Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RAHIM, NILUFA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2893

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
495
Total Applications
-1.4%
Interview Lift
849
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 459 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
84.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18225768 COATING COMPOSITION FOR WAFER PROTECTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18332270 IMAGE SENSOR Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18195618 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18100752 IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18623839 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY BORON ARSENIDE FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT, ELECTRONICS, OPTOELECTRONICS, AND PHOTONICS APPLICATIONS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18102209 AIRBRIDGE, SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUIT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THE SAME Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18001704 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18520606 BACKSIDE DIELECTRIC LINERS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18574697 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18171119 SILICON SUPER JUNCTION STRUCTURES FOR INCREASED THROUGHPUT Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18180792 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18537297 INSULATION MODULE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18366887 Efficient FET Body and Substrate Contacts Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18469911 MEMORY DEVICES WITH A BACKSIDE READ WORD LINE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18362101 CAPACITOR ARRAY FORMATION USING SINGLE ETCH PROCESS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18345844 HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18163746 CFET SRAM WITH BUTT CONNECTION ON ACTIVE AREA Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18156978 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING EFUSE CELL Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18039048 OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18185647 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18475298 Power Semiconductor Device Having Shaped Trench Ends Non-Final OA Wolfspeed, Inc.
18536249 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hubei Sanan Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.

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