ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,475,068, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).

"Multi-interface memory" was invented by Christopher J. Bueb (Folsom, Calif.), Aravind Ramamoorthy (Rocklin, Calif.) and Wanmo Wong (Menlo Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-interface memory can include a memory package that includes a memory device and host interfaces coupled to the memory device. Each of the host interfaces is configured to operate according to a different protocol. The memory package can be coupled to a host via one or more of the host interfaces. More than one of the host interfaces can share a contact."

The patent wa...