Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PETERSON, ERIK T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2822 2898

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
393
Total Applications
+12.0%
Interview Lift
984
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 353 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
39.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18233486 SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP SPLITTING METHOD USING A LASER AND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP SPLIT BY THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17987378 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17946471 WAFER, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD USING LINED AND CLOSED SEPARATION TRENCH Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
17879460 Technique for Forming Cubic Silicon Carbide and Heterojunction Silicon Carbide Device Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
17632340 Display Device and Electronic Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18163394 WAFER-LEVEL DIE-TRANSFER TOOL AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18090471 PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS FOR CATALYST INFLUENCED CHEMICAL ETCHING Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18010456 PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS FOR CATALYST INFLUENCED CHEMICAL ETCHING Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18110714 DISPLAY MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18363841 POSITION DETERMINING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18087811 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP INCLUDING FORMING DICING GROOVES AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc
18002525 Method for Manufacturing Semiconductor Device Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
17768709 Optical Communication Element Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18444221 PRE-STACKING MECHANICAL STRENGTH ENHANCEMENT OF POWER DEVICE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18490923 PLASMA-SINGULATED, CONTAMINANT-REDUCED SEMICONDUCTOR DIE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18191505 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF TESTING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND WAFER HOLDING MEMBER Non-Final OA RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
18328988 VERIFICATION METHOD FOR DEVICE CHIPS Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18328310 METHOD OF HANDLING WAFER Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18321411 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CHIPS Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18168827 WAFER PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18093477 THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR, THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR Final Rejection TOPPAN Inc.
18237195 TRANSISTOR WITH THERMAL PLUG Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18184078 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
18420779 WAFER WITH TEST STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF DICING WAFER Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
17674796 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH BACKSIDE THROUGH SILICON VIAS AND METHOD OF OBTAINING DIE IDS THEREOF Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
17990567 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection QUANZHOU SANAN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
17750953 SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF SEMICONDUCTOR FINS Final Rejection Adeia Semiconductor Solutions LLC
17706008 SEMICONDUCTOR MESA DEVICE FORMATION METHOD Non-Final OA Littelfuse Semiconductor (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.

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