Patents by Inventor Seong Cheol Kim

Seong Cheol 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: 8399984
    Abstract: A semiconductor package comprises a semiconductor chip, through electrodes and cooling parts. The semiconductor chip has bonding pads on an upper surface thereof. The through-electrodes are formed in the semiconductor chip. The cooling parts are formed in the semiconductor chip and on the upper surface of the semiconductor chip in order to dissipate heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Seong Cheol Kim
  • Patent number: 8395245
    Abstract: A semiconductor package module includes a circuit board including a board body having a receiving portion and conductive patterns formed on the board body; a semiconductor package received in the receiving portion and having conductive terminals electrically connected to the conductive patterns and an s semiconductor chip electrically connected to the conductive terminals; and a connection member electrically connecting the conductive patterns and the conductive terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Jong Hoon Kim, Min Suk Suh, Seong Cheol Kim, Seung Taek Yang, Seung Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20130043739
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for preventing an Intermediate Frequency (IF) connector from being corroded in a portable terminal. The apparatus may comprise an IF connector and a load switch that is mounted in a main board. The load switch is configured to communicate with the IF connector and to prevent a reverse voltage from being applied to the IF connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Ram Kim, Ho-Soo Seo, Seong-Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20130045750
    Abstract: A wireless localization technology using efficient multilateration in a wireless sensor network is disclosed. After calculating estimated distances from each of at least three reference nodes to a blind node using received signal strength of wireless signals that the at least three reference nodes received from the blind node, the estimated location of the blind node is obtained through multilateration using the calculated estimated distances. To correct error in the estimated location, the estimated distances are used, and the error correction direction and error correction distance for the estimated location are calculated by applying a largest weight to the reference node closest to the estimated location. The error of the estimated location is corrected by move the estimated location of the blind node by the calculated error correction direction and error correction distance. Calculation for the error correction is very simple and fast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seong Cheol KIM, Jung Kyu LEE
  • Patent number: 8338921
    Abstract: A wafer level chip scale package having an enhanced heat exchange efficiency with an EMF shield is presented. The wafer level chip scale package includes a semiconductor chip, an insulation layer, and a metal plate. The semiconductor chip has a plurality of bonding pads on an upper face thereof. The insulation layer is disposed over the upper face of the semiconductor chip and has openings that expose some portions of the bonding pads. The metal plate covers an upper face of the insulation layer and side faces of the semiconductor chip in which the metal plate is electrically insulated from the bonding pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Chang Jun Park, Kwon Whan Han, Seong Cheol Kim, Sung Min Kim, Hyeong Seok Choi, Ha Na Lee, Tac Keun Oh, Sang Joon Lim
  • Publication number: 20120205802
    Abstract: A printed circuit board and a flip chip package using the same are designed to minimize thermal stress due to different thermal coefficients present in areas having metal lines and solder resist versus other areas on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes an insulation layer; a first metal line formed on one surface of the insulation layer and having at one end thereof a bump land and a projection which integrally extends from the bump land; a second metal line formed on the other surface of the insulation layer and having at one end thereof a ball land; a via metal line formed through the insulation layer to connect the first and second metal lines to each other; and solder resists formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the insulation layer to expose the bump land and the ball land.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Seong Cheol KIM, Myung Geun PARK
  • Patent number: 8237291
    Abstract: A stack package includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface which faces away from the upper surface, a lower stack group, an upper stack group, and connection members. The lower stack group is attached to the upper surface of the substrate and includes at least two semiconductor chips which are stacked in a face-up type to form on or more steps. The upper stack group is disposed over the lower stack group and includes at least two semiconductor chips which are stacked in a face-down type in such a way as to form one or more steps whose direction mirrors the direction of the at least one step of the lower stack group. The connection members electrically connect the semiconductor chips of the lower and upper stack groups to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Seong Cheol Kim
  • Patent number: 8232642
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a body part formed with connection pads on a first surface thereof; and a warpage compensating part formed over the first surface of the body part and having a height that increases from edges toward a center of the warpage compensating part so that an upper surface of the warpage compensating part facing away from the first surface of the body part is convex upward. The warpage compensating part comprises conductive layer patterns formed over the first surface of the body part to be electrically connected to the connection pads; and a solder resist formed over the first surface of the body part so as to expose the conductive layer patterns. The height of the solder resist gradually increases from both edges toward a center of the solder resist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Seong Cheol Kim, Chang Jun Park
  • Patent number: 8198719
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor chip body, a through-silicon via and a silicon pattern. The semiconductor chip body has a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The through-silicon via is formed to pass through the semiconductor chip body and has a metal layer and an insulation layer which protrude from the second surface. The silicon pattern is formed on a sidewall of the protruding through-silicon via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Seong Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20120139118
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a chip pad disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and a through-silicon via (TSV) including a plurality of sub vias electrically connected to the chip pad at different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Seong Cheol KIM
  • Publication number: 20120139126
    Abstract: A bonding structure of a semiconductor package includes: a first conductive member configured to transmit an electrical signal; and a bonding pad configured to be electrically coupled to a surface of the first conductive member and comprising a plurality of sub bonding pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Seong Cheol KIM
  • Publication number: 20120129341
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a via hole includes forming a first mask pattern on a first surface of a wafer exposing a portion of the first surface of the wafer, forming a passivation region within the wafer by implanting impurities into the exposed portion of the wafer using the first mask pattern as an ion implantation barrier layer, forming an etching stop layer on the first surface of the wafer including the passivation regions, forming a second mask pattern on a second surface of the wafer faces away from the first surface of the wafer, wherein the second mask pattern exposes a portion of the second surface of the wafer over an area between the passivation regions, and forming a via hole by etching the wafer using the second mask pattern as an etching mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Seung Hee JO, Seong Cheol KIM
  • Patent number: 8183689
    Abstract: A printed circuit board and a flip chip package using the same are designed to minimize thermal stress due to different thermal coefficients present in areas having metal lines and solder resist versus other areas on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes an insulation layer; a first metal line formed on one surface of the insulation layer and having at one end thereof a bump land and a projection which integrally extends from the bump land; a second metal line formed on the other surface of the insulation layer and having at one end thereof a ball land; a via metal line formed through the insulation layer to connect the first and second metal lines to each other; and solder resists formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the insulation layer to expose the bump land and the ball land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Seong Cheol Kim, Myung Geun Park
  • Publication number: 20120061842
    Abstract: A stack package includes a substrate, a lower semiconductor chip stacked on the substrate and electrically connected to the substrate through a lower via, a plurality of upper semiconductor chips stacked on the lower semiconductor chip and electrically connected to the lower via through an upper via, wherein the upper semiconductor chips are larger in size than the lower semiconductor chip, and an edge guide electrically connecting edge vias of the upper semiconductor chips and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Seong Cheol KIM
  • Publication number: 20120049385
    Abstract: A wafer level chip scale package having an enhanced heat exchange efficiency with an EMF shield is presented. The wafer level chip scale package includes a semiconductor chip, an insulation layer, and a metal plate. The semiconductor chip has a plurality of bonding pads on an upper face thereof. The insulation layer is disposed over the upper face of the semiconductor chip and has openings that expose some portions of the bonding pads. The metal plate covers an upper face of the insulation layer and side faces of the semiconductor chip in which the metal plate is electrically insulated from the bonding pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Chang Jun PARK, Kwon Whan HAN, Seong Cheol KIM, Sung Min KIM, Hyeong Seok CHOI, Ha Na LEE, Tac Keun OH, Sang Joon LIM
  • Publication number: 20110291246
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a plurality of stacked semiconductor chips and a filling material. Each of the stacked semiconductor chips includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein a circuit pattern such as a bonding pad is formed on the first surface, and a first align pattern formed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first align pattern is formed of a magnetic material. The filling material fills a gap between the semiconductor chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Seung Hee JO, Seong Cheol KIM
  • Patent number: 8042020
    Abstract: A data error correction circuit includes a plurality of one-bit registers, a data error detection unit and a data error correction unit. The data error detection unit detects whether all the data values stored in the plurality of the registers are equal. The data correction unit determines a correct data value based upon each of the stored data values, and corrects each of the data values into the determined correct data value if the data values are not equal. Therefore, the data error correction circuit may correct a data error due to electrostatic discharge (ESD) or electromagnetic interference (EMI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Sik Kang, Seong-Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20110121462
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor chip body, a through-silicon via and a silicon pattern. The semiconductor chip body has a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The through-silicon via is formed to pass through the semiconductor chip body and has a metal layer and an insulation layer which protrude from the second surface. The silicon pattern is formed on a sidewall of the protruding through-silicon via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Seong Cheol KIM
  • Publication number: 20110108982
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a body part formed with connection pads on a first surface thereof; and a warpage compensating part formed over the first surface of the body part and having a height that increases from edges toward a center of the warpage compensating part so that an upper surface of the warpage compensating part facing away from the first surface of the body part is convex upward. The warpage compensating part comprises conductive layer patterns formed over the first surface of the body part to be electrically connected to the connection pads; and a solder resist formed over the first surface of the body part so as to expose the conductive layer patterns. The height of the solder resist gradually increases from both edges toward a center of the solder resist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Seong Cheol Kim, Chang Jun Park
  • Patent number: 7898834
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip with a chip selection structure suitable for a stacked semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor chip body and a chip selection structure. The chip selection structure includes a chip selection pad disposed over the semiconductor chip body, a main through electrode electrically connected to the chip selection pad, and a sub through electrode interposed between the main through electrode and the chip selection pad. A plurality of the semiconductor chips, each having the same chip selection structure, can be stacked by offsetting the stacked semiconductor chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Min Kim, Chang Jun Park, Kwon Whan Han, Seong Cheol Kim, Ha Na Lee