Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: AU, BAC H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2822 2898

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.8%
Allow Rate
+12.8% vs TC avg
848
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
918
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 817 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
29.6%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18405372 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18515797 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18384687 DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED ADHESION CHARACTERISTICS IN NON-ACTIVE AREA Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18656780 MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18050030 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18532617 LOWERING GATE ASPECT RATIO ON STI REGION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18733512 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING LINER STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18524533 METAL-INSULATOR-METAL (MIM) CAPACITORS WITH IMPROVED RELIABILITY Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18356388 WAFER THINNING METHOD HAVING FEEDBACK CONTROL Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18348868 SELECTIVE SIN CAPPING ON METAL GATE FOR METAL OXIDATION PREVENTION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18337963 Embedding Metal-Insulator-Metal Structure In Silicon Oxide In A Copper Redistribution Layer Scheme Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18091270 IC DIE PACKAGES WITH LOW CTE DIELECTRIC MATERIALS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17743948 INLINE CIRCUIT EDIT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18177979 PATTERN FORMING METHOD, TEMPLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18404516 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18348211 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18232718 Contact Structure For Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18523734 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Renesas Electronics Corporation
18504526 HYBRID BONDING WITH SELECTIVELY FORMED DIELECTRIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
18504895 ASSEMBLY OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WAFERS Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
18364487 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17680377 STRUCTURE FOR ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT MARK AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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