Patents by Inventor Hye-Won Mun

Hye-Won Mun 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).

  • Publication number: 20230094071
    Abstract: An image sensing device includes a unit pixel configured to have a shape with first, second, third and fourth vertices where the second vertex and the third vertex are positioned in a diagonal direction of the unit pixel, a floating diffusion region disposed adjacent to the first vertex of the unit pixel, a transfer gate abutting on the floating diffusion region, a source region disposed adjacent to the second vertex of the unit pixel, a drain region disposed adjacent to the third vertex of the unit pixel, and a pixel transistor gate positioned between the source region and the drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Soon Yeol PARK, Hye Won MUN, Kyung Do KIM, Young Hwan PARK, Hyuk AN
  • Patent number: 11588989
    Abstract: An image sensing device includes a pixel array configured to include a first pixel belonging to a first row and a first column, and a second pixel belonging to a second row adjacent to the first row and a second column adjacent to the first column; and a dual conversion gain (DCG) capacitor coupled between the first pixel and the second pixel, and a first DCG transistor for selectively connecting the DCG capacitor to or disconnecting the DCG capacitor from a first floating diffusion region of the first pixel; and the second pixel includes a second floating diffusion region and a second DCG transistor for selectively connecting the DCG capacitor to or disconnecting the DCG capacitor from a second floating diffusion region of the second pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Hye Won Mun
  • Patent number: 11417691
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a first transfer gate formed over a substrate, and including a first projection; a second transfer gate formed over the substrate, neighboring the first transfer gate, and including a second projection; and a floating diffusion formed in the substrate, and partially overlapping with the first transfer gate and the second transfer gate, wherein the first projection and the second projection face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Kun Park, Hye-Won Mun
  • Publication number: 20220232180
    Abstract: An image sensing device includes a pixel array configured to include a first pixel belonging to a first row and a first column, and a second pixel belonging to a second row adjacent to the first row and a second column adjacent to the first column; and a dual conversion gain (DCG) capacitor coupled between the first pixel and the second pixel, and a first DCG transistor for selectively connecting the DCG capacitor to or disconnecting the DCG capacitor from a first floating diffusion region of the first pixel; and the second pixel includes a second floating diffusion region and a second DCG transistor for selectively connecting the DCG capacitor to or disconnecting the DCG capacitor from a second floating diffusion region of the second pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Hye Won MUN
  • Patent number: 11387268
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a first transfer gate formed over a substrate, and including a first projection; a second transfer gate formed over the substrate, neighboring the first transfer gate, and including a second projection; and a floating diffusion formed in the substrate, and partially overlapping with the first transfer gate and the second transfer gate, wherein the first projection and the second projection face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Kun Park, Hye-Won Mun
  • Patent number: 11233084
    Abstract: An image sensor includes one or more first unit pixels. Each of the one or more first unit pixels may include a first photoelectric conversion region including first photoelectric conversion elements arranged in the form of a matrix, and a first floating diffusion region at a center of the first photoelectric conversion elements; a first transistor region including a first active region in which a first reset gate, a first select gate and a first drive gate are disposed; a first signal interconnect electrically connecting the first floating diffusion region to the first drive gate; and a first shielding interconnect separated from the first signal interconnect and extending parallel to the first signal interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jong-Hwan Shin, Hye-Won Mun, Hoon-Sang Oh
  • Publication number: 20210020676
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a first transfer gate formed over a substrate, and including a first projection; a second transfer gate formed over the substrate, neighboring the first transfer gate, and including a second projection; and a floating diffusion formed in the substrate, and partially overlapping with the first transfer gate and the second transfer gate, wherein the first projection and the second projection face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Sung-Kun Park, Hye-Won Mun
  • Patent number: 10833112
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a first transfer gate formed over a substrate, and including a first projection; a second transfer gate formed over the substrate, neighboring the first transfer gate, and including a second projection; and a floating diffusion formed in the substrate, and partially overlapping with the first transfer gate and the second transfer gate, wherein the first projection and the second projection face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Kun Park, Hye-Won Mun
  • Publication number: 20200321382
    Abstract: An image sensor includes one or more first unit pixels. Each of the one or more first unit pixels may include a first photoelectric conversion region including first photoelectric conversion elements arranged in the form of a matrix, and a first floating diffusion region at a center of the first photoelectric conversion elements; a first transistor region including a first active region in which a first reset gate, a first select gate and a first drive gate are disposed; a first signal interconnect electrically connecting the first floating diffusion region to the first drive gate; and a first shielding interconnect separated from the first signal interconnect and extending parallel to the first signal interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Jong-Hwan Shin, Hye-Won Mun, Hoon-Sang Oh
  • Publication number: 20190165018
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a first transfer gate formed over a substrate, and including a first projection; a second transfer gate formed over the substrate, neighboring the first transfer gate, and including a second projection; and a floating diffusion formed in the substrate, and partially overlapping with the first transfer gate and the second transfer gate, wherein the first projection and the second projection face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Sung-Kun Park, Hye-Won Mun
  • Patent number: 10218927
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixel blocks, each including a light receiving section including unit pixels which share a floating diffusion; a first driving section disposed at one side of the light receiving section and including a reset transistor; and a second driving section disposed adjacent to the first driving section and including a driver transistor, wherein the pixel blocks include a first pixel block and a second pixel block which is adjacent to the first pixel block, and, with respect to a boundary where the first pixel block and the second pixel adjoin each other, the first driving section of the first pixel block has a shape symmetrical to the first driving section of the second pixel block and the second driving section of the first pixel block has a shape asymmetrical to the second driving section of the second pixel block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Pyong-Su Kwag, Hye-Won Mun
  • Publication number: 20190007633
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixel blocks, each including a light receiving section including unit pixels which share a floating diffusion; a first driving section disposed at one side of the light receiving section and including a reset transistor; and a second driving section disposed adjacent to the first driving section and including a driver transistor, wherein the pixel blocks include a first pixel block and a second pixel block which is adjacent to the first pixel block, and, with respect to a boundary where the first pixel block and the second pixel adjoin each other, the first driving section of the first pixel block has a shape symmetrical to the first driving section of the second pixel block and the second driving section of the first pixel block has a shape asymmetrical to the second driving section of the second pixel block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Pyong-Su Kwag, Hye-Won Mun