Patents by Inventor Jin-seong Heo

Jin-seong Heo 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: 20140097403
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a tunneling field-effect transistor (TFET) includes a first electrode on a substrate, a semiconductor layer on a portion of the first electrode, a graphene channel on the semiconductor layer, a second electrode on the graphene channel, a gate insulating layer on the graphene channel, and a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer. The first electrode may include a portion that is adjacent to the first area of the substrate. The semiconductor layer may be between the graphene channel and the portion of the first electrode. The graphene channel may extend beyond an edge of at least one of the semiconductor layer and the portion of the first electrode to over the first area of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Jin-seong HEO, Seong-jun PARK, Kyung-eun BYUN, David SEO, Hyun-jae SONG, Jae-ho LEE, Hyun-jong CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20140097404
    Abstract: A memory device includes a graphene switching device having a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode. The graphene switching device includes a Schottky barrier formed between the drain electrode and a channel in a direction from the source electrode toward the drain electrode. The memory device need not include additional storage element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: David SEO, Ho-jung KIM, Hyun-jong CHUNG, Seong-jun PARK, Kyung-eun BYUN, Hyun-jae SONG, Jin-seong HEO
  • Patent number: 8664439
    Abstract: Graphene, a method of fabricating the same, and a transistor having the graphene are provided, the graphene includes a structure of carbon (C) atoms partially substituted with boron (B) atoms and nitrogen (N) atoms. The graphene has a band gap. The graphene substituted with boron and nitrogen may be used as a channel of a field effect transistor. The graphene may be formed by performing chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method using borazine or ammonia borane as a boron nitride (B—N) precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hoon Lee, Sun-ae Seo, Yun-sung Woo, Hyun-jong Chung, Jin-seong Heo
  • Publication number: 20140021445
    Abstract: The graphene electronic device may include a gate oxide on a conductive substrate, the conductive substrate configured to function as a gate electrode, a pair of first metals on the gate oxide, the pair of the first metals separate from each other, a graphene channel layer extending between the first metals and on the first metals, and a source electrode and a drain electrode on both edges of the graphene channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-seong HEO, Hyun-jong CHUNG, Sun-ae SEO, Sung-hoon LEE, Hee-jun YANG
  • Publication number: 20140014905
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a field effect transistor includes a graphene channel layer on a substrate. The graphene channel layer defines a slit. A source electrode and a drain electrode are spaced apart from each other and arranged to apply voltages to the graphene channel layer. A gate insulation layer is between the graphene channel layer and a gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-ho LEE, Seong-jun PARK, Kyung-eun BYUN, David SEO, Hyun-jae SONG, Hyung-cheol SHIN, Jae-hong LEE, Hyun-jong CHUNG, Jin-seong HEO
  • Patent number: 8614014
    Abstract: A magnetic memory device includes a track in which different non-magnetic layers are respectively formed on upper and lower surfaces of a magnetic layer. One of the two non-magnetic layers includes an element having an atomic number greater than or equal to 12. Accordingly, the magnetic layer has a relatively high non-adiabaticity (?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-chul Lee, Sun-ae Seo, Young-jin Cho, Ung-hwan Pi, Jin-seong Heo, Ji-young Bae
  • Publication number: 20130313512
    Abstract: A graphene electronic device and a method of fabricating the graphene electronic device are provided. The graphene electronic device may include a graphene channel layer formed on a hydrophobic polymer layer, and a passivation layer formed on the graphene channel layer. The hydrophobic polymer layer may prevent or reduce adsorption of impurities to transferred graphene, and a passivation layer may also prevent or reduce adsorption of impurities to a heat-treated graphene channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-jun YANG, Sun-ae SEO, Sung-hoon LEE, Hyun-jong CHUNG, Jin-seong HEO
  • Patent number: 8592799
    Abstract: A graphene electronic device and a method of fabricating the graphene electronic device are provided. The graphene electronic device may include a graphene channel layer formed on a hydrophobic polymer layer, and a passivation layer formed on the graphene channel layer. The hydrophobic polymer layer may prevent or reduce adsorption of impurities to transferred graphene, and a passivation layer may also prevent or reduce adsorption of impurities to a heat-treated graphene channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-jun Yang, Sun-ae Seo, Sung-hoon Lee, Hyun-jong Chung, Jin-seong Heo
  • Publication number: 20130298976
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a solar cell includes a photovoltaic layer, a plurality of front electrodes, a rear electrode, and a transparent subsidiary electrode. The plurality of front electrodes and the rear electrode are disposed respectively on front and rear surfaces of the photovoltaic layer. The subsidiary electrode is disposed on front surfaces of the photovoltaic layer and the front electrodes. The subsidiary electrode may be graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Eun CHANG, Myoung-Gyun SUH, Jin-Seong HEO
  • Patent number: 8575665
    Abstract: The graphene electronic device may include a gate oxide on a conductive substrate, the conductive substrate configured to function as a gate electrode, a pair of first metals on the gate oxide, the pair of the first metals separate from each other, a graphene channel layer extending between the first metals and on the first metals, and a source electrode and a drain electrode on both edges of the graphene channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-seong Heo, Hyun-jong Chung, Sun-ae Seo, Sung-hoon Lee, Hee-jun Yang
  • Patent number: 8537506
    Abstract: An information storage device includes a magnetic track and a magnetic domain wall moving unit. The magnetic track has a plurality of magnetic domains and a magnetic domain wall between each pair of adjacent magnetic domains. The magnetic domain wall moving unit is configured to move at least the magnetic domain wall. The information storage device further includes a magneto-resistive device configured to read information recorded on the magnetic track. The magneto-resistive device includes a pinned layer, a free layer and a separation layer arranged there between. The pinned layer has a fixed magnetization direction. The free layer is disposed between the pinned layer and the magnetic track, and has a magnetization easy axis, which is non-parallel to the magnetization direction of the pinned layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-young Bae, Sung-chul Lee, Sun-ae Seo, Young-jin Cho, Ung-hwan Pi, Jin-seong Heo
  • Patent number: 8525601
    Abstract: An oscillator generates a signal using precession of a magnetic moment of a magnetic domain wall. The oscillator includes a free layer having the magnetic domain wall and a fixed layer corresponding to the magnetic domain wall. A non-magnetic separation layer is interposed between the free layer and the fixed layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-chul Lee, Mathias Klaui, Sun-ae Seo, Young-jin Cho, Ung-hwan Pi, Ji-young Bae, Jin-seong Heo
  • Patent number: 8487356
    Abstract: The graphene device may include an upper oxide layer on at least one embedded gate, and a graphene channel and a plurality of electrodes on the upper oxide layer. The at least one embedded gate may be formed on the substrate. The graphene channel may be formed on the plurality of electrodes, or the plurality of electrodes may be formed on the graphene channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin seong Heo, Sun-ae Seo, Dong-chul Kim, Yun-sung Woo, Hyun-jong Chung
  • Patent number: 8421131
    Abstract: A graphene electronic device may include a silicon substrate, connecting lines on the silicon substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode on the silicon substrate, and an interlayer dielectric on the silicon substrate. The interlayer dielectric may be configured to cover the connecting lines and the first and second electrodes and the interlayer dielectric may be further configured to expose at least a portion of the first and second electrodes. The graphene electronic device may further include an insulating layer on the interlayer dielectric and a graphene layer on the insulating layer, the graphene layer having a first end and a second end. The first end of the graphene layer may be connected to the first electrode and the second end of the graphene layer may be connected to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Hyun-jong Chung, Seung-jae Baek, Sun-ae Seo, Yun-sung Woo, Jin-seong Heo, David Seo
  • Publication number: 20130075700
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, an electrode structure includes a graphene layer on a semiconductor layer and an electrode containing metal on the graphene layer. A field effect transistor (FET) may include the electrode structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-jun Yang, Seong-jun Park, Hyun-jong Chung, Jin-seong Heo
  • Patent number: 8405133
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device including graphene, a gate insulating layer may be formed between a gate electrode and a graphene layer, and an interlayer insulating layer may be formed under a portion of the graphene layer under which the gate insulating layer is not formed. The gate insulating layer may include a material that has higher dielectric permittivity than the interlayer insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-jong Chung, Jae-ho Lee, Jae-hong Lee, Hyung-cheol Shin, Sun-ae Seo, Sung-hoon Lee, Jin-seong Heo, Hee-jun Yang
  • Publication number: 20130065022
    Abstract: A method of transferring graphene includes patterning an upper surface of a substrate to form at least one trench therein, providing a graphene layer on the substrate, the graphene layer including an adhesive liquid thereon, pressing the graphene layer with respect to the substrate, and removing the adhesive liquid by drying the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: David SEO, Jin-seong HEO, Hyun-jong CHUNG, Hee-jun YANG, Seong-jun PARK, Hyun-jae SONG
  • Publication number: 20130048951
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a graphene switching devices has a tunable barrier. The graphene switching device may include a gate substrate, a gate dielectric on the gate substrate, a graphene layer on the gate dielectric, a semiconductor layer and a first electrode sequentially stacked on a first region of the graphene layer, and a second electrode on a second region of the graphene layer. The semiconductor layer may be doped with one of an n-type impurity and a p-type impurity. The semiconductor layer may face the gate substrate with the graphene layer being between the semiconductor layer and the gate substrate. The second region of the graphene layer may be separated from the first region on the graphene layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Seong HEO, Hyun-jong CHUNG, Hyun-jae SONG, Seong-jun PARK, David SEO, Hee-jun YANG
  • Publication number: 20130048948
    Abstract: Inverter logic devices include a gate oxide on a back substrate, a first graphene layer and a second graphene layer separated from each other on the gate oxide, a first electrode layer and a first semiconductor layer separated from each other on the first graphene layer, a second electrode layer and a second semiconductor layer separated from each other on the second graphene layer, and an output electrode on the first and second semiconductor layers and configured to output an output signal. The first semiconductor layer is doped with a different type of impurities selected from n-type impurities and p-type impurities than the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-seong HEO, Seong-jun PARK, Hyun-jong CHUNG, Hyun-jae SONG, Hee-jun YANG, David SEO
  • Publication number: 20120256167
    Abstract: The graphene electronic device may include a gate oxide on a conductive substrate, the conductive substrate configured to function as a gate electrode, a pair of first metals on the gate oxide, the pair of the first metals separate from each other, a graphene channel layer extending between the first metals and on the first metals, and a source electrode and a drain electrode on both edges of the graphene channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-seong Heo, Hyun-jong Chung, Sun-ae Seo, Sung-hoon Lee, Hee-jun Yang