Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KARIMY, TIMOR

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818 2894

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+13.8% vs TC avg
1059
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
921
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1011 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18481385 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18373709 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING BACKSIDE WIRING AND METHOD OF DESIGNING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18359000 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18341490 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17956114 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES WITH STACKED INTERCONNECTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18336791 BACK END DIELECTRIC-BASED MEMORY STRUCTURE IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18335838 METAL-INSULATOR-METAL STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18149712 3D SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE FOR WIDE-BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17876819 Miniature-Target-Detecting Transistors With Different Gate Structures Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18213490 MAGNETORESISTIVE EFFECT ELEMENT Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18462709 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17672750 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18154413 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18650641 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18148849 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS, FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF AND MEMORY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18089506 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17655637 DOPED WELL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18463805 MEMORY DIE STACK HAVING A SWITCH FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING A MEMORY DIE TO A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18056549 MEMORY DEVICE PACKAGE HAVING SCRIBE LINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18178580 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
18451095 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18451060 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18407222 THREE DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH INTERCONNECT NETWORK LAYER Final Rejection Silicon Genesis Corporation
17578873 EMBEDDED TRANSISTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA X-Celeprint Limited
18343599 WAFER LEVEL CHIP SCALE PACKAGE WITH RHOMBUS SHAPE Final Rejection Hangzhou Silicon-Magic Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
18550433 MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA ULTRAMEMORY INC.
18334402 Semiconductor Device and Method for Sensing External Condition in Harsh Environment Non-Final OA UTAC Headquarters Pte. Ltd.
18249941 A MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE HAVING ANTIPAD FORMATIONS Non-Final OA BDCM A2 LLC
18149985 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturiing Co., Ltd.

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