Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
113 pending office actions • 30 art units • 97 examiners • 0 of 113 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 252 patents granted in the last 365 days
United Microelectronics Corp. has 119 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. Those matters are distributed across 103 distinct examiners and 33 distinct art units, creating a broad prosecution footprint. MILLER, JAMI VALENTINE is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters, so the largest examiner-specific concentration is limited relative to the overall workload.
The difference between the pending-action volume and the examiner count indicates that most matters are not concentrated with one examiner. The art-unit spread also calls for coordination across multiple examination groups. Counsel may benefit from centralized tracking of claim themes, response positions, and recurring issues while preserving art-unit-specific analysis. The busiest examiner figure identifies a small cluster for targeted review, but does not by itself define the portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 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. 26 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 only | 2 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (4%) |
| §103 only | 37 (33%) |
| §102 only | 18 (16%) |
| §112 only | 3 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 42 (37%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, JAMI VALENTINE | 3 | 94.9% | +3.9% |
| RAMALLO, GUSTAVO G | 3 | 95.2% | +2.3% |
| MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | 2 | 86.6% | +7.8% |
| GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | 2 | 72.9% | +20.8% |
| PRENTY, MARK V | 2 | 91.4% | +2.1% |
| HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN | 2 | 83.6% | +19.6% |
| KIM, SU C | 2 | 77.8% | -11.4% |
| ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A | 2 | 86.3% | +3.0% |
| GUPTA, RAJ R | 2 | 68.7% | +13.4% |
| THROCKMORTON, ROBERT EMIL | 2 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18237420 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN | 28d |
| 18915389 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | MILLER, JAMI VALENTINE | — |
| 18888136 | HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN | — |
| 18791383 | MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | MILLER, JAMI VALENTINE | — |
| 18777584 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | RAMALLO, GUSTAVO G | — |
| 18752807 | RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A | — |
| 18671897 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | THROCKMORTON, ROBERT EMIL | — |
| 18597876 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17736071 | TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | GUPTA, RAJ R | 322d overdue |
| 17866595 | EXECUTION METHOD OF ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARD AND SERVER USING THE SAME | LAKHANI, ANDREW C | 149d overdue |
| 18432073 | CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR A CAPACITIVE DEVICE | HE, AMY | 3d overdue |
| 18224050 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | SALAZ, SAMMANTHA KATELYN | 13d |
| 18379667 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | ESKRIDGE, CORY W | 26d |
| 18403657 | Semiconductor structure | SHOOK, DANIEL P | 33d |
| 18519092 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | CHI, SUBERR L | 34d |
| 18540852 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | TOBERGTE, NICHOLAS J | 40d |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17736071 | TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | GUPTA, RAJ R | 322d overdue |
| 18237420 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN | 28d |
| 18915372 | HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | — |
| 18888136 | HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN | — |
| 18829265 | RESISTOR AND RESISTOR-TRANSISTOR-LOGIC CIRCUIT WITH GAN STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | — |
| 18746063 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | GUPTA, RAJ R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2893 | 14 |
| 2812 | 13 |
| 2818 | 12 |
| 2897 | 10 |
| 2899 | 7 |
| 2817 | 7 |
| 2813 | 6 |
| 2898 | 6 |
| 2815 | 4 |
| 2858 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19209161 | MONITOR WAFER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | 1713 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19074466 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | BUI, THA-O H | 2825 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19051051 | TESTING METHOD AND TESTING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT | ZAKARIA, AKM | 2858 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19021129 | OPTICAL METASURFACE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | SHAH, PRIYANK J | 2626 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18918084 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | DEANE JR, WILLIAM J | 2693 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18919403 | Semiconductor Device Comprising Magnetic Tunneling Junctions in a Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | 2812 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18916730 | LAYOUT PATTERN FOR MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY | ARMAND, MARC ANTHONY | 2811 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18916723 | Method for forming layout pattern of static random access memory | VU, VU A | 2897 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18915389 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | MILLER, JAMI VALENTINE | 2818 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18915372 | HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | 2891 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18916695 | LATERAL DIFFUSED METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | RONO, VINCENT KIPKEMOI | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18888169 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | PRENTY, MARK V | — | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18888136 | HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN | 2897 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18885727 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | VU, HUNG K | 2897 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2024 |
| 18829265 | RESISTOR AND RESISTOR-TRANSISTOR-LOGIC CIRCUIT WITH GAN STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | 2891 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18822490 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | INOUSSA, MOULOUCOULAY | 2818 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18815864 | HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | TUTTLE, ETHAN ALEXANDER | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18815820 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | HO, TU TU V | 2818 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18813074 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | SPALLA, DAVID C | 2893 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18811736 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | PRENTY, MARK V | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18791454 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | DIAZ, JOSE R | 2815 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18791383 | MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | MILLER, JAMI VALENTINE | 2818 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18788163 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N | 2813 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18780438 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | NEWTON, VALERIE N | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18777584 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | RAMALLO, GUSTAVO G | 2812 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18777523 | MIM CAPACITOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAME | KIM, SU C | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18757525 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | LEE, CHEUNG | 2812 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18755706 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | ALBRECHT, PETER M | 2811 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18752807 | RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A | 2898 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18752717 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | JUNG, MICHAEL YOO LIM | 2817 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18747476 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | GEYER, SCOTT B | 2812 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18746087 | MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | PHAM, LONG | 2897 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18746063 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | GUPTA, RAJ R | 2893 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18746090 | MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN | 2899 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18739367 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | HARRISTON, WILLIAM A | 2899 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18740482 | METHOD FOR PLANARIZING SURFACE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | PHAM, THOMAS T | 1713 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18675186 | LAYOUT OF STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY | TRAPANESE, WILLIAM C | 2812 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18675116 | TRENCH CAPACITOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | WEILAND, ADAM DAVID | 2813 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2024 |
| 18674922 | VARACTOR STRUCTURE | HOANG, TUAN A | 2898 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2024 |
| 18675122 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | KIM, SU C | 2899 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2024 |
| 18671897 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | THROCKMORTON, ROBERT EMIL | 2818 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18661704 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | NETTLES, CORALIE ANN | 2893 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 12, 2024 |
| 18660207 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | SCHOENHOLTZ, JOSEPH | 2893 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18657716 | TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | STARK, JARRETT J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18623065 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | BLACKWELL, ASHLEY NICOLE | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
| 18600806 | ANALYSIS METHOD AND ANALYSIS DEVICE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS | TANG, MICHAEL XUEFEI | 2115 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18597876 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | 2812 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18586569 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KUPP, BENJAMIN MICHAEL | 2893 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18586517 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | SANDVIK, BENJAMIN P | 2812 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2024 |
| 18581327 | Static Random Access Memory | LUONG, DUY HAN | 2825 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Feb 19, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialUnited Microelectronics Corp. has 113 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 30 art units and 97 examiners.
Jami Valentine Miller has the most, with 3 of United Microelectronics Corp.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
