Patents by Inventor Yechan KIM

Yechan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240018044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificial marble including a binder resin, inorganic particles and quartz powder, in which the inorganic particles are particles including a barium element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yechan KIM, Donghee KIM, Joongheon LEE, Joo-Hwan SEO, Seong-Hoon YUE, Youngwoo CHOI, Hongkwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20230416165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificial marble including one or more stripe regions and a base region on a first surface of the artificial marble, in which the stripe regions extend into the artificial marble, in which the artificial marble includes a section where a surface of the section corresponding to the first surface of the artificial marble is the stripe region and an inside of the artificial marble in a vertical direction under the stripe region is the base region, and in which at least a part of the base region of the section is visible to a naked eye from the surface of the stripe region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Junyoung SEO, Hongkwan CHO, Donghee KIM, Yechan KIM, Hyewon KIM
  • Publication number: 20230416149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificial marble having a total transmittance of 6 or greater and 20 or less when the total transmittance is measured using a turbidimeter (NDH 5000 available from Nippon Denshoku) for an artificial marble sample with a size of 7 cm in width, 7 cm in length, and 1.5 cm in thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Donghee KIM, Hongkwan CHO, Yechan KIM, Hyewon KIM, Junyoung SEO
  • Publication number: 20230406034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificial marble including one or more stripe regions and a base region on a first surface of the artificial marble, in which the stripe regions extend into the artificial marble, in which the artificial marble includes a section where a surface of the section corresponding to the first surface of the artificial marble is the base region and an inside of the artificial marble in a vertical direction under the base region is the stripe region, and in which at least a part of the stripe region of the section is visible to a naked eye from the surface of the base region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yechan KIM, Donghee KIM, Junyoung SEO, Hongkwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20230406771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificial marble and a manufacturing method of an artificial marble. In addition, the present invention relates to a screening mask and a pattern mold for manufacturing the artificial marble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yechan KIM, Donghee KIM, Junyoung SEO, Bonho KOO, Hongkwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20230194985
    Abstract: A brush polymer for a photoresist, a photoresist composition, and a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device, the brush polymer including a core and a plurality of side polymer chains, the plurality of side polymer chains being bonded to the core and extending from the core to form a bottle-brush polymer or a star-brush polymer, together with the core, wherein each of the plurality of side polymer chains includes a first repeating unit represented by Formula 1 and a second repeating unit represented by Formula 2:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jinjoo KIM, Sumin KIM, Hyunwoo KIM, Yechan KIM, Juyoung KIM, Jicheol PARK, Giyoung SONG, Suk Koo HONG
  • Patent number: 11681219
    Abstract: A resist composition including a polymer; and a compound represented by Formula 1, in Formula 1, R1 is hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an ester group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an acetal group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an ether group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, or a group represented by Formula R, and R2, R3, R4 and R5 are hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an ester group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an acetal group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, or an ether group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yechan Kim, Su Min Kim, Ju-Young Kim, Jinjoo Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, Juhyeon Park, Hyunji Song, Songse Yi, Suk Koo Hong
  • Publication number: 20230176477
    Abstract: A photoresist composition includes an organometallic compound including at least one metal-ligand bond, the organometallic compound including a metal core and at least one organic ligand bonded to the metal core, and being configured such that the at least one metal-ligand bond is not breakable by exposure to light or moisture; a photoinitiator generating an acid or a radical in response to exposure to light; and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Sukkoo HONG, Moohyun KOH, Kyungoh KIM, Yechan KIM, Kyunghwan NOH, Sungan DO, Hyun-Ji SONG
  • Patent number: 11662662
    Abstract: A photo-decomposable compound, a photoresist composition, and a method of manufacturing an IC device, the compound generating acid upon exposure and acts as a quenching base that neutralizes acid in an unexposed state and being represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, Ra is a C5 to C40 substituted or unsubstituted cyclic hydrocarbon group including at least one nitrogen atom, Ya is a C1 to C20 divalent linear or cyclic hydrocarbon group, n is an integer of 1 to 5, and A+ is a counter ion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunji Song, Sukkoo Hong, Sumin Kim, Yechan Kim, Juyoung Kim, Jinjoo Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, Juhyeon Park, Songse Yi
  • Publication number: 20230152694
    Abstract: Photoresist compositions may include a photosensitive polymer including a first repeating unit of Chemical Formula 1; a photoacid generator (PAG); and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: HONGGU IM, Sumin Kim, Yechan Kim, Jinjoo Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, Sunghwan Park, Juhyeon Park, Jicheol Park, Giyoung Song, Sukkoo Hong
  • Publication number: 20230130998
    Abstract: A photoacid generator (PAG) and a photoresist composition including the PAG, the PAG being represented by Formula I below,
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Yechan KIM, Hyunwoo KIM, Jicheol PARK, Honggu IM
  • Publication number: 20230123035
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polymer for photoresist and a photoresist composition including the same. The polymer for photoresist may include a polymerization unit comprising a sensitizer, and a protection group. The polymerization unit may include a structure of chemical formula 1: wherein R1 is hydrogen, a halogen element, a methyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 100,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Juhyeon PARK, Hyunwoo KIM, Suk Koo HONG, Su Min KIM, Yechan KIM, Jicheol PARK, Honggu IM
  • Publication number: 20230120542
    Abstract: A photo-decomposable compound includes an anion component including an adamantyl group and a cation component including a C5 to C40 cyclic hydrocarbon group and forming a complex with the anion component. At least one of the adamantyl group and the cyclic hydrocarbon group has a substituent, which decomposes by acid and generates an alkali soluble group. The substituent includes an acid-labile protecting group. A photoresist composition includes a chemically amplified polymer, the photo-decomposable compound, and a solvent. To manufacture an integrated circuit (IC) device, a photoresist film is formed using the photoresist composition on a feature layer, a first area of the photoresist film is exposed to generate a plurality of acids from the photo-decomposable compound in the first area, the chemically amplified polymer is deprotected due to the plurality of acids, and the first area is removed to form a photoresist pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Sumin KIM, Hyunwoo KIM, Sukkoo HONG, Yechan KIM, Juyoung KIM, Jinjoo KIM, Juhyeon PARK, Hyunji SONG, Songse YI
  • Publication number: 20210263411
    Abstract: A resist composition including a polymer; and a compound represented by Formula 1, in Formula 1, R1 is hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an ester group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an acetal group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an ether group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, or a group represented by Formula R, and R2, R3, R4 and R5 are hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an ester group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an acetal group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, or an ether group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms,
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Yechan KIM, Su Min KIM, Ju-Young KIM, Jinjoo KIM, Hyunwoo KIM, Juhyeon PARK, Hyunji SONG, Songse YI, Suk Koo HONG
  • Publication number: 20210255544
    Abstract: A resist composition including a polymer; a photoacid generator; and a material represented by Formula 1:
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Yechan KIM, Suk Koo HONG, Su Min KIM, Ju-Young KIM, Jinjoo KIM, Hyunwoo KIM, Juhyeon PARK, Hyunji SONG, Songse YI
  • Publication number: 20210240078
    Abstract: A photo-decomposable compound includes an anion component including an adamantyl group and a cation component including a C5 to C40 cyclic hydrocarbon group and forming a complex with the anion component. At least one of the adamantyl group and the cyclic hydrocarbon group has a substituent, which decomposes by acid and generates an alkali soluble group. The substituent includes an acid-labile protecting group. A photoresist composition includes a chemically amplified polymer, the photo-decomposable compound, and a solvent. To manufacture an integrated circuit (IC) device, a photoresist film is formed using the photoresist composition on a feature layer, a first area of the photoresist film is exposed to generate a plurality of acids from the photo-decomposable compound in the first area, the chemically amplified polymer is deprotected due to the plurality of acids, and the first area is removed to form a photoresist pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Sumin KIM, Hyunwoo KIM, Sukkoo HONG, Yechan KIM, Juyoung KIM, Jinjoo KIM, Juhyeon PARK, Hyunji SONG, Songse YI
  • Publication number: 20210240079
    Abstract: A photolithography method and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the photolithography method including applying a composition on a substrate to form a photoresist layer; performing an exposing process using extreme ultraviolet radiation (EUV) on the photoresist layer; and developing the photoresist layer to form photoresist patterns, wherein the composition includes a photosensitive resin, a photo-acid generator, a photo decomposable quencher, an additive, and a solvent, and the additive is a compound represented by the following Formula 4A: in Formula 4A, R1 to R5 are each independently hydrogen or iodine, at least one of R1 to R5 being iodine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Juhyeon PARK, Su Min KIM, Yechan KIM, Ju-Young KIM, Jinjoo KIM, Hyunwoo KIM, Hyunji SONG, Songse YI, Suk Koo HONG
  • Publication number: 20210223692
    Abstract: A photo-decomposable compound, a photoresist composition, and a method of manufacturing an IC device, the compound generating acid upon exposure and acts as a quenching base that neutralizes acid in an unexposed state and being represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, Ra is a C5 to C40 substituted or unsubstituted cyclic hydrocarbon group including at least one nitrogen atom, Ya is a C1 to C20 divalent linear or cyclic hydrocarbon group, n is an integer of 1 to 5, and A+ is a counter ion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hyunji SONG, Sukkoo HONG, Sumin KIM, Yechan KIM, Juyoung KIM, Jinjoo KIM, Hyunwoo KIM, Juhyeon PARK, Songse YI