ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,591, issued on May 19, was assigned to NIKON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Semiconductor device, electronic device, pH sensor, biosensor, method for manufacturing semiconductor device, and method for manufacturing electronic device" was invented by Makoto Nakazumi (Yamato, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a semiconductor layer in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode. The semiconductor layer includes a first oxide layer of 5 to 20 nm containing spinel-type ZnGa2O4, and a second oxide layer of 5 to 50 nm containing In, Ga, and Zn."

The patent was file...