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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

68 pending office actions

Portfolio Summary

68
Total Pending OAs
9
Final Rejections
59
Non-Final OAs

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18789626 MATERIALS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE MOUNT APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME GAMINO, CARLOS J 1735 Non-Final OA Jul 30, 2024
18731672 EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM CHUNG, MONG-SHUNE 2118 Non-Final OA Jun 03, 2024
18675189 DIE EJECTOR HAVING INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED EJECTOR RODS, METHOD OF PERFORMING DIE PICK-UP WITH THE DIE EJECTOR, AND DIE EJECTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE DIE EJECTOR NGUYEN, THUKHANH T 1743 Non-Final OA May 28, 2024
18422479 MEMORY DEVICE WITH FLAT-TOP BOTTOM ELECTRODES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME MILLER, JAMI VALENTINE 2818 Non-Final OA Jan 25, 2024
18421102 TUNABLE PHOTONIC COUPLERS FOR ELECTRONIC/PHOTONIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME LEPISTO, RYAN A 2874 Non-Final OA Jan 24, 2024
18415751 WAFER RETAINING DEVICE NEJAD, MAHDI H 3723 Non-Final OA Jan 18, 2024
18411068 FIBER ARRAY UNIT INCLUDING FRONT SIDE MIRROR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME KIANNI, KAVEH C 2874 Non-Final OA Jan 12, 2024
18412021 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN OPTICAL SIGNAL RADKOWSKI, PETER 2874 Non-Final OA Jan 12, 2024
18409922 Systems and Methods for Classifying PUF Signature Modules of Integrated Circuits CATTUNGAL, DEREENA T 2431 Final Rejection Jan 11, 2024
18393829 PACKAGE STRUCTURE INCLUDING A PACKAGE SUBSTRATE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME NGUYEN, NIKI HOANG 2818 Non-Final OA Dec 22, 2023
18393846 COPLANARITY ASSIST UNIT, SEMICONDUCTOR TESTING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE COPLANARITY ASSIST UNIT AND METHOD OF SETTING COPLANARITY SHAH, NEEL D 2858 Non-Final OA Dec 22, 2023
18538093 Semiconductor Devices Having an Electro-static Discharge Protection Structure DYKES, LAURA M 2892 Final Rejection Dec 13, 2023
18526086 PACKAGE STRUCTURE INCLUDING A BACKSIDE METAL FILM ON A SEMICONDUCTOR DIE AND A THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE UNDERFILL LAYER ON THE BACKSIDE METAL FILM AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME HENRY, CALEB E 2818 Non-Final OA Dec 01, 2023
18524416 AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM PATEL, JAIMIN GHANSHYAM 3652 Non-Final OA Nov 30, 2023
18515396 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING TAYLOR, EARL N 2896 Non-Final OA Nov 21, 2023
18514243 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE INCLUDING FUSE STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME JAHAN, BILKIS 2817 Non-Final OA Nov 20, 2023
18512077 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC INTERCONNECTS PENG, CHARLIE YU 2874 Final Rejection Nov 17, 2023
18471233 PACKAGE STRUCTURE INCLUDING A PACKAGE LID HAVING A PLURALITY OF FINS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME SCHOENHOLTZ, JOSEPH 2893 Non-Final OA Sep 20, 2023
18470557 FILM-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATE INCLUDING A PRE-NOTCHED FILM AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME PATERSON, BRIGITTE A 2896 Non-Final OA Sep 20, 2023
18464399 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH LATERALLY CONFINED SUBSTRATE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME TOBERGTE, NICHOLAS J 2817 Non-Final OA Sep 11, 2023
18457523 REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURES FOR MULTI-DIE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME PARTHASARATHY, ROHIT 2899 Non-Final OA Aug 29, 2023
18455698 PACKAGE STRUCTURE INCLUDING PACKAGE LID WITH A RECESS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME JAHAN, BILKIS 2817 Non-Final OA Aug 25, 2023
18452601 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH VARIABLE SOLDER RESIST OPENING DIMENSIONS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME TYNES JR., LAWRENCE C 2899 Non-Final OA Aug 21, 2023
18451043 SHIELDED THROUGH SUBSTRATE VIA STRUCTURES FOR A SILICON INTERCONNECT DIE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME BOULGHASSOUL, YOUNES 2814 Non-Final OA Aug 16, 2023
18231403 SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING REMAVEGE, CHRISTOPHER 1713 Non-Final OA Aug 08, 2023
18230720 SYSTEMS FOR VISIBLE WAVELENGTH MEASUREMENT OF OVERLAY OF WAFER-ON-WAFER BONDING AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME BARZYKIN, VICTOR V 2893 Non-Final OA Aug 07, 2023
18357797 FIN FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME BOULGHASSOUL, YOUNES 2814 Non-Final OA Jul 24, 2023
18354680 CAPACITOR HAVING A BOTTOM CAPACITOR PLATE WITH A ROUGH UPPER SURFACE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE CAPACITOR AND AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME VU, DAVID 2818 Non-Final OA Jul 19, 2023
18349412 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE SUBSTRATE WITH STRESS BUFFER PADS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME FAN, SU JYA 2818 Non-Final OA Jul 10, 2023
18346925 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A METAL OXIDE INTERFACE LAYER AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME WARREN, MATTHEW E 2815 Non-Final OA Jul 05, 2023
18218222 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF BARZYKIN, VICTOR V 2893 Non-Final OA Jul 05, 2023
18346457 PACKAGE MODULE INCLUDING AN INTERPOSER WITH A DUMMY VIA, PACKAGE STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE PACKAGE MODULE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME BRASFIELD, QUINTON A 2814 Final Rejection Jul 03, 2023
18344900 PACKAGE STRUCTURE INCLUDING LOWER MOLDED STRUCTURE INCLUDING A SUBSTRATE PORTION, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE PACKAGE STRUCTURE CLINTON, EVAN GARRETT 2899 Non-Final OA Jun 30, 2023
18206876 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING ZHONG, XIN Y 2855 Non-Final OA Jun 07, 2023
18327921 PARALLEL PLASMA TREATMENT AND THERMOCOMPRESSION BONDING AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING THE SAME DYKES, LAURA M 2892 Non-Final OA Jun 02, 2023
18327908 FLUXLESS DIE BONDING USING IN-SITU PLASMA TREATMENT AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING THE SAME DYKES, LAURA M 2892 Non-Final OA Jun 02, 2023
18327432 PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL SWITCH WITH OVONIC THRESHOLD SWITCHING MATERIAL SELECTOR AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME AMER, MOUNIR S 2818 Non-Final OA Jun 01, 2023
18323481 Integrated Fan-Out Package with 3D Magnetic Core Inductor WILCZEWSKI, MARY A 2898 Non-Final OA May 25, 2023
18321081 PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL SWITCH WITH REDUCED INSERTION LOSS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME AMER, MOUNIR S 2818 Non-Final OA May 22, 2023
18321116 PACKAGE INCLUDING A DUMMY BAR AND METHODS OF FORMING THE PACKAGE OH, JAEHWAN 2899 Non-Final OA May 22, 2023
18321088 BACK-END-OF-LINE CMOS INVERTER WITH VERTICAL CHANNELS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME YUSHINA, GALINA G 2811 Non-Final OA May 22, 2023
18196070 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING JEAN BAPTISTE, WILNER 2899 Non-Final OA May 11, 2023
18311907 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL INCLUDING A MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME HO, ANTHONY 2817 Non-Final OA May 04, 2023
18303641 CHIP PACKAGE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME PHAM, LONG 2897 Non-Final OA Apr 20, 2023
18303663 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE SUBSTRATE WITH HYBRID CORE STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME CULLEN, PATRICK LAWRENCE 2899 Non-Final OA Apr 20, 2023
18302020 PHOTONIC SILICON-INSULATOR-SILICON MODULATOR AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME BEDTELYON, JOHN M 2874 Non-Final OA Apr 18, 2023
18300104 ALIGNMENT MARK VIA ASSEMBLIES FOR A COMPOSITE INTERPOSER AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME CHANG, JAY C 2817 Non-Final OA Apr 13, 2023
18126767 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BUMP MAP DETERMINATION AND BUMP ARRAY FORMATION MENZ, LAURA MARY 2813 Non-Final OA Mar 27, 2023
18126630 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE KIM, JAY C 2815 Non-Final OA Mar 27, 2023
18126690 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE CHAN, CANDICE 2813 Final Rejection Mar 27, 2023
18189299 DEFORMATION-RESISTANT INTERPOSER FOR A LOCAL SILICON INTERCONNECT AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME PHAM, LONG 2897 Non-Final OA Mar 24, 2023
18115840 PACKAGE MODULE WITH A MODULE STIFFENER AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME CHANG, JAY C 2817 Non-Final OA Mar 01, 2023
18110085 PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL SWITCH WITH EFFICIENT HEAT SPREADER AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME AMER, MOUNIR S 2818 Non-Final OA Feb 15, 2023
18109211 BACKSIDE REFRACTION LAYER FOR BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSOR AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME PARENDO, KEVIN A 2896 Non-Final OA Feb 13, 2023
17849755 THERMALLY ENHANCED SELECTOR STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME AMER, MOUNIR S 2818 Non-Final OA Jun 27, 2022
17842672 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING NGUYEN, SOPHIA T 2893 Non-Final OA Jun 16, 2022
17830522 ENHANCED REDISTRIBUTION VIA STRUCTURE FOR RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT IN SEMICONDUCTOR DIE PACKAGING AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME DAS, PINAKI 2898 Non-Final OA Jun 02, 2022
17735536 MULTI-INTERPOSER STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME NGUYEN, CUONG B 2818 Non-Final OA May 03, 2022
17708348 SUBSTRATE TRENCH FOR CONTROLLING UNDERFILL FILLET AREA AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME DINKE, BITEW A 2812 Final Rejection Mar 30, 2022
17654927 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF BELL, LAUREN R 2896 Non-Final OA Mar 15, 2022
17693534 DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICES WITH ENHANCED DATA RETENTION AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME BAUMAN, SCOTT E 2815 Non-Final OA Mar 14, 2022
17691233 HIGH DENSITY CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME NETTLES, CORALIE ANN 2893 Final Rejection Mar 10, 2022
17654158 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION ANDERSON, WILLIAM H 2817 Non-Final OA Mar 09, 2022
17647526 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOL AND METHOD OF OPERATION KURPLE, KARL 1717 Non-Final OA Jan 10, 2022
17565220 WORK FUNCTION MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF ASHBAHIAN, ERIC K 2891 Non-Final OA Dec 29, 2021
17460589 METAL INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME SCHODDE, CHRISTOPHER A 2898 Final Rejection Aug 30, 2021
17458751 SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING ISAAC, STANETTA D 2898 Non-Final OA Aug 27, 2021
17159863 FAULT DETECTION OF CIRCUIT BASED ON VIRTUAL DEFECTS GIRI, PURSOTTAM 2186 Final Rejection Jan 27, 2021

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