Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JUNG, MICHAEL YOO LIM

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817 2895

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.1%
Allow Rate
+14.1% vs TC avg
1282
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
904
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1241 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
35.0%
§102 Novelty
29.0%
§103 Obviousness
27.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18118983 THERMAL INTERFACIAL MATERIAL FILM, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17850957 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT COOLING METHOD FOR SERVER AND SSD Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18235221 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18459174 PACKAGES WITH NOTCHED, INTERDIGITATED, AND RETRACTED METAL LAYERS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18237110 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17952205 WORKWEAR UNIT HAVING A GLOVE THAT FASTENS A CONTROL SYSTEM AND FUNCTIONAL MODULE TO A USER'S BODY Non-Final OA Workaround GmbH
18348934 MOLDING COMPOUND LAYERS IN SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18464926 METHOD AND MATERIAL SYSTEM FOR TUNABLE HYBRID BOND INTERCONNECT RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18495830 SCANNING SINGLE ELECTRON TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18479808 STRUCTURE HAVING CAPPING LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18456291 ELECTRICAL TESTING OF SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18479432 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING PHOSPHORUS-DOPED SILICON OXIDE ION-GETTERING STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
17958012 AIR GAP ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH SPEED I/O SUBSTRATE TRACES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17833608 ON PACKAGE INTERCONNECT ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH-SPEED MEMORY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18460471 PACKAGE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED DEVICE AND A METALLIZATION PORTION WITH VARIABLE THICKNESS METALLIZATION INTERCONNECTS ON A SAME METAL LAYER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17788248 DEVICE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FOR LASER CUTTING AND LASER CUTTING METHOD OF SUCH A DEVICE Non-Final OA Aledia
18476616 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
17876189 ELASTOMER INTERCONNECTION SUBSTRATE LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18479327 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
18376668 HIGH-ELECTRON-MOBILITY TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18010254 VIA CONNECTION STRUCTURE COMPRISING MULTIPLE VIAS AND SUBSTRATE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA ABSOLICS INC.
18495688 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18469523 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
18450167 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE CARRIER BOARD STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA PHOENIX PIONEER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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