Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RAMALLO, GUSTAVO G

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2819 2826

This examiner grants 95% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

95.0%
Allow Rate
+27.0% vs TC avg
577
Total Applications
+2.3%
Interview Lift
911
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 541 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
30.1%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18341066 VERTICAL NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18331397 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18206785 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18301575 VERTICAL MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18080325 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18453190 METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18234572 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18344227 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING ALUMINUM NITRIDE DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYER AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
18314862 LOGIC CIRCUITS USING VERTICAL TRANSISTORS WITH BACKSIDE SOURCE OR DRAIN REGIONS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18347752 METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18356033 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18354289 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18192643 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING CONNECTION PORTION BETWEEN STACKED STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18175541 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18114878 MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18112367 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17978319 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE WITH SUPPORT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18172415 NOVEL 3D NAND MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18448515 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18448467 SEMICONDUCTOR FIN WITH DIVOTS, TRANSISTOR INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR FIN, MEMORY CELL INCLUDING THE TRANSISTOR, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18352752 STAIRLESS THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF BY FORMING REPLACEMENT WORD LINES THROUGH MEMORY OPENINGS Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

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