ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,657,445, issued on June 16, was assigned to SK hynix Inc. (Icheon, South Korea) and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Daejeon, South Korea).

"Synaptic device, neuromorphic device including synaptic device, and operating methods thereof" was invented by Yang Kyu Choi (Daejeon, South Korea) and Ji Man Yu (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A synaptic device, a neuromorphic device including the synaptic device, and operating methods thereof are disclosed. A synaptic device may comprise a channel, a charge trap layer directly contacting the channel, a blocking insulating layer disposed on the charge trap la...