ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,548, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD. (Hsinchu, Taiwan).
"Semiconductor device" was invented by Jhon Jhy Liaw (Hsinchu County, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device includes first and second active areas, first and second gate structures, and first to third conductive segments. The first and second active areas extend along the first direction. The first and second gate structures cross over the first and second active areas. The first conductive segment crosses over the first and second gate structures, stores a first data signal, and is coupled to the first ga...