ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,545, issued on June 2, was assigned to Kioxia Corp. (Tokyo).

"Memory device" was invented by Akira Katayama (Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A memory cell includes first and second ends. A first interconnect is coupled to the first end. A first switch is coupled between the first interconnect and a first node that receives a first voltage. A second interconnect is coupled to the second end. A second switch includes a third end coupled to the second interconnect and a fourth end. A third interconnect is coupled to the fourth end. A third switch is coupled between the third interconnect and a second node that rec...