Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DAS, PINAKI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+20.9% vs TC avg
75
Total Applications
-2.0%
Interview Lift
1275
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18118571 MAGNETORESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17719721 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18082285 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING EXPOSED LEADS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17561445 METHOD OF CONTROLLED PROPAGATION OF LASER INDUCED SILICON CRACKS THROUGH A BALANCED COMPRESSIVE AND RETRACTIVE CYCLICAL FORCE FOR LASER DICING Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18345012 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
17654637 Method of Fine Pitch Hybrid Bonding with Dissimilar CTE Wafers and Resulting Structures Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17813136 STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18308003 SEAL RING STRUCTURE FOR MULTI-GATE DEVICE AND THE METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18304913 BACKSIDE VIA AND METAL GATE SEPARATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17870770 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH ISOLATION STRUCTURE AND METHOD Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
17850845 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17727841 PACKAGE ON PACKAGE STRUCUTURE WITH ENCAPSULATED HEAT SINK Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17792178 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OHMIC CONTACT ON A CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC C-SIDE OF A SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE, AND OHMIC CONTACT Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17874206 HYBRID SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLY INTERCONNECTION PILLARS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17879594 PACKAGE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED DEVICE AND A FIRST METALLIZATION PORTION COUPLED TO A SECOND METALLIZATION PORTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17991062 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18124154 METHOD FOR REPLACING SOLDER BALLS OF AN ELECTRONIC PACKAGE Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18091055 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, MEMORY AND MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18089869 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
17830522 ENHANCED REDISTRIBUTION VIA STRUCTURE FOR RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT IN SEMICONDUCTOR DIE PACKAGING AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18186974 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH PAD STRUCTURE RESISTANT TO PLASMA DAMAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Richtek Technology Corporation
18043080 NOR-TYPE MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NOR-TYPE MEMORY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
18043220 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA MEIJO UNIVERSITY
18301493 COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE FOR FABRICATION OF BETA GALLIUM OXIDE DEVICES Non-Final OA Syrnatec, Inc.
17738711 3D-STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ALIGNMENT USING CARRIER WAFER PATTERNING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.

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