Patents by Inventor Wan Cheul Shin

Wan Cheul Shin 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: 10211221
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a stacked structure including first material layers and second material layers alternately stacked on each other; forming a pillar passing through the stacked structure, the pillar including a protruding portion protruding above an uppermost surface of the stacked structure; forming a conductive layer surrounding the protruding portion of the pillar; and forming a conductive pattern in contact with the protruding portion of the pillar by oxidizing a surface of the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Publication number: 20180012905
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a slacked structure including first material layers and second material layers alternately stacked on each other; forming a pillar passing through the stacked structure, the pillar including a protruding portion protruding above an uppermost surface of the stacked structure; forming a conductive layer surrounding the protruding portion of the pillar; and forming a conductive pattern in contact with the protruding portion of the pillar by oxidizing a surface of the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventor: Wan Cheul SHIN
  • Patent number: 9831263
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate divided into a first area and a second area, the semiconductor substrate including a first dopant of a first type, a first well formed to a first depth in the first area of the semiconductor substrate, the first well including a second dopant of a second type, wherein the second type is different from the first type, a second well including a third dopant of the first type, the second well being surrounded by the first well, and a pipe gate formed on the first area of the semiconductor substrate, the pipe gate being electrically connected to the second well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Patent number: 9799673
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a stacked structure including first material layers and second material layers alternately stacked on each other; forming a pillar passing through the stacked structure, the pillar including a protruding portion protruding above an uppermost surface of the stacked structure; forming a conductive layer surrounding the protruding portion of the pillar; and forming a conductive pattern in contact with the protruding portion of the pillar by oxidizing a surface of the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Publication number: 20170243881
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a stacked structure including first material layers and second material layers alternately stacked on each other; forming a pillar passing through the stacked structure, the pillar including a protruding portion protruding above an uppermost surface of the stacked structure; forming a conductive layer surrounding the protruding portion of the pillar; and forming a conductive pattern in contact with the protruding portion of the pillar by oxidizing a surface of the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Wan Cheul SHIN
  • Patent number: 9601509
    Abstract: The present disclosure may provide a semiconductor device having a three-dimensional memory device with improved performance and reliability. The device may include a pipe gate having a pipe channel film embedded in the pipe gate. The device may include source-side channel and drain-side channel films coupled respectively to both ends of the pipe channel film. The device may include interlayer insulation films and conductive patterns alternately stacked and disposed over the pipe gate, the alternately stacked interlayer insulation films and conductive patterns surrounding the source-side channel film and the drain-side channel film. The device may include a slit disposed between the drain-side channel film and the source-side channel film and dividing the alternately stacked interlayer insulation films and conductive patterns into a source-side stack and a drain-side stack, the slit having a round shape at a bottom of the slit adjacent to the pipe gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Publication number: 20170062457
    Abstract: The present disclosure may provide a semiconductor device having a three-dimensional memory device with improved performance and reliability. The device may include a pipe gate having a pipe channel film embedded in the pipe gate. The device may include source-side channel and drain-side channel films coupled respectively to both ends of the pipe channel film. The device may include interlayer insulation films and conductive patterns alternately stacked and disposed over the pipe gate, the alternately stacked interlayer insulation films and conductive patterns surrounding the source-side channel film and the drain-side channel film. The device may include a slit disposed between the drain-side channel film and the source-side channel film and dividing the alternately stacked interlayer insulation films and conductive patterns into a source-side stack and a drain-side stack, the slit having a round shape at a bottom of the slit adjacent to the pipe gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Publication number: 20170062463
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate divided into a first area and a second area, the semiconductor substrate including a first dopant of a first type, a first well formed to a first depth in the first area of the semiconductor substrate, the first well including a second dopant of a second type, wherein the second type is different from the first type, a second well including a third dopant of the first type, the second well being surrounded by the first well, and a pipe gate formed on the first area of the semiconductor substrate, the pipe gate being electrically connected to the second well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Wan Cheul SHIN
  • Patent number: 9502432
    Abstract: The semiconductor device may include a substrate including a trench. The semiconductor device may include an isolation layer formed in the trench and including an etch stop pattern. The semiconductor device may include a stacked structure disposed over the substrate. The semiconductor device may include a slit insulating layer passing through the stacked structure and including a first region extending in a first direction and a second region extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. An intersection region between the first region and the second region may pass through a portion of the isolation layer and come into contact with the etch stop pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Patent number: 9236117
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a pipe channel layer formed on a semiconductor substrate, a first channel layer, a second channel layer and a third channel layer, connected with the pipe channel layer, first conductive layers stacked while surrounding the first channel layer, second conductive layers stacked while surrounding the second channel layer, and third conductive layers stacked while surrounding the third channel layer, wherein the first to third conductive layers are separately controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Patent number: 9018702
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according an aspect of the present disclosure may include an isolation layer formed within a substrate and formed to define an active region, a junction formed in the active region, well regions formed under the isolation layer, and a plug embedded within the substrate between the junction and the well regions and formed extend to a greater depth than the well regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Publication number: 20150091096
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a pipe channel layer formed on a semiconductor substrate, a first channel layer, a second channel layer and a third channel layer, connected with the pipe channel layer, first conductive layers stacked while surrounding the first channel layer, second conductive layers stacked while surrounding the second channel layer, and third conductive layers stacked while surrounding the third channel layer, wherein the first to third conductive layers are separately controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul SHIN
  • Patent number: 8953408
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a block decoder configured to output block selection signals for selecting memory blocks in response to a row address signal, a first memory block including a first drain select line, a first source select line, and a first word line group including a plurality of first word lines disposed between the first drain select line and the first source select line, the first memory block disposed between the block decoder and a first switching group, the first switching group configured to transmit first operating voltages to the first memory block in response to a first block selection signal among the block selection signals, and a first block word line configured to transmit the first block selection signal to the first switching group and disposed over the first memory block to avoid overlapping with the first word line group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Publication number: 20140370679
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according an aspect of the present disclosure may include an isolation layer formed within a substrate and formed to define an active region, a junction formed in the active region, well regions formed under the isolation layer, and a plug embedded within the substrate between the junction and the well regions and formed extend to a greater depth than the well regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Wan Cheul SHIN
  • Patent number: 8853777
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according an aspect of the present disclosure may include an isolation layer formed within a substrate and formed to define an active region, a junction formed in the active region, well regions formed under the isolation layer, and a plug embedded within the substrate between the junction and the well regions and formed extend to a greater depth than the well regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Publication number: 20140064012
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a block decoder configured to output block selection signals for selecting memory blocks in response to a row address signal, a first memory block including a first drain select line, a first source select line, and a first word line group including a plurality of first word lines disposed between the first drain select line and the first source select line, the first memory block disposed between the block decoder and a first switching group, the first switching group configured to transmit first operating voltages to the first memory block in response to a first block selection signal among the block selection signals, and a first block word line configured to transmit the first block selection signal to the first switching group and disposed over the first memory block to avoid overlapping with the first word line group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Publication number: 20130161741
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according an aspect of the present disclosure may include an isolation layer formed within a substrate and formed to define an active region, a junction formed in the active region, well regions formed under the isolation layer, and a plug embedded within the substrate between the junction and the well regions and formed extend to a greater depth than the well regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul SHIN
  • Patent number: 8222148
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first well formed in a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate, a second well formed in a predetermined region in the first well, and a third well formed in the first well with the third well being spaced apart from the second well at a predetermined distance. A multiple well of the semiconductor substrate, the first well, the second well, the first well, and the third well, which are sequentially disposed, is formed. Accordingly, a breakdown voltage can be increased and a leakage current can be reduced. It is therefore possible to prevent the drop of an erase voltage and to reduce the error of an erase operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Publication number: 20100003801
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first well formed in a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate, a second well formed in a predetermined region in the first well, and a third well formed in the first well with the third well being spaced apart from the second well at a predetermined distance. A multiple well of the semiconductor substrate, the first well, the second well, the first well, and the third well, which are sequentially disposed, is formed. Accordingly, a breakdown voltage can be increased and a leakage current can be reduced. It is therefore possible to prevent the drop of an erase voltage and to reduce the error of an erase operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin
  • Patent number: 7595558
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first well formed in a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate, a second well formed in a predetermined region in the first well, and a third well formed in the first well with the third well being spaced apart from the second well at a predetermined distance. A multiple well of the semiconductor substrate, the first well, the second well, the first well, and the third well, which are sequentially disposed, is formed. Accordingly, a breakdown voltage can be increased and a leakage current can be reduced. It is therefore possible to prevent the drop of an erase voltage and to reduce the error of an erase operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Wan Cheul Shin