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Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ARMAND, MARC ANTHONY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2800 2813 2814 3646

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%

Allow Rate

+31.3% vs TC avg

1,093

Total Applications

+4.1%

Interview Lift

880

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1067 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%

§101 Eligibility

21.6%

§102 Novelty

58.5%

§103 Obviousness

8.6%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18636601	INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE	Non-Final OA	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18582847	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18585678	DISPLAY DEVICE	Non-Final OA	Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18623118	SEMICONDUCTOR DIE HAVING A DIE INTERCONNECT AND A DIE LEVEL DISTRIBUTION (DLD) METALLIZATION LAYER INCLUDING A METAL LINE AND A METAL PAD HAVING A WIDTH GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE METAL LINE FOR IMPROVED SIGNAL PATH CONDUCTIVITY BETWEEN THE DIE INTERCONNECT AND THE METAL PAD	Non-Final OA	QUALCOMM Incorporated
18090140	SOCKET INTERFACE FRAMES FOR DEVICES WITH IMPROVED-PERFORMANCE SUBSTRATES	Final Rejection	Intel Corporation
18834279	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE	Non-Final OA	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18753858	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE WITH THERMAL PAD	Non-Final OA	Texas Instruments Incorporated
18648632	STUD BUMP FOR WIREBONDING HIGH VOLTAGE ISOLATION BARRIER CONNECTION	Non-Final OA	Texas Instruments Incorporated
18010011	MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) INCLUDING TANTALUM AS A STRUCTURAL MATERIAL	Non-Final OA	Carnegie Mellon University
18582702	SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18774042	Dual Purpose Millimeter Wave Frequency Band Transmitter	Non-Final OA	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18698955	MONOLITHIC MULTI-WAVELENGTH OPTICAL DEVICES	Non-Final OA	Analog Devices, Inc.
18514770	INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING A PASSIVE COMPONENT IN AN INTERCONNECTION PART, AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD	Non-Final OA	STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS

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