Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BOOTH, RICHARD A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+17.7% vs TC avg
1,092
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
806
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1055 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
58.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18499446 MEMORY DEVICE WITH INTERPLANE PAD PART Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18382395 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18212422 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18335492 VERTICAL NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING MEMORY CELL STRINGS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18315098 Semiconductor Device and Method of Making a Fan-Out Semiconductor Package with Pre-Assembled Passive Modules Non-Final OA STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
18391137 PASS-THROUGH STRUCTURES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18249415 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18579259 SEMICONDUCTOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR HYBRID DEVICE INCLUDING AN ELECTRODE ARRAY Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18392536 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18658367 Memory Cells and Integrated Assemblies having Charge-Trapping-Material with Trap-Enhancing-Additive Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18411041 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18381706 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18347542 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18544114 HIGH CAPACITANCE HYBRID BONDED CAPACITOR DEVICE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18533229 ELECTRONIC APPARATUSES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18833290 OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18396378 REPACKAGING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18508551 SCALABLE POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE WITH LOW INDUCTANCE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18411028 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
18309768 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE Final Rejection SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18508322 SPLIT SUPPORT SHIELD STRUCTURES FOR TRENCHED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED SCHOTTKY DIODES Non-Final OA Wolfspeed, Inc.

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