Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, DAO H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

91.3%
Allow Rate
+23.3% vs TC avg
1275
Total Applications
+5.6%
Interview Lift
775
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1246 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
55.6%
§102 Novelty
30.6%
§103 Obviousness
5.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17882203 3D-STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SOURCE/DRAIN INNER SPACERS FORMED USING CHANNEL ISOLATION STRUCTURE INCLUDING THIN SILICON LAYER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18383404 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18324231 STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGING Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18134144 VERTICAL TRENCH GATE MOSFET WITH INTEGRATED SCHOTTKY DIODE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18521737 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18316582 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18324071 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18454835 Gate All-Around (GAA) Field Effect Transistors (FETS) Formed on Both Sides of a Substrate Non-Final OA Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18537506 MODULAR PACKAGE STRUCTURES WITH INTERPOSERS HAVING ALIGNMENT FEATURES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18359922 SHARED SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACT FOR STACKED TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18761324 DIE STACK STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18334350 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18304527 THROUGH VIA WITH GUARD RING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18260810 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SUPPORTS WITH MICROSTRIPS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17957821 GATE CUT, WITH ASYMMETRICAL CHANNEL TO GATE CUT SPACING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17891536 SPLIT METALLIZATION LAYERS IN MULTICHIP DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18405570 HYBRID SUBSTRATE WITH EMBEDDED COMPONENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18463882 PACKAGE COMPRISING A PACKAGE SUBSTRATE THAT INCLUDES AN ENCAPSULATED PORTION WITH INTERCONNECTION PORTION BLOCKS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18309933 CHIP STACKING WITH BOND PAD ABOVE A BONDLINE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18203264 BULK SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE WITH FULLY ISOLATED SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE SILICON ISLANDS AND THE METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
18119143 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Semiconductor Manufacturing Intemational (Shanghai) Corporation

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