Patents by Inventor MIN-KWON CHOI

MIN-KWON CHOI 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).

  • Moisture blocking structure and/or a guard ring, a semiconductor device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9679896
    Abstract: A moisture blocking structure includes an active fin disposed on a sealing region of a substrate, the substrate including a chip region and the sealing region surrounding a periphery of the chip region, the active fin continuously surrounding the chip region and having a winding line shape in a plan view. A gate structure covers the active fin and surrounds the periphery of the chip region. A conductive structure is disposed on the gate structure, the conductive structure surrounding the periphery of the chip region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Soo Yoon, Min-Kwon Choi, Yang-Soo Son, Hyun-Jo Kim, Han-Ii Yu
  • MOISTURE BLOCKING STRUCTURE AND/OR A GUARD RING, A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160172359
    Abstract: A moisture blocking structure includes an active fin disposed on a sealing region of a substrate, the substrate including a chip region and the sealing region surrounding a periphery of the chip region, the active fin continuously surrounding the chip region and having a winding line shape in a plan view. A gate structure covers the active fin and surrounds the periphery of the chip region. A conductive structure is disposed on the gate structure, the conductive structure surrounding the periphery of the chip region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: YOUNG-SOO YOON, MIN-KWON CHOI, YANG-SOO SON, HYUN-JO KIM, HAN-II YU