ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,314,195, issued on May 27, was assigned to SK hynix Inc. (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

"Interface device having plurality of ports and method of operating the same" was invented by Seung Kyu Hong (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein may be an interface device having a plurality of ports and a method of operating the same. The interface device may include a first port, a second port, and a controller. The first port may include a first port buffer. The second port may include a second port buffer. The controller may be configured to exchange data with the first port and the second port. In a single port m...