Patents by Inventor Seok-Hyun Yoon

Seok-Hyun Yoon 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: 20250210275
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a body including a capacitance formation portion including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode; and an external electrode disposed on the body, and when secondary phase grains including rare earth element and titanium (Ti) are referred to as first secondary phase grains and secondary phase grains including the rare earth element and silicon (Si) are referred to as second secondary phase grains, and when the number of the first secondary phase grains included in the capacitance formation portion is referred to as A and the number of the second secondary phase grains included in the capacitance formation portion is referred to as B, the capacitance formation portion satisfies 0<A/(A+B) 0.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bon Hyeong Koo, Seok Hyun Yoon, Hyung Soon Kwon, Byung Kil Yun, Se Yong Kim, Min Jung Jang, Geon Hoi Kim, Byung Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20250201473
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes; and external electrodes disposed on the body, wherein, when an average thickness of the dielectric layer is defined as td ?m, the dielectric layer includes secondary phases including Si, the secondary phases include five or more first secondary phases, and each of the five or more first secondary phases includes Si and has a cross-sectional area of 0.01 ?m2 or more within a td ?m×td ?m region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geon Hoi Kim, Seok Hyun Yoon, Hyung Soon Kwon, Byung Kil Yun, Bon Hyeong Koo, Byung Ho Lee, Se Yong Kim, Min Jung Jang
  • Patent number: 12327685
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a body including a dielectric layer including a plurality of dielectric grains and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes At least one of the plurality of dielectric grains includes Ba, Ti, Sn, and a rare earth element and has a core-dual shell structure, which includes a core, a first shell disposed on at least a portion of the core, and a second shell disposed on at least a portion of the first shell. When an average molar ratio of Sn to Ti included in the first and second shells is S1 and S2, respectively, and an average molar ratio of the rare earth element to Ti included in the first and second shells is R1 and R2, respectively, S1>S2 and R2>R1 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoung Uk Kim, Yun Kim, Hyung Soon Kwon, Kwang Hee Nam, Seok Hyun Yoon
  • Patent number: 12278052
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer including a plurality of dielectric grains and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer in a first direction and external electrodes disposed on the body, wherein at least one of the plurality of dielectric grains has a core-shell structure including an inner core and a shell covering at least a portion of the core, a ratio of an average size of the core to an average size of the dielectric grains having the core-shell structure is 0.4 or more and 0.8 or less, a ratio ((Dy+Tb)/Sn) of the sum of the moles of dysprosium (Dy) and the moles of terbium (Tb) to the moles of tin (Sn) included in the dielectric layer satisfies 0.7 or more and 1.5 or less, and at least one of the dielectric layers has four or more dielectric grains in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Sun Chun, Jin Woo Kim, Tae Hyung Kim, Hyo Ju Lee, Seok Hyun Yoon, Jeong Ryeol Kim
  • Patent number: 12278053
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. The dielectric layer includes a plurality of grains and grain boundaries disposed between adjacent grains. The grain boundary includes a secondary phase including Sn, a rare-earth element, and a first subcomponent. The rare-earth element includes at least one of Y, Dy, Ho, Er, Gd, Ce, Nd, Sm, Tb, Tm, La, Gd and Yb. The first subcomponent includes at least one of Si, Mg, and Al.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Woo Kim, Chang Hak Choi, Seok Hyun Yoon, Ki Yong Lee, Jong Myeong Jeon
  • Patent number: 12230445
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes; and an external electrode disposed on the body, wherein the dielectric layer includes dielectric grains, wherein at least one of the dielectric grains includes a twin boundary, and wherein the dielectric layer includes a region in which a sum of lengths of the twin boundaries included in a 2 ?m×2 ?m region is 1.49 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bon Hyeong Koo, Seok Hyun Yoon, In Ho Jeon, Byung Kil Yun, Se Yong Kim, Min Jung Jang, Geon Hoi Kim
  • Patent number: 12176151
    Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a laminate structure in which at least one first internal electrode and at least one second internal electrode are alternately stacked in a first direction with at least one dielectric layer therebetween, and first and second external electrodes spaced apart on the body, to be connected to at least one first internal electrode and at least one second internal electrode, respectively. The body includes, in a larger molar content, at least one selected from the group consisting of Dy, Tb, Y, Sm, Ho, Gd, Er, Ce, La and Nd in a capacitance formation region including a region between at least one first internal electrode and at least one second internal electrode than in a margin region including a region between a boundary line of at least one first internal electrode and at least one second internal electrode and a surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Wook Seo, Hee Sun Chun, Tae Hyung Kim, Hui Sun Park, Hyeg Soon An, Hyo Ju Lee, Jin Woo Kim, Seok Hyun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20240355547
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode; and an external electrode disposed on the body, wherein the dielectric layer includes a rare earth element, a secondary phase of the rare earth element and a dielectric grain, wherein, when an average thickness of the dielectric layer is defined as td and a maximum size of the dielectric layer of a secondary phase of the rare earth element in the thickness direction is defined as D, the dielectric layer includes two or more secondary phases of a rare earth element satisfying D/td?0.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Hyun YOON, Hyung Soon KWON, In Ho JEON, Byung Ho LEE, Mi Yang KIM
  • Patent number: 12125641
    Abstract: A dielectric composition includes a BaTiO3-based component as a main component, a donor component including a first element and a second element each having a shorter ionic radius and greater atomic weight than Ba, and an acceptor component including at least one of Mg, Al, Mn and V. An ionic radius of the second element is greater than an ionic radius of the first element, a molar content of the second element is less than a molar content of the first element, and a molar content of the acceptor component is greater than a molar content of the donor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Sun Park, Seok Hyun Yoon, Jin Woo Kim, Jeong Wook Seo, Hyeg Soon An, Tae Hyung Kim, Hyo Ju Lee, Hee Sun Chun
  • Publication number: 20240347273
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes: a body including an active portion, including a first dielectric layer and an internal electrode, and a margin portion disposed a side surface of the active portion and including a second dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. The first and second dielectric layers have different dielectric compositions. The first dielectric layer includes tin (Sn) and dysprosium (Dy). The second dielectric layer includes magnesium (Mg).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hyung KIM, Hee Sun CHUN, Hyo Ju LEE, Hyeg Soon AN, Hui Sun PARK, Jeong Wook SEO, Jin Woo KIM, Seok Hyun YOON
  • Publication number: 20240339264
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a body including a dielectric layer including a plurality of dielectric grains and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes At least one of the plurality of dielectric grains includes Ba, Ti, Sn, and a rare earth element and has a core-dual shell structure, which includes a core, a first shell disposed on at least a portion of the core, and a second shell disposed on at least a portion of the first shell. When an average molar ratio of Sn to Ti included in the first and second shells is S1 and S2, respectively, and an average molar ratio of the rare earth element to Ti included in the first and second shells is R1 and R2, respectively, S1>S2 and R2>R1 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoung Uk KIM, Yun KIM, Hyung Soon KWON, Kwang Hee NAM, Seok Hyun YOON
  • Patent number: 12068113
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a base material main component of barium titanate and a subcomponent. A microstructure of the dielectric ceramic composition after sintering includes a first grain having a Ca content of less than 3.5 at % and a second grain having a Ca content of 3.5 to 13.5 at %, and an area ratio of the second grain to an area of the total grains is 70% to 95%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Hyun Yoon, Chan Hee Nam, Song Je Jeon, Chang Hak Choi
  • Patent number: 12062494
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a body, including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. At least a region of the dielectric layer includes tin (Sn) and a lanthanide rare earth element (RE) including dysprosium (Dy). In the at least a region of the dielectric layer, a molar ratio of tin (Sn) to dysprosium (Dy) is from 0.15 to 0.30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Sun Chun, Hui Sun Park, Tae Hyung Kim, Jeong Wook Seo, Hyo Ju Lee, Hyeg Soon An, Jin Woo Kim, Seok Hyun Yoon
  • Patent number: 12051544
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes: a body including an active portion, including a first dielectric layer and an internal electrode, and a margin portion disposed a side surface of the active portion and including a second dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. The first and second dielectric layers have different dielectric compositions. The first dielectric layer includes tin (Sn) and dysprosium (Dy). The second dielectric layer includes magnesium (Mg).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hyung Kim, Hee Sun Chun, Hyo Ju Lee, Hyeg Soon An, Hui Sun Park, Jeong Wook Seo, Jin Woo Kim, Seok Hyun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20240242888
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes; and an external electrode disposed on the body, wherein the dielectric layer includes a boundary portion, a region adjacent to a boundary with the internal electrode, and wherein the boundary portion includes a region satisfying an atomic ratio: 1.0%?Sn/(Ba+Ti+Sn)?1.5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Kil YUN, Seok Hyun YOON, Jin Woo KIM, In Ho JEON, Bon Hyeong KOO, Se Yong KIM, Min Jung JANG, Geon Hoi KIM, Hyo Ju LEE
  • Publication number: 20240234032
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes; and an external electrode disposed on the body, wherein the dielectric layer includes dielectric grains, wherein at least one of the dielectric grains includes a twin boundary, and wherein the dielectric layer includes a region in which a sum of lengths of the twin boundaries included in a 2 ?m×2 ?m region is 1.49 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bon Hyeong KOO, Seok Hyun YOON, In Ho JEON, Byung Kil YUN, Se Yong KIM, Min Jung JANG, Geon Hoi KIM
  • Publication number: 20240203649
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer including a plurality of dielectric grains and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer in a first direction and external electrodes disposed on the body, wherein at least one of the plurality of dielectric grains has a core-shell structure including an inner core and a shell covering at least a portion of the core, a ratio of an average size of the core to an average size of the dielectric grains having the core-shell structure is 0.4 or more and 0.8 or less, a ratio ((Dy+Tb)/Sn) of the sum of the moles of dysprosium (Dy) and the moles of terbium (Tb) to the moles of tin (Sn) included in the dielectric layer satisfies 0.7 or more and 1.5 or less, and at least one of the dielectric layers has four or more dielectric grains in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Sun Chun, Jin Woo Kim, Tae Hyung Kim, Hyo Ju Lee, Seok Hyun Yoon, Jeong Ryeol Kim
  • Publication number: 20240153705
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode disposed alternately with the dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body, wherein the dielectric layer includes a first region extending from an interfacial surface with the internal electrode to 50 nm of the dielectric layer in an inward direction and a second region excluding the first region, and wherein, in the first region, an average content of In based on overall elements excluding oxygen is 0.5 at % or more and 2.0 at % or less, and an average content of Sn based on overall elements excluding oxygen is 0.5 at % or more and 1.75 at % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Ho JEON, Seok Hyun YOON, Jin Woo KIM, Byung Kil YUN, Bon Hyeong KOO, Min Jung JANG, Mi Yang KIM
  • Publication number: 20240128022
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. The dielectric layer includes a plurality of grains and grain boundaries disposed between adjacent grains. The grain boundary includes a secondary phase including Sn, a rare-earth element, and a first subcomponent. The rare-earth element includes at least one of Y, Dy, Ho, Er, Gd, Ce, Nd, Sm, Tb, Tm, La, Gd and Yb. The first subcomponent includes at least one of Si, Mg, and Al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Woo Kim, Chang Hak Choi, Seok Hyun Yoon, Ki Yong Lee, Jong Myeong Jeon
  • Publication number: 20240076242
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic body in which dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes are alternately stacked; and first and second external electrodes formed on an outer surface of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. In a microstructure of the dielectric layer, dielectric grains are divided by a dielectric grain size into sections each having an interval of 50 nm, respectively, a fraction of the dielectric grains in each of the sections within a range of 50 nm to 450 nm is within a range of 0.025 to 0.20, and a thickness of the dielectric layer is 0.8 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Hyun YOON, Jung Deok PARK, Chan Hee NAM, Dong Hun KIM