Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ANDERSON, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.8%
Allow Rate
+17.8% vs TC avg
246
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
978
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 197 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.7%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18593381 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY LAYER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18426995 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH STEPPED REDISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE EXPOSING MOLD LAYER Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18419399 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING MOLD LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18493041 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18224802 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18326145 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE 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 Non-Final OA 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
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.
17928318 Joining and Insulating Power Electronic Semiconductor Components Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18604613 SOLDER RESIST STRUCTURE TO MITIGATE SOLDER BRIDGE RISK Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17822390 CAPACITORLESS DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
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
17153220 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING POWER RAIL Non-Final OA 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.
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.
17599532 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18242492 NON-VOLATILE FIELD PROGRAMMABLE MULTICHIP PACKAGE Non-Final OA iCometrue Company Ltd.
18231415 NON-VOLATILE FIELD PROGRAMMABLE MULTICHIP PACKAGE Final Rejection iCometrue Company Ltd.
18448296 PACKAGED MEMORY DEVICE WITH OVERHANG SUPPORT STRUCTURE Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18298645 CONFIGURABLE WARPAGE CONTROL SPACERS Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18319422 DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
18752274 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCT, DEVICE AND TESTING METHOD Final Rejection STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
18070966 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

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