Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MUNOZ, ANDRES F

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818 2848 2894 2897 2898

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.4%
Allow Rate
+8.4% vs TC avg
755
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
811
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 716 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18479820 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18347938 CAPACITOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17930820 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17872139 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18495975 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18306421 GATE-ALL-AROUND (GAA) FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FET) DEVICE EMPLOYING STRAIN MATERIAL IN INACTIVE GATE REGION(S) FOR APPLYING CHANNEL STRAIN FOR INCREASED CARRIER MOBILITY, AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19033078 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE HAVING WIREBONDED MULTI-DIE STACK Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18601774 PACKAGE STACKING USING CHIP TO WAFER BONDING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18400772 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING DIELECTRIC ANCHOR AND CONFINED EPITAXIAL SOURCE OR DRAIN STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17847559 GATE ALL AROUND TRANSISTORS ON ALTERNATE SUBSTRATE ORIENTATION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17711978 MICROELECTRONIC STRUCTURE INCLUDING DIE BONDING FILM BETWEEN EMBEDDED DIE AND SURFACE OF SUBSTRATE CAVITY, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17553161 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING DIELECTRIC ANCHOR AND CONFINED EPITAXIAL SOURCE OR DRAIN STRUCTURE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18514862 MULTI-LAYERED SPACER AND DOUBLE-SIDED COOLING POWER MODULE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18495837 SENSOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18141153 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH IMPROVED ISOLATION Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18322882 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING POLYSILICON STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18303822 ISOLATION OF ADJACENT STRUCTURES Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18155491 IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGING AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18783347 INTEGRATED PHOTORESIST REMOVAL AND LASER ANNEALING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18750737 Source/Drain Feature to Contact Interfaces Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18581604 Methods, Structures and Devices for Intra-Connection Structures Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18414292 BARRIER FOR LIQUID METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18346558 FORMATION OF PHOTODIODE ABSORPTION REGION USING A SACRIFICIAL REGION Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18317736 AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE USING A SILICON CAP LAYER Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
17815457 CO-PACKAGE FOR QUBITS AND PARAMETRIC JOSEPHSON DEVICES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18488050 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection Tianjin Sanan Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
18320425 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18439938 ANTENNA-INTEGRATED HIGH-FREQUENCY SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
18660223 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18531679 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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