Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ENAD, CHRISTINE A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2823

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
1380
Total Applications
+10.1%
Interview Lift
772
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1312 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
61.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18220971 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18279220 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18566682 DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND FABRICATION METHOD OF DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18471645 SPACER TO AVOID SOURCE AND DRAIN SHORTING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18458426 WRAP-AROUND MIDDLE-OF-LINE CONTACT WITH BACKSIDE SOURCE/DRAIN CUT FOR DIRECT CONTACT AND BACKSIDE POWER DELIVERY NETWORK Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18150814 SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTOR ARRAYS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17950293 BACKSIDE SIGNAL INTEGRATION THROUGH VIA TO SIGNAL LINE CONNECTION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17946821 SELF-ALIGNED BACKSIDE CONTACT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18367129 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LTD
18460578 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18356912 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18348851 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH BACKSIDE SELF-ALIGNED CONTACT AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18348780 MULTI-GATE DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18348064 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18218482 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18338161 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18206267 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH BUTTED-CONTACT AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18319673 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18165624 FIN FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18163400 CONTACT STRUCTURE WITH ARCHED TOP SURFACE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18099245 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18153553 BARRIER LAYER FOR WEAKENED BOUNDARY EFFECT Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17897151 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17864894 STRUCTURE AND FORMATION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH POWER RAIL Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17936952 FORKSHEET TRANSISTOR STRUCTURES WITH GATE CUT SPINE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17954194 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING FIN ISOLATION REGIONS BOUND BY GATE CUTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17951532 MULTI-STAGE MASK ETCH PROCESS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17943443 GATE CUTS IN A GRATING PATTERN ACROSS AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT 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
18449848 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION

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