Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GOODWIN, DAVID J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817 2818

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.1%
Allow Rate
-0.9% vs TC avg
877
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1159
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 799 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18244462 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18149709 NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17659135 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17749806 Display Device Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18175267 STEERED TRIM CUT Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17975071 CONDUCTIVE PERFORATED PLATE FOR ELECTRICAL TEST Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17761516 DISPLAY DEVICE USING MICRO LED, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18063529 SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT INCLUDES SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17702551 HEAT CONDUCTOR, HEAT-CONDUCTING MATERIAL, AND PACKAGE STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18564966 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17655678 Control Signal Route Through Backside Layers for High Performance Standard Cells Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18159111 FACILITATOR DIES FOR HETEROGENEOUS DIE STACKS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17983863 DIAGONAL WIRING LEVEL WITH SKIP-LEVEL VIA CONNECTIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18344857 METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18149789 CRUCIFORM BONDING STRUCTURE FOR 3D-IC Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17729893 Metal Contact Isolation and Methods of Forming the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17105341 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE, STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18051543 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
17728147 PACKAGING ARCHITECTURE FOR WAFER-SCALE KNOWN-GOOD-DIE TO KNOWN-GOOD-DIE HYBRID BONDING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18238848 HIGH VOLTAGE DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17943104 TIGHTLY-COUPLED RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY INTERFACE SHIM DIE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18103494 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE INCLUDING AN ASYMMETRIC PAD ARRAYS, A SEMICONDUCTOR DIE STACK INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DIE, AND A HIGH BANDWIDTH MEMORY INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DIE STACK Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18096427 STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONFIGURED TO DISTINGUISH CHIPS WITHIN STACKED CHIPS Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18064134 STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING HYBRID BONDING STRUCTURE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
17974205 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18338107 Multi-Level Stacking of Wafers and Chips Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17814995 Sensor Package and Method Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17872750 Semiconductor Package and Method of Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18239231 CIRCUIT PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18140085 CIRCUIT PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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