ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,172, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to SK hynix Inc. (Icheon, South Korea).

"Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device" was invented by Yoon Mo Koo (Icheon, South Korea) and Hyung Dong Lee (Icheon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device may include: a first access line extending in a first direction; a second access line extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a memory cell connected between the first access line and the second access line and including an electrode including a dielectric barrier therein."

The patent was filed on Aug. 10, 2023, und...