Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2898 4100

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.4%
Allow Rate
+28.4% vs TC avg
92
Total Applications
-2.0%
Interview Lift
1225
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 43 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.1%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
17.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18214861 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18322842 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17742852 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18834732 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18408102 MULTILAYER ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS ON TEXTURED SURFACE FOR BACK ILLUMINATED SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18743068 HIGH-BANDWIDTH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGING OF MEMORY AND LOGIC Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17710837 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES WITH FULL-WRAP CONTACT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17741621 3D Packaging Heterogeneous Area Array Interconnections Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18361189 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18082486 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17991050 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES AND SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18517496 FERROELECTRIC MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE FERROELECTRIC 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 Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18046650 TSV-BUMP STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18789212 MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18403587 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18352708 SOURCE/DRAIN FEATURES FOR STACKED MULTI-GATE DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18323179 DIODE-CONTAINING COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18194748 Blocking Structures on Isolation Structures Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18440209 GRAIN GROWTH OF SILICON BY METAL INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17875535 PATTERNING SCHEME TO IMPROVE EUV RESIST AND HARD MASK SELECTIVITY Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.

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