US Patent Issued to Micron Technology on July 29 for "Electronic devices including a source seal, and related methods and electronic systems" (Singaporean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,303, issued on July 29, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).

"Electronic devices including a source seal, and related methods and electronic systems" was invented by Lingyu Kong (Singapore) and Sok Han Wong (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device comprises a source stack comprising one or more conductive materials. A source contact is adjacent to the source stack and a source seal is on a portion of the source contact. Tiers of alternating conductive materials and dielectric materials are adjacent to the source contact. Pillars extend through the tiers and the source contact and into the sourc...