ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,277, issued on July 15, was assigned to KIOXIA Corp. (Tokyo).
"Semiconductor device" was invented by Takuya Inatsuka (Yokkaichi Mie, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device includes a substrate including an element region that includes a first extending portion extending in a first direction and a plurality of first protruding portions protruding from the first extending portion in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The device further includes a first plug provided on the first extending portion and extending in the first direction and in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the...