Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CHEN, XIAOCHUN L

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2824 4100

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

91.9%
Allow Rate
+31.9% vs TC avg
508
Total Applications
-0.5%
Interview Lift
623
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 494 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
29.6%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19015068 MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND ERASING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19054326 DIES, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURES, ENABLE PIN CONFIGURATION METHODS AND MEMORIES Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
19013883 VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT, MEMORY DEVICE, AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18948012 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR READING THE SAME Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18336683 LEAKAGE REDUCTION FOR CONTINUOUS ACTIVE DESIGNS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18980715 MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18810223 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
19069218 MEMORY DEVICES WITH FINE-GRAINED COMMAND/ADDRESS TRAINING MODES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19024002 MEMORY DEVICE HAVING 2-TRANSISTOR VERTICAL MEMORY CELL Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19022900 INDICATION FOR EXITING REFRESH OF AN INVALID MEMORY BLOCK Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18800552 CONTINUOUS MEMORY PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18789162 PROGRAMMING MEMORY CELLS BASED ON CONTEXT IN A MEMORY ARRAY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18744335 EVALUATION OF BACKGROUND LEAKAGE TO SELECT WRITE VOLTAGE IN MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19069048 ONE TIME PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18615866 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18994560 MULTI-CHANNEL MEMORY STACK WITH SHARED DIE Non-Final OA Rambus Inc.

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