Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DAS, PINAKI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

92.1%
Allow Rate
+24.1% vs TC avg
77
Total Applications
+0.3%
Interview Lift
1288
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 38 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
77.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17846245 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE 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 Final Rejection 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 Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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 Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17991062 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix 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 Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18343680 DEVICE HAVING HYBRID NANOSHEET STRUCTURE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18124154 METHOD FOR REPLACING SOLDER BALLS OF AN ELECTRONIC PACKAGE Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
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
17828066 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH VARIABLE PILLAR HEIGHT 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
17923104 3D FLUSH MEMORY HAVING IMPROVED STRUCTURE Non-Final OA PeDiSem Co., Ltd.
17822055 Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming Radiation Hardened Substantially Defect Free Silicon Carbide Substrate Final Rejection IceMos Technology Limited
17738711 3D-STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ALIGNMENT USING CARRIER WAFER PATTERNING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.

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