Patents by Inventor Nam-Jae Lee

Nam-Jae 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: 11562956
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor memory device and an erasing method of the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes: a plurality of word lines stacked between a source conductive pattern and a bit line; at least two drain select lines disposed between the plurality word lines and the bit line, the at least two drain select lines being spaced apart from each other in an extending direction of the bit line; and an erase control line disposed between the at least two drain select lines and the plurality of word lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11552102
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming holes passing through a stacked structure, surrounding channel structures, and replacing some of the materials of the stacked structure through the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20220415910
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a source structure formed on a base, an etch prevention layer formed on the source structure, bit lines, a stack structure located between the etch prevention layer and the bit lines and including conductive layers and insulating layers that are alternately stacked on each other, and a channel structure passing through the stack structure and the etch prevention layer, wherein a lower portion of the channel structure is located in the source structure and a sidewall of the lower portion of the channel structure is in direct contact with the source structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae LEE
  • Publication number: 20220415918
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor memory device including: a substrate having a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) circuit; a gate stack structure including interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns, which are alternately stacked in a vertical direction on the substrate; a channel structure having a first part penetrating the gate stack structure and a second part extending from one end of the first part, the second part extending beyond the gate stack structure; a common source line extending to overlap with the gate stack structure, the common source line surrounding the second part of the channel structure; a memory layer disposed between the first part of the channel structure and the gate stack structure; and a bit line connected to the other end of the first part of the channel structure, the bit line being disposed between the substrate and the gate stack structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae LEE
  • Patent number: 11538830
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor memory device may include a stacked body including alternately stacked interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns, and channel structures penetrating the stacked body. Each of the channel structures may include a channel layer vertically extending up to the height of the upper portion of at least one upper conductive pattern disposed uppermost, among the conductive patterns, a memory layer surrounding the channel layer and extending from the lower interlayer insulating layer to the height of the middle portion of the upper conductive pattern, and a doped semiconductor pattern disposed above the channel layer and the memory layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11527549
    Abstract: A memory device and a method of manufacturing the memory device includes a stacked structure having a cell region and a slimming region. The memory device also includes a plurality of vertical channel structures each including memory cells and vertically passing through the stacked structure in the cell region. The memory device further includes a plurality of support structures each having a structure of each of the vertical channel structures and vertically passing through the stacked structure in the slimming region. The plurality of support structures have different heights depending on the shape of the stacked structure in the slimming region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11508740
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a plurality of first contact structures, plug-shaped second contact structures configured to be connected to a first number of the plurality of first contact structures, respectively, a slit-shaped second contact structure configured to be connected to a second number of the plurality of first contact structures, adjacent in a first direction, and a third contact structure configured to be connected to sidewalls of the plug-shaped second contact structures, adjacent in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20220352202
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor memory device and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor memory device includes: a cell stack structure surrounding a first channel structure and a second channel structure; a first source select line overlapping with a first region of the cell stack structure and surrounding the first channel structure; and a second source select line overlapping with a second region of the cell stack structure and surrounding the second channel structure. Each of the first source select line and the second source select line includes a first select gate layer overlapping with the cell stack structure, a second select gate layer disposed between the first select gate layer and the cell stack structure, and a third select gate layer disposed between the first select gate layer and the second select gate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae LEE
  • Publication number: 20220344363
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor memory device and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor memory device includes: forming a preliminary memory cell array that includes a gate stack structure and a channel structure wherein the gate stack structure includes interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns, alternately stacked on a first substrate, and wherein the channel structure has a first end portion that penetrates the gate stack structure and extends into the first substrate; forming a common source line to be in contact with a second end portion of the channel structure, the common source line formed on a first surface of the gate stack structure; removing the first substrate; and forming a bit line connected to the first end portion of the channel structure on a second surface of the gate stack structure that is opposite of the first surface of the gate stack structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae LEE
  • Publication number: 20220335980
    Abstract: Provided herein is a semiconductor memory device and a manufacturing method of the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a contact pattern including a vertical contact part, and a sidewall contact part extending from the vertical contact part in a direction crossing the vertical contact part, a lower conductive pattern having a hole into which the vertical contact part is inserted, and an upper conductive pattern overlapping a portion of the lower conductive pattern. The upper conductive pattern includes a first side portion in contact with the sidewall contact part, and a second side portion facing the vertical contact part and spaced apart from the vertical contact part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae LEE
  • Publication number: 20220336488
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a substrate with a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuit; a gate stacked body with interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns that are alternately stacked on the substrate in a vertical direction; a plurality of channel structures passing through the gate stacked body, each with a first end that protrudes above the gate stacked body; and a plurality of conductive layers disposed over the gate stacked body. Each of the plurality of conductive layers is in contact with the first end of at least one of the plurality of channel structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Nam Jae LEE, Myoung Kwan CHO
  • Patent number: 11469242
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor memory device including: a substrate having a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) circuit; a gate stack structure including interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns, which are alternately stacked in a vertical direction on the substrate; a channel structure having a first part penetrating the gate stack structure and a second part extending from one end of the first part, the second part extending beyond the gate stack structure; a common source line extending to overlap with the gate stack structure, the common source line surrounding the second part of the channel structure; a memory layer disposed between the first part of the channel structure and the gate stack structure; and a bit line connected to the other end of the first part of the channel structure, the bit line being disposed between the substrate and the gate stack structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11462557
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a source structure formed on a base, an etch prevention layer formed on the source structure, bit lines, a stack structure located between the etch prevention layer and the bit lines and including conductive layers and insulating layers that are alternately stacked on each other, and a channel structure passing through the stack structure and the etch prevention layer, wherein a lower portion of the channel structure is located in the source structure and a sidewall of the lower portion of the channel structure is in direct contact with the source structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20220310653
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor memory device are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a doped semiconductor pattern including a body portion and a first protrusion protruding from the body portion in a first direction, a first channel pattern disposed on a top surface of the first protrusion and extending in the first direction, a first memory pattern surrounding a sidewall of the first channel pattern and extending on a sidewall of the first protrusion, and interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns alternately stacked on each other in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Nam Kuk KIM, Nam Jae LEE
  • Publication number: 20220302099
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate extending in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction; a plurality of input/output pads disposed at one side of the substrate; a first circuit adjacent to the input/output pads in the first direction; a second circuit disposed to be spaced farther apart from the input/output pads in the first direction than the first circuit; a first memory cell array overlapping the first circuit; a second memory cell array overlapping the second circuit; first metal source patterns overlapping the first memory cell array and being spaced apart from each other in the second direction; and a second metal source pattern overlapping the second memory cell array and formed to have a width wider than a width of each of the first metal source patterns in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae LEE
  • Patent number: 11417672
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor memory device and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor memory device includes: forming a preliminary memory cell array that includes a gate stack structure and a channel structure, wherein the gate stack structure includes interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns, alternately stacked on a first substrate, and wherein the channel structure has a first end portion that penetrates the gate stack structure and extends into the first substrate; forming a common source line to be in contact with a second end portion of the channel structure, the common source line formed on a first surface of the gate stack structure; removing the first substrate; and forming a bit line connected to the first end portion of the channel structure on a second surface of the gate stack structure that is opposite of the first surface of the gate stack structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11410708
    Abstract: Provided herein is a semiconductor memory device and a manufacturing method of the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a contact pattern including a vertical contact part, and a sidewall contact part extending from the vertical contact part in a direction crossing the vertical contact part, a lower conductive pattern having a hole into which the vertical contact part is inserted, and an upper conductive pattern overlapping a portion of the lower conductive pattern. The upper conductive pattern includes a first side portion in contact with the sidewall contact part, and a second side portion facing the vertical contact part and spaced apart from the vertical contact part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11411022
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor memory device and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor memory device includes: a cell stack structure surrounding a first channel structure and a second channel structure; a first source select line overlapping with a first region of the cell stack structure and surrounding the first channel structure; and a second source select line overlapping with a second region of the cell stack structure and surrounding the second channel structure. Each of the first source select line and the second source select line includes a first select gate layer overlapping with the cell stack structure, a second select gate layer disposed between the first select gate layer and the cell stack structure, and a third select gate layer disposed between the first select gate layer and the second select gate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20220230957
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device, includes a stacked structure including a plurality of conductive layers for local lines stacked on a semiconductor substrate defined by a cell region and a slimming region to be spaced apart from each other, wherein the plurality of conductive layers for local lines are stacked in a step structure in the slimming region. The semiconductor memory device also includes a plurality of contact plugs formed to penetrate the stack structure in the slimming region, the plurality of contact plugs corresponding to each of the conductive layers for local lines. Each of the plurality of contact plugs includes a protrusion part protruding horizontally, and the protrusion part is connected to a corresponding conductive layer for local lines among the plurality of conductive layers for local lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae LEE
  • Patent number: 11393842
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor memory device are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a doped semiconductor pattern including a body portion and a first protrusion protruding from the body portion in a first direction, a first channel pattern disposed on a top surface of the first protrusion and extending in the first direction, a first memory pattern surrounding a sidewall of the first channel pattern and extending on a sidewall of the first protrusion, and interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns alternately stacked on each other in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Nam Kuk Kim, Nam Jae Lee