Patents by Inventor Woon Phil Yang

Woon Phil Yang 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: 9159751
    Abstract: A unit pixel of an image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion region, a floating diffusion region, and a transfer gate. The photoelectric conversion region is in an active region defined by an isolation region of a semiconductor substrate. The photoelectric conversion region generates electric charges corresponding to incident light. The transfer gate transfers the electric charges to the floating diffusion region, which is located in the active region. The transfer gate includes first and second portions divided relative to a reference line, and at least one of the first or second portions does not overlap the isolation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Taek Lee, Sang-Il Jung, Yi-Tae Kim, Woon-Phil Yang
  • Publication number: 20140217474
    Abstract: A unit pixel of an image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion region, a floating diffusion region, and a transfer gate. The photoelectric conversion region is in an active region defined by an isolation region of a semiconductor substrate. The photoelectric conversion region generates electric charges corresponding to incident light. The transfer gate transfers the electric charges to the floating diffusion region, which is located in the active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Jun-Taek Lee, Sang-Il Jung, Yi-Tae Kim, Woon-Phil Yang
  • Publication number: 20130093910
    Abstract: An image sensor is disclosed. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of transmission lines connected to each of the pixels, respectively, and a plurality of comparators configured to compare each of a plurality of control signals transmitted through each of the transmission lines with a reference signal and output a comparative signal based on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Hyun LEE, Hyeon Ho SONG, Woon Phil YANG
  • Patent number: 7446359
    Abstract: Integrated circuit devices include a semiconductor substrate and a sensor array region including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in an array on the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of interlayer dielectric layers are on the sensor array region and a plurality of light transmissive regions extend through the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers from respective ones of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. A plurality of light reflecting metal elements are between ones of the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers, positioned outside of and between ones of the light transmissive regions. A photo absorption layer is formed on an upper surface of ones of the plurality of metal elements that inhibits reflection of light associated with the photoelectric conversion element of one of the light transmissive regions to another of the light-transmissive regions to limit crosstalk between the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Taek Lee, Woon Phil Yang