Patents by Inventor Sangkyune KIM

Sangkyune KIM 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: 12319841
    Abstract: A slurry composition for a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process, the slurry composition including a first organic polishing booster including a quaternary amine group; a second organic polishing booster including an amino acid; and a carrier; wherein inorganic polishing particles are not included in the slurry composition or included in an amount of less than 0.01% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Inkwon Kim, Yearin Byun, Sangkyun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Hyosan Lee, Wonki Hur
  • Publication number: 20250115785
    Abstract: A slurry composition for chemical mechanical metal polishing includes a corrosion inhibitor, abrasive particles, an oxidizing agent, and a solvent. The corrosion inhibitor includes a C2 to C30 aliphatic heterocyclic compound including at least one nitrogen atom in the ring and at least one functional group selected from a halogen, an amine group, a cyclic amine group, a nitro group, an amide group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, an alkoxy group, a C10 to C30 alkyl group, or an ester group; or a C2 to C30 aromatic heterocyclic compound including at least one nitrogen atom in the ring and at least one functional group selected from a halogen, an amine group, a cyclic amine group, a nitro group, an amide group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, an alkoxy group, a C10 to C30 alkyl group, and an ester group; or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SOULBRAIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonki HUR, Seokjoo KIM, Daehoon YANG, Sanghyun PARK, Gayoung KIM, Sangkyun KIM, Inkwon KIM, Eunho SONG, Jaekwang CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240189960
    Abstract: A membrane coating compound for a chemical mechanical polishing process, a membrane structure for a chemical mechanical polishing process, and a polishing apparatus for a chemical mechanical polishing process in which a wafer is holdable under pressure on the polishing apparatus, the membrane coating compound includes a functional group capable of hydrogen bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Yearin BYUN, Inkwon KIM, Sangkyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20230332015
    Abstract: A slurry composition for polishing metal and a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device, the slurry composition includes a first organic polishing booster including a cationic polymer salt that includes a quaternary ammonium cation; a second organic polishing booster including an organic acid; an oxidizer; a pH adjuster; 0 wt% to about 0.1 wt% of an inorganic abrasive; and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Inkwon KIM, Yearin Byun, Sangkyun KIM, Boun YOON, Hyosan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230257630
    Abstract: A slurry composition is used to treat a surface of a target structure including at least one of a first polishing target film and a second polishing target film, which include different materials from each other, by a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process. The slurry composition includes: polishing particles; a first inhibitor including a nonionic polymer to selectively bond to the first polishing target film; and a second inhibitor including an anionic polymer to selectively bond to the second polishing target film. A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device includes: forming, on a substrate, a target structure including at least one of a first polishing target film and a second polishing target film; applying the slurry composition onto the target structure; and treating a surface of the target structure by a CMP process while the slurry composition covers the target structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Kctech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wooin LEE, Jihye KIM, Seungho PARK, Jaewoo LEE, Jaeik LEE, Jaehak LEE, Bohyeok CHOI, Jungeun KANG, Boyun KIM, Sangkyun KIM, Hyukmin KIM
  • Publication number: 20230104949
    Abstract: A slurry composition for a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process, the slurry composition including a first organic polishing booster including a quaternary amine group; a second organic polishing booster including an amino acid; and a carrier; wherein inorganic polishing particles are not included in the slurry composition or included in an amount of less than 0.01% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Inkwon KIM, Yearin BYUN, Sangkyun KIM, Sanghyun PARK, Hyosan LEE, Wonki HUR
  • Patent number: 11281086
    Abstract: A projector is disclosed. The projector comprises: a body having an upper surfaces; a light output unit provided inside the body and outputting an image toward the upper surface; a cover covering the upper surface and pivotally connected to the body; and a control unit for reversing the image according to the angle formed by the cover and the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangkyun Kim, Eunbong Lee
  • Publication number: 20210011368
    Abstract: A projector is disclosed. The projector comprises: a body having an upper surfaces; a light output unit provided inside the body and outputting an image toward the upper surface; a cover covering the upper surface and pivotally connected to the body; and a control unit for reversing the image according to the angle formed by the cover and the upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangkyun KIM, Eunbong LEE
  • Patent number: 10716755
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a peripheral structure, a lower insulating layer, and a stack. The substrate includes a peripheral circuit region and a cell array region. The peripheral structure is on the peripheral circuit region. The lower insulating layer covers the peripheral circuit region and the cell array region and has a protruding portion protruding from a flat portion. The stack is on the lower insulating layer and the cell array region, and includes upper conductive patterns and insulating patterns which are alternately and repeatedly stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngbeom Pyon, Kichul Park, Inkwon Kim, Ki Hoon Jang, Byoungho Kwon, Sangkyun Kim, Boun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20190157279
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a peripheral structure, a lower insulating layer, and a stack. The substrate includes a peripheral circuit region and a cell array region. The peripheral structure is on the peripheral circuit region. The lower insulating layer covers the peripheral circuit region and the cell array region and has a protruding portion protruding from a flat portion. The stack is on the lower insulating layer and the cell array region, and includes upper conductive patterns and insulating patterns which are alternately and repeatedly stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Youngbeom PYON, Kichul PARK, Inkwon KIM, Ki Hoon JANG, Byoungho KWON, Sangkyun KIM, Boun YOON
  • Patent number: 10177160
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a peripheral structure, a lower insulating layer, and a stack. The substrate includes a peripheral circuit region and a cell array region. The peripheral structure is on the peripheral circuit region. The lower insulating layer covers the peripheral circuit region and the cell array region and has a protruding portion protruding from a flat portion. The stack is on the lower insulating layer and the cell array region, and includes upper conductive patterns and insulating patterns which are alternately and repeatedly stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngbeom Pyon, Kichul Park, Inkwon Kim, Ki Hoon Jang, Byoungho Kwon, Sangkyun Kim, Boun Yoon
  • Patent number: 10153214
    Abstract: A patterning method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming, for example sequentially forming, a lower buffer layer, a first channel semiconductor layer, and a capping insulating layer on a substrate, forming an opening to penetrate the capping insulating layer and the first channel semiconductor layer and expose a portion of the lower buffer layer, forming a second channel semiconductor layer to fill the opening and include a first portion protruding above the capping insulating layer, performing a first CMP process to remove at least a portion of the first portion, removing the capping insulating layer, and performing a second CMP process to remove at least a portion of a second portion of the second channel semiconductor layer protruding above the first channel semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Jung Park, Ju-Hyun Kim, Hoyoung Kim, Boun Yoon, TaeYong Kwon, Sangkyun Kim, Sanghyun Park
  • Publication number: 20180166454
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a peripheral structure, a lower insulating layer, and a stack. The substrate includes a peripheral circuit region and a cell array region. The peripheral structure is on the peripheral circuit region. The lower insulating layer covers the peripheral circuit region and the cell array region and has a protruding portion protruding from a flat portion. The stack is on the lower insulating layer and the cell array region, and includes upper conductive patterns and insulating patterns which are alternately and repeatedly stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Youngbeom PYON, Kichul PARK, Inkwon KIM, Ki Hoon JANG, Byoungho KWON, Sangkyun KIM, Boun YOON
  • Patent number: 9994737
    Abstract: Provided are slurry compounds for polishing an SOH organic layer and methods of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. The slurry compound may include a polishing particle, an oxidizing agent including at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a sulfate, a chlorate, a perchlorate, a chlorine, and a peroxide, and a polishing accelerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangkyun Kim, Yun-Jeong Kim, SeungHo Park
  • Patent number: 9728446
    Abstract: Provided are a cleaning composition for removing an organic material remaining on an organic layer and a method of forming a semiconductor device using the composition. The cleaning composition includes 0.01-5 wt %. hydroxide based on a total weight of the cleaning composition and deionized water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ingoo Kang, Dong-Min Kang, Sangkyun Kim, Yun-Jeong Kim, Jungsik Choi, Young Taek Hong
  • Publication number: 20170207130
    Abstract: A patterning method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming, for example sequentially forming, a lower buffer layer, a first channel semiconductor layer, and a capping insulating layer on a substrate, forming an opening to penetrate the capping insulating layer and the first channel semiconductor layer and expose a portion of the lower buffer layer, forming a second channel semiconductor layer to fill the opening and include a first portion protruding above the capping insulating layer, performing a first CMP process to remove at least a portion of the first portion, removing the capping insulating layer, and performing a second CMP process to remove at least a portion of a second portion of the second channel semiconductor layer protruding above the first channel semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Jung PARK, Ju-Hyun KIM, Hoyoung KIM, Boun YOON, TaeYong KWON, Sangkyun KIM, Sanghyun PARK
  • Publication number: 20170107405
    Abstract: Provided are slurry compounds for polishing an SOH organic layer and methods of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. The slurry compound may include a polishing particle, an oxidizing agent including at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a sulfate, a chlorate, a perchlorate, a chlorine, and a peroxide, and a polishing accelerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Sangkyun Kim, Yun-Jeong Kim, SeungHo Park
  • Publication number: 20160141182
    Abstract: Provided are slurry compositions for polishing a germanium-containing layer and methods of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. The slurry composition may include a polishing particle, an oxidizing agent, a polishing accelerator, and a selectivity control agent. The oxidizing agent may include at least one selected from the group consisting of superoxide, dioxygenyl, ozone, ozonide, chlorite, chlorate, perchlorate, halogen compounds, nitric acid, nitrate, hypochlorite, hypohalite, and peroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Sangkyun Kim, Yun-Jeong Kim, Sanghyun Park, Se Jung Park, Bo Hyeok Choi
  • Publication number: 20160137880
    Abstract: Provided are slurry compounds for polishing an SOH organic layer and methods of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. The slurry compound may include a polishing particle, an oxidizing agent including at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a sulfate, a chlorate, a perchlorate, a chlorine, and a peroxide, and a polishing accelerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Sangkyun Kim, Yun-Jeong Kim, SeungHo Park
  • Publication number: 20160071762
    Abstract: Provided are a cleaning composition for removing an organic material remaining on an organic layer and a method of forming a semiconductor device using the composition. The cleaning composition includes 0.01-5 wt %. hydroxide based on a total weight of the cleaning composition and deionized water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Ingoo KANG, Dong-Min KANG, Sangkyun KIM, Yun-Jeong KIM, Jungsik CHOI, Young Taek HONG