Patents by Inventor Sang Don ZOO

Sang Don ZOO 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: 20230189524
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device may include a substrate including a first and a second block region, and a stacked structure including insulating films and gate electrodes alternately stacked on the substrate. A vertical channel structure, a word line cut structure, and a block cut structure may penetrate the stacked structure. The word line cut structure may extend in a second direction. The block cut structure may extend in a first direction, connect to the word line cut structure, and define the first and second block regions. The block cut structure may include a first portion connected to the word line cut structure and a second portion connected to the first portion. From a planar viewpoint, the first portion may include at least a part not overlapping the second portion in the first direction and at least a region not overlapping the word line cut structure in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Gu KANG, Sang Don ZOO, Joon Sung KIM, Junghwan PARK, Seorim MOON, Seok Cheon BAEK, Cheol RYOU, Sun Young LEE, Cheol-Min LIM