ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,417,954, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to ROHM Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Semiconductor device" was invented by Masaharu Nakanishi (Kyoto, Japan) and Noriaki Kawamoto (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device includes: a switching element including a drain electrode, a gate electrode, and a source electrode; a base supporting the switching element; and a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal that each extend in the same direction. The switching element includes a temperature detection diode having a first electrode provided on the element obverse surface. Each of the drain...