Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FERNANDES, ERROL V

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2821 2893 2894 2897

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.9%
Allow Rate
+16.9% vs TC avg
814
Total Applications
+11.6%
Interview Lift
833
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 786 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
36.7%
§102 Novelty
58.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18526987 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18500797 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17977610 LASING TO ATTACH DIE TO LEAD FRAME Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18518909 DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING LENSES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17796896 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18236922 SINGLE GATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) DYNAMIC RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY (DRAM) DEVICES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18541669 COOLING FOR BACK SIDE POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18332761 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18091034 PATTERNED SHEET MUF FOR COMPLEX PACKAGES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18089483 TSV-TYPE EMBEDDED MULTI-DIE INTERCONNECT BRIDGE ENABLING WITH THERMAL COMPRESSION NON-CONDUCTIVE FILM (TC-NCF) PROCESS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18084275 EMBEDDED MEMORY FOR GLASS CORE PACKAGES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18072569 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH RECESSED TRENCH CONTACT AND DEEP BOUNDARY VIA Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18525362 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY ARRAY FORMATION TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18237206 TRANSISTORS WITH MITIGATED FREE BODY EFFECT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18264281 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND INTERPOSER GROUP Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18455993 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18514891 LED WITH SEGMENTED SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Lumileds LLC
18107520 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING A THICK LOGIC DIE Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
17938911 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH TSV DIE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18499224 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A PLUG STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18366255 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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