US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on June 2 for "Three-dimensional memory device containing etch-stop structures and self- aligned insulating spacers and method of making the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,380, issued on June 2, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Three-dimensional memory device containing etch-stop structures and self- aligned insulating spacers and method of making the same" was invented by Chungsik Yim (Anyang-si, South Korea), Jaeseung Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jinwoo Nam (Seoul, South Korea), Yonghyun Nam (Anyang-si, South Korea), Hyungin Yun (Seoul, South Korea), Kyuhoon Cho (Suwon-si, South Korea), Soo Bok Kim (Incheon, South Korea) and Hyong Don Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a door hinge device for the vehicle, in t...