Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEE, WOO KYUNG

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1745 2815

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.5%
Allow Rate
+11.5% vs TC avg
204
Total Applications
+18.4%
Interview Lift
1225
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 166 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
47.6%
§103 Obviousness
28.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18095576 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18352572 GROUP III NITRIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
17740363 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18459012 Via To Avoid Local Interconnect Shorting Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18333819 INVERTED GATE CUT REGION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18332785 SELF ALIGNED BACKSIDE CONTACT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17845402 GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICES HAVING DIFFERENT SPACER THICKNESSES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18468498 ANTI-DOPED MOS DEVICE AND VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LTD
18172703 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18164845 MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION (MTJ) HAVING A DIFFUSION BLOCKING SPACER LAYER Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17957225 INTEGRATED POWER DELIVERY REGULATION CIRCUITS IN GLASS CORE USING EMBEDDED ACTIVE AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17955513 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES WITH UNIFORM EPITAXIAL SOURCE OR DRAIN CUT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18503560 LOAD SWITCH MOUNTING FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17901312 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
18468650 CERAMIC SINTERED BODY SUBSTRATE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
17990450 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) PACKAGE WITH REFLECTIVE COATING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA LUMILEDS LLC
18308355 Transistor Gate Contacts and Methods of Forming the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co,. Ltd.
18269646 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EPITAXIAL WAFER Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
17599745 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17767257 SAFETY CIRCUITS FOR IMAGING WITH SENSOR INTEGRATED DRESSINGS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
18396088 DISPLAY PANELS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18240041 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECRTONICS CO., LTD.
17212362 LIGHT SENSING DEVICE PACKAGING STRUCTURE AND PACKAGING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SENSORTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
17437426 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA INNOSCIENCE (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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