Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHOU, SHIH TSUN A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2811 2817

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.0%
Allow Rate
+9.0% vs TC avg
502
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
899
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 473 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18667838 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18076599 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18579889 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18579886 DETECTION SUBSTRATE AND DETECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18579851 DISPLAY BASEPLATE, MOULD ASSEMBLY, SPLICED DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18622455 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18400385 ELECTROMAGNETIC SHILEDING FOR LEADLESS SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18618951 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18789147 MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18787161 GATE STRUCTURES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18674743 STRUCTURE FOR SELF-ALIGNED VIA AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18600394 BOTTOM-UP METAL GATE FOR STACKED DEVICE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18463463 HIGH VOLTAGE MOSFET USING SHALLOW-SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18625231 MICRO LED PIXEL AND MICRO LED PANEL Non-Final OA JADE BIRD DISPLAY (SHANGHAI) LIMITED
18599913 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18599920 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18466868 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18659901 BEOL TRENCH AND VIA STRUCTURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18528887 BACKSIDE CONTACT WITH EXTENSION REGION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18710293 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18471114 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A PROGRAMMABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR POWER DELIVERY NETWORK Non-Final OA Xilinx, Inc.
18789180 DEVICE WITH ALTERNATE COMPLEMENTARY CHANNELS AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY

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