Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DAS, PINAKI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.1%
Allow Rate
+21.1% vs TC avg
88
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
1299
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
26.8%
§102 Novelty
48.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18439983 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18434041 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17846245 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17738711 3D-STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ALIGNMENT USING CARRIER WAFER PATTERNING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
17654637 Method of Fine Pitch Hybrid Bonding with Dissimilar CTE Wafers and Resulting Structures Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18440136 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY, DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17879594 PACKAGE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED DEVICE AND A FIRST METALLIZATION PORTION COUPLED TO A SECOND METALLIZATION PORTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17485295 MULTICHIP PACKAGE STAIRCASE CAVITIES Non-Final OA Altera Corporation
17769582 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18440207 DEVICE PACKAGES WITH PARTIALLY MOLDED CONNECTORS Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18082285 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING EXPOSED LEADS Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17719241 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING MONOLITHIC SILICON STRUCTURES FOR THERMAL DISSIPATION AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18405450 THIN FILM RESISTORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18304913 BACKSIDE VIA AND METAL GATE SEPARATION Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18168884 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH DEVICES HAVING DIFFERENT EFFECTIVE CHANNELS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18166109 METHODS FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18343680 DEVICE HAVING HYBRID NANOSHEET STRUCTURE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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
17828066 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH VARIABLE PILLAR HEIGHT AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18404718 FORMATION METHOD OF MEMORY CELL Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18593971 EMBEDDED MEMORY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18708028 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GATE-ALL-AROUND TFET DEVICE Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
18043080 NOR-TYPE MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NOR-TYPE MEMORY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

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