Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ANDERSON, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2817

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
258
Total Applications
+16.8%
Interview Lift
940
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 214 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18609921 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18419399 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING MOLD LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18503690 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING AN INTERPOSER Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18493041 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18224802 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18309113 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18138564 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18705078 LIGHT DETECTION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18711633 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18608585 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18417960 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18530892 DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18540542 PACKAGE COMPRISING INTEGRATED DEVICES AND A PASSIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17934023 CIRCUIT PACKAGES WITH BUMP INTERCONNECT POLYMER SURROUND AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17211751 SELF-ALIGNED GATE ENDCAP (SAGE) ARCHITECTURES WITH REDUCED CAP Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18376597 METHODS FOR FORMING A TRANSITION METAL NIOBIUM NITRIDE FILM ON A SUBSTRATE BY ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION AND RELATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18669537 STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH EXPANDABLE INTERFACE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18353110 SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING A WORD LINE WITH VARIABLE WIDTHS Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18399630 WAFER-LEVEL CHIP SCALE PACKAGE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH LIGHT BLOCKING MATERIAL AND METHODS Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18588595 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THE SIZE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18604613 SOLDER RESIST STRUCTURE TO MITIGATE SOLDER BRIDGE RISK Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
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 Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18647764 CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18491584 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ANISOTROPIC FILM GROWTH, AND RELATED DEVICES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18423164 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18205180 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE HAVING A METALLIC CLIP WITH ULTRASONICALLY WELDED CONTACT REGIONS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
17199143 Buried Power Rail Architecture Non-Final OA Arm Limited
18752274 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCT, DEVICE AND TESTING METHOD Final Rejection STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
18668373 ISOLATED SHARED CONTACT FOR STACKED FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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