Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, TONY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2821 2893 2894

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
923
Total Applications
+33.6%
Interview Lift
1012
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 870 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
33.3%
§102 Novelty
60.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17784455 DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO WALL DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17685305 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17423321 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18074551 ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18187995 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
17699031 MICROELECTRONIC STRUCTURE INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE POLYMER IN TRENCHES OF A CORE SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18401082 EMBEDDED CHIPLETS WITH BACKSIDE POWER DELIVERY NETWORK Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17730765 MACROCHIP WITH INTERCONNECT STACK FOR POWER DELIVERY AND SIGNAL ROUTING Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18090440 3D NAND MEMORY DEVICE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18432491 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A SUPPORT PATTERN IN CONTACT WITH A SIDE SURFACE OF A CONTACT PLUG Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17823472 METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND RELATED MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES, MEMORY DEVICES, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17893718 FOLDED STAIRCASE VIA ROUTING FOR MEMORY Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18397398 REDUCTION OF METAL LOSS DURING GATE PATTERNING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18093472 LOW RESISTANCE BOTTOM ELECTRODE VIA Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
17898796 LANTHANUM NITRIDE AS A DRAM MOLYBDENUM LINER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18027722 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18308734 TRANSISTOR HAVING WRAP-AROUND SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18093713 VIA STRUCTURE WITHOUT LINER INTERFACE Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18080828 TRANSISTORS WITH DIELECTRIC STACK ISOLATING BACKSIDE POWER RAIL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18065747 SKIP VIA WITH DISCONTINUOUS DIELECTRIC CAP Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18763037 VERTICAL MEMORY STUCTURE WITH AIR GAPS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18219844 VERTICAL MEMORY STRUCTURE WITH AIR GAPS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18739352 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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