Patents by Inventor Kee-jeong Rho

Kee-jeong Rho 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: 11925015
    Abstract: Vertical memory devices, and methods of manufacturing the same, include providing a substrate including a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region, forming a mold structure in the cell array region, forming an opening for a common source line passing through the mold structure and extending in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate, forming a first contact plug having an inner sidewall delimiting a recessed region in the opening for the common source line, and forming a common source bit line contact electrically connected to the inner sidewall of the first contact plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Yong Park, Kee-Jeong Rho, Hyeong Park, Tae-Wan Lim
  • Publication number: 20210005615
    Abstract: Vertical memory devices, and methods of manufacturing the same, include providing a substrate including a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region, forming a mold structure in the cell array region, forming an opening for a common source line passing through the mold structure and extending in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate, forming a first contact plug having an inner sidewall delimiting a recessed region in the opening for the common source line, and forming a common source bit line contact electrically connected to the inner sidewall of the first contact plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: SANG-YONG PARK, KEE-JEONG RHO, HYEONG PARK, TAE-WAN LIM
  • Patent number: 10811421
    Abstract: Vertical memory devices, and methods of manufacturing the same, include providing a substrate including a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region, forming a mold structure in the cell array region, forming an opening for a common source line passing through the mold structure and extending in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate, forming a first contact plug having an inner sidewall delimiting a recessed region in the opening for the common source line, and forming a common source bit line contact electrically connected to the inner sidewall of the first contact plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-yong Park, Kee-jeong Rho, Hyeong Park, Tae-wan Lim
  • Patent number: 10600805
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of channels on the substrate and extending in a first direction that vertical to a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of gate lines and a conductive line on the substrate. The gate lines are stacked on top of each other. The gate lines surround the channels. The gate lines are spaced apart from each other along the first direction. The conductive line cuts the gate lines along the first direction. A width of the conductive line is periodically and repeatedly changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hee Park, Jong-Min Lee, Seon-Kyung Kim, Kee-Jeong Rho, Jin-hyun Shin, Jong-Hyun Park, Jin-Yeon Won
  • Patent number: 10236298
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical non-volatile memory device in which a capacitor constituting a peripheral circuit region is formed as a vertical type so that an area occupied by the capacitor in the entire device can be reduced as compared with a planar capacitor. Thus, a non-volatile memory device may be highly integrated and have a high capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Suk Kim, Joon-Hee Lee, Kee-Jeong Rho
  • Publication number: 20190043889
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of channels on the substrate and extending in a first direction that vertical to a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of gate lines and a conductive line on the substrate. The gate lines are stacked on top of each other. The gate lines surround the channels. The gate lines are spaced apart from each other along the first direction. The conductive line cuts the gate lines along the first direction. A width of the conductive line is periodically and repeatedly changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hee PARK, Jong-Min LEE, Seon-Kyung KIM, Kee-Jeong RHO, Jin-hyun SHIN, Jong-Hyun PARK, Jin-Yeon WON
  • Publication number: 20180308857
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical non-volatile memory device in which a capacitor constituting a peripheral circuit region is formed as a vertical type so that an area occupied by the capacitor in the entire device can be reduced as compared with a planar capacitor. Thus, a non-volatile memory device may be highly integrated and have a high capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: HYUN-SUK KIM, JOON-HEE LEE, KEE-JEONG RHO
  • Patent number: 10014315
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical non-volatile memory device in which a capacitor constituting a peripheral circuit region is formed as a vertical type so that an area occupied by the capacitor in the entire device can be reduced as compared with a planar capacitor. Thus, a non-volatile memory device may be highly integrated and have a high capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-suk Kim, Joon-hee Lee, Kee-jeong Rho
  • Publication number: 20180026041
    Abstract: Vertical memory devices, and methods of manufacturing the same, include providing a substrate including a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region, forming a mold structure in the cell array region, forming an opening for a common source line passing through the mold structure and extending in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate, forming a first contact plug having an inner sidewall delimiting a recessed region in the opening for the common source line, and forming a common source bit line contact electrically connected to the inner sidewall of the first contact plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Sang-yong Park, Kee-jeong Rho, Hyeong Park, Tae-wan Lim
  • Patent number: 9780096
    Abstract: Vertical memory devices, and methods of manufacturing the same, include providing a substrate including a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region, forming a mold structure in the cell array region, forming an opening for a common source line passing through the mold structure and extending in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate, forming a first contact plug having an inner sidewall delimiting a recessed region in the opening for the common source line, and forming a common source bit line contact electrically connected to the inner sidewall of the first contact plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-yong Park, Kee-jeong Rho, Hyeong Park, Tae-wan Lim
  • Publication number: 20170243878
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical non-volatile memory device in which a capacitor constituting a peripheral circuit region is formed as a vertical type so that an area occupied by the capacitor in the entire device can be reduced as compared with a planar capacitor. Thus, a non-volatile memory device may be highly integrated and have a high capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Hyun-suk KIM, Joon-hee LEE, Kee-jeong RHO
  • Patent number: 9659954
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical non-volatile memory device in which a capacitor constituting a peripheral circuit region is formed as a vertical type so that an area occupied by the capacitor in the entire device can be reduced as compared with a planar capacitor. Thus, a non-volatile memory device may be highly integrated and have a high capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-suk Kim, Joon-hee Lee, Kee-jeong Rho
  • Publication number: 20170104000
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of channels on the substrate and extending in a first direction that vertical to a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of gate lines and a conductive line on the substrate. The gate lines are stacked on top of each other. The gate lines surround the channels. The gate lines are spaced apart from each other along the first direction. The conductive line cuts the gate lines along the first direction. A width of the conductive line is periodically and repeatedly changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Joo-Hee PARK, Jong-Min LEE, Seon-Kyung KIM, Kee-Jeong RHO, Jin-hyun SHIN, Jong-Hyun PARK, Jin-Yeon WON
  • Publication number: 20160204111
    Abstract: Vertical memory devices, and methods of manufacturing the same, include providing a substrate including a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region, forming a mold structure in the cell array region, forming an opening for a common source line passing through the mold structure and extending in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate, forming a first contact plug having an inner sidewall delimiting a recessed region in the opening for the common source line, and forming a common source bit line contact electrically connected to the inner sidewall of the first contact plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sang-Yong Park, Kee-jeong Rho, Hyeong Park, Tae-wan Lim
  • Publication number: 20150318296
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical non-volatile memory device in which a capacitor constituting a peripheral circuit region is formed as a vertical type so that an area occupied by the capacitor in the entire device can be reduced as compared with a planar capacitor. Thus, a non-volatile memory device may be highly integrated and have a high capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Hyun-suk Kim, Joon-hee Lee, Kee-jeong Rho