Patents by Inventor Kui-Wn Kim

Kui-Wn Kim 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).

  • Chip information character set generation system and method of marking a chip with a chip information character set
    Patent number: 7451010
    Abstract: A chip information character set including a lot ID for chip-marking, which has a smaller number of characters than that of a conventional lot ID used in a fabrication line for a semiconductor device, is generated by coding the conventional lot ID using a decimal numeration system or a 62 decimal numeration system. A wafer identifier for chip-marking having 1-character is generated by coding a conventional number of a wafer using a set of identification symbols. A chip coordinate for chip-marking is having either 1-character or 2-characters is generated by coding a conventional coordinate of a chip in the wafer using the decimal or 62 decimal numeration system. The chip information character set has a simplified form to be written in a relatively short time, thereby increasing a productivity of the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Won Lee, Kui-Wn Kim, Hyo-Jin Sim
  • Chip information character set generation system and method of marking a chip with a chip information character set
    Publication number: 20070138252
    Abstract: A chip information character set including a lot ID for chip-marking, which has a smaller number of characters than that of a conventional lot ID used in a fabrication line for a semiconductor device, is generated by coding the conventional lot ID using a decimal numeration system or a 62 decimal numeration system. A wafer identifier for chip-marking having 1-character is generated by coding a conventional number of a wafer using a set of identification symbols. A chip coordinate for chip-marking is having either 1-character or 2-characters is generated by coding a conventional coordinate of a chip in the wafer using the decimal or 62 decimal numeration system. The chip information character set has a simplified form to be written in a relatively short time, thereby increasing a productivity of the semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Sang-Won Lee, Kui-Wn Kim, Hyo-Jin Sim