Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIM, JAY C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2815

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.0%
Allow Rate
-19.0% vs TC avg
923
Total Applications
+21.6%
Interview Lift
1289
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 865 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
41.0%
§103 Obviousness
43.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18612110 MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18291922 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18354809 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
18663359 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18383526 TRANSISTOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18200375 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18421830 SEMICONDUCTOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR HYBRID DEVICE, ITS MANUFACTURE AND USES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
16476412 SiC EPITAXIAL WAFER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18270077 SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18272620 NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18272621 NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18218927 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18329881 BUFFER STRUCTURE WITH INTERLAYER BUFFER LAYERS FOR HIGH VOLTAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18302987 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18647104 HYBRID-BONDING STACK INCLUDING A PROCESSOR DIE AND MULTI-CACHE-LEVEL MEMORY DIES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18366725 RAISED SOURCE/DRAIN OXIDE SEMICONDUCTING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18327051 IMPLANT SCHEME TO IMPROVE HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR CONTACT RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18196187 Ohmic Contact for Semiconductor Structures Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18308976 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17800146 OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND METHOD OF VARYING THE CONTRAST BETWEEN EMITTERS Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18687233 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
18291871 VARIABLE CAPACITANCE ELEMENT Final Rejection Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
18632275 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18221396 HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18322861 LIGHT-EMITTERS WITH GROUP III-NITRIDE-BASED QUANTUM WELL ACTIVE REGIONS HAVING GAN INTERLAYERS Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18352187 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Final Rejection ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
18323343 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
18319437 MANUFACTURING METHODS OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES Non-Final OA ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
17862933 SiC EPITAXIAL WAFER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SiC EPITAXIAL WAFER Final Rejection SHOWA DENKO K.K.

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