ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,262, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co. Ltd. (Japan).
"Semiconductor device" was invented by Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo), Kiyoshi Kato (Kanagawa, Japan) and Masayuki Sakakura (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device that is suitable for miniaturization and higher density is provided. A semiconductor device includes a first transistor over a semiconductor substrate, a second transistor including an oxide semiconductor over the first transistor, and a capacitor over the second transistor. The capacitor includes a first conductor, a second conductor, and an insulator. The se...