Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ANDERSON, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+17.7% vs TC avg
249
Total Applications
+15.4%
Interview Lift
920
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 203 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
78.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18593381 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY LAYER Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18426995 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH STEPPED REDISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE EXPOSING MOLD LAYER Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18503690 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING AN INTERPOSER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18493041 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18202085 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18309113 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18138564 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17880723 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18399630 WAFER-LEVEL CHIP SCALE PACKAGE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH LIGHT BLOCKING MATERIAL AND METHODS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18395921 ANTI-SHOCK LAYER AND DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17199143 Buried Power Rail Architecture Final Rejection Arm Limited
18100289 DRAM Transistor Including Pillars Formed Using Low-Temperature Ion Implant Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17485217 PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROTOCOL TRANSLATION CHIPLETS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17934023 CIRCUIT PACKAGES WITH BUMP INTERCONNECT POLYMER SURROUND AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18604613 SOLDER RESIST STRUCTURE TO MITIGATE SOLDER BRIDGE RISK Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18353110 SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING A WORD LINE WITH VARIABLE WIDTHS Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18514126 Chamfered Die of Semiconductor Package and Method for Forming the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18499908 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH DUAL LAYER ISOLATION STRUCTURE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17599532 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18231415 NON-VOLATILE FIELD PROGRAMMABLE MULTICHIP PACKAGE Final Rejection iCometrue Company Ltd.
18298645 CONFIGURABLE WARPAGE CONTROL SPACERS Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18752274 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCT, DEVICE AND TESTING METHOD Final Rejection STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
18448296 PACKAGED MEMORY DEVICE WITH OVERHANG SUPPORT STRUCTURE Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18155043 MEMORY STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
17654158 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18366116 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
18154756 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18099677 INTEGRATED SCALING AND STRETCHING PLATFORM FOR SERVER PROCESSOR AND RACK SERVER UNIT Non-Final OA Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
18193942 Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming Interconnect Structure with Graphene Core Shells for 3D Stacking Package Final Rejection STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
18318794 MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMORY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

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