Patents by Inventor Seunggeol NAM

Seunggeol NAM 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: 20240096415
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device may include a channel layer extending in a first direction; a plurality of gate electrodes and a plurality of spacers alternately arranged with each other in the first direction, and a gate insulating layer extending in the first direction. Each of the plurality of gate electrodes and each of the plurality of spacers may extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. The gate insulating layer may extend in the first direction. The gate insulating layer may be between the channel layer and the plurality of gate electrodes. The channel layer may include a two-dimensional semiconductor material having an electrically p-type property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changseok LEE, Minhyun LEE, Seunggeol NAM
  • Patent number: 11935812
    Abstract: A semiconductor package may include a package substrate, a semiconductor chip on the package substrate, a heat dissipation member on the semiconductor chip, and a first thermal interface material coated on an upper surface of the semiconductor chip to bond the semiconductor chip and the heat dissipation member. The first thermal interface material may include a liquid metal and fine particles disposed inside the liquid metal. The fine particles may have no oxide layer on a surface thereof. A volume percentage of the fine particles in the liquid metal including the fine particles therein may be about 1% to about 5%. A thermal conductivity of the liquid metal including the fine particles therein may be equal to or more than about 40 W/m·K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Seunggeol Ryu, Seokkan Ki, Youngsuk Nam, Jaechoon Kim, Bangweon Lee, Seungtae Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240081080
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate, an interfacial layer on the substrate, a ferroelectric layer on the interfacial layer, a gate on the ferroelectric layer, and the nitride protective layer between the interfacial layer and the gate and being adjacent to the ferroelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunjae LEE, Jinseong HEO, Seunggeol NAM, Yunseong LEE, Dukhyun CHOE
  • Publication number: 20240015983
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) ferroelectric memory device may include a plurality of gate electrodes stacked on a substrate, a plurality of ferroelectric layers in contact with the plurality of gate electrodes, a plurality of intermediate electrodes in contact with the plurality of ferroelectric layers, a gate insulating layer in contact with the plurality of intermediate electrodes, and a channel layer in contact with the gate insulating layer. Widths of the intermediate electrodes may be greater than widths of the ferroelectric layers in contact with the intermediate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinseong HEO, Taehwan MOON, Seunggeol NAM, Hyunjae LEE
  • Publication number: 20240006509
    Abstract: A thin film structure including ferroelectrics and anti-ferroelectrics and a semiconductor device including the same are provided. The thin film structure includes a first anti-ferroelectric layer comprising anti-ferroelectrics, a second anti-ferroelectric layer disposed apart from the first anti-ferroelectric layer and including anti-ferroelectrics, and a ferroelectric layer between the first anti-ferroelectric layer and the second anti-ferroelectric layer and including ferroelectrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinseong HEO, Taehwan MOON, Seunggeol NAM, Sanghyun JO
  • Publication number: 20240008289
    Abstract: Provided is a 3D ferroelectric memory device. The 3D ferroelectric memory device may include a plurality of gate electrodes stacked on a substrate in a first direction; a plurality of ferroelectric layers on the plurality of gate electrodes in a second direction; a plurality of intermediate electrodes on the plurality of ferroelectric layers in the second direction; a first insulating layer between the plurality of gate electrodes and between the plurality of intermediate electrodes; a second insulating layer on the plurality of intermediate electrodes and the first insulating layer; and a channel layer on the second insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinseong HEO, Taehwan MOON, Seunggeol NAM, Hyunjae LEE
  • Publication number: 20230397432
    Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of gate electrodes spaced apart from each other in a first direction, a memory layer comprising a plurality of memory regions that protrude and extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to face the plurality of gate electrodes, respectively, a plurality of first insulating layers extended to spaces between the plurality of memory regions between the plurality of gate electrodes, a channel layer disposed between the memory layer and the plurality of gate electrodes, the channel layer having a shape including a plurality of first regions surrounding the plurality of memory regions and a second region that connects the plurality of first regions to each other in the first direction, and a gate insulating layer arranged between the channel layer and the plurality of gate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinseong HEO, Taehwan MOON, Seunggeol NAM, Hyunjae LEE, Dukhyun CHOE
  • Patent number: 11804536
    Abstract: A thin film structure including ferroelectrics and anti-ferroelectrics and a semiconductor device including the same are provided. The thin film structure includes a first anti-ferroelectric layer comprising anti-ferroelectrics, a second anti-ferroelectric layer disposed apart from the first anti-ferroelectric layer and including anti-ferroelectrics, and a ferroelectric layer between the first anti-ferroelectric layer and the second anti-ferroelectric layer and including ferroelectrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinseong Heo, Taehwan Moon, Seunggeol Nam, Sanghyun Jo
  • Patent number: 11799010
    Abstract: Provided are transistors including an electride electrode. The transistor includes a substrate, a source region and a drain region doped with ions of different polarity from the substrate in a surface of the substrate, a source electrode and a drain electrode including an electride material on the source region and the drain region, a gate insulating layer surrounding the source electrode and a drain electrode on the substrate, and a gate electrode between the source electrode and the drain electrode on the substrate. The source electrode and the drain electrode have an ohmic contact with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngtek Oh, Jinwook Jung, Seunggeol Nam, Wontaek Seo, Insu Jeon
  • Publication number: 20230307553
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor devices. The semiconductor devices each include a ferroelectric layer, a conductive metal oxide layer, and a semiconductor layer, between two electrodes. The conductive metal oxide layer may be between the ferroelectric layer and the semiconductor layer. The ferroelectric layer, the conductive metal oxide layer, and the semiconductor layer may all include a metal oxide. The conductive metal oxide layer may include one or more materials selected from the group consisting of an indium oxide, a zinc oxide, a tin oxide, and any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinseong Heo, Taehwan Moon, Hagyoul Bae, Seunggeol Nam, Sangwook Kim, Kwanghee Lee
  • Patent number: 11764156
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a layer structure having a diffusion barrier layer, and a method of manufacturing the same. The layer structure includes first and second material layers and a diffusion barrier layer therebetween. The diffusion barrier layer includes a nanocrystalline graphene (nc-G) layer. In the layer structure, the diffusion barrier layer may further include a non-graphene metal compound layer or a graphene layer together with the nc-G layer. One of the first and second material layers is an insulating layer, a metal layer, or a semiconductor layer, and the remaining layer may be a metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunjae Song, Seunggeol Nam, Yeonchoo Cho, Seongjun Park, Hyeonjin Shin, Jaeho Lee
  • Publication number: 20230275150
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a semiconductor substrate including a dopant having a polarity; a channel layer on the semiconductor substrate and including majority carriers having a polarity opposite to a polarity of the semiconductor substrate; a ferroelectric layer on the channel layer; and a gate on the ferroelectric layer. A doping concentration of the semiconductor substrate may be less than a concentration of the majority carrier of the channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunjae LEE, Jinseong HEO, Seunggeol NAM, Taehwan MOON, Hagyoul BAE
  • Publication number: 20230272554
    Abstract: A boron nitride layer and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The boron nitride layer includes a boron nitride compound and has a dielectric constant of about 2.5 or less at an operating frequency of 100 kHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Changseok LEE, Hyeonsuk SHIN, Hyeonjin SHIN, Seokmo HONG, Minhyun LEE, Seunggeol NAM, Kyungyeol MA
  • Publication number: 20230268385
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a dielectric layer including crystal grains having aligned crystal orientations the dielectric layer may be between a substrate and a gate electrode. The dielectric layer may be between isolated first and second electrodes. A method of manufacturing an electronic device may include preparing a substrate having a channel layer, forming the dielectric layer on the channel layer, and forming a gate electrode on the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghyun Jo, Eunha Lee, Jinseong Heo, Junghwa Kim, Hyangsook Lee, Seunggeol Nam
  • Publication number: 20230267320
    Abstract: A ferroelectric field effect transistor includes: a source; a drain; a first channel connected to and between the source and the drain; a second channel connected to and between the source and the drain and spaced apart from the first channel; a ferroelectric layer covering the first channel and the second channel; a first gate layer disposed on the ferroelectric layer in correspondence with the first channel; a second gate layer disposed on the ferroelectric layer in correspondence with the second channel; and a gate wiring electrically connecting the first gate layer to the second gate layer, wherein the first gate layer includes a first metallic material having a first work function, and the second gate layer includes a second metallic material having a second work function, wherein the second work function is different from the first work function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehwan MOON, Jinseong Heo, Seunggeol Nam, Hagyoul Bae, Hyunjae Lee
  • Patent number: 11699765
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor devices. The semiconductor devices each include a ferroelectric layer, a conductive metal oxide layer, and a semiconductor layer, between two electrodes. The conductive metal oxide layer may be between the ferroelectric layer and the semiconductor layer. The ferroelectric layer, the conductive metal oxide layer, and the semiconductor layer may all include a metal oxide. The conductive metal oxide layer may include one or more materials selected from the group consisting of an indium oxide, a zinc oxide, a tin oxide, and any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinseong Heo, Taehwan Moon, Hagyoul Bae, Seunggeol Nam, Sangwook Kim, Kwanghee Lee
  • Publication number: 20230186086
    Abstract: Provided is a neural network device including a plurality of word lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of bit lines extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a plurality of memory cells arranged at points where the plurality of word lines and the plurality of bit lines intersect one another. Each of the plurality of memory cells includes at least two ferroelectric memories connected in parallel along a word line corresponding to each of the plurality of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehwan MOON, Jinseong HEO, Seunggeol NAM, Hagyoul BAE, Hyunjae LEE
  • Patent number: 11676999
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a dielectric layer including crystal grains having aligned crystal orientations the dielectric layer may be between a substrate and a gate electrode. The dielectric layer may be between isolated first and second electrodes. A method of manufacturing an electronic device may include preparing a substrate having a channel layer, forming the dielectric layer on the channel layer, and forming a gate electrode on the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghyun Jo, Eunha Lee, Jinseong Heo, Junghwa Kim, Hyangsook Lee, Seunggeol Nam
  • Publication number: 20230157037
    Abstract: A hybrid memory device includes a first transistor including a first channel region, a first gate electrode facing and spaced apart from the first channel region, and a first memory layer arranged between the first channel region and the first gate electrode, and a second transistor including a second channel region including a same material as the first channel region, a second gate electrode facing and spaced apart from the second channel region, and a second memory layer arranged between the second channel region and the second gate electrode, wherein the hybrid memory device is used as a highly integrated memory system by two transistors that are formed on a same substrate and operate as different types of memories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinseong Heo, Hagyoul Bae, Seunggeol Nam
  • Publication number: 20230155026
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a semiconductor apparatus including the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a channel layer comprising a dopant, a ferroelectric layer on the channel layer; and a gate on the ferroelectric layer. The channel layer has a doping concentration of 1×1015 cm?3 to 1×1021 cm?3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hagyoul BAE, Dukhyun CHOE, Jinseong HEO, Yunseong LEE, Seunggeol NAM, Hyunjae LEE