Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: GOODWIN, DAVID J

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2817 2818 4100

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.4%
Allow Rate
+7.4% vs TC avg
890
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1177
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 816 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
59.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18674004 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING DIELECTRIC LAYER WITH STEP DIFFERENCE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18596240 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
18402021 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18244462 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17932182 Structure and Method of Fabrication for High Performance Integrated Passive Device Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18565028 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18695890 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18063529 SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT INCLUDES SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18691546 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18051543 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
17728147 PACKAGING ARCHITECTURE FOR WAFER-SCALE KNOWN-GOOD-DIE TO KNOWN-GOOD-DIE HYBRID BONDING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18205364 METHODS FOR MULTI-WAFER STACKING AND DICING Final Rejection YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18078898 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18440172 DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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.
17975071 CONDUCTIVE PERFORATED PLATE FOR ELECTRICAL TEST Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18403007 METHODS FOR MECHANICAL SELF-ALIGNMENT AND SLIP-RESISTANCE IN BONDING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES COMPRISING MECHANICAL SELF-ALIGNMENT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17105341 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE, STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18648917 Die Stacking Structure and Method Forming Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18338107 Multi-Level Stacking of Wafers and Chips Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17941987 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18771873 METHOD OF FORMING HARD MASK STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18736957 TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18733196 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18665627 NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
17839976 ELECTRONIC CHIP Final Rejection STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
18159111 FACILITATOR DIES FOR HETEROGENEOUS DIE STACKS Final Rejection 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
18421049 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE HAVING HYBRID BOND STRUCTURE WITH AIR GAP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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