ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,802, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corp. (Tokyo).

"Semiconductor device and power converter" was invented by Yusuke Kaji (Tokyo) and Aya Fujita (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a semiconductor device and a power converter having improved moisture resistance reliability. The semiconductor device of the present invention includes: a metal base substrate which includes a first insulating layer provided on a metal base, a support conductor provided on the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer provided on a side surface of the support conductor; a semiconductor e...