Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CHOI, CALVIN Y

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2812 4127

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.7%
Allow Rate
+21.7% vs TC avg
883
Total Applications
+17.4%
Interview Lift
812
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 857 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
68.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18591310 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18584007 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18404198 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18169954 IMAGE SENSOR Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18455197 TRANSISTOR HAVING HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY (HEMT), TRANSISTOR ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN HEMT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN HEMT Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18601704 LIGHT SOURCE AND LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18622671 ELECTRONIC DEVICES COMPRISING REDUCED CHARGE CONFINEMENT REGIONS IN STORAGE NODES OF PILLARS AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18748206 GATE ELECTRODE EXTENDING INTO A SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION STRUCTURE IN HIGH VOLTAGE DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18426140 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18405311 Semiconductor Structures with Backside Buried Contact Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18361152 STACKED TRANSISTOR CHANNEL REGIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18601062 CARRIER MODIFICATION DEVICES FOR AVOIDING CHANNEL LENGTH REDUCTION AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18498647 BUMP ARRANGEMENT OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR FLIP CHIP BONDING Final Rejection Synaptics Incorporated
18509591 SWITCHING MEMORY ELEMENTS ACCESSED BY HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.

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