Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ENAD, CHRISTINE A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2823

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.3%
Allow Rate
+16.3% vs TC avg
1,396
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
722
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1348 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
64.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18777722 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18437236 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18683690 DISPLAYING BASE BOARD AND DISPLAYING DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18291047 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18472074 TRANSISTOR DEVICES WITH DOUBLE-SIDE CONTACTS AND STANDARD CELL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17951532 MULTI-STAGE MASK ETCH PROCESS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17856969 SUBSTRATES WITH NITRIDED GLASS CORES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17710802 DEVICE PERFORMANCE TUNING BY DEEP TRENCH VIA (DVB) PROXIMITY EFFECT IN ARCHITECTURE OF BACKSIDE POWER DELIVERY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17833749 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18227731 CONTACT STRUCTURES IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18348064 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17897151 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18753130 Metal Gates and Methods of Forming Thereby Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18526498 THROUGH VIAS AND GUARD RINGS OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18355258 CONTACT PLUG STRUCTURES OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18545601 HYBRID THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL WITH EMBEDDED METAL LAYER Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
17847679 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A VERTICAL CONDUCTION SILICON CARBIDE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VERTICAL CONDUCTION SILICON CARBIDE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
18501960 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FORMATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18405172 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18080688 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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