In-Hoe Kim

Title: In-Hoe Kim: Semiconductor Memory Inventions

Introduction

In-Hoe Kim is an inventor based in Icheon, South Korea. He is associated with SK hynix Inc. and is credited with 3 patents. His disclosed work focuses on semiconductor memory devices and fabrication methods.

Latest Patents

One of Kim’s latest patent disclosures, “Electronic Device and Method for Fabricating the Same,” describes a semiconductor memory structure designed to simplify fabrication and improve the characteristics of a variable-resistance element. The device includes a substrate, a conductive contact plug, and a variable-resistance pattern coupled to the plug. The contact plug contains a low-resistance structure and a conductive planarizing layer, while the low-resistance structure includes a diffusion barrier layer, a low-resistance material layer, and a gap-fill layer.

Another disclosure with the same title describes a semiconductor memory with a first region containing memory cells and an adjacent second region. The memory cells penetrate an interlayer insulating layer, and each cell has a carbon-containing conductive pattern at its uppermost portion. A carbon-containing insulating pattern is positioned over the insulating layer in the second region.

Career Highlights

Kim’s patent disclosures address device structures and manufacturing techniques for semiconductor memory. The described approaches include conductive contact-plug designs, variable-resistance patterns, and carbon-containing patterns integrated into memory structures.

Collaborations

Kim’s listed coworkers include Gwang-Won Lee and Eung-Rim Hwang. The provided information identifies SK hynix Inc. as his company affiliation.

Conclusion

In-Hoe Kim’s disclosed inventions focus on semiconductor memory fabrication and device structures, reflecting his work in an area central to advanced memory technology.