Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Cambricon (Xi'An) Semiconductor Co. Ltd.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Cambricon (Xi'An) Semiconductor Co. Ltd. currently manages 5 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. This portfolio is distributed across 5 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units. The presence of these 5 pending office actions shows the current volume of activity for this entity. Practitioners should note the distribution across the 5 distinct art units, which involves different examination environments. The coordination of responses across different technical centers is a key consideration for the legal team.

SEYE, ABDOU K is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. While the company workload involves 5 distinct examiners, this specific official is responsible for 1 matter. This distribution suggests that the innovations are being evaluated by different groups within the Computing & Software field. Having 5 distinct examiners involved means that the prosecution strategy must account for the individual tendencies of various officials. Each examiner may bring a different perspective to the claims, requiring a specific approach for every individual case file.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

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.

1
Hard (20%)
4
Medium (80%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (20%)
§103 only2 (40%)
§102 only2 (40%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
4
Information Tech
80% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
20% 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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SEYE, ABDOU K 1 82.7% +27.4%
ARMAND, MARC ANTHONY 1 83.6% +4.1%
RHO, YONG DOO 1 — —
BAROT, BHARAT 1 87.5% +8.0%
LEE, CHUN KUAN 1 68.4% +3.9%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18852880 METHOD FOR EXECUTING TASK SCHEDULING AND RELATED PRODUCTS THEREOF SEYE, ABDOU K —
18698629 MULTI-CORE CHIP, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT APPARATUS, AND BOARD CARD AND MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE METHOD THEREFOR ARMAND, MARC ANTHONY —
18565068 COMPUTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING CONVULUTION OPERATION BY USING COMPUTING APPARATUS, AND RELATED PRODUCT BAROT, BHARAT —

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18575535 PROCESSING APPARATUS, DEVICE, METHOD, AND RELATED PRODUCT RHO, YONG DOO —

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
18852880 METHOD FOR EXECUTING TASK SCHEDULING AND RELATED PRODUCTS THEREOF SEYE, ABDOU K —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2198 1
2813 1
2147 1
2453 1
2181 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18852880 METHOD FOR EXECUTING TASK SCHEDULING AND RELATED PRODUCTS THEREOF SEYE, ABDOU K 2198 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 30, 2024
18698629 MULTI-CORE CHIP, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT APPARATUS, AND BOARD CARD AND MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE METHOD THEREFOR ARMAND, MARC ANTHONY 2813 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 23, 2024
18575535 PROCESSING APPARATUS, DEVICE, METHOD, AND RELATED PRODUCT RHO, YONG DOO 2147 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 29, 2023
18565068 COMPUTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING CONVULUTION OPERATION BY USING COMPUTING APPARATUS, AND RELATED PRODUCT BAROT, BHARAT 2453 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 28, 2023
18013748 COMPUTING APPARATUS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP, BOARD CARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTING METHOD LEE, CHUN KUAN 2181 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Dec 29, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Cambricon (Xi'An) Semiconductor Co. Ltd. have?

Cambricon (Xi'An) Semiconductor Co. Ltd. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Cambricon (Xi'An) Semiconductor Co. Ltd. applications?

Abdou K Seye has the most, with 1 of Cambricon (Xi'An) Semiconductor Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Cambricon (Xi'An) Semiconductor Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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