Patents by Inventor Yeoun-Soo KIM

Yeoun-Soo 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: 10032811
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a substrate having photoelectric conversion regions respectively formed on a plurality of pixels and charge trap regions overlapping with the respective photoelectric conversion regions and having depths or thicknesses that are different, for each of the respective pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yeoun-Soo Kim, Kyoung-Oug Ro, Jong-Hyun Je, Do-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9818782
    Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first inter-layer dielectric layer formed over a front side of a substrate including photoelectric conversion regions; isolation structures each of which penetrates through the first inter-layer dielectric layer and has a portion buried in the substrate; first metal lines formed over the first inter-layer dielectric layer to correspond to the photoelectric conversion regions; and an optical filter and a light condenser formed over a back side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yeoun-Soo Kim, Il-Ho Song
  • Publication number: 20170098681
    Abstract: Provided is an image sensor having improved characteristics. An image sensor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention may include first and second photoelectric conversion elements formed in a substrate, wherein the first photoelectric conversion element has a first impurity region; a device isolation trench formed in the substrate and between the first and the second photoelectric conversion elements, wherein a sidewall of the device isolation trench is in contact with the first impurity region; and an epitaxial layer filling the device isolation trench, and having different conductivity from the first impurity region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Yeoun-Soo KIM, Chang-Su PARK, Young-Su LEE, Seong-Hun KANG
  • Publication number: 20160336362
    Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first inter-layer dielectric layer formed over a front side of a substrate including photoelectric conversion regions; isolation structures each of which penetrates through the first inter-layer dielectric layer and has a portion buried in the substrate; first metal lines formed over the first inter-layer dielectric layer to correspond to the photoelectric conversion regions; and an optical filter and a light condenser formed over a back side of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yeoun-Soo KIM, Il-Ho SONG
  • Publication number: 20160247844
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a substrate having photoelectric conversion regions respectively formed on a plurality of pixels and charge trap regions overlapping with the respective photoelectric conversion regions and having depths or thicknesses that are different, for each of the respective pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Yeoun-Soo KIM, Kyoung-Oug RO, Jong-Hyun JE, Do-Hwan KIM
  • Patent number: 9425231
    Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first inter-layer dielectric layer formed over a front side of a substrate including photoelectric conversion regions; isolation structures each of which penetrates through the first inter-layer dielectric layer and has a portion buried in the substrate; first metal lines formed over the first inter-layer dielectric layer to correspond to the photoelectric conversion regions; and an optical filter and a light condenser formed over a back side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yeoun-Soo Kim, Il-Ho Song
  • Patent number: 9356068
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a substrate having photoelectric conversion regions respectively formed on a plurality of pixels and charge trap regions overlapping with the respective photoelectric conversion regions and having depths or thicknesses that are different, for each of the respective pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yeoun-Soo Kim, Kyoung-Oug Ro, Jong-Hyun Je, Do-Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20150294997
    Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first inter-layer dielectric layer formed over a front side of a substrate including photoelectric conversion regions; isolation structures each of which penetrates through the first inter-layer dielectric layer and has a portion buried in the substrate; first metal lines formed over the first inter-layer dielectric layer to correspond to the photoelectric conversion regions; and an optical filter and a light condenser formed over a back side of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Yeoun-Soo KIM, Il-Ho SONG
  • Publication number: 20150061063
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a substrate having photoelectric conversion regions respectively formed on a plurality of pixels and charge trap regions overlapping with the respective photoelectric conversion regions and having depths or thicknesses that are different, for each of the respective pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Yeoun-Soo KIM, Kyoung-Oug RO, Jong-Hyun JE, Do-Hwan KIM