Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 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
506
Total Applications
-0.5%
Interview Lift
622
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 492 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.5%
§102 Novelty
49.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18994560 MULTI-CHANNEL MEMORY STACK WITH SHARED DIE Non-Final OA Rambus Inc.
19015068 MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND ERASING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18950486 NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18796596 STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics 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 Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18899834 CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY AND ITS OPERATION METHOD, PROCESSOR, AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
19022900 INDICATION FOR EXITING REFRESH OF AN INVALID MEMORY BLOCK Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18800552 CONTINUOUS MEMORY PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18980715 MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18810223 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18886002 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18336683 LEAKAGE REDUCTION FOR CONTINUOUS ACTIVE DESIGNS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18782010 RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY CELL ARRAY Non-Final OA Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

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