ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,280, issued on June 16, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Semiconductor device" was invented by Eui Bok Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Rak Hwan Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jong Min Baek (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Moon Kyun Song (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device includes an interlayer insulating film including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface in a first direction; a source/drain pattern provided in the interlayer insulating film; a channel pattern adjacent to the source/drain pattern in a second direction and contacting th...