Patents by Inventor Min-Yong Lee

Min-Yong Lee 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: 7563673
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for forming a gate structure of a semiconductor device. The method comprises forming a plurality of gates including a first gate dielectric film, a first gate conductive film, and a gate silicide film sequentially stacked on a silicon substrate having a field oxide film, forming a thermal oxide film on a side of the first gate conductive film, etching the silicon substrate exposed between the plurality of gates to a predetermined depth to form a plurality of trenches, forming a second gate oxide film on the interior wall of the trenches, and forming a second gate conductive film in a spacer shape on a predetermined region of the second gate oxide film, and on a side of the first gate conductive film, the gate silicide film, and the thermal oxide film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Young Bog Kim, Jun Soo Chang, Min Yong Lee, Yong Seok Eun
  • Publication number: 20090173996
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having recess gates and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having inverse triangular recesses formed therein; a gate insulating film having a designated thickness formed on the semiconductor substrate; gate electrodes formed on the gate insulating film so that the gate electrodes fill the inverse triangular recesses and protrude from the surface of the semiconductor substrate; and first and second junction regions formed in the semiconductor substrate and opposed to each other so that the corresponding one of the gate electrodes is interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Kyoung Bong Rouh, Seung Woo Jin, Min Yong Lee, Yong Soo Jung
  • Publication number: 20090170265
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having recess gates and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having inverse triangular recesses formed therein; a gate insulating film having a designated thickness formed on the semiconductor substrate; gate electrodes formed on the gate insulating film so that the gate electrodes fill the inverse triangular recesses and protrude from the surface of the semiconductor substrate; and first and second junction regions formed in the semiconductor substrate and opposed to each other so that the corresponding one of the gate electrodes is interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Kyoung Bong Rouh, Seung Woo Jin, Min Yong Lee, Yong Soo Jung
  • Patent number: 7554106
    Abstract: An ion implantation apparatus comprises an ion beam source for generating an initial ion beam, a bundled ion beam generator adapted to change the initial ion beam into a bundled ion beam based on a predetermined frequency to pass the bundled ion beam for a first time while passing the initial ion beam for a second time, a beam line for accelerating the ion beam having passed through the ion beam generator, and an end station for arranging a wafer therein to allow the ion beam accelerated by the beam line to be implanted in the wafer, the end station operating to move the wafer in a direction perpendicular to an ion beam implantation direction, so as to implant the bundled ion beam in a first region of the wafer and the initial ion beam in a second region of the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Bong Rouh, Seung Woo Jin, Min Yong Lee, Yong Soo Jung
  • Patent number: 7538003
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor comprises forming a source region of a first conductivity type and a drain region of the first conductivity type, which are separated from each other by a channel region, in upper regions of a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate stack on the channel region, and feeding hydrogen into junctions of the source and drain regions to neutralize dopants of the first conductivity type present within particular portions of the junctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Bong Rouh, Min Yong Lee, Yong Soo Joung
  • Patent number: 7529116
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a memory device having an increased level of integration with a simplified method of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Soo Jung, Min Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 7511337
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having recess gates and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having inverse triangular recesses formed therein; a gate insulating film having a designated thickness formed on the semiconductor substrate; gate electrodes formed on the gate insulating film so that the gate electrodes fill the inverse triangular recesses and protrude from the surface of the semiconductor substrate; and first and second junction regions formed in the semiconductor substrate and opposed to each other so that the corresponding one of the gate electrodes is interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Bong Rouh, Seung Woo Jin, Min Yong Lee, Yong Soo Jung
  • Publication number: 20090045389
    Abstract: A phase change memory device and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes the steps of defining bottom electrode contact holes by removing portions of an insulation layer, to expose bottom electrodes, on a semiconductor substrate on which the bottom electrodes and the insulation layer are sequentially formed; forming amorphous silicon spacers on inner sidewalls of the bottom electrode contact holes; and forming bottom electrode contacts in the bottom electrode contact holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Yong Seok Eun, Su Jin Chae, Keum Bum Lee, Heon Yong Chang, Min Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20090039334
    Abstract: A phase-change memory device and a fabrication method thereof, capable of reducing driving current while minimizing a size of a contact hole used for forming a PN diode in the phase-change memory device that employs the PN diode. The method of fabricating the phase-change memory device includes the steps of preparing a semiconductor substrate having a junction area formed with a dielectric layer, forming an interlayer dielectric layer having etching selectivity lower than that of the dielectric layer over an entire structure, and forming a contact hole by removing predetermined portions of the interlayer dielectric layer and the dielectric layer. The contact area between the PN diode and the semiconductor substrate is increased so that interfacial resistance is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Su Jin CHAE, Keum Bum LEE, Min Yong LEE
  • Patent number: 7488959
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for partial ion implantation. The apparatus includes a wafer support, an ion beam irradiator capable of generating and irradiating an ion beam entering the wafer, and an ion beam exposure adjustor to adjust exposure of the wafer with respect to the ion beam according to regions of the wafer by setting an exposure opening via combination of ion beam shields for blocking the ion beam with respect to the wafer. The exposure opening enables the wafer to be partially exposed to the ion beam irradiated therethrough. With this apparatus, effective partial ion implantation can be performed to compensate variation of a threshold voltage Vt in a channel of a transistor, thereby providing more uniform characteristics of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Soo Jung, Seung Woo Jin, Min Yong Lee, Kyoung Bong Rouh
  • Patent number: 7442946
    Abstract: A nonuniform ion implantation apparatus comprises a wide ion beam generator for generating a wide ion beam including a plurality of wide ion beams irradiated on at least two sections among a plurality of sections into which a wafer is divided, and a wafer drive unit for vertically reciprocating the wafer while the wide ion beam generated by the wide ion beam generator is irradiated on the wafer. At least one of the wide ion beams has a dose different from that of at least another wide ion beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Min Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20080160699
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device having a bulb-type recessed channel including forming a mask layer on the semiconductor substrate to expose a region where a trench for a bulb-type recessed channel can be formed, forming the trench in the semiconductor substrate, implanting dopant ions in three-dimensional radial directions with a predetermined tilt angle in the exposed region of the semiconductor substrate, removing the mask layer, forming a gate stack in the region including the trench, and forming a source/drain in the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Min Yong Lee, Yong Seok Eun, Dong Su Park, Jun Soo Chang
  • Publication number: 20080158937
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a memory device having an increased level of integration with a simplified method of manufacture The memory device includes: a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines each regularly arranged, and a plurality of unit memory cells each formed at an intersection between an associated one of the word lines and an associated one of the bit lines, wherein each unit memory cell includes a capacitor connected to one of the bit lines and a threshold voltage switching device comprising two terminals, one terminal being connected to the capacitor and the other terminal being connected to one of the bit lines, the threshold voltage switching device being capable of switching current flow at a specific threshold voltage via a rapid variation in resistance depending upon a voltage applied through the word line and the bit line, wherein the capacitor is capable of accumulating electric charges supplied from the bit line based on a switching operation of the threshold voltage switching device
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Yong Soo Jung, Min Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20080160730
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a mask pattern for exposing a region of a semiconductor substrate. Dopant ions are implanted into the exposed region of the semiconductor substrate at a tilt angle of approximately 4.4° to 7°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Min Yong LEE, Yong Soo JUNG
  • Publication number: 20080153275
    Abstract: A non-uniform ion implantation apparatus comprises a wide ion beam generator configured to generate a plurality of wide ion beams to irradiate at least two regions on the entire area of a wafer, and a wafer rotating device configured to rotate the wafer in a predetermined direction while the wide ion beams generated by the wide ion beam generator are irradiated to the wafer. Among the wide ion beams, at least one wide ion beam has a different dose from that of at least one different wide ion beam. Since the wide ion beams are irradiated at different doses to the wafer, a smooth circular border is formed between the regions to which the impurity ions are implanted to different concentrations. Since the position of the wafer is suitably changed for the wide ion beams, it is possible to control disposition of the regions implanted with the impurity ions of different concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Bong ROUH, Seung Woo Jin, Min Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20080128640
    Abstract: An ion implantation apparatus comprises an ion beam source for generating an initial ion beam, a bundled ion beam generator adapted to change the initial ion beam into a bundled ion beam based on a predetermined frequency to pass the bundled ion beam for a first time while passing the initial ion beam for a second time, a beam line for accelerating the ion beam having passed through the ion beam generator, and an end station for arranging a wafer therein to allow the ion beam accelerated by the beam line to be implanted in the wafer, the end station operating to move the wafer in a direction perpendicular to an ion beam implantation direction, so as to implant the bundled ion beam in a first region of the wafer and the initial ion beam in a second region of the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Bong Rouh, Seung Woo Jin, Min Yong Lee, Yong Soo Jung
  • Publication number: 20080128639
    Abstract: An ion implantation apparatus includes an ion beam source for generating an ion beam; an implantation energy controller disposed on a path of the ion beam for controlling the ion implantation energy of the ion beam so that an ion beam having a first implantation energy is created for a first period of time and an ion beam having a second implantation energy is created for a second period of time; a beam line for accelerating the ion beam; and an end station for mounting a substrate, into which the ion beam accelerated by the beam line is implanted onto the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Bong Rouh, Seung Woo Jin, Min Yong Lee, Yong Soo Jung
  • Patent number: 7365406
    Abstract: A non-uniform ion implantation apparatus comprises a wide ion beam generator configured to generate a plurality of wide ion beams to irradiate at least two regions on the entire area of a wafer, and a wafer rotating device configured to rotate the wafer in a predetermined direction while the wide ion beams generated by the wide ion beam generator are irradiated to the wafer. Among the wide ion beams, at least one wide ion beam has a different dose from that of at least one different wide ion beam. Since the wide ion beams are irradiated at different doses to the wafer, a smooth circular border is formed between the regions to which the impurity ions are implanted to different concentrations. Since the position of the wafer is suitably changed for the wide ion beams, it is possible to control disposition of the regions implanted with the impurity ions of different concentrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Bong Rouh, Seung Woo Jin, Min Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 7351627
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device via gate-through ion implantation, comprising forming a gate stack on a semiconductor substrate and performing ion implantation for control of the threshold voltage and junction ion implantation for formation of source/drain regions, on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate having the gate stack formed thereon. In accordance with the present invention, since ion implantation is carried out after formation of the gate stack involving a thermal process, there are no changes in concentrations of implanted dopants due to heat treatment upon formation of the gate stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Woo Jin, Min Yong Lee, Kyoung Bong Rouh
  • Patent number: 7332772
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, having a recessed gate and asymmetric dopant regions, comprises a semiconductor substrate having a trench with a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the heights of which are different from each other, a gate insulating layer pattern disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a gate stack disposed on the semiconductor such that the gate stack protrudes from the surface of the semiconductor substrate while the gate stack fills the trench, and first and second dopant regions disposed at the upper part of the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the first and second sidewalls of the trench, respectively, such that the first and second dopant regions have different steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Bong Rouh, Seung Woo Seung, Min Yong Lee