ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,234, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Semiconductor device including through electrodes" was invented by Hyungjun Jeon (Seoul, South Korea) and Kwangjin Moon (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip including first pads and a first insulating layer, and a second semiconductor chip including second upper pads, a second insulating layer, second lower pads, and through electrodes connecting the second upper pads and the second lower pads to each other. The package includes a third semiconductor chip includ...