ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,524, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (Kaohsiung, Taiwan).

"Electronic device" was invented by Chung Ju Yu (Kaohsiung, Taiwan), Shao Lun Yang (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) and Tsung-Wei Lu (Kaohsiung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a first pad, and a second pad. The substrate defines a trench extending along a first direction. The first pad is disposed adjacent to the trench. The second pad is disposed next to the first pad. The first pad and the second pad are disposed at a same side of the trench and are arranged alo...