Patents by Inventor Yo-Joung Kim

Yo-Joung 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: 5780914
    Abstract: A contact image sensor whose sensory elements have similar output levels is disclosed. The sensor includes: a first region consisting of a plurality of light sensory elements situated on a silicon wafer, the light sensory elements being separated from one another by an isolation material; an implanted region formed in the silicon wafer under the first region for preventing carrier from affecting the silicon wafer; a plurality of circuitry regions formed on a portion of the silicon wafer excluding the first region, the circuitry regions being separated from one another; and a light shielding region formed on the silicon wafer between the first region and the plurality of circuitry regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yo-Joung Kim