Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FERNANDES, ERROL V

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2821 2893 2894 2897

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.3%
Allow Rate
+17.3% vs TC avg
826
Total Applications
+10.9%
Interview Lift
796
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 814 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
33.0%
§102 Novelty
62.4%
§103 Obviousness
4.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18627071 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING PROTECTIVE LAYER WITH FILLERS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18581676 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18529087 ELECTRONIC DEVICES EMPLOYING THIN-GATE INSULATOR TRANSISTORS COUPLED TO VARACTORS TO REDUCE GATE-TO-SOURCE/DRAIN VOLTAGE TO AVOID VOLTAGE BREAKDOWN, AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18084275 EMBEDDED MEMORY FOR GLASS CORE PACKAGES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18726265 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17938911 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH TSV DIE Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18787831 FACE-TO-FACE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FAN-OUT PORCH Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18332761 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18572699 OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ARRAY OF OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18679869 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18632293 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
18712710 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR HAVING SPINEL SINGLE-PHASE CRYSTALLINE IZTO OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR Non-Final OA IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)

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