Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
29 pending office actions • 14 art units • 26 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 251 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (3%) |
| §103 only | 16 (55%) |
| §102 only | 2 (7%) |
| §112 only | 2 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (28%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIPLING, KENNETH MARK | 2 | 75.0% | +16.7% |
| XU, ZHIJUN | 2 | 76.4% | +11.4% |
| ZHU, SHENG-BAI | 2 | 62.3% | +6.0% |
| PRASAD, NEIL R | 1 | 85.4% | +9.8% |
| PHAM, THANHHA S | 1 | 85.4% | +4.8% |
| KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN | 1 | 85.6% | +17.7% |
| MANNO, JESSICA S | 1 | 72.3% | +27.3% |
| LU, JIONG-PING | 1 | 83.6% | +7.8% |
| CHOUDHRY, MOHAMMAD M | 1 | 82.2% | +11.7% |
| WIEGAND, TYLER J | 1 | 74.0% | +12.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18547497 | Semiconductor Structures and Methods of Forming Them | LU, JIONG-PING | 12d |
| 18536586 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | PHAM, THANHHA S | — |
| 18530329 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN | — |
| 18451873 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | CHOUDHRY, MOHAMMAD M | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17825235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE SIMULATION | DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL | 17d overdue |
| 18170522 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | BODNAR, JOHN A | 4d overdue |
| 17891618 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | XU, ZHIJUN | 65d |
| 17790457 | IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING MICROLENS AND PHOTO-ELECTRIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | PRASAD, NEIL R | — |
| 18510864 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | MANNO, JESSICA S | — |
| 18451565 | MEMORY STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | WIEGAND, TYLER J | — |
| 18364489 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | LI, MEIYA | — |
| 18169839 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | WEGNER, AARON MICHAEL | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18157079 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, PACKAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | SIPLING, KENNETH MARK | 21d |
| 17891618 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | XU, ZHIJUN | 65d |
| 18530329 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN | — |
| 18510864 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | MANNO, JESSICA S | — |
| 18451873 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | CHOUDHRY, MOHAMMAD M | — |
| 18451565 | MEMORY STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | WIEGAND, TYLER J | — |
| 17040506 | A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WAFER HAVING CRACK-STOPPING THROUGH-SILICON-VIAS, A WAFER HAVING CRACK-STOPPING THROUGH-SILICON-VIAS, AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | SIPLING, KENNETH MARK | — |
| 18152202 | MEMORY STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | XU, ZHIJUN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2898 | 4 |
| 2818 | 4 |
| 2812 | 3 |
| 2897 | 3 |
| 2851 | 3 |
| 2817 | 2 |
| 1713 | 1 |
| 2899 | 1 |
| 2811 | 1 |
| 2893 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17790457 | IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING MICROLENS AND PHOTO-ELECTRIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | PRASAD, NEIL R | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2024 |
| 18536586 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | PHAM, THANHHA S | 2812 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18530329 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN | 2817 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18510864 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | MANNO, JESSICA S | 2898 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18547497 | Semiconductor Structures and Methods of Forming Them | LU, JIONG-PING | 1713 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18451873 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | CHOUDHRY, MOHAMMAD M | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18451565 | MEMORY STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | WIEGAND, TYLER J | 2812 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18446506 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18364489 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | LI, MEIYA | 2811 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18197240 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME | GOODWIN, DAVID J | 2817 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 15, 2023 |
| 17040506 | A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WAFER HAVING CRACK-STOPPING THROUGH-SILICON-VIAS, A WAFER HAVING CRACK-STOPPING THROUGH-SILICON-VIAS, AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | SIPLING, KENNETH MARK | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2023 |
| 17420124 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD MAKING THE SAME | STARK, JARRETT J | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Mar 27, 2023 |
| 18170522 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | BODNAR, JOHN A | 2893 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Feb 16, 2023 |
| 18169839 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | WEGNER, AARON MICHAEL | 2897 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2023 |
| 18164142 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT, ESD PROTECTION METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY AND ESD PROTECTION SYSTEM | RODRIGUEZ VILLANU, SANDRA MILENA | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18157079 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, PACKAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | SIPLING, KENNETH MARK | 2818 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jan 20, 2023 |
| 18156552 | IN-MEMORY COMPUTING METHOD AND CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY, AND MEMORY STRUCTURE | RIVERA, MARIA DE JESUS | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2023 |
| 18155768 | DUMMY METAL FILLING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM | SOUNDRANAYAGAM, RAYAPPU NMN | 2851 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jan 18, 2023 |
| 18152202 | MEMORY STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | XU, ZHIJUN | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 18149210 | PATTERNING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | PARENDO, KEVIN A | 2896 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Jan 03, 2023 |
| 17936838 | WIRING QUALITY TEST METHOD AND APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ALAWDI, ANWER AHMED | 2851 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17936848 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | ZHU, SHENG-BAI | 2897 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17933940 | SEMICONDJUCTOR STRUCTURE WITHBITLINEPOSITIONEDABOVE TRANSISTOR ANT) FORMING METHOD THEREOF | ZHU, SHENG-BAI | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Sep 21, 2022 |
| 17891618 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | XU, ZHIJUN | 2818 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 65d | Pending | Aug 19, 2022 |
| 17891113 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE THEREOF | CULBERT, CHRISTOPHER A | 2815 | §112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Aug 18, 2022 |
| 17812743 | METHOD OF CIRCUIT SIMULATION, TEST APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | CHAVEZ, ANTHONY RAY | 2186 | §103 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Jul 15, 2022 |
| 17825235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE SIMULATION | DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL | 2188 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | May 26, 2022 |
| 17662641 | NON CONDUCTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING NON CONDUCTIVE FILM, CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING CHIP | ISAAC, STANETTA D | 2898 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | May 09, 2022 |
| 17655612 | SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | LIN, ARIC | 2851 | §103 | Final Rejection | 78d | Pending | Mar 21, 2022 |
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