Patents by Inventor Min-Chul Sung

Min-Chul Sung 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).

  • Publication number: 20250081427
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a cell mold including a dummy channel pattern and a plurality of mold layers over a lower structure; forming a horizontal conductive line that intersects with the dummy channel pattern; forming a dummy channel layer by trimming the dummy channel pattern; forming a data storage element that is coupled to a first side of the dummy channel layer; replacing the dummy channel layer with a channel layer; and forming a vertical conductive line that is coupled to a second side of the channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: Min Chul SUNG
  • Publication number: 20250081443
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming an isolation layer that defines a plurality of active regions over a substrate; forming a bit line stack over the substrate; forming a main hard mask layer over the bit line stack; forming a plurality of first sacrificial mask layers over the main hard mask layer; forming a plurality of second sacrificial mask layers overlapping with both side ends of the first sacrificial mask layers over the first sacrificial mask layers; forming a main hard mask layer pattern by using the first and second sacrificial mask layers as barriers and etching the main hard mask layer; and forming a bit line structure by using the main hard mask layer pattern as a barrier and etching the bit line stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: Min Chul SUNG
  • Publication number: 20250071965
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a bit line; a plurality of first semiconductor pillars disposed over the bit line; a plurality of first cell contact plugs disposed between the first semiconductor pillars; a plurality of second semiconductor pillars coupled to the first cell contact plugs; a plurality of second cell contact plugs disposed between the second semiconductor pillars and coupled to the first semiconductor pillars; and a plurality of capacitors respectively coupled to the second semiconductor pillars and the second cell contact plugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Min Chul SUNG, Sei Yon KIM
  • Publication number: 20240276709
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a bit line positioned over the substrate and extending in a first direction; a first dielectric layer covering the bit line; a first channel layer positioned over the first dielectric layer; at least one word line positioned over the first channel layer and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; a second dielectric layer at least filling a space between adjacent word lines; a first contact coupled to the bit line by penetrating the second dielectric layer, the first channel layer, and the first dielectric layer; a third dielectric layer positioned over the word line, the second dielectric layer, and the first contact; and a second contact coupled to the first channel layer by penetrating the third dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Miri KIM, Sei Yon KIM, Min Chul SUNG
  • Publication number: 20240145531
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming a first oxide layer containing a first element over a first electrode layer; forming a second oxide layer containing a second element over the first oxide layer; forming a stacked structure in which a plurality of first oxide layers and a plurality of second oxide layers are alternately stacked by repeating the forming of the first oxide layer and the forming of the second oxide layer a plurality of times; and forming a second electrode layer over the stacked structure, wherein a thickness of a lowermost first oxide layer among the plurality of first oxide layers is greater than a thickness of each of other first oxide layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Wook WOO, Sei Yon KIM, Min Chul SUNG, Yeon Gyu LEE, Do Hee KIM, Ja Yong KIM
  • Publication number: 20240144987
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells; a sense amplifying circuit configured to sense data of the memory cells through bit lines, the sense amplifying circuit including: a first operational circuit configured to perform a first operation according to a first sensing control signal; and a second operational circuit configured to perform a second operation according to a second sensing control signal; and an operational monitoring circuit configured to provide the first sensing control signal or the second sensing control signal by monitoring whether at least some of the memory cells have a ferroelectric property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Gyeong Cheol PARK, Min Chul SUNG
  • Publication number: 20230422514
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first common plate extending vertically in a first direction; a second common plate which is spaced apart from the first common plate in a second direction and extends vertically in the first direction; a slit formed between the first common plate and the second common plate; a first memory cell array sharing the first common plate and including first capacitors that are vertically stacked in the first direction; and a second memory cell array sharing the second common plate and including second capacitors that are vertically stacked in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Min Chul SUNG
  • Publication number: 20230017800
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of bit line structures formed to be spaced apart from each other over a semiconductor substrate, a first spacer formed on both sidewalls of each of the bit line structures, a lower plug formed between the bit line structures and in contact with the semiconductor substrate, an upper plug positioned over the lower plug and having a greater line width than the lower plug, a middle plug positioned between the lower plug and the upper plug and having a smaller line width than a line width of the lower plug, and a second spacer positioned between the middle plug and the first spacer, wherein the second spacer is thicker than the first spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Min Chul SUNG
  • Patent number: 10650219
    Abstract: According to various example embodiments, an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing having a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second, opposing direction. A first area of the first surface includes a plurality of selectable input keys. A second area of the first surface excludes the plurality of keys. A sensor module, such as a fingerprint sensor, is installed to the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwanmyung Noh, Young-Gwon Koo, Taewan Kim, Min-Chul Sung, Seungwoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20180165493
    Abstract: According to various example embodiments, an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing having a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second, opposing direction. A first area of the first surface includes a plurality of selectable input keys. A second area of the first surface excludes the plurality of keys. A sensor module, such as a fingerprint sensor, is installed to the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Hwanmyung NOH, Young-Gwon KOO, Taewan KIM, Min-Chul SUNG, Seungwoon LEE
  • Patent number: 9472644
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a gate structure over a substrate, forming a multi-layer sidewall spacer including a first sacrificial spacer which covers sidewalls of the gate structure and a second sacrificial spacer which is disposed on a sidewall of the first sacrificial spacer and recessed lower than an upper surface of the gate structure, forming an air gap having a narrower width top portion than a middle and a bottom portions, by removing the first and second sacrificial spacers, and forming a capping layer which caps the top portion of the air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Min-Chul Sung
  • Patent number: 9443860
    Abstract: An e-fuse including a substrate including a first active region and a second active region which are spaced from each other by an isolation region, a first program gate and a second program gate which are disposed over the first active region in parallel with each other, a single select gate disposed over the second active region; a sharing doping region formed in the first active region between the first program gate and the second program gate, a first doping region and a second doping region that are formed in the second active region on both sides of the select gate, a first metal line suitable for electrically coupling the sharing doping region to the first doping region and a second metal line connected to the second doping region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Min-Chul Sung
  • Patent number: 9257345
    Abstract: An anti-fuse array of a semiconductor device and a method for forming the same are disclosed. The anti-fuse array for a semiconductor device includes a first-type semiconductor substrate formed to define an active region by a device isolation region, a second-type impurity implantation region formed in the active region, a first-type channel region isolated from the semiconductor substrate by the second-type impurity implantation region, a gate electrode formed over the channel region, and a first metal contact formed over the second-type impurity implantation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Min Chul Sung
  • Patent number: 9230793
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region and includes: a Silicon-Metal-Silicon (SMS)-structured wafer formed in the cell region, which includes a stacked structure of a first silicon substrate, a metal layer, and a second silicon substrate; and a Silicon On Insulator (SOI)-structured wafer formed in the peripheral region, which includes a stacked structure of the first silicon substrate, a silicon insulation film, and the second silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Min Chul Sung
  • Publication number: 20150228754
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a gate structure over a substrate, forming a multi-layer sidewall spacer including a first sacrificial spacer which covers sidewalls of the gate structure and a second sacrificial spacer which is disposed on a sidewall of the first sacrificial spacer and recessed lower than an upper surface of the gate structure, forming an air gap having a narrower width top portion than a middle and a bottom portions, by removing the first and second sacrificial spacers, and forming a capping layer which caps the top portion of the air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Min-Chul SUNG
  • Publication number: 20150179526
    Abstract: An anti-fuse array of a semiconductor device and a method for forming the same are disclosed. The anti-fuse array for a semiconductor device includes a first-type semiconductor substrate formed to define an active region by a device isolation region, a second-type impurity implantation region formed in the active region, a first-type channel region isolated from the semiconductor substrate by the second-type impurity implantation region, a gate electrode formed over the channel region, and a first metal contact formed over the second-type impurity implantation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Min Chul SUNG
  • Publication number: 20150108574
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region and includes: a Silicon-Metal-Silicon (SMS)-structured wafer formed in the cell region, which includes a stacked structure of a first silicon substrate, a metal layer, and a second silicon substrate; and a Silicon On Insulator (SOI)-structured wafer formed in the peripheral region, which includes a stacked structure of the first silicon substrate, a silicon insulation film, and the second silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Min Chul SUNG
  • Patent number: 9000560
    Abstract: An anti-fuse array of a semiconductor device and a method for forming the same are disclosed. The anti-fuse array for a semiconductor device includes a first-type semiconductor substrate formed to define an active region by a device isolation region, a second-type impurity implantation region formed in the active region, a first-type channel region isolated from the semiconductor substrate by the second-type impurity implantation region, a gate electrode formed over the channel region, and a first metal contact formed over the second-type impurity implantation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Min Chul Sung
  • Patent number: 8993391
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a conductive layer over first and second regions of a semiconductor substrate, forming a trench extended in the first region of the semiconductor substrate through the conductive layer, forming a recessed gate electrode in the trench, doping the conductive layer and the recessed first gate electrode, and forming a second gate electrode by etching the doped conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Min-Chul Sung
  • Publication number: 20140183689
    Abstract: An anti-fuse array of a semiconductor device and a method for forming the same are disclosed. The anti-fuse array for a semiconductor device includes a first-type semiconductor substrate formed to define an active region by a device isolation region, a second-type impurity implantation region formed in the active region, a first-type channel region isolated from the semiconductor substrate by the second-type impurity implantation region, a gate electrode formed over the channel region, and a first metal contact formed over the second-type impurity implantation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Min Chul SUNG