Patents by Inventor Ill Soo Choi

Ill Soo Choi 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: 7799130
    Abstract: A silicon single crystal ingot growing apparatus for growing a silicon single crystal ingot based on a Czochralski method The silicon single crystal ingot growing apparatus includes a chamber; a crucible provided in the chamber, and for containing a silicon melt; a heater provided at the outside of the crucible and for heating the silicon melt; a pulling unit for ascending a silicon single crystal grown from the silicon melt; and a plurality of magnetic members provided at the outside of the chamber and for asymmetrically applying a magnetic field to the silicon melt Such a structure can uniformly controls an oxygen concentration at a rear portion of a silicon single crystal ingot using asymmetric upper/lower magnetic fields without replacing a hot zone In addition, such a structure can controls a flower phenomenon generated on the growth of the single crystal by the asymmetric magnetic fields without a loss such as the additional hot zone (H/Z) replacement, P/S down, and SR variance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Siltron, Inc.
    Inventors: Young Ho Hong, Man Seok Kwak, Ill-Soo Choi, Hyon-Jong Cho, Hong Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 7125608
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon the Czochralski method for growing a single-crystal silicon ingot and provides a high quality silicon wafer having an oxide layer with superior voltage-resistance characteristics. An apparatus and method are also provided, whereby vacancy defect density and distribution are uniformly controlled. A single-crystal silicon ingot is grown under a condition where the temperature variation of the ingot is less than or equal to 20° C./cm in the temperature range of 1000 to 1100° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Siltron Inc.
    Inventors: Young Ho Hong, Ill Soo Choi, Sang Hee Kim, Man Seok Kwak, Hong Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 6899760
    Abstract: A silicon single crystal growing apparatus supplemented with a low melting point dopant feeding instrument and a low melting point dopant feeding method thereof for producing a heavily doped silicon single crystal with a dopant of low melting point. The apparatus includes a quartz crucible containing molten silicon liquid, a heating unit supplying the quartz crucible with a radiant heat, a crystal pulling lifter pulling up a silicon single crystal from a molten silicon liquid contained in the quartz crucible, and a low melting point dopant feeding instrument. The low melting point dopant feeding instrument includes a sidewall portion, an upper portion, and an open bottom portion with net-like structure having many holes, the sidewall and upper portions being vacuum-tight sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Siltron, Inc.
    Inventors: Ill Soo Choi, Hyun Kyo Choi
  • Patent number: 6743472
    Abstract: Disclosed are a coating material for absorbing radiant heat, forming method thereof, a radiant heat cooling apparatus using the same, and an apparatus for growing a silicon single crystal using the same. The radiant heat absorbing coating material includes 10˜15 wt/% of silica gel, 5˜10 Wt/% of graphite powder, and 75˜85 wt/% of IPA, and is formed by agitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Siltron Inc.
    Inventors: Bong Mo Park, Ill Soo Choi
  • Publication number: 20040069214
    Abstract: A silicon single crystal growing apparatus supplemented with a low melting point dopant feeding instrument and a low melting point dopant feeding method thereof for producing a heavily doped silicon single crystal with a dopant of low melting point. The apparatus includes a quartz crucible containing molten silicon liquid, a heating unit supplying the quartz crucible with a radiant heat, a crystal pulling lifter pulling up a silicon single crystal from a molten silicon liquid contained in the quartz crucible, and a low melting point dopant feeding instrument. The low melting point dopant feeding instrument includes a sidewall portion, an upper portion, and an open bottom portion with net-like structure having many holes, the sidewall and upper portions being vacuum-tight sealed and a low melting point dopant being loaded inside the low melting point dopant feeding instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Ill Soo Choi, Hyun Kyo Choi
  • Publication number: 20030070585
    Abstract: Disclosed are a coating material for absorbing radiant heat, forming method thereof, a radiant heat cooling apparatus using the same, and an apparatus for growing a silicon single crystal using the same. The radiant heat absorbing coating material includes 10˜15 wt/% of silica gel, 5˜10 Wt/% of graphite powder, and 75˜85 wt/% of IPA, and is formed by agitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Bong Mo Park, Ill Soo Choi