Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

92.9%
Allow Rate
+24.9% vs TC avg
79
Total Applications
-2.1%
Interview Lift
1226
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18464348 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18454261 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18350999 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18214861 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18329830 SEMICONDUCTER DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18046491 IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17742852 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17720793 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17884479 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18077812 TWO STEP IMPLANT TO CONTROL TIP-TO-TIP DISTANCE BETWEEN TRENCHES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17875535 PATTERNING SCHEME TO IMPROVE EUV RESIST AND HARD MASK SELECTIVITY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18352708 SOURCE/DRAIN FEATURES FOR STACKED MULTI-GATE DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18323179 DIODE-CONTAINING COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18314184 FRONTSIDE DEEP TRENCH ISOLATION (FDTI) STRUCTURE FOR CMOS IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18150027 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17558046 GATE-ALL-AROUND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING SOURCE OR DRAIN-LAST STRUCTURES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17822421 MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING STADIUM STRUCTURES, AND RELATED MEMORY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17848021 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING HIGH-ASPECT-RATIO CONDUCTIVE CONTACTS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18028581 EPITAXIAL WAFER FOR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL BONDED SUBSTRATE FOR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE ARRAY Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18464838 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17958735 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17950740 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18083556 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Winbond Electronics Corp.
18562249 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18124563 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

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