Patents by Inventor NAMJUN KANG

NAMJUN KANG 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: 11075089
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of plasma etching and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device including the same. The method of plasma etching includes loading a substrate including an etch target onto a first electrode in a chamber, the chamber including the first electrode and a second electrode arranged to face each other, and etching the target. The etching the target includes applying a plurality of RF powers to one of the first and second electrodes. The plurality of RF powers may include a first RF power having a first frequency in a range from about 40 MHz to about 300 MHz, a second RF power having a second frequency in a range from about 100 kHz to about 10 MHz, and a third RF power having a third frequency in a range from about 10 kHz to about 5 MHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoyong Park, Namjun Kang, Dougyong Sung, Seungbo Shim, Junghyun Cho, Myungsun Choi
  • Patent number: 11075088
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of plasma etching and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device including the same. The method of plasma etching includes loading a substrate including an etch target onto a first electrode in a chamber, the chamber including the first electrode and a second electrode arranged to face each other, and etching the target. The etching the target includes applying a plurality of RF powers to one of the first and second electrodes. The plurality of RF powers may include a first RF power having a first frequency in a range from about 40 MHz to about 300 MHz, a second RF power having a second frequency in a range from about 100 kHz to about 10 MHz, and a third RF power having a third frequency in a range from about 10 kHz to about 5 MHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoyong Park, Namjun Kang, Dougyong Sung, Seungbo Shim, Junghyun Cho, Myungsun Choi
  • Publication number: 20200234965
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of plasma etching and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device including the same. The method of plasma etching includes loading a substrate including an etch target onto a first electrode in a chamber, the chamber including the first electrode and a second electrode arranged to face each other, and etching the target. The etching the target includes applying a plurality of RF powers to one of the first and second electrodes. The plurality of RF powers may include a first RF power having a first frequency in a range from about 40 MHz to about 300 MHz, a second RF power having a second frequency in a range from about 100 kHz to about 10 MHz, and a third RF power having a third frequency in a range from about 10 kHz to about 5 MHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoyong PARK, Namjun KANG, Dougyong SUNG, Seungbo SHIM, Junghyun CHO, Myungsun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200234964
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of plasma etching and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device including the same. The method of plasma etching includes loading a substrate including an etch target onto a first electrode in a chamber, the chamber including the first electrode and a second electrode arranged to face each other, and etching the target. The etching the target includes applying a plurality of RF powers to one of the first and second electrodes. The plurality of RF powers may include a first RF power having a first frequency in a range from about 40 MHz to about 300 MHz, a second RF power having a second frequency in a range from about 100 kHz to about 10 MHz, and a third RF power having a third frequency in a range from about 10 kHz to about 5 MHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoyong Park, Namjun Kang, Dougyong Sung, Seungbo Shim, Junghyun Cho, Myungsun Choi
  • Patent number: 10622217
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of plasma etching and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device including the same. The method of plasma etching includes loading a substrate including an etch target onto a first electrode in a chamber, the chamber including the first electrode and a second electrode arranged to face each other, and etching the target. The etching the target includes applying a plurality of RF powers to one of the first and second electrodes. The plurality of RF powers may include a first RF power having a first frequency in a range from about 40 MHz to about 300 MHz, a second RF power having a second frequency in a range from about 100 kHz to about 10 MHz, and a third RF power having a third frequency in a range from about 10 kHz to about 5 MHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoyong Park, Namjun Kang, Dougyong Sung, Seungbo Shim, Junghyun Cho, Myungsun Choi
  • Publication number: 20180358253
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes: a chuck base including a first hole; a first plate on the chuck base, wherein the first plate includes a second hole on the first hole; a first bushing in the first hole; and a porous block in the first bushing, wherein the first bushing contacts the first plate and is disposed adjacent to the porous block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: YOUNGJIN NOH, NAMJUN KANG, EUNG-SU KIM, SEUNGBO SHIM, SANG-HO LEE
  • Publication number: 20170229312
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of plasma etching and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device including the same. The method of plasma etching includes loading a substrate including an etch target onto a first electrode in a chamber, the chamber including the first electrode and a second electrode arranged to face each other, and etching the target. The etching the target includes applying a plurality of RF powers to one of the first and second electrodes. The plurality of RF powers may include a first RF power having a first frequency in a range from about 40 MHz to about 300 MHz, a second RF power having a second frequency in a range from about 100 kHz to about 10 MHz, and a third RF power having a third frequency in a range from about 10 kHz to about 5 MHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoyong PARK, Namjun Kang, Dougyong Sung, Seungbo Shim, Junghyun Cho, Myungsun Choi
  • Patent number: 9721762
    Abstract: Provided are a method and a system for managing semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The method may be performed using an equipment computer and may include ordering to perform a preventive maintenance to a chamber and parts in the chamber, monitoring a result of the preventive maintenance to the chamber and the parts, and performing a manufacturing process using plasma reaction in the chamber, if the result of the preventive maintenance is normal. The monitoring the result of the preventive maintenance may include a pre-screening method monitoring the result of the preventive maintenance using electric reflection coefficients obtained from the chamber and the parts without using the plasma reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyounghoon Han, Byungbok Kang, Namjun Kang, Tae-Hwa Kim, Junghyun Cho, Jae-Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 9378931
    Abstract: A pulse plasma apparatus includes a process chamber, source RF generator configured to supply first and second level RF pulse power having first and second duty cycles to an upper electrode of the process chamber, a reflected power indicator configured to indicate reflection RF power, a first matching network, and a controller. The first matching network is configured to match an impedance of the process chamber with an impedance of the source RF generator as a first or second matching capacitance value, respectively when the first level RF pulse power or second level RF pulse power is supplied, respectively. The controller is configured to calculate a third matching capacitance value based on the first and second matching capacitance values and a ratio of the first and second duty cycles, provide the third matching capacitance values to the first matching network, and control the source RF generator and first matching network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ohyung Kwon, Namjun Kang, Doug-Yong Sung, Jung-hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20160126069
    Abstract: A pulse plasma apparatus includes a process chamber, source RF generator configured to supply first and second level RF pulse power having first and second duty cycles to an upper electrode of the process chamber, a reflected power indicator configured to indicate reflection RF power, a first matching network, and a controller. The first matching network is configured to match an impedance of the process chamber with an impedance of the source RF generator as a first or second matching capacitance value, respectively when the first level RF pulse power or second level RF pulse power is supplied, respectively. The controller is configured to calculate a third matching capacitance value based on the first and second matching capacitance values and a ratio of the first and second duty cycles, provide the third matching capacitance values to the first matching network, and control the source RF generator and first matching network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Ohyung KWON, Namjun KANG, Doug-Yong SUNG, Jung-hyun CHO
  • Publication number: 20150198944
    Abstract: Provided are a method and a system for managing semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The method may be performed using an equipment computer and may include ordering to perform a preventive maintenance to a chamber and parts in the chamber, monitoring a result of the preventive maintenance to the chamber and the parts, and performing a manufacturing process using plasma reaction in the chamber, if the result of the preventive maintenance is normal. The monitoring the result of the preventive maintenance may include a pre-screening method monitoring the result of the preventive maintenance using electric reflection coefficients obtained from the chamber and the parts without using the plasma reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: KYOUNGHOON HAN, BYUNGBOK KANG, NAMJUN KANG, TAE-HWA KIM, JUNGHYUN CHO, JAE-HYUN LEE