Patents by Inventor Kyoung-kuk Chae

Kyoung-kuk Chae 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: 10635775
    Abstract: Provided is an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes: a first standard cell comprising a P-type Fin Field Effect Transistor (FinFET) region and an N-type FinFET region; and a filler cell adjacent to the first standard cell in a first direction and including a first region and a second region arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the first region includes a plurality of first insulating structures spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and the second region includes a second insulating structure having a width greater than that of at least one of the plurality of first insulating structures in the first direction, and one of the first region and the second region is arranged adjacent to the P-type FinFET region in the first direction and the other is arranged adjacent to the N-type FinFET region in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoi-jin Lee, Kyoung-kuk Chae
  • Patent number: 10540471
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. A semiconductor device includes a filler cell including first and second insulating structures, the first and second insulating structures extending in a first direction, the filler cell being defined by first cell boundaries; and a neighboring cell including a third insulating structure, the third insulating structure extending in the first direction, the neighboring cell being adjacent to the filler cell in the first direction and defined by second cell boundaries, wherein the first and second insulating structures are spaced apart from one another in a second direction, is the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Kuk Chae, Hoi Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20190012423
    Abstract: Provided is an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes: a first standard cell comprising a P-type Fin Field Effect Transistor (FinFET) region and an N-type FinFET region; and a filler cell adjacent to the first standard cell in a first direction and including a first region and a second region arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the first region includes a plurality of first insulating structures spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and the second region includes a second insulating structure having a width greater than that of at least one of the plurality of first insulating structures in the first direction, and one of the first region and the second region is arranged adjacent to the P-type FinFET region in the first direction and the other is arranged adjacent to the N-type FinFET region in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoi-jin LEE, Kyoung-kuk CHAE
  • Publication number: 20170329885
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. A semiconductor device includes a filler cell including first and second insulating structures, the first and second insulating structures extending in a first direction, the filler cell being defined by first cell boundaries; and a neighboring cell including a third insulating structure, the third insulating structure extending in the first direction, the neighboring cell being adjacent to the filler cell in the first direction and defined by second cell boundaries, wherein the first and second insulating structures are spaced apart from one another in a second direction, is the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Kuk CHAE, Hoi Jin LEE
  • Patent number: 7840926
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a logic circuit and one or more power gating transistor switches. The logic circuit may be connected between a power voltage and a ground voltage, and may perform one or more logic operations. The one or more power gating transistor switches may include a plurality of power gating transistors and poly resistors, and may switch application of the power voltage to the logic circuit according to an active mode, a sleep mode, or active and sleep modes of the logic circuit. The one or more power gating transistor switches may use the poly resistors to sequentially apply the power voltage to the logic circuit, to sequentially block the application of the power voltage to the logic circuit, or to sequentially apply the power voltage to the logic circuit and to sequentially block the application of the power voltage to the logic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-il Kim, Kyoung-kuk Chae
  • Publication number: 20080018389
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a logic circuit and one or more power gating transistor switches. The logic circuit may be connected between a power voltage and a ground voltage, and may perform one or more logic operations. The one or more power gating transistor switches may include a plurality of power gating transistors and poly resistors, and may switch application of the power voltage to the logic circuit according to an active mode, a sleep mode, or active and sleep modes of the logic circuit. The one or more power gating transistor switches may use the poly resistors to sequentially apply the power voltage to the logic circuit, to sequentially block the application of the power voltage to the logic circuit, or to sequentially apply the power voltage to the logic circuit and to sequentially block the application of the power voltage to the logic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Kwang-il Kim, Kyoung-kuk Chae