Patents by Inventor Hoon Jung Oh
Hoon Jung Oh 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).
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Patent number: 7741671Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitor for a semiconductor device, comprising: a lower electrode formed over a predetermined lower structure on a semiconductor substrate; an aluminum oxynitride film formed over the lower electrode and having a low leakage current characteristic; a yttrium oxynitride film formed over the aluminum oxynitride film and having a higher dielectric constant than the aluminum oxynitride film; and an upper electrode formed over the yttrium oxynitride film, and a manufacturing method thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Pyeong Won Oh, Woo Jin Kim, Hoon Jung Oh, Hyo Gun Yoon, Hyo Seob Yoon, Baik II Choi
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Publication number: 20090122461Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitor for a semiconductor device, comprising: a lower electrode formed over a predetermined lower structure on a semiconductor substrate; an aluminum oxynitride film formed over the lower electrode and having a low leakage current characteristic; a yttrium oxynitride film formed over the aluminum oxynitride film and having a higher dielectric constant than the aluminum oxynitride film; and an upper electrode formed over the yttrium oxynitride film, and a manufacturing method thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Pyeong Won OH, Woo Jin Kim, Hoon Jung Oh, Hyo Gun Yoon, Hyo Seob Yoon, Baik II Choi
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Patent number: 7498628Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitor for a semiconductor device, comprising: a lower electrode formed over a predetermined lower structure on a semiconductor substrate; an aluminum oxynitride film formed over the lower electrode and having a low leakage current characteristic; a yttrium oxynitride film formed over the aluminum oxynitride film and having a higher dielectric constant than the aluminum oxynitride film; and an upper electrode formed over the yttrium oxynitride film, and a manufacturing method thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2005Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Pyeong Won Oh, Woo Jin Kim, Hoon Jung Oh, Hyo Gun Yoon, Hyo Seob Yoon, Baik Il Choi
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Patent number: 6951795Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a capacitor of a semiconductor device. The method includes the steps of: forming a storage node oxide layer having a hole for forming a storage node on a substrate; forming a silicon layer on the storage node oxide layer having the hole; forming a photoresist on the silicon layer such that the photoresist fills the hole; forming a storage node having a cylinder shape inside of the hole by removing the silicon layer disposed on an upper surface of the storage node oxide layer; ion-implanting an impurity onto head portions of the storage node under a state that the photoresist remains; removing the photoresist; and growing metastable-polysilicon (MPS) grains on inner walls of the storage node.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2003Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Min-Yong Lee, Hoon-Jung Oh, Jong-Min Lee
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Publication number: 20040266103Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a capacitor of a semiconductor device. The method includes the steps of: forming a storage node oxide layer having a hole for forming a storage node on a substrate; forming a silicon layer on the storage node oxide layer having the hole; forming a photoresist on the silicon layer such that the photoresist fills the hole; forming a storage node having a cylinder shape inside of the hole by removing the silicon layer disposed on an upper surface of the storage node oxide layer; ion-implanting an impurity onto head portions of the storage node under a state that the photoresist remains; removing the photoresist; and growing metastable-polysilicon (MPS) grains on inner walls of the storage node.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Min-Yong Lee, Hoon-Jung Oh, Jong-Min Lee
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Patent number: 6835658Abstract: The present invention provides a method for fabricating a capacitor constituted with double hafnium oxide layers through a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process and a low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) process. The method for fabricating the capacitor constituted with the double hafnium oxide layers includes: forming a lower electrode layer over a semiconductor substrate; performing a heat treatment with the lower electrode; forming a first HfO2 layer over the first HfO2 layer by using a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method; forming a second HfO2 layer over the first HfO2 layer by using a low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) method; and performing a plasma treatment process at a high temperature; and forming an upper electrode over the second HfO2 layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2003Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Kyong-Min Kim, Jong-Min Lee, Hoon-Jung Oh
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Patent number: 6794241Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a capacitor in a semiconductor device capable of preventing a decrease in capacitance and improving a leakage current characteristic. The inventive method includes the steps of: forming a lower electrode on a substrate; cleaning the lower electrode with use of HF and NH4OH; nitrifying the lower electrode through a NH3 annealing; depositing a nitride layer on the nitrified lower electrode; and forming sequentially a dielectric material and an upper electrode on the nitride layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2002Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Kyong-Min Kim, Hoon-Jung Oh, Jong-Bum Park
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Patent number: 6784100Abstract: This invention provides a capacitor and a method for manufacturing of the same, which are adaptable to preventing a lower electrode from being oxidized at a following thermal process. The capacitor includes: a lower electrode; an oxidation barrier layer formed on the lower electrode, wherein the oxidation barrier layer is formed of at least double nitridation layers; a dielectric layer formed on the oxidation barrier layer; and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Hoon-Jung Oh, Kyong-Min Kim, Jong-Bum Park
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Publication number: 20040126964Abstract: A method for fabricating a capacitor of a semiconductor device for improving a capacitance and concurrently enhancing a leakage current characteristic and a breakdown voltage characteristic. The method includes the steps of: (a) forming a conductive silicon layer for a bottom electrode on a substrate; (b) nitridating the conductive silicon layer; (c) oxidizing the nitridated conductive silicon layer; (d) forming a silicon nitride layer on a surface of the oxidized layer; (e) forming a dielectric layer on the silicon nitride layer; and (f) forming a top electrode on the dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Jong-Bum Park, Hoon-Jung Oh, Kyong-Min Kim
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Publication number: 20040126980Abstract: The present invention provides a method for fabricating a capacitor constituted with double hafnium oxide layers through a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process and a low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) process. The method for fabricating the capacitor constituted with the double hafnium oxide layers includes: forming a lower electrode layer over a semiconductor substrate; performing a heat treatment with the lower electrode; forming a first HfO2 layer over the first HfO2 layer by using a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method; forming a second HfO2 layer over the first HfO2 layer by using a low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) method; and performing a plasma treatment process at a high temperature; and forming an upper electrode over the second HfO2 layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Kyong-Min Kim, Jong-Min Lee, Hoon-Jung Oh
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Patent number: 6706607Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a capacitor in a semiconductor device; and, more particularly, to a method for fabricating a capacitor capable of stably forming a nitride layer on a lower electrode and obtaining improvements on stable capacitance and leakage current characteristics. The inventive method for fabricating a capacitor includes the steps of: forming a lower electrode on a substrate; forming a nitride-based first dielectric thin layer on the lower electrode; forming a second dielectric thin layer by depositing an Al2O3 layer on the nitride-based first dielectric thin layer; forming a third dielectric thin layer on the second dielectric thin layer; and forming an upper electrode on the third dielectric thin layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Jong-Bum Park, Hoon-Jung Oh, Kyong-Min Kim
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Publication number: 20030235968Abstract: This invention provides a capacitor and a method for manufacturing of the same, which are adaptable to preventing a lower electrode from being oxidized at a following thermal process. The capacitor includes: a lower electrode; an oxidation barrier layer formed on the lower electrode, wherein the oxidation barrier layer is formed of at least double nitridation layers; a dielectric layer formed on the oxidation barrier layer; and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventors: Hoon-Jung Oh, Kyong-Min Kim, Jong-Bum Park
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Publication number: 20030235999Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a capacitor in a semiconductor device capable of preventing a decrease in capacitance and improving a leakage current characteristic. The inventive method includes the steps of: forming a lower electrode on a substrate; cleaning the lower electrode with use of HF and NH4OH; nitrifying the lower electrode through a NH3 annealing; depositing a nitride layer on the nitrified lower electrode; and forming sequentially a dielectric material and an upper electrode on the nitride layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventors: Kyong-Min Kim, Hoon-Jung Oh, Jong-Bum Park
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Publication number: 20030235947Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a capacitor in a semiconductor device; and, more particularly, to a method for fabricating a capacitor capable of stably forming a nitride layer on a lower electrode and obtaining improvements on stable capacitance and leakage current characteristics. The inventive method for fabricating a capacitor includes the steps of: forming a lower electrode on a substrate; forming a nitride-based first dielectric thin layer on the lower electrode; forming a second dielectric thin layer by depositing an Al2O3 layer on the nitride-based first dielectric thin layer; forming a third dielectric thin layer on the second dielectric thin layer; and forming an upper electrode on the third dielectric thin layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventors: Jong-Bum Park, Hoon-Jung Oh, Kyong-Min Kim
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Patent number: 6569728Abstract: A method for forming a capacitor by stacking impurity-doped polysilicon layers having different concentrations to form a bottom electrode, treating surfaces of the bottom electrode to prevent a low dielectric constant material from being generated on the surface of the bottom electrode, and forming a dielectric layer and a top electrode on the bottom electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae-Hyeok Lee, Seung-Woo Jin, Hoon-Jung Oh
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Publication number: 20020025648Abstract: A method for forming a capacitor by stacking impurity-doped polysilicon layers having different concentrations to form a bottom electrode, treating surfaces of the bottom electrode to prevent a low dielectric constant material from being generated on the surface of the bottom electrode, and forming a dielectric layer and a top electrode on the bottom electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2001Publication date: February 28, 2002Inventors: Tae-Hyeok Lee, Seung-Woo Jin, Hoon-Jung Oh
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Publication number: 20020025624Abstract: A method for manufacturing a capacitor for use in a semiconductor device comprises forming silicon plugs between junction regions and upper conductive structures by depositing an amorphous silicon layer on a semiconductor substrate and into the contact holes formed in an insulating layer using a low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) method. The amorphous silicon layer is then crystallized in an inert gas ambient to form a crystallized silicon layer and a portion of the crystallized silicon layer is removed to expose a top surface of the interlayer insulating film and to form the silicon plugs. Upper conductive structures are then formed on the silicon plugs and a metastable polysilicon (MPS) layer is then selectively formed on the exposed surfaces of the conductive structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2001Publication date: February 28, 2002Inventors: Hoon-Jung Oh, Se-Min Lee, Tae-Hyeok Lee, Il-Keoun Han
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Patent number: 6200877Abstract: The present invention relates to semiconductor manufacturing field, more particularly, to a process of forming a charge storage electrode to which a selective hemispherical grains (HSG) silicon film is applied. The object of the present invention is to provide a method of forming a charge storage electrode having the selective HSG silicon film in semiconductor device which can secure a sufficient capacitor effective surface area by obtaining desired grain size at the time of selective HSG silicon film formation. The present invention prevents remaining of carbon component which obstructs the growth of HSG silicon film after dry etching process by limiting the carbon halide gas used in dry etching process of amorphous silicon film for defining the charge storage electrode at the time of process of forming the charge storage electrode having selective HSG silicon film.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1999Date of Patent: March 13, 2001Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwang Seok Jeon, Jung Yun Mun, Hoon Jung Oh, Sang Ho Woo, Seung Woo Shin, Il Keoun Han, Hong Seon Yang
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Patent number: 6034778Abstract: The present invention is a method which can obtain an actual value close to a desired capacitance of capacitor by precisely monitoring the area variation rate of film by using a correlation between a height of hemispherical grains formed on a surface of film and a surface area of film. The present invention provides a method of calculating an area variation rate `C.sub.E ` by using the porosity ratio `f.sub.v ` and the height `t` of hemispherical grains and measuring the capacitance of capacitor by using the obtained area variation rate. According to this method, the area variation rate of film can be obtained close to actual value by measuring the height of hemispherical grains formed on the surface of film, and the variation in capacitance before completion of capacitor can be precisely obtained.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1999Date of Patent: March 7, 2000Assignee: Hyundai Electronics IndustriesInventors: Seung Woo Shin, Il Keoun Han, Sang Ho Woo, Hoon Jung Oh, Hong Seon Yang