Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: IMTIAZ, S M SOHEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1787 2811 2812

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.7%
Allow Rate
+22.7% vs TC avg
579
Total Applications
+6.9%
Interview Lift
842
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 559 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
62.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18777978 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18521209 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18488412 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES INCLUDING A BACKSIDE POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18236190 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17875730 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18697009 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18574299 LIGHT-EMITTING BASEPLATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18798654 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18791245 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18740701 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18396236 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18680875 PACKAGE COMPRISING A TRENCH CAPACITOR DEVICE WITH A METALLIZATION PORTION COMPRISING BAR METALLIZATION INTERCONNECTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18129688 BACKSIDE CONTACT ETCH BEFORE CAVITY SPACER FORMATION FOR BACKSIDE CONTACT OF TRANSISTOR SOURCE/DRAIN Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17958279 GAIN CELL USING PLANAR AND TRENCH FERROELECTRIC AND ANTI-FERROELECTRIC CAPACITORS FOR EDRAM Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18442073 STACK TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18648965 THIN FILM RESISTOR INTEGRATION WITH TERMINALS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18050338 TRANSISTOR WITH DISTRIBUTED THERMAL FEEDBACK Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18784089 Ferroelectric Memory Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18596213 CHIP-TO-CHIP STACKING BY USE OF NICKEL TIN METALLIZATION STACKS AND DIFFUSION SOLDERING Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18637865 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.

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