ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,518, issued on April 14, was assigned to ROHM Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Semiconductor device" was invented by Takayuki Osawa (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This semiconductor device is provided with: a semiconductor layer; a cell that is provided on the semiconductor layer; an insulating film that covers the cell; a main electrode part that is superposed on the insulating film; a temperature-sensitive diode for sensing temperatures, the diode having a first electrode and a second electrode; and a connection electrode for diode, the connection electrode being used for the purpose of connecting the first electrode to the...