ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,422, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Semiconductor device" was invented by Eui Bok Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Rak Hwan Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jong Min Baek (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Moon Kyun Song (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device a first fin-shaped pattern provided at a first surface of a substrate and extending in a second direction, a first source/drain pattern disposed on the first fin-shaped pattern and connected thereto, a first source/drain contact disposed on the first source/drain pattern and connected thereto, a bu...