ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,713, issued on July 1, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).
"Semiconductor apparatus with an alignment moat" was invented by Andrew D. Carswell (Boise, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to an apparatus with an alignment moat are described. An example apparatus includes a conductive material divided into first and second portions which include top surfaces connected to each other, respectively, a first spacer surrounding the first portion of the conductive material, and a second spacer surrounding the second portion of the conductive material, where the top surface of the f...