Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEE, DA WEI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.0%
Allow Rate
+7.0% vs TC avg
73
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
1290
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
33.7%
§102 Novelty
54.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18195074 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18188311 THREE DIMENSIONAL NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17852614 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17830488 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18550281 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17863656 CONDUCTIVE OXIDE SILICIDES FOR RELIABLE LOW CONTACT RESISTANCE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17542377 GATE ALL AROUND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH STRAINED CHANNELS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18323688 LAYOUT OF SCRIBE LINE FEATURES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18318726 METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR FILM Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18308026 DIELECTRIC GAS SPACER FORMATION FOR REDUCING PARASITIC CAPACITANCE IN A TRANSISTOR INCLUDING NANOSHEET STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18166730 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18150809 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
17858056 INTERFACE FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP WITH ADAPTIVE VIA REGION ARRANGEMENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18347404 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING METAL INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES THAT CONTAIN SELECTIVELY-GROWN DIELECTRIC SPACERS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
17557290 ELECTRICAL AND PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18258380 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A III-N MATERIAL-BASED LAYER Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18186237 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18175873 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18058956 NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED SUBSTRATE FOR SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION
18050753 THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR HAVING VERTICAL STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18277564 COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERED STRUCTURE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA UMICORE
18338415 METHODS FOR MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH SUPERLATTICE AND EMBEDDED QUANTUM DOTS Final Rejection ATOMERA INCORPORATED
18078075 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.
18277360 A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN IMPROVED GRAPHENE SUBSTRATE AND APPLICATIONS THEREFOR Final Rejection Paragraf Limited

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