ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,744, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to AOI ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Kagawa, Japan).
"Semiconductor device" was invented by Katsuhiro Takao (Kagawa, Japan) and Atsushi Kuroha (Kagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element having a first electrode and a second electrode on a first surface, and a third electrode on a second surface, wherein continuity between the second electrode and the third electrode is controlled by a voltage applied to the first electrode; a conductive first lead that is electrically connected to the first electrode and extends beyond a periphery of the first su...