Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 17/572,935

STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY CELL POWER SUPPLY

Final Rejection

Filed

Jan 11, 2022

Priority

Jul 16, 2021 — provisional 63/222,579

Examiner

BUI, THA-O H

Art Unit

2825

Tech Center

2800 — Semiconductors & Electrical Systems

Assignee

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

OA Round

6 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +4.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 88% grant rate with +4.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 977 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 88% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

861 granted / 977 resolved

+20.1% vs TC avg

Minimal +4% lift

Without

With

+4.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

2y 2m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

995

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.3%

-38.7% vs TC avg

§103

70.3%

+30.3% vs TC avg

§102

11.5%

-28.5% vs TC avg

§112

3.4%

-36.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 977 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 12 earlier events

Nov 20, 2024

Final Rejection mailed

May 20, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

May 21, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

May 29, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Oct 24, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Oct 24, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Nov 17, 2025

Response Filed

Dec 17, 2025

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/540,350

Patent 12640205

MEMORY AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, MEMORY SYSTEM AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

2y 5m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/385,642

Patent 12633356

METHOD AND MEMORY USED FOR REDUCING PROGRAM DISTURBANCE BY ADJUSTING VOLTAGE OF DUMMY WORD LINE

2y 6m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/524,721

Patent 12633360

MANAGING ASYNCHRONOUS POWER LOSS IN A MEMORY DEVICE

2y 5m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/528,126

Patent 12633348

CONTINUOUS PROGRAMMING OF MEMORY CELL SLICES IN A PROGRAMMING METHOD OF A MEMORY, MEMORY AND MEMORY SYSTEM

2y 5m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/677,014

Patent 12633335

ONE-SIDED TRANSMITTER EQUALIZATION

1y 11m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

7-8

Expected OA Rounds

88%

Grant Probability

92%

With Interview (+4.2%)

2y 2m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 977 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.