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Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SALAZ, SAMMANTHA KATELYN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2892

This examiner grants 96% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

95.5%

Allow Rate

+27.5% vs TC avg

49

Total Applications

+7.1%

Interview Lift

1171

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%

§101 Eligibility

8.3%

§102 Novelty

79.4%

§103 Obviousness

6.2%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18486926	IMAGE SENSOR WITH REDUCED LEAKAGE CURRENT	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18211786	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17856493	DISPLAY DEVICE	Non-Final OA	Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18337867	PROTECTION DIODE FOR STACKED FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR	Non-Final OA	International Business Machines Corporation
18560325	ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES WITH THERMAL INTERFACE STRUCTURE	Non-Final OA	Tesla, Inc.
17694266	FABRICATION OF GATE-ALL-AROUND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING DUAL METAL GATES AND GATE DIELECTRICS WITH A SINGLE POLARITY DIPOLE LAYER	Non-Final OA	Intel Corporation
17819516	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	ROHM CO., LTD.
18071617	GALLIUM NITRIDE-BASED CHIP, CHIP PREPARATION METHOD, GALLIUM NITRIDE POWER DEVICE, AND CIRCUIT	Non-Final OA	Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18460594	SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF	Non-Final OA	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18338715	SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF	Non-Final OA	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18314968	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18150362	PIXEL SENSOR ISOLATION STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17836781	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING METAL SURROUNDING VIA CONTACT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE	Non-Final OA	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18224050	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18530216	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE STRUCTURE	Non-Final OA	MIKRO MESA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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