ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,425, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to UTAC Headquarters Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Semiconductor device and method for sensing external condition in harsh environment" was invented by Paweena Phatto (Bangkok), Maythichai Saithong (Bangkok), Eakkasit Dumsong (Bangkok) and Jiraphat Charoenratpratoom (Bangkok).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device has a substrate and a first electrical component including a sensing region disposed over the substrate. The sensing region can be responsive to external stimuli, such as pressure. A cover lid is disposed over the first electrical component and extending to the substrate with a...