Patents by Inventor Yong Lim

Yong Lim 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: 20170301776
    Abstract: One illustrative method disclosed herein includes forming a multi-layered sidewall spacer (MLSS) around a vertically oriented channel semiconductor structure, wherein the MLSS comprises a non-sacrificial innermost first spacer (a high-k insulating material), a sacrificial outermost spacer and at least one non-sacrificial second spacer (a metal-containing material) positioned between the innermost spacer and the outermost spacer, removing at least a portion of the sacrificial outermost spacer from the MLSS while leaving the at least one non-sacrificial second spacer and the non-sacrificial innermost first spacer in position and forming a final conductive gate electrode in place of the removed sacrificial outermost spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: John H. Zhang, Steven J. Bentley, Kwan-Yong Lim
  • Publication number: 20170278844
    Abstract: At least one method, apparatus and system are disclosed for forming a fin field effect transistor (finFET) having an oxide level in a fin array region within a predetermined height of the oxide level of a field region. A first oxide process is performed for controlling a first oxide recess level in a field region adjacent to a fin array region comprising a plurality of fins in a finFET device. The first oxide process comprises depositing an oxide layer over the field region and the fin array region and performing an oxide recess process to bring the oxide layer to the first oxide recess level in the field region. A second oxide process is performed for controlling a second oxide recess level in the fin array region. The second oxide process comprises isolating the fin array region, depositing oxide material, and performing an oxide recess process to bring the oxide level in the fin array region to the second oxide recess level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Min Gyu Sung, Chanro Park, Hoon Kim, Ruilong Xie, Kwan-Yong Lim
  • Patent number: 9773708
    Abstract: Devices and methods of fabricating vertical field effect transistors on semiconductor devices are provided. One intermediate semiconductor includes: a substrate, a bottom spacer layer above the substrate, a plurality of fins, wherein at least one fin is an n-fin and at least one fin is a p-fin; a high-k layer and a work function metal over the bottom spacer layer and around the plurality of fins; a top spacer above the high-k layer and the work function metal and surrounding a top area of the fins; a top source/drain structure over each fin; a dielectric capping layer over the top source/drain structure; a fill metal surrounding the work function metal; and a liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: John Zhang, Steven Bentley, Kwan-Yong Lim
  • Publication number: 20170271163
    Abstract: Methodologies and a device for SRAM patterning are provided. Embodiments include forming a spacer layer over a fin channel, the fin channel being formed in four different device regions; forming a bottom mandrel over the spacer layer; forming a top mandrel directly over the bottom mandrel, wherein the top and bottom mandrels including different materials; forming a buffer oxide layer over the top mandrel; forming an anti-reflective coating (ARC) over the first OPL; forming a photoresist (PR) over the ARC and patterning the PR; and etching the first OPL, ARC, buffer oxide, and top mandrel with the pattern of the PR, wherein a pitch of the PR as patterned is different in each of the four device regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Min Gyu SUNG, Ruilong XIE, Chanro PARK, Hoon KIM, Kwan-Yong LIM
  • Patent number: 9761662
    Abstract: Methods form structures to include a first pair of complementary transistors (having first and second transistors) and a second pair of complementary transistors (having third and fourth transistors). An active area of the first transistor contacts an active area of the second transistor along a first common edge that is straight, and an active area of the third transistor contacts an active area of the fourth transistor along a second common edge that is straight and parallel to the first common edge. The active area of the second transistor has a third edge, opposite the first common edge, that has a non-linear shape, and the active area of the third transistor has a fourth edge, opposite the second common edge, that has the same non-linear shape. The non-linear shape of the third edge faces and is inverted relative to the non-linear shape of the fourth edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Bipul C. Paul, Kwan-Yong Lim
  • Publication number: 20170229487
    Abstract: A method of making a display device includes, providing a substrate having a display area and a pad area in a periphery of the display area, the display area including a plurality of pixel regions; forming a thin film transistor having a channel layer on the substrate; arranging a gate link line and a first common voltage line to cross each other, and having a first insulation film be interposed therebetween; arranging a second common voltage line and a data link line to cross each other, and having second insulation film be interposed therebetween; disposing a first pattern on the first insulation film; and disposing a second pattern on the second insulation film, wherein the channel layer, the first pattern and the second pattern are formed of the same material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Kug KO, Jong Sang PYO, Ji Yong LIM
  • Publication number: 20170223077
    Abstract: A method of receiving content in a client is provided. The method may include receiving, from a server, a spatial set identifier (ID) corresponding to a tile group including at least one tile, sending, to the server, a request for first content corresponding to metadata, and receiving, from the server, the first content corresponding to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seong Yong LIM, Joo Myoung SEOK, Sang Woo AHN, Yong Ju CHO, Ji Hun CHA
  • Patent number: 9715858
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of data lines arranged in a first direction, where the data line extends substantially in a second direction, and a plurality of pixels electrically connected to the data lines, and a data driver configured to output a first data voltage and a second data voltage to the data lines and configured to control the number of the data lines which receives the first data voltage and the number of the data lines which receive the second data voltage, where the first data voltage has a positive polarity during a first frame and a negative polarity during a second frame, and the second data voltage has the negative polarity during the first frame and the positive polarity during the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tong-Ill Kwak, Ji-Hye Kwon, Min-Su Son, Yong-Oh Eom, Woon-Yong Lim, Ki-Hyun Pyun
  • Patent number: 9711511
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory structure (e.g., SRAM) includes vertical channels with a circular, square or rectangular cross-sectional shape. Each unit cell can include a single pull-up vertical transistor and either: one pull-down vertical transistor and one pass-gate vertical transistor; or two or more of each of the pull-down and pass-gate vertical transistors. The structure may be realized by providing adjacent layers of undoped semiconductor material, forming vertical channels for vertical transistors, the vertical channels situated on each of the adjacent layers, doping a first half of each of the adjacent layers with a n-type or p-type dopant, doping a second half of each of the adjacent layers with an opposite type dopant to that of the first half, forming wrap-around gates surrounding the vertical channels, and forming top electrodes for the vertical transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong Lim, Ryan Ryoung-Han Kim, Motoi Ichihashi, Youngtag Woo, Deepak Nayak
  • Publication number: 20170200649
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to MV transistors with reduced gate induced drain leakage (GIDL) and impact ionization. The reduced GILD and impact ionization are achieved without increasing device pitch of the MV transistor. A low voltage (LV) device region and a medium voltage (MV) device region are disposed on the substrate. Non-extended spacers are disposed on the sidewalls of the LV gate in the LV device region; extended L shaped spacers are disposed on the sidewalls of the MV gate in the MV device region. The non-extended spacers and extended L shape spacers are patterned simultaneously. Extended L shaped spacers displace the MV heavily doped (HD) regions a greater distance from at least one sidewall of the MV gate to reduce the GIDL and impact ionization of the MV transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Chia Ching YEO, Kiok Boone Elgin QUEK, Khee Yong LIM, Jae Han CHA, Yung Fu CHONG
  • Publication number: 20170200797
    Abstract: At least one method, apparatus and system disclosed herein for suppressing over-growth of epitaxial layer formed on fins of fin field effect transistor (finFET) to prevent shorts between fins of separate finFET devices. A set of fins of a first transistor is formed. The set of fins comprises a first outer fin, an inner fin, and a second outer fin. An oxide deposition process is performed for depositing an oxide material upon the set of fins. A first recess process is performed for removing a portion of oxide material. This leaves a portion of the oxide material remaining on the inside walls of the first and second outer fins. A spacer nitride deposition process is performed. A spacer nitride removal process is performed, leaving spacer nitride material at the outer walls of the first and second outer fins. A second recess process is performed for removing the oxide material from the inside walls of the first and second outer fins. An epitaxial layer deposition processed upon the set of fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong Lim, Christopher Michael Prindle
  • Publication number: 20170201994
    Abstract: Provided is a subframe structure of a wireless communication system, including a plurality of short frames defined as n (n<12, n is a natural number) OFDM symbol periods, wherein a transmission time interval (TTI) is determined based on the plurality of short frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Soon Yong LIM, Kwang Ryul JUNG
  • Patent number: 9672778
    Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes steps of generating a plurality of load signals, of which at least one load signal has a different timing from the rest of the load signals, generating data voltages synchronized to low periods of the load signals and outputting the data voltages to data lines. Accordingly, the data voltages synchronized to each of the load signals can be outputted to each of the data lines. A color coordinate problem occurring when applying a RGBW type may be solved by setting a charging time of a white sub-pixel different from the rest of the sub-pixels. Thus, display quality of a display apparatus including the display panel may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woon-Yong Lim, Ki-Hyun Pyun, Bong-Kyun Jo
  • Patent number: 9672786
    Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes: selectively providing a resistance using resistor parts in response to address signals, where the resistor parts have resistances, respectively; and outputting common voltages to the display panel based on the selectively provided resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki-Hyun Pyun, Tong-Ill Kwak, Jong-Hyun Lee, Woon-Yong Lim, Eui-Myeong Cho
  • Patent number: 9666603
    Abstract: A display device is discussed. The display device includes a substrate having a display area and a pad area in a periphery of the display area, the display area including a plurality of pixel regions; a thin film transistor having a channel layer, and on the substrate; a gate link line and a first common voltage line arranged to cross each other, and having a first insulation film interposed therebetween; a second common voltage line and a data link line arranged to cross each other, and having second insulation film interposed therebetween; a first pattern disposed on the first insulation film; and a second pattern disposed. on the second insulation film, wherein the channel layer, the first pattern and the second pattern are formed of the same material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Kug Ko, Jong Sang Pyo, Ji Yong Lim
  • Publication number: 20170141211
    Abstract: One illustrative integrated circuit product disclosed herein includes, among other things, a plurality of FinFET devices, each of which comprises a gate structure comprising a high-k gate insulation material and at least one layer of metal, a single diffusion break (SDB) isolation structure positioned in a first trench defined in a semiconductor substrate between first and second active regions, the SDB isolation structure comprising the high-k insulating material and the at least one layer of metal, and a double diffusion break (DDB) isolation structure positioned in a second trench defined in a semiconductor substrate between third and fourth active regions, the DDB isolation structure comprising a first insulating material that substantially fills the second trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Kwan-Yong Lim, Min Gyu Sung, Ryan Ryoung-Han Kim
  • Patent number: 9653365
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an integrated circuit that include providing or obtaining an extremely thin silicon-on-insulator (ETSOI) substrate, dividing the ETSOI substrate into a low voltage field effect transistor (FET) region and one or both of a medium voltage FET region and a high voltage FET regions, and forming a low voltage FET within the low voltage FET regions and forming a medium and/or high voltage FET within the medium and/or high voltage FET region(s). Channel, source, and drain structures of the low voltage FET are formed in an upper silicon layer that is disposed above a buried oxide layer of the ETSOI substrate, whereas channel, source, and drain structures of the medium and/or high voltage FETs are formed at least partially below the upper silicon layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Khee Yong Lim, Jae Han Cha, Chia Ching Yeo, Kiok Boone Elgin Quek
  • Publication number: 20170132357
    Abstract: Described are platforms, systems, media, and methods for providing a biologic information visual synthesis application, the biologic information including one or more of: genome data, microbiome data, and metabolome data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Suzanne Brewerton, Bryan Coon, Chao Xie, Rafael Zuniga, Jhalley de Castro, Shibu Yooseph, Weizhong Li, Ryan Ulaszek, Niels Klitgord, Zhenxuan Yeo, Fabi Mulawadi, Aaron Friedman, Stephen Terrell, Adrianto Wirawan, Korkut Gule, Erhan Saygi, Andreas Hadimulyono, Yong Heng Tan, Thomas Sisk, Alexey Volochenko, Sean Blair, Aik Meng Ang, Kian Yong Lim, Daniel Zhang, Dmitry Bezyazychnyy, Qiang Wang, Xiaohui Liu, Ream Lim, Nikita Veshkurtsev, Marie Wong, Jason Piper, Miao Sun, Matthew Cloney, Bao Pham, Yaron Turpaz
  • Patent number: 9640636
    Abstract: One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming an initial vertically oriented channel semiconductor structure having a first height above a substrate, forming a sacrificial spacer structure adjacent the initial vertically oriented channel semiconductor structure and, with the sacrificial spacer in position, performing at least one process operation to define a self-aligned bottom source/drain region for the device that is self-aligned with respect to the sacrificial spacer structure, forming an isolation region in the trench and forming a bottom source/drain electrode above the isolation region. The method also includes removing the sacrificial spacer structure and forming a bottom spacer material around the vertically oriented channel semiconductor structure above the bottom source/drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Bentley, John H. Zhang, Kwan-Yong Lim, Hiroaki Niimi
  • Patent number: 9640533
    Abstract: At least one method, apparatus and system disclosed herein for suppressing over-growth of epitaxial layer formed on fins of fin field effect transistor (finFET) to prevent shorts between fins of separate finFET devices. A set of fins of a first transistor is formed. The set of fins comprises a first outer fin, an inner fin, and a second outer fin. An oxide deposition process is performed for depositing an oxide material upon the set of fins. A first recess process is performed for removing a portion of oxide material. This leaves a portion of the oxide material remaining on the inside walls of the first and second outer fins. A spacer nitride deposition process is performed. A spacer nitride removal process is performed, leaving spacer nitride material at the outer walls of the first and second outer fins. A second recess process is performed for removing the oxide material from the inside walls of the first and second outer fins. An epitaxial layer deposition processed upon the set of fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Kwan-Yong Lim, Christopher Michael Prindle