Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KIM, TONG-HO

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2811 4100

This examiner grants 95% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

95.2%
Allow Rate
+35.2% vs TC avg
1,100
Total Applications
+0.7%
Interview Lift
623
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1086 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
31.2%
§102 Novelty
46.3%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18731176 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18643149 HIGH PERFORMANCE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES USING MULTI-BRIDGE-CHANNEL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18639136 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18594350 THREE DIMENSIONAL NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18402916 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18706363 DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18709823 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18590308 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18216493 PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF TRANSISTORS SHARING CHANNEL STRUCTURES OF VARYING WIDTH Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18214898 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES WITH DIFFERENTIAL EPITAXIAL SOURCE OR DRAIN DENT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18339685 GLASS LAYERS AND CAPACITORS FOR USE WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18593504 FLEXIBLE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF ALIGNMENT MARKS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18767168 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FIN STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18758948 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18616386 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18612420 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18671497 GATE PATTERNING PROCESS FOR MULTI-GATE DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18641904 Gate-All-Around Field-Effect Transistors In Integrated Circuits Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18631092 OPTICAL CONNECTOR UNIT FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18730681 MEMORY DEVICE WITH STAIRCASE FREE STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18396524 POWER MOSFET DEVICE WITH PROTECTION AGAINST THE CONTAMINANTS AND RELATED MANUFACTURING PROCESS Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.

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