Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GOODWIN, DAVID J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817 2818

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.4%
Allow Rate
-0.6% vs TC avg
879
Total Applications
+16.3%
Interview Lift
1175
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 807 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.1%
§102 Novelty
82.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18117848 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection 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.
18086086 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME 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 Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17761516 DISPLAY DEVICE USING MICRO LED, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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 Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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
17937429 STRUCTURE FOR HYBRID BOND CRACKSTOP WITH AIRGAPS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17663236 PHASE CHANGE HETEROSTRUCTURES WITH CONTROLLED LINEAR DYNAMIC RANGE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17658487 POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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
18344857 METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA 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.
18064134 STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING HYBRID BONDING STRUCTURE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18150034 Packaged Memory Device and Method Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17872750 Semiconductor Package and Method of Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18623879 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE Final Rejection SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18221803 SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER CONFIGURED FOR SINGLE TOUCH-DOWN TESTING Final Rejection SanDisk Technologies, Inc.
18140085 CIRCUIT PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18061476 TEST ELEMENT GROUP FOR METAL ROUTING LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
17955681 PACKAGE STRUCTURE, PACKAGING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18328190 MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING CHIP STRUCTURE AND MICRO DISPLAY STRUCTURE Final Rejection PlayNitride Display Co., Ltd.
17839976 ELECTRONIC CHIP Final Rejection STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS

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