ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,051, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Rambus Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Stacked semiconductor device" was invented by Frederick A. Ware (Los Altos Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stacked semiconductor device is disclosed that includes a plurality of semiconductor dies. Each die has oppositely disposed first and second surfaces, with pads formed on each of the surfaces. A plurality of through-vias connect respective pads on the first surface to respective pads on the second surface. The through-vias include a first group of through-vias coupled to respective I/O circuitry on the semiconductor die and a second group of ...