ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,514, issued on March 18, was assigned to INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG (Neubiberg, Germany).

"Power module with integrated gate driver and functional components within a single power module housing" was invented by Andre Arens (Ruthen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus comprises a power module housing. The power module housing includes a conductive substrate and a circuit board positioned overlying the conductive substrate. A gate driver is mounted to the circuit board. A power device is mounted to the conductive substrate and is controlled by the gate driver. The power module housing includes an insulation material ele...