Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, TONG-HO

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811

This examiner grants 95% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

95.3%
Allow Rate
+27.3% vs TC avg
1082
Total Applications
+0.4%
Interview Lift
693
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1040 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
31.5%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18514158 NAND FLASH DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18396389 Display Panel and Display Device Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18396366 Display Device Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18402916 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18405786 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18537565 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18537035 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18535237 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18508823 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18379993 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18290422 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18286840 DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18574429 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18517945 ISOLATION STRUCTURES FOR MULTI-GATE DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18507039 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
18355688 GATE DIELECTRIC LAYERS FOR STACKED MULTI-GATE DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18534753 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18090822 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING VERTICAL SHARED GATE HIGH-DRIVE THIN FILM TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18073213 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES WITH CAVITY SPACERS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17937212 FORMING METAL GATE CUTS USING MULTIPLE PASSES FOR DEPTH CONTROL Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18530896 BONDABLE PILLARS FOR WIRE BONDS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18469489 GATE-TIE-DOWN IN BACKSIDE POWER ARCHITECTURE USING CONTACT JUMPER AND BACKSIDE CONTACT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18469505 COMPACT LOGIC CELLS USING FULL BACKSIDE CONNECTIVITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18473484 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18396524 POWER MOSFET DEVICE WITH PROTECTION AGAINST THE CONTAMINANTS AND RELATED MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18336678 3D HYBRID MEMORY USING HORIZONTALLY ORIENTED CONDUCTIVE DIELECTRIC CHANNEL REGIONS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18491401 PACKAGE STRUCTURES, FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF, AND MEMORY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18545757 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18541109 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO-LEDS Non-Final OA Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
18380212 RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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