ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,771,333, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to SK hynix Inc. (Icheon-si, South Korea).

"Comparator and semiconductor apparatus using the same" was invented by Chang Hyun Pyo (Icheon-si, South Korea), Hyun Kyu Park (Icheon-si, South Korea) and Dong Wook Jang (Icheon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A comparator includes an amplification circuit and a latch circuit. The amplification circuit generates a first amplification signal and a second amplification signal based on a clock signal, an input signal, and a reference voltage. The latch circuit generates a first output signal and a second output signal based on the clock signa...