Patents by Inventor Kwonsang SEO

Kwonsang SEO 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: 11869751
    Abstract: An upper electrode used for a substrate processing apparatus using plasma is provided. The upper electrode includes a bottom surface including a center region and an edge region having a ring shape and surrounding the center region, a first protrusion portion protruding toward plasma from the edge region and having a ring shape, wherein the first protrusion portion includes a first apex corresponding to a radial local maximum point toward the plasma, and a first distance, which is a radial-direction distance between the first apex and a center axis of the upper electrode, is greater than a radius of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byungjo Kim, Sangki Nam, Jungmin Ko, Kwonsang Seo, Seungbo Shim, Younghyun Jo
  • Publication number: 20230143049
    Abstract: Provided are a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same. The substrate processing apparatus includes a lower electrode assembly, an upper electrode assembly disposed on the lower electrode assembly, and a plasma processing region between the lower electrode assembly and the upper electrode assembly. The lower electrode assembly includes a substrate support supporting a substrate, a coupling ring assembly surrounding the substrate support, an edge ring on the coupling ring assembly, and at least one upper contact pad contacting a lower surface of the edge ring and contacting at least one of the substrate support and the coupling ring assembly, the at least one upper contact pad being conductive. The coupling ring assembly includes a coupling ring and a conductive side contact pad in contact with a side surface of the substrate support and an inner surface of the coupling ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Seunghan Baek, Sangki Nam, Dongseok Han, Namkyun Kim, Kwonsang Seo, Kuihyun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230123891
    Abstract: An upper electrode used for a substrate processing apparatus using plasma is provided. The upper electrode includes a bottom surface including a center region and an edge region having a ring shape and surrounding the center region, a first protrusion portion protruding toward plasma from the edge region and having a ring shape, wherein the first protrusion portion includes a first apex corresponding to a radial local maximum point toward the plasma, and a first distance, which is a radial-direction distance between the first apex and a center axis of the upper electrode, is greater than a radius of a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byungjo KIM, Sangki NAM, Jungmin KO, Kwonsang SEO, Seungbo SHIM, Younghyun JO
  • Patent number: 11545344
    Abstract: An upper electrode used for a substrate processing apparatus using plasma is provided. The upper electrode includes a bottom surface including a center region and an edge region having a ring shape and surrounding the center region, a first protrusion portion protruding toward plasma from the edge region and having a ring shape, wherein the first protrusion portion includes a first apex corresponding to a radial local maximum point toward the plasma, and a first distance, which is a radial-direction distance between the first apex and a center axis of the upper electrode, is greater than a radius of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byungjo Kim, Sangki Nam, Jungmin Ko, Kwonsang Seo, Seungbo Shim, Younghyun Jo
  • Publication number: 20220351947
    Abstract: A plasma confinement ring includes a lower ring, an upper ring on the lower ring, and a connection ring extended to connect the lower ring to the upper ring. The lower ring includes a lower center hole vertically penetrating the lower ring at a center of the lower ring and at least one slit penetrating the lower ring in a region outside the lower center hole. The slit is structured to pass a more amount of air or gas at a first portion closer to the center of the lower ring than at a second portion farther from the center of the lower ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuihyun YOON, Sang Ki NAM, Kwonsang SEO, Sungho JANG, Jungmin KO, Nam Kyun KIM, Tae-Hyun KIM, Seunghan BAEK, Seungbin AHN, Jungmo YANG, Changheon LEE, Kangmin JEON
  • Publication number: 20220051877
    Abstract: An upper electrode used for a substrate processing apparatus using plasma is provided. The upper electrode includes a bottom surface including a center region and an edge region having a ring shape and surrounding the center region, a first protrusion portion protruding toward plasma from the edge region and having a ring shape, wherein the first protrusion portion includes a first apex corresponding to a radial local maximum point toward the plasma, and a first distance, which is a radial-direction distance between the first apex and a center axis of the upper electrode, is greater than a radius of a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byungjo KIM, Sangki NAM, Jungmin KO, Kwonsang SEO, Seungbo SHIM, Younghyun JO