil Park
  • Patent number: 9236327
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a punch stop region formed in a substrate; a plurality of buried bit lines formed over the substrate; a plurality of pillar structures formed over the buried bit lines; a plurality of word lines extending to intersect the buried bit lines and being in contact with the pillar structures; and an isolation layer isolating the word lines from the buried bit lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Bong-Seok Jeon
  • Patent number: 9236386
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a semiconductor substrate to form bulb-type trenches that define a plurality of active regions in the semiconductor substrate; forming a supporter in each of the bulb-type trenches; dividing each active region, of the plurality of active regions, into a pair of body lines by forming a trench through each active region; and forming a bit line in each body line of the pair of body lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Eui-Seong Hwang, Eun-Shil Park
  • Patent number: 9165924
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a vertical channel type nonvolatile memory device includes: alternately forming a plurality of sacrificial layers and a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers over a semiconductor substrate; etching the sacrificial layers and the interlayer dielectric layers to form a plurality of first openings for channel each of which exposes the substrate; filling the first openings to form a plurality of channels protruding from the semiconductor substrate; etching the sacrificial layers and the interlayer dielectric layers to form second openings for removal of the sacrificial layers between the channels; exposing side walls of the channels by removing the sacrificial layers exposed by the second openings; and forming a tunnel insulation layer, a charge trap layer, a charge blocking layer, and a conductive layer for gate electrode on the exposed sidewalls of the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Yong-Soo Kim, Beom-Yong Kim, Won-Joon Choi, Jung-Ryul Ahn
  • Patent number: 9064854
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer, a first intermediate structure over the first conductive layer, a second intermediate structure over the first intermediate structure, and a second conductive layer over the second intermediate structure. The first intermediate structure includes a metal silicide layer and a nitrogen containing metal layer. The second intermediate structure includes at least a nitrogen containing metal silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong Lim, Hong-Seon Yang, Heung-Jae Cho, Tae-Kyung Kim, Yong-Soo Kim, Min-Gyu Sung
  • Publication number: 20150091070
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a semiconductor substrate to form bulb-type trenches that define a plurality of active regions in the semiconductor substrate; forming a supporter in each of the bulb-type trenches; dividing each active region, of the plurality of active regions, into a pair of body lines by forming a trench through each active region; and forming a bit line in each body line of the pair of body lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Heung-Jae CHO, Eui-Seong HWANG, Eun-Shil PARK
  • Publication number: 20150031180
    Abstract: A method for fabricating vertical channel transistors includes forming a plurality of pillars which have laterally opposing both sidewalls, over a substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer on both sidewalls of the pillars; forming first gate electrodes which cover any one sidewalls of the pillars and shield gate electrodes which cover the other sidewalls of the pillars and have a height lower than the first gate electrodes, over the gate dielectric layer; and forming second gate electrodes which are connected with upper portions of sidewalls of the first gate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Heung-Jae CHO, Eui-Seong HWANG, Eun-Shil PARK
  • Patent number: 8936982
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a semiconductor substrate to form bulb-type trenches that define a plurality of active regions in the semiconductor substrate; forming a supporter in each of the bulb-type trenches; dividing each active region, of the plurality of active regions, into a pair of body lines by forming a trench through each active region; and forming a bit line in each body line of the pair of body lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Eui-Seong Hwang, Eun-Shil Park
  • Patent number: 8906775
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first semiconductor wafer, in which a circuit part and a first bonding layer are stacked, on a first semiconductor substrate, forming a second semiconductor wafer, which includes structures and an insulating layer for gap-filling between the structures, on a second semiconductor substrate, the structures including a pillar and bit lines stacked therein, bonding the first semiconductor wafer with the second semiconductor wafer so that the first bonding layer faces the insulating layer, and separating the second semiconductor substrate from the bonded second semiconductor wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Eui-Seong Hwang, Tae-Yoon Kim, Kyu-Hyung Yoon
  • Patent number: 8895392
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a trench formed therein. A migration assist layer is formed in the trench and on the substrate. A buried layer in formed in the trench by migrating material from the migration assist layer and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Tae-Yoon Kim, Heung-Jae Cho
  • Patent number: 8860127
    Abstract: A method for fabricating vertical channel transistors includes forming a plurality of pillars which have laterally opposing both sidewalls, over a substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer on both sidewalls of the pillars; forming first gate electrodes which cover any one sidewalls of the pillars and shield gate electrodes which cover the other sidewalls of the pillars and have a height lower than the first gate electrodes, over the gate dielectric layer; and forming second gate electrodes which are connected with upper portions of sidewalls of the first gate electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Eui-Seong Hwang, Eun-Shil Park
  • Patent number: 8847322
    Abstract: A dual polysilicon gate of a semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region, a second region, and a third region, and a channel region with a protrusion structure formed in the substrate of the first region, a gate insulating layer formed over the substrate, a first polysilicon layer filling the channel region, and formed over the gate insulating layer of the first and second regions, a second polysilicon layer formed over the gate insulating layer of the third region, and an insulating layer doped with an impurity, and disposed inside the first polysilicon layer in the channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong Lim, Heung-Jae Cho, Min-Gyu Sung
  • Publication number: 20140232014
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a punch stop region formed in a substrate; a plurality of buried bit lines formed over the substrate; a plurality of pillar structures formed over the buried bit lines; a plurality of word lines extending to intersect the buried bit lines and being in contact with the pillar structures; and an isolation layer isolating the word lines from the buried bit lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae CHO, Bong-Seok JEON
  • Patent number: 8796090
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of semiconductor body lines in which a plurality of buried bit lines are buried, to be separated by a plurality of trenches, forming a filling layer that fills each of the plurality of trenches, forming a conductive layer over the plurality of semiconductor body lines and the filling layer, forming a plurality of semiconductor pillars over the plurality of semiconductor body lines by etching the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Tae-Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8772862
    Abstract: A vertical channel transistor includes a pillar formed over a substrate, and a gate electrode formed on sidewalls of the pillar, wherein the pillar includes a source area, a vertical channel area over the source area, a drain area over the vertical channel area, and a leakage prevention area interposed between the vertical channel area and the drain area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Heung-Jae Cho
  • Patent number: 8748265
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a punch stop region formed in a substrate; a plurality of buried bit lines formed over the substrate; a plurality of pillar structures formed over the buried bit lines; a plurality of word lines extending to intersect the buried bit lines and being in contact with the pillar structures; and an isolation layer isolating the word lines from the buried bit lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae Cho, Bong-Seok Jeon
  • Publication number: 20140097519
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first semiconductor wafer, in which a circuit part and a first bonding layer are stacked, on a first semiconductor substrate, forming a second semiconductor wafer, which includes structures and an insulating layer for gap-filling between the structures, on a second semiconductor substrate, the structures including a pillar and bit lines stacked therein, bonding the first semiconductor wafer with the second semiconductor wafer so that the first bonding layer faces the insulating layer, and separating the second semiconductor substrate from the bonded second semiconductor wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Heung-Jae CHO, Eui-Seong HWANG, Tae-Yoon KIM, Kyu-Hyung YOON