ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,730, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Inc. (Dallas).

"Integrated circuit device package" was invented by Sreenivasan Kalyani Koduri (Allen, Texas) and Grimmett Dale Jacky (Prosper, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example apparatus includes: an integrated circuit including a first surface and terminals; a package including: a housing around the integrated circuit, the housing exposing the first surface; and an electrical interconnect including a second surface and an opening, the second surface electrically coupled to the terminals, the second surface mechanically coupled to the housing, the opening configu...