Patents by Inventor Hyangkeun YOO

Hyangkeun YOO 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: 11393846
    Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a substrate having a channel layer, a first ferroelectric layer disposed on the channel layer, a ferroelectric induction layer disposed on the first ferroelectric layer, the ferroelectric induction layer including an insulator, a second ferroelectric layer disposed on the ferroelectric induction layer, and a gate electrode layer disposed on the second ferroelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyangkeun Yoo, Seho Lee, Jae-Gil Lee
  • Patent number: 11362107
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate having an upper surface, a source electrode structure disposed on the substrate, and a channel structure disposed over the substrate and disposed to contact one sidewall surface of the source electrode structure. In addition, the nonvolatile memory device includes a drain electrode structure disposed to contact one sidewall surface of the channel structure over the substrate. In addition, the nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of ferroelectric structures extending in a first direction perpendicular to the substrate in the channel structure and disposed to be spaced apart from each other along the second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In addition, the nonvolatile memory device includes a gate electrode structure disposed in each of the plurality of ferroelectric structure to extend along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Han, Se Ho Lee, Hyangkeun Yoo, Jae Gil Lee
  • Patent number: 11362143
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, and a gate structure disposed on the substrate and including a hole pattern. The gate structure includes at least one gate electrode layer and at least one interlayer insulation layer which are alternately stacked, and the gate electrode layer protrudes toward a center of the hole pattern relative to the interlayer insulation layer. The nonvolatile memory device includes a first functional layer disposed along a sidewall surface of the gate structure inside the hole pattern, a second functional layer disposed on the first functional layer inside the hole pattern, and a channel layer extending in a direction perpendicular to the substrate inside the hole pattern and disposed to contact a cell portion of the second functional layer. The cell portion of the second functional layer indirectly covers a sidewall surface of the gate electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Sk hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Han, Hyangkeun Yoo, Se Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20220123021
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, an electrode stack disposed on the substrate, the electrode stack including an interlayer insulation layer and a gate electrode structure that are alternately stacked in a direction perpendicular to the substrate, a trench penetrating the electrode stack to expose sidewall surfaces of the interlayer insulation layer and the gate electrode structure, a gate dielectric layer disposed along a sidewall surface of the trench, the gate dielectric layer including a ferroelectric portion and a non-ferroelectric portion, and a channel layer disposed to adjacent to the gate dielectric layer. The ferroelectric portion is in contact with the gate electrode structure, and the non-ferroelectric portion is in contact with the interlayer insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Hyangkeun YOO, Jae Gil LEE, Se Ho LEE
  • Patent number: 11309354
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate having an upper surface and a channel structure disposed over the substrate. The channel structure includes at least one channel layer pattern and at least one interlayer insulation layer pattern, which are alternately stacked in a first direction perpendicular to the upper surface, and the channel structure extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The nonvolatile memory device includes a resistance change layer disposed over the substrate and on at least a portion of one sidewall surface of the channel structure, a gate insulation layer disposed over the substrate and on the resistance change layer, and a plurality of gate line structures disposed over the substrate, each contacting a first surface of the gate insulation layer and disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Han, Se Ho Lee, Hyangkeun Yoo
  • Patent number: 11244959
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, an electrode stack disposed on the substrate, the electrode stack including an interlayer insulation layer and a gate electrode structure that are alternately stacked in a direction perpendicular to the substrate, a trench penetrating the electrode stack to expose sidewall surfaces of the interlayer insulation layer and the gate electrode structure, a gate dielectric layer disposed along a sidewall surface of the trench, the gate dielectric layer including a ferroelectric portion and a non-ferroelectric portion, and a channel layer disposed to adjacent to the gate dielectric layer. The ferroelectric portion is in contact with the gate electrode structure, and the non-ferroelectric portion is in contact with the interlayer insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyangkeun Yoo, Jae Gil Lee, Se Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20220013540
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a channel structure extending in a direction perpendicular to the substrate; a charge storage structure disposed to be in contact with the channel structure; and a cell electrode structure disposed to be in contact with the charge storage structure in a lateral direction, wherein the channel structure comprises a hole conduction layer and an electron conduction layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Hyangkeun YOO, Ju Ry SONG, Se Ho LEE, Jae Gil LEE
  • Publication number: 20210366932
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, and a gate structure disposed over the substrate. The gate structure includes a hole pattern including a central axis extending in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. The gate structure includes a gate electrode layer and an interlayer insulation layer, which are alternately stacked along the central axis. The semiconductor device includes a ferroelectric layer disposed adjacent to a sidewall surface of the gate electrode layer inside the hole pattern, and a channel layer disposed adjacent to the ferroelectric layer inside the hole pattern. In this case, one of the gate electrode layer and the interlayer insulation layer protrudes toward the central axis of the hole pattern relative to the other one of the gate electrode layer and the interlayer insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Gil LEE, Kun Young LEE, Hyangkeun YOO
  • Patent number: 11164885
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a cell electrode structure disposed on the substrate and including interlayer insulating layers and gate electrode layers that are alternately stacked, a trench penetrating the cell structure on the substrate, a charge storage structure disposed on a sidewall surface of the trench, and a channel structure disposed adjacent to the charge storage structure and extending in a direction parallel to the sidewall surface. The channel structure includes a separate hole conduction layer and an adjacent and separate electron conduction layer. A control channel layer disposed on a control dielectric layer is a portion of the electron conduction layer configured to electrically connect to the channel structure, and to the charge storage structure. A control dielectric layer and a charge barrier layer are discrete but contiguous from the control channel structure to the charge storage structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyangkeun Yoo, Ju Ry Song, Se Ho Lee, Jae Gil Lee
  • Publication number: 20210336132
    Abstract: A ferroelectric component includes a first electrode, a tunnel barrier layer disposed on the first electrode to include a ferroelectric material, a tunneling control layer disposed on the tunnel barrier layer to control a tunneling width of electric charges passing through the tunnel barrier layer, and a second electrode disposed on the tunneling control layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Gil LEE, Hyangkeun YOO, Jae Hyun HAN
  • Publication number: 20210257409
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a resistance change layer disposed on the substrate, a gate electrode layers disposed on the resistance change layer, and a first electrode pattern layer and a second electrode pattern layer that are disposed in the substrate and contact different portions of the resistance change layer. The resistance change layer includes movable oxygen vacancies or movable metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Hyun HAN, Se Ho LEE, Hyangkeun YOO
  • Publication number: 20210257407
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, and a gate structure disposed on the substrate and including a hole pattern. The gate structure includes at least one gate electrode layer and at least one interlayer insulation layer which are alternately stacked, and the gate electrode layer protrudes toward a center of the hole pattern relative to the interlayer insulation layer. The nonvolatile memory device includes a first functional layer disposed along a sidewall surface of the gate structure inside the hole pattern, a second functional layer disposed on the first functional layer inside the hole pattern, and a channel layer extending in a direction perpendicular to the substrate inside the hole pattern and disposed to contact a cell portion of the second functional layer. The cell portion of the second functional layer indirectly covers a sidewall surface of the gate electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Hyun HAN, Hyangkeun YOO, Se Ho LEE
  • Patent number: 11056508
    Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a ferroelectric layer and a gate electrode layer that are sequentially stacked on the substrate, and an oxygen vacancy barrier layer disposed at least between the substrate and the ferroelectric layer or between the ferroelectric layer and the gate electrode layer. The oxygen vacancy barrier layer includes a metal oxide with formula unit components that satisfy a stoichiometric ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Hyangkeun Yoo
  • Patent number: 11056188
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate, a source electrode structure disposed on the substrate, a channel structure disposed to be contact a sidewall surface of the source electrode structure, a resistance change memory layer disposed on a sidewall surface of the channel structure, a drain electrode structure disposed to contact the resistance change memory layer, a plurality of gate dielectric structures extending in the first direction and disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a second direction, and a plurality of gate electrode structures disposed to extend in the first direction in the plurality of the gate dielectric structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Han, Hyangkeun Yoo, Se Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20210202577
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate having an upper surface and a channel structure disposed over the substrate. The channel structure includes at least one channel layer pattern and at least one interlayer insulation layer pattern, which are alternately stacked in a first direction perpendicular to the upper surface, and the channel structure extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The nonvolatile memory device includes a resistance change layer disposed over the substrate and on at least a portion of one sidewall surface of the channel structure, a gate insulation layer disposed over the substrate and on the resistance change layer, and a plurality of gate line structures disposed over the substrate, each contacting a first surface of the gate insulation layer and disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Hyun HAN, Se Ho LEE, Hyangkeun YOO
  • Publication number: 20210202835
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a resistance change layer disposed over the substrate, a gate insulation layer disposed on the resistance change layer, a gate electrode layer disposed on the gate insulation layer, and a first electrode pattern layer and a second electrode pattern layer that are disposed respectively over the substrate and disposed to contact a different portion of the resistance change layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Hyun HAN, Hyangkeun YOO, Se Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20210183890
    Abstract: In a method, a stack structure including a plurality of first interlayer sacrificial layers and a plurality of second interlayer sacrificial layers that are alternately stacked is formed over a substrate. A trench penetrating the stack structure is formed. A channel layer covering a sidewall surface of the trench is formed. The plurality of first interlayer sacrificial layers are selectively removed to form a plurality of first recesses. The plurality of first recesses are filled with a conductive material to form a plurality of channel contact electrode layers. The plurality of second interlayer sacrificial layers are selectively removed to form a plurality of second recesses. A plurality of interfacial insulation layers, a plurality of ferroelectric layers and a plurality of gate electrode layers are formed in the plurality of second recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Gil LEE, Ju Ry SONG, Hyangkeun YOO, Se Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20210175253
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate having an upper surface, and a gate structure disposed over the substrate. The gate structure includes at least one gate electrode layer pattern and at least one gate insulation layer pattern, which are alternately stacked along a first direction perpendicular to the upper surface. The gate structure extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The nonvolatile memory device includes a ferroelectric layer disposed on at least a portion of one sidewall surface of the gate structure. The one sidewall surface of the gate structure forms a plane substantially parallel to the first and second directions. The nonvolatile memory device includes a channel layer disposed on the ferroelectric layer, and a source electrode structure and a drain electrode structure disposed to contact the channel layer and spaced apart from each other in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Hyun HAN, Jae Gil LEE, Hyangkeun YOO, Se Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20210175252
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate having an upper surface, a source electrode structure disposed on the substrate, and a channel structure disposed over the substrate and disposed to contact one sidewall surface of the source electrode structure. In addition, the nonvolatile memory device includes a drain electrode structure disposed to contact one sidewall surface of the channel structure over the substrate. In addition, the nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of ferroelectric structures extending in a first direction perpendicular to the substrate in the channel structure and disposed to be spaced apart from each other along the second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In addition, the nonvolatile memory device includes a gate electrode structure disposed in each of the plurality of ferroelectric structure to extend along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Hyun HAN, Se Ho LEE, Hyangkeun YOO, Jae Gil LEE
  • Patent number: 10978483
    Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device includes a substrate having a source region and a drain region, a ferroelectric structure having a first ferroelectric material layer, an electrical floating layer, and a second ferroelectric material layer sequentially stacked on the substrate, and a gate electrode layer disposed on the ferroelectric structure. A coercive electric field of the first ferroelectric material layer is different from that of the second ferroelectric material layer, and the electrical floating layer comprises a conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Hyangkeun Yoo