Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2898 4100

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+25.7% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
13.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18517126 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18515412 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18385082 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18369248 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18468992 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18242628 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18161303 FERROELECTRIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR, NEURAL NETWORK APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18060037 METHOD FOR PATTERNING AND REDUCING A THICKNESS OF A PHOTORESIST PATTERN IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17900193 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING PASSIVATION LAYER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18041870 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18362825 QUANTUM DOT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE QUANTUM DOT Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17992421 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRODE OF A DISPLAY DEVICE THROUGH PATTERNING A PHOTORESIST Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17959428 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18378165 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18091543 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING AN OPTICAL COMPONENT USING NO REMELT METALLURGY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17855573 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING VERTICAL TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17554456 ISO-LEVEL VIAS FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17546461 METAL CARBON BARRIER REGION FOR NMOS DEVICE CONTACTS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18604744 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18234337 CHIP PACKAGING STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18468958 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ENHANCED SOLDERABILITY AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18362936 Converter Package with Integrated Inductor Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18510464 MEMORY STRUCTURES WITH VOIDS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18151843 DUAL BAND FAN OUT DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18348702 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING DISCRETE CHARGE STORAGE ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
17563714 NANOSHEET DEVICE HAVING TWO BOTTOM ISOLATION LAYERS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17552429 SELECTIVE ENCAPSULATION OF MEMRISTIVE ELEMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18489459 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18370997 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING VERTICAL SUPPORTING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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