ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,754, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to PRAGMATIC SEMICONDUCTOR Ltd. (Cambridge, Great Britain).

"Thin-film components for integrated circuits" was invented by Richard Price (Sedgefield, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thin-film electronic component includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a first current path between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the first current path is formed from a first segment of a first material and a first segment of a second material arranged in series between the first terminal and the second terminal."

The patent was filed on Aug. 19, 2020, under Application ...