Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: KOO, LAMONT B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1774 2812 2813 2823 2824 2893 2899

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.5%
Allow Rate
+12.5% vs TC avg
607
Total Applications
+5.2%
Interview Lift
919
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 555 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.9%
§102 Novelty
65.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18387729 DEVICE INCLUDING OVERLAY TARGET STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17961172 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18505682 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18656819 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18193172 GLASS-INTEGRATED INDUCTORS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18070361 Circuit Systems And Methods Using Spacer Dies Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18533410 Integrated Assemblies and Semiconductor Memory Devices Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18650905 Gate Structures For Semiconductor Devices Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18639739 GATE SPACERS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18630021 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED DEVICE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18443917 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18502297 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH CONDUCTIVE VIA STRUCTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18447125 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18228250 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18352071 GATE HARD MASK DESIGN FOR IMPROVED SOURCE/DRAIN FORMATION Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18298277 Isolation Structures in Semiconductor Devices Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18747623 NON-CONFORMAL CAPPING LAYER AND METHOD FORMING SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18654298 NANOSHEET FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18366370 STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACT RESISTANCE AT WAFER BACKSIDE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18366073 Gate Structure of Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming Same Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18362755 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18356291 EXTENDED BACKSIDE CONTACT IN STACK NANOSHEET Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18054349 BURIED POWER RAIL VIA WITH REDUCED ASPECT RATIO DISCREPANCY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18485614 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CASING Non-Final OA RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
18739286 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18739261 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18608508 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE HAVING SHALLOW VIEWING ANGLE Non-Final OA Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.

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