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(43) Date of publication: 25.06.2025 Bulletin 2025/26 (21) Application number: 23855275.6 (22) Date of filing: 02.05.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01L 29/788(2006.01) H01L 21/74(2006.01) H01L 21/24(2006.01) G11C 11/401(2006.01) H10B 12/00(2023.01) H01L 27/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H10B 12/20 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/020750 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/039417 (22.02.2024 Gazette 2024/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 17.08.2022 US 202263398807 P 14.09.2022 US 202263406255 P 30.09.2022 US 202217937432 05.10.2022 US 202263413493 P 24.10.2022 US 202263418698 P 14.02.2023 US 202363445670 P 14.02.2023 US 202363445672 P 03.03.2023 US 202363449938 P 07.04.2023 US 202363458059 P 18.04.2023 US 202363460289 P (71) Applicant: NEO Semiconductor, Inc. San Jose, CA 95126 (US)

(72) Inventor: HSU, Fu-Chang San Jose, California 95129 (US) (74) Representative: Liedtke & Partner Patentanwälte  Gerhart-Hauptmann-Straße 10/11 99096 Erfurt 99096 Erfurt (DE)