Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: RODRIGUEZ VILLANU, SANDRA MILENA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2689 2898

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.9%
Allow Rate
+19.9% vs TC avg
158
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
1042
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 116 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
26.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18736748 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18589834 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18525724 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18463488 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18331296 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18296329 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH DEEP SILICIDE FILM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18169905 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES INCLUDING A BACK SIDE POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18067773 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18255833 IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17597699 LED ARRAYS WITH DBR Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18709398 DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18738230 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18189581 NITRIDE EPITAXIAL STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18405376 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18310425 PACKAGE SUBSTRATE HAVING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTED IN A CAVITY OF A CORE OF THE PACKAGE SUBSTRATE WITH A RESIN Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18054211 PACKAGE SUBSTRATE WITH ALTERNATING DIELECTRIC MATERIAL LAYER PAIRS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17895112 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH STIFFENER BASKET PORTION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17821009 QUASI-MONOLITHIC DIE ARCHITECTURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18498118 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
18369755 SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER FABRICATION WITH POLYIMIDE TO GRAPHENE CONVERSION Final Rejection NXP USA, Inc.
17963937 Process Control Monitor Device Structure for Buried TSV Formation in IC Wafers Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
17967116 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18467412 METALLIC LID STRUCTURE FOR DISSIPATING HEAT GENERATED BY A THERMAL HOT SPOT REGION OF AN IC STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18453162 POWER TAP CONNECTIONS FOR NON-CMOS CIRCUITS UTILIZING CFET TECHNOLOGY Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18170030 IMAGE SENSOR WITH TRANSISTOR HAVING HIGH RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17896093 TRANSISTOR, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17750417 METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES HAVING THERMAL THROUGH VIAS (TTV) Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18076417 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
18164142 ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT, ESD PROTECTION METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY AND ESD PROTECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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