US Patent Issued to Micron Technology on April 21 for "Electronic devices including an implant structure, for protection against corrosion, and related systems and methods" (Idaho Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,610,546, issued on April 21, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).

"Electronic devices including an implant structure, for protection against corrosion, and related systems and methods" was invented by John D. Hopkins (Meridian, Idaho) and Jordan D. Greenlee (Boise, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electronic devices comprising a source stack comprising one or more conductive materials, a source contact adjacent to the source stack, tiers of alternating conductive materials and insulative materials adjacent to the source contact, pillars extending through the tiers and the source contact and into the source stack, a...