ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,473, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea).

"Quantum dot, production method thereof, and electronic device including the same" was invented by Sungwoo Hwang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Yong Wook Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Soo Kyung Kwon (Suwon-si, South Korea), Seon-Yeong Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Ji-Yeong Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cadmium free quantum dot including a core that includes a first semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc, tellurium, and selenium, and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell that is disposed on the core and includes a zin...