US Patent Issued to TDK on July 14 for "Nanogranular magnetic film and electronic component" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,054, issued on July 14, was assigned to TDK Corp. (Tokyo).

"Nanogranular magnetic film and electronic component" was invented by Hajime Amano (Tokyo), Kensuke Ara (Toyko, Japan), Kazuhiro Yoshidome (Tokyo) and Risako Tsurumaru (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nanogranular magnetic film includes a structure including first phases comprised of nano-domains dispersed in a second phase. The first phases include at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, and Ni. The second phase includes at least one selected from the group consisting of O, N, and F. A ratio of a volume of the first phases to a total volume of the f...