Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, MICHAEL THANH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2827

This examiner grants 96% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

95.7%
Allow Rate
+27.7% vs TC avg
1513
Total Applications
+0.3%
Interview Lift
688
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1491 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
56.2%
§102 Novelty
11.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18901012 MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18891682 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18784796 MEMORY DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SHIELDING BIT LINES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18312711 HYBRID MEMORY ON FRONT AND BACKSIDE OF A WAFER Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18763040 MEMORY DEVICE WITH TUNABLE PROBABILISTIC STATE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17955194 TCAM WITH HYSTERETIC OXIDE MEMORY CELLS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18829647 SIGNAL ROUTING BETWEEN MEMORY DIE AND LOGIC DIE FOR MODE BASED OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18808566 TRACK CHARGE LOSS BASED ON SIGNAL AND NOISE CHARACTERISTICS OF MEMORY CELLS COLLECTED IN CALIBRATION OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18790372 DISCHARGING AN ACCESS DEVICE IN A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18672339 DIE LOCATION DETECTION FOR GROUPED MEMORY DIES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18830510 STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18812006 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18807793 CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR ON-CHIP LEAKAGE DETECTION AND COMPENSATION FOR MEMORIES Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18818290 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18812600 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS AND AN OPERATING METHOD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18807523 MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18765164 MEMORY DEVICE AND ERASING AND VERIFICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

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