Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: STEPHENSON, KENNETH STEPHEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+12.0% vs TC avg
42
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1330
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
63.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18371663 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING BIT LINES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18366922 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18374284 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18467904 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17854305 SELF-ALIGNED BACKSIDE GATE CONTACT FOR BACKSIDE SIGNAL LINE INTEGRATION Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18243085 INTEGRATION APPROACH FOR INCREASE OF THE MOBILITY AND ON-CURRENT IN 3D NAND CELLS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18319876 EPITAXIAL SILICON CHANNEL GROWTH Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17557932 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE FOR NANORIBBON ARCHITECTURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17552845 PACKAGING ARCHITECTURE WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIES OVER INPUT/OUTPUT INTERFACES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17858001 CASTELLATION, HATCHING, AND OTHER SURFACE PATTERNS IN DIELECTRIC SURFACES FOR HYBRID BONDING WITH INCREASED SURFACE AREA, BOND STRENGTH, AND ALIGNMENT Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18453949 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18181821 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18366937 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18231092 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18474179 ADVANCED PROCESS IN PROCESS PAIR WITHOUT FUSES Non-Final OA ATI Technologies ULC
17836628 FIN PROFILE MODULATION Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing CO., Ltd.
18446127 COPPER PAD METALLIZATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
17876467 RESISTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18489098 THREE-TERMINAL BIDIRECTIONAL ENHANCEMENT MODE GaN SWITCH Non-Final OA Efficient Power Conversion Corporation

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