Patents by Inventor Il-Young Kwon
Il-Young Kwon 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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Publication number: 20250033471Abstract: A non-contact interface device for a vehicle and a method for controlling the same, may display an operation system menu for a driver and passengers to operate various kinds of devices of the vehicle as a hologram, enable a user to operate the displayed operation system menu in a non-contact manner by use of the user's finger or the like, and provide the user with a tactile feedback for a non-contact operation, so that the user can recognize whether to have operated the menu.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Dong Gu Kim, Jang Hyeon Lee, Dae Sung Kwon, Hyun Soo Kim, Il Seon Yoo, Byung Chul Lee, Seong Hun Cho, Seung Hyub Baek, Min Seok Kim, Soo Young Jung
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Publication number: 20240410805Abstract: Provided is a method for determining whether a post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin is an easily extrudable PCR resin by adding the PCR resin to a capillary rheometer and quantifying a volume value measured when a pressure is increased to a certain level, which is a method for providing determination information of the easily extrudable PCR resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Inventors: Il Young Kwon, Tae Ho Kim, Hak Bin Kim, Si Uk Cheon
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Patent number: 12127409Abstract: Disclosed is a memory device and a method for fabricating the same, and the method may include forming an alternating stack in which dielectric layers and sacrificial layers are alternately stacked over a substrate, each of the sacrificial layers being a combination of porous and non-porous materials, forming a vertical opening penetrating the alternating stack, converting exposed surfaces of the sacrificial layers located on a side wall of the vertical opening into blocking layers through an oxidation process, forming a vertical channel structure contacting the blocking layers in the vertical opening, and replacing non-converting portions of the sacrificial layers with conductive layers, wherein each of the conductive layers comprises a round-like edge contacting each of the blocking layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin-Ho Bin, Il-Young Kwon, Tae-Hong Gwon, Hye-Hyeon Byeon
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Publication number: 20240155839Abstract: A vertical semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same may include forming an alternating stack of dielectric layers and sacrificial layers over a lower structure, forming an opening by etching the alternating stack, forming a non-conformal blocking layer on the alternating stack in which the opening is formed, adsorbing a deposition inhibitor on a surface of the blocking layer to convert the non-conformal blocking layer into a conformal blocking layer on which the deposition inhibitor is adsorbed, and forming a charge storage layer on the conformal blocking layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Hye-Hyeon BYEON, Sang-Deok KIM, Il-Young KWON, Tae-Hong GWON, Jin-Ho BIN
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Patent number: 11903209Abstract: A vertical semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same may include forming an alternating stack of dielectric layers and sacrificial layers over a lower structure, forming an opening by etching the alternating stack, forming a non-conformal blocking layer on the alternating stack in which the opening is formed, adsorbing a deposition inhibitor on a surface of the blocking layer to convert the non-conformal blocking layer into a conformal blocking layer on which the deposition inhibitor is adsorbed, and forming a charge storage layer on the conformal blocking layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Hye-Hyeon Byeon, Sang-Deok Kim, Il-Young Kwon, Tae-Hong Gwon, Jin-Ho Bin
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Publication number: 20230337430Abstract: Disclosed is a memory device and a method for fabricating the same, and the method may include forming an alternating stack in which dielectric layers and sacrificial layers are alternately stacked over a substrate, each of the sacrificial layers being a combination of porous and non-porous materials, forming a vertical opening penetrating the alternating stack, converting exposed surfaces of the sacrificial layers located on a side wall of the vertical opening into blocking layers through an oxidation process, forming a vertical channel structure contacting the blocking layers in the vertical opening, and replacing non-converting portions of the sacrificial layers with conductive layers, wherein each of the conductive layers comprises a round-like edge contacting each of the blocking layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin-Ho BIN, Il-Young KWON, Tae-Hong GWON, Hye-Hyeon BYEON
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Patent number: 11729979Abstract: Disclosed is a memory device and a method for fabricating the same, and the method may include forming an alternating stack in which dielectric layers and sacrificial layers are alternately stacked over a substrate, each of the sacrificial layers being a combination of porous and non-porous materials, forming a vertical opening penetrating the alternating stack, converting exposed surfaces of the sacrificial layers located on a side wall of the vertical opening into blocking layers through an oxidation process, forming a vertical channel structure contacting the blocking layers in the vertical opening, and replacing non-converting portions of the sacrificial layers with conductive layers, wherein each of the conductive layers comprises a round-like edge contacting each of the blocking layers.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin-Ho Bin, Il-Young Kwon, Tae-Hong Gwon, Hye-Hyeon Byeon
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Publication number: 20220336491Abstract: A vertical semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same may include forming an alternating stack of dielectric layers and sacrificial layers over a lower structure, forming an opening by etching the alternating stack, forming a non-conformal blocking layer on the alternating stack in which the opening is formed, adsorbing a deposition inhibitor on a surface of the blocking layer to convert the non-conformal blocking layer into a conformal blocking layer on which the deposition inhibitor is adsorbed, and forming a charge storage layer on the conformal blocking layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Hye-Hyeon BYEON, Sang-Deok KIM, Il-Young KWON, Tae-Hong GWON, Jin-Ho BIN
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Patent number: 11404432Abstract: A vertical semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same may include forming an alternating stack of dielectric layers and sacrificial layers over a lower structure, forming an opening by etching the alternating stack, forming a non-conformal blocking layer on the alternating stack in which the opening is formed, adsorbing a deposition inhibitor on a surface of the blocking layer to convert the non-conformal blocking layer into a conformal blocking layer on which the deposition inhibitor is adsorbed, and forming a charge storage layer on the conformal blocking layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Hye-Hyeon Byeon, Sang-Deok Kim, Il-Young Kwon, Tae-Hong Gwon, Jin-Ho Bin
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Patent number: 11393839Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device with improved electrical characteristics and a method for fabricating the same, and the method may include forming an alternating stack in which dielectric layers and sacrificial layers are alternately stacked on a substrate, forming a first through portion in the alternating stack, etching first portions of the sacrificial layers through the first through portion, to form lateral recesses between the dielectric layers, forming charge trapping layers isolated in the lateral recesses, forming a second through portion by etching the alternating stack in which second portions of the sacrificial layers remain, removing the second portions of the sacrificial layers through the second through portion, to form gate recesses that expose non-flat surfaces of the charge trapping layers, flattening the non-flat surfaces of the charge trapping layers, and forming a gate electrode that fills the gate recesses.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin-Ho Bin, Il-Young Kwon, Hye-Hyeon Byeon, Dong-Chul Yoo
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Patent number: 11322517Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stack structure including conductive layers and insulating layers, which are alternately stacked; an opening including a first opening penetrating the stack structure and second openings protruding from the first opening; and a channel layer including channel regions located in the second openings and impurity regions located in the first opening, the impurity regions having an impurity concentration higher than that of the channel regions.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin Ho Bin, Il Young Kwon, Il Do Kim
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Publication number: 20220102513Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a tunnel insulating layer disposed between a conductive pattern and a channel layer; a data storage layer disposed between the conductive pattern and the tunnel insulating layer, the data storage layer including a silicon nitride layer; a first blocking insulating layer disposed between the conductive pattern and the data storage layer; a second blocking insulating layer disposed between the conductive pattern and the first blocking insulating layer; and a carbon containing layer disposed at at least one position among a position between the tunnel insulating layer and the data storage layer, a position between the first blocking insulating layer and the data storage layer, a position in the tunnel insulating layer, and a position between the first blocking insulating layer and the second blocking insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin Ho BIN, Il Young KWON, Tae Hong GWON, Seok Joo KIM, Su Jin NOH, Young Jin NOH, Jae O PARK, Jin Ho OH, Dong Chul YOO, Jae Jin YUN, Su Hyun LEE, Yoo Il JEON
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Publication number: 20220085069Abstract: Disclosed is a memory device and a method for fabricating the same, and the method may include forming an alternating stack in which dielectric layers and sacrificial layers are alternately stacked over a substrate, each of the sacrificial layers being a combination of porous and non-porous materials, forming a vertical opening penetrating the alternating stack, converting exposed surfaces of the sacrificial layers located on a side wall of the vertical opening into blocking layers through an oxidation process, forming a vertical channel structure contacting the blocking layers in the vertical opening, and replacing non-converting portions of the sacrificial layers with conductive layers, wherein each of the conductive layers comprises a round-like edge contacting each of the blocking layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin-Ho BIN, Il-Young KWON, Tae-Hong GWON, Hye-Hyeon BYEON
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Patent number: 11239251Abstract: A method of manufacturing a non-volatile memory device includes forming a gate insulation layer on a semiconductor substrate having a source layer. The method also includes forming a silicon nitride layer having a buffer-treated upper surface on the gate insulation layer, wherein the buffer-treated upper surface of the silicon nitride layer has a hardness higher than a hardness of the silicon nitride layer. The method further includes forming a silicon oxide layer on the buffer-treated upper surface of the silicon nitride layer. The method additionally includes alternately forming additional silicon nitride layers and additional silicon oxide layers on the silicon oxide layer to form a stack structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Hye Hyeon Byeon, Il Young Kwon, Jin Ho Bin
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Patent number: 11217602Abstract: Disclosed is a memory device and a method for fabricating the same, and the method may include forming an alternating stack in which dielectric layers and sacrificial layers are alternately stacked over a substrate, each of the sacrificial layers being a combination of porous and non-porous materials, forming a vertical opening penetrating the alternating stack, converting exposed surfaces of the sacrificial layers located on a side wall of the vertical opening into blocking layers through an oxidation process, forming a vertical channel structure contacting the blocking layers in the vertical opening, and replacing non-converting portions of the sacrificial layers with conductive layers, wherein each of the conductive layers comprises a round-like edge contacting each of the blocking layers.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin-Ho Bin, Il-Young Kwon, Tae-Hong Gwon, Hye-Hyeon Byeon
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Publication number: 20210151459Abstract: A method of manufacturing a non-volatile memory device includes forming a gate insulation layer on a semiconductor substrate having a source layer. The method also includes forming a silicon nitride layer having a buffer-treated upper surface on the gate insulation layer, wherein the buffer-treated upper surface of the silicon nitride layer has a hardness higher than a hardness of the silicon nitride layer. The method further includes forming a silicon oxide layer on the buffer-treated upper surface of the silicon nitride layer. The method additionally includes alternately forming additional silicon nitride layers and additional silicon oxide layers on the silicon oxide layer to form a stack structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Hye Hyeon BYEON, Il Young KWON, Jin Ho BIN
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Patent number: 10985170Abstract: A method for fabricating the three dimensional (3D), non-volatile memory (NVM) device includes: forming a stacked structure including a plurality of interlayer insulating layers and a plurality of first material layers which are alternately stacked; forming at least one channel hole penetrating through the stack structure; forming a second material layer along the at least one channel hole; trimming a surface of the second material layer; oxidizing a whole of the trimmed second material layer to form at least a portion of a charge blocking layer; and forming a charge storage layer and a tunnel insulating layer over the charge blocking layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin-Ho Oh, Su-Hyun Lee, Tae-Hong Gwon, Il-Young Kwon, Jin-Ho Bin
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Publication number: 20210098485Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device with improved electrical characteristics and a method for fabricating the same, and the method may include forming an alternating stack in which dielectric layers and sacrificial layers are alternately stacked on a substrate, forming a first through portion in the alternating stack, etching first portions of the sacrificial layers through the first through portion, to form lateral recesses between the dielectric layers, forming charge trapping layers isolated in the lateral recesses, forming a second through portion by etching the alternating stack in which second portions of the sacrificial layers remain, removing the second portions of the sacrificial layers through the second through portion, to form gate recesses that expose non-flat surfaces of the charge trapping layers, flattening the non-flat surfaces of the charge trapping layers, and forming a gate electrode that fills the gate recesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin-Ho BIN, Il-Young KWON, Hye-Hyeon BYEON, Dong-Chul YOO
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Publication number: 20210066341Abstract: The present technology includes a semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor memory device includes a first stack including a first hole, a second stack provided on the first stack and including a second hole connected to the first hole, a first memory film formed along an inner sidewall of the first hole, a second memory film formed along an inner sidewall of the second hole, and a channel film formed along an inner sidewall of the first memory film and an inner sidewall of the second memory film. The channel film is a single, continuous element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Tae Hong GWON, Jin Ho BIN, Il Young KWON
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Publication number: 20210028187Abstract: A vertical semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same may include forming an alternating stack of dielectric layers and sacrificial layers over a lower structure, forming an opening by etching the alternating stack, forming a non-conformal blocking layer on the alternating stack in which the opening is formed, adsorbing a deposition inhibitor on a surface of the blocking layer to convert the non-conformal blocking layer into a conformal blocking layer on which the deposition inhibitor is adsorbed, and forming a charge storage layer on the conformal blocking layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Hye-Hyeon BYEON, Sang-Deok KIM, Il-Young KWON, Tae-Hong GWON, Jin-Ho BIN