ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,780, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to AMS-OSRAM INTERNATIONAL GMBH (Regensburg, Germany).

"Component with improved connection structure and method for producing a component" was invented by Andreas Leber (Regensburg, Germany) and Christine Rafael (Weil Am Rhein, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component may include a semiconductor body, an insulation structure, and a connection structure. The semiconductor body may have a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active zone located therebetween. The connection structure may have a connection layer in direct electrical contact with the second semicond...