Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, DUY T V

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818 2894

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
1109
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
1031
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1052 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18242597 IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18829107 3D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE WITH SINGLE-CRYSTAL LAYERS Final Rejection Monolithic 3D Inc.
18577245 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17680981 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH A GALVANICALLY-ISOLATED COMMUNICATION CHANNEL USING A BACK-SIDE ETCHED CHANNEL Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17584070 FLIP-CHIP ON LEADFRAME HAVING PARTIALLY ETCHED LANDING SITES Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17957504 OPTICAL MEMBER INCLUDING LIGHT CONTROL LAYER AND DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18140179 LOW-TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION PROCESSES TO FORM MOLYBDENUM-BASED MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED RESISTIVITY Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18464201 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED DISPLAYS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17886230 ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRODE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD
18278795 SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND TEMPLATE SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18298206 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOL AND METHODS OF OPERATION Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17649381 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (3DIC) STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17473414 PATCH PACKAGING ARCHITECTURE IMPLEMENTING HYBRID BONDS AND SELF-ALIGNED TEMPLATE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17357767 SUBSTRATE-LESS NANOWIRE-BASED LATERAL DIODE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17882441 MULTISTEP ETCH FOR DIRECT CHIP ATTACH (DCA) SUBSTRATES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18180442 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18171156 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH WIRING LAYER AND CONDUCTIVE PORTION WITH PROTRUDING PORTION Non-Final OA Rohm Co., Ltd.
18467071 BONDING APPARATUS AND BONDING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18299419 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A PROTECTIVE LAYER AND AN INSULATING LAYER Final Rejection Nagravision SARL
18338293 CARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR PROCESSING PACKAGED MODULES Final Rejection SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18128129 Passive Device Dies With Measurement Structures Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17675558 Methods of Manufacturing Semiconductor Devices Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18188089 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
18117630 MULTIPLE-LAYERED COVER STRUCTURE FOR BEAMSHAPING FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DEVICES Final Rejection CreeLED, Inc.
18030516 PREPARATION METHOD OF DOUBLE-T-SHAPED GATE BASED ON DOUBLE-LAYER PASSIVATION ACCURATE ETCHING Non-Final OA SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
18542991 METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DIE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THEREOF Final Rejection MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd.
18375141 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
18311212 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES AND PROCESSES Non-Final OA NEO Semiconductor, Inc.
17937432 3D FLOATING BODY MEMORY CELL STRUCTURE Final Rejection NEO SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
18371546 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, BASE-SIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP, AND BONDING-SIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP Final Rejection LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month