Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Korea Inc.

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Korea Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are assigned to 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. DAS, PINAKI is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently managing 1 pending action. With 2 distinct examiners each responsible for 1 of the 2 pending office actions, the prosecution is split evenly across different administrative units.

The presence of 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics area shows a split in the administrative review process. Because the company utilizes 2 distinct art units and 2 distinct examiners, each application is subject to an independent evaluation. DAS, PINAKI, as the busiest examiner with 1 pending action, represents one of the two active channels for the company's patent efforts. This distribution across 2 distinct examiners ensures that the company's semiconductor research is being vetted by multiple individuals within the office.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
100% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DAS, PINAKI 1 87.5% -1.9%
AHMAD, KHAJA 1 81.3% +25.3%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18656568 ELECTRONIC DEVICE DAS, PINAKI —
18439747 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE AHMAD, KHAJA —

Interview Candidates (1)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18439747 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE AHMAD, KHAJA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2898 1
2800 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18656568 ELECTRONIC DEVICE DAS, PINAKI 2898 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 06, 2024
18439747 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE AHMAD, KHAJA 2800 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 12, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Korea Inc. have?

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Korea Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Korea Inc. applications?

Pinaki Das has the most, with 1 of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Korea Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Korea Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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