Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 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
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
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
18126630 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection 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.
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

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