Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: AHMAD, KHAJA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2813 2897

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+13.0% vs TC avg
992
Total Applications
+26.0%
Interview Lift
858
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 946 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
59.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18619711 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18515009 CAPACITOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18514780 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18540104 LIGHT EMITTING UNIT AND LENS UNIT Final Rejection NICHIA CORPORATION
18432861 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18510287 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18658096 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18409813 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18479006 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE WITH FERROELECTRIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
17563789 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING AN IMPROVED THERMAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING AN IMPROVED THERMAL PERFORMANCE Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18479269 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18338984 MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18644770 Semiconductor Device and Method of Manufacture Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing co., Ltd
18495552 PERIPHERAL CIRCUIT WITH SEMICONDUCTOR PILLAR CONTAINING LOCAL INTERCONNECTS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18174462 HEMT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF Final Rejection STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
18655569 THROUGH-SILICON-VIA ANNULAR GUARD RING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18238594 MULTI-CHANNEL STACK NANOWIRE Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18511547 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Renesas Electronics Corporation
18443640 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SIDEWALL OXIDIZED DIELECTRIC Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18409990 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SIDEWALL OXIDIZED DIELECTRIC Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18511996 OPTICAL PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
18471292 CAPACITOR STRUCTURE Final Rejection MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.

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