Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
20 pending office actions • 11 art units • 18 examiners • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 49 patents granted in the last 365 days
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. has 23 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters are distributed among 21 distinct examiners and 11 distinct art units, showing a broad prosecution footprint with meaningful concentration at the art-unit level. Portfolio management therefore requires both technical coordination and assignment-specific review.
POOS, JOHN W is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. That limited examiner concentration provides an opportunity to compare related positions, while the wider examiner distribution means that one response approach is unlikely to fit every case.
Counsel should monitor recurring claim construction and prior-art issues across the art units, while preserving flexibility for examiner-specific amendments. The number of pending actions also supports centralized tracking of deadlines, related disclosures, and consistency among parallel responses.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 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. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 6 (30%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (55%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (10%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| POOS, JOHN W | 2 | 93.4% | +4.6% |
| HAGAN, SEAN P | 2 | 39.4% | +30.1% |
| BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY | 1 | 90.6% | -1.3% |
| MARUF, SHEIKH | 1 | 86.8% | +9.1% |
| VU, VU A | 1 | 92.3% | +6.7% |
| SHAMIRYAN, NAREH | 1 | 90.3% | +12.8% |
| RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | 1 | 93.3% | +8.6% |
| DEGRASSE, IAN ISAAC | 1 | 81.5% | +3.3% |
| MUNOZ, ANDRES F | 1 | 76.5% | +17.3% |
| NICELY, JOSEPH C | 1 | 77.7% | +19.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18764815 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIE WITH GROUP III NITRIDE-BASED AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS | MARUF, SHEIKH | — |
| 18629726 | DEVICE PACKAGE HAVING SIGNAL PADS CONFIGURED TO PROMOTE SELF ALIGNMENT OF LEADS AND PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE SAME | DEGRASSE, IAN ISAAC | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18897995 | GATE VOLTAGE LEVEL SHIFTING CIRCUIT | POOS, JOHN W | — |
| 18816732 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF BARRIER METAL LAYER FOR ELECTRODE OF GALLIUM NITRIDE MATERIAL DEVICE | BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY | — |
| 18679754 | HIGH-ELECTRON-MOBILITY TRANSISTOR HAVING GROUP-III-NITRIDE CAPPING LAYER SEPARATED FROM CONTACT | VU, VU A | — |
| 18675839 | HYBRID POWER AMPLIFIER WITH GAN-ON-SI AND GAN-ON-SIC CIRCUITS | SHAMIRYAN, NAREH | — |
| 18659440 | DOHERTY AMPLIFIER WITH IMPROVED VIDEO BANDWIDTH | RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | — |
| 18591875 | III-NITRIDE MATERIAL SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES ON CONDUCTIVE SILICON SUBSTRATES | MUNOZ, ANDRES F | — |
| 18292231 | SINGLE-ENDED AMPLIFIER WITH BIAS STABILIZATION | POOS, JOHN W | — |
| 18514402 | POWER AMPLIFIER DIE | SYLVIA, CHRISTINA A | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17204550 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS | HAGAN, SEAN P | 45d overdue |
| 17176968 | HIGH KAPPA SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS | HAGAN, SEAN P | 5d overdue |
| 18675839 | HYBRID POWER AMPLIFIER WITH GAN-ON-SI AND GAN-ON-SIC CIRCUITS | SHAMIRYAN, NAREH | — |
| 18591875 | III-NITRIDE MATERIAL SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES ON CONDUCTIVE SILICON SUBSTRATES | MUNOZ, ANDRES F | — |
| 18407695 | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR INCLUDING FIELD PLATES | NICELY, JOSEPH C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2898 | 3 |
| 2843 | 3 |
| 2897 | 2 |
| 2818 | 2 |
| 2813 | 2 |
| 2828 | 2 |
| 2842 | 1 |
| 2817 | 1 |
| 2800 | 1 |
| 2899 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18897995 | GATE VOLTAGE LEVEL SHIFTING CIRCUIT | POOS, JOHN W | 2842 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18816732 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF BARRIER METAL LAYER FOR ELECTRODE OF GALLIUM NITRIDE MATERIAL DEVICE | BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY | 2898 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18764815 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIE WITH GROUP III NITRIDE-BASED AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS | MARUF, SHEIKH | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18679754 | HIGH-ELECTRON-MOBILITY TRANSISTOR HAVING GROUP-III-NITRIDE CAPPING LAYER SEPARATED FROM CONTACT | VU, VU A | 2897 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18675839 | HYBRID POWER AMPLIFIER WITH GAN-ON-SI AND GAN-ON-SIC CIRCUITS | SHAMIRYAN, NAREH | 2843 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18659440 | DOHERTY AMPLIFIER WITH IMPROVED VIDEO BANDWIDTH | RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | 2843 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18629726 | DEVICE PACKAGE HAVING SIGNAL PADS CONFIGURED TO PROMOTE SELF ALIGNMENT OF LEADS AND PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE SAME | DEGRASSE, IAN ISAAC | 2818 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18591875 | III-NITRIDE MATERIAL SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES ON CONDUCTIVE SILICON SUBSTRATES | MUNOZ, ANDRES F | 2818 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18292231 | SINGLE-ENDED AMPLIFIER WITH BIAS STABILIZATION | POOS, JOHN W | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18407695 | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR INCLUDING FIELD PLATES | NICELY, JOSEPH C | 2813 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18514402 | POWER AMPLIFIER DIE | SYLVIA, CHRISTINA A | 2817 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18461980 | TRANSISTOR WITH GATE LAYOUT, DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE TRANSISTOR WITH OUTPUT PRE-MATCHING, AND PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE SAME | ADHIKARI DAWADI, BIPANA | 2898 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18119795 | METHODS OF FORMING HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS WITH CONTROLLED GATE LENGTH AND HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS WITH CONTROLLED GATE LENGTH | MALEK, MALIHEH | 2813 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 17952267 | METAL-INSULATOR-METAL CAPACITOR DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED WIRE BONDING SURFACE | MOJADDEDI, OMAR F | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2022 |
| 17900652 | TRANSISTOR DIE INCLUDING MATCHING CIRCUIT | NGUYEN, KHANH V | 2843 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 17848500 | MODULAR POWER TRANSISTOR COMPONENT ASSEMBLIES WITH FLIP CHIP INTERCONNECTIONS | TUTTLE, ETHAN ALEXANDER | 2800 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2022 |
| 17711084 | SELECTIVE ETCHING OF SILICON LAYERS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | BULLARD-CONNOR, GENEVIEVE GRACE | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2022 |
| 17364930 | 3D PRINTED INTERCONNECTS AND RESONATORS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | CUNNINGHAM, KIERAN MURRAY | 2893 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Jul 01, 2021 |
| 17204550 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS | HAGAN, SEAN P | 2828 | — | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Mar 17, 2021 |
| 17176968 | HIGH KAPPA SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS | HAGAN, SEAN P | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Feb 16, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. has 20 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 11 art units and 18 examiners.
John W Poos has the most, with 2 of MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
