Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GREWAL, HEIM KIRIN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+20.9% vs TC avg
61
Total Applications
+1.2%
Interview Lift
1275
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 36 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
29.8%
§102 Novelty
53.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18756407 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DIFFERENT INNER SPACERS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18648863 MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICES AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18631555 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18485558 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18299117 IMAGE SENSORS HAVING GRATING STRUCTURES THEREIN THAT PROVIDE ENHANCED DIFFRACTION OF INCIDENT LIGHT Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18715846 LIGHT-RECEIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18738986 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17990448 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17955187 SELF-ALIGNMENT LAYER WITH LOW-K MATERIAL PROXIMATE TO VIAS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17851979 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING INVERTERS WITH CONTACTS BETWEEN NANOWIRES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17829706 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES WITH TRANSISTORS HAVING ANGLED GATES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17482747 LOCALIZED HIGH PERMEABILITY MAGNETIC REGIONS IN GLASS PATCH FOR ENHANCED POWER DELIVERY Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18318993 CONTACT STRUCTURE AND A GATE LINE SLIT AND MERGE METHOD TO FORM THEREOF Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18512452 POWER GATING USING NANOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (NEMS) IN BACK END OF LINE (BEOL) Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18360038 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING ON ASSEMBLED WAFER Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18128601 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18149215 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17870341 CO-OPTIMIZATION OF MEMORY AND LOGIC DEVICES BY SOURCE/DRAIN MODULATION AND STRUCTURES THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18198043 MEMORY DEVICE WITH HIGH-MOBILITY OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CHANNEL AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17980900 MULTIPROCESS SUBSTRATE TREATMENT FOR ENHANCED SUBSTRATE DOPING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17887292 GAP FILL ENHANCEMENT WITH THERMAL ETCH Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18756374 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING PAIRED MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18659205 CONTACT FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18744576 STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS FOR REDUCING IN-PLANE STRESSES AND VOIDS - CREATING AN OPTIMIZED HYBRID BONDING INTERFACE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18656537 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CARUX TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
18756352 LIGHT EMITTING MODULE HAVING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING SAME Non-Final OA SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.

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