Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2814

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.6%
Allow Rate
-2.4% vs TC avg
586
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
1354
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 546 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.5%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17306267 IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17514984 CONDUCTIVE MEMBERS WITH UNOBSTRUCTED INTERFACIAL AREA FOR DIE ATTACH IN FLIP CHIP PACKAGES Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17504182 ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING CHEMICALLY COATED BUMP BONDS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17980010 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17879097 SELECTION GATE STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR 3D MEMORY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17089047 PMOS High-K Metal Gates Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17567812 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18302775 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18167081 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18156414 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18083576 FINFET HAVING A GATE DIELECTRIC COMPRISING A MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURE INCLUDING AN OXIDE LAYER WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESSES ON SIDE AND TOP SURFACES OF THE FINS Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17986155 Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory Cell And Fabricating The Same Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17859982 Strained Channel Field Effect Transistor Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17476373 INTEGRATED DEVICE COMPRISING PILLAR INTERCONNECTS WITH VARIABLE SHAPES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18118021 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18162183 JOINT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
17255990 FILM FORMING METHOD, FILM FORMING SYSTEM, AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18043730 ADHESIVE FOR SEMICONDUCTORS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection Resonac Corporation
18518081 Metal Contact Structure and Method of Forming the Same in a Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18335741 CONTACT FORMATION METHOD AND RELATED STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18166517 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute
18324526 SILICON CARBIDE TRENCH POWER DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18174942 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
17227383 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Winbond Electronics Corp.
18377367 FORMING VIRTUAL MICROPHONE ARRAYS USING DUAL OMNIDIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE ARRAY (DOMA) Non-Final OA Jawbone Innovations, LLC
18218599 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
17725260 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.

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