ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,632, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Skyworks Solutions Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Transistors having self-aligned body tie" was invented by Min-Zing Tseng (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transistor can include a source and a drain with each implemented in a first type active region, a gate implemented relative to the source and the drain, and a body implemented in the first type active region and substantially covered by the gate. The transistor can further include a body tie implemented in a second type active region and including a connecting portion substantially covered by the gate and engaging the body. The fir...