Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TURNER, BRIAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818 2894

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.0%
Allow Rate
+15.0% vs TC avg
808
Total Applications
+4.5%
Interview Lift
756
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 747 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.6%
§102 Novelty
89.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18475290 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING THROUGH-SILICON VIA AND METHOD OF DESIGNING THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18340440 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18296511 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18165563 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18345490 PRE-WAFER FABRICATION LASER DICING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17392738 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH RAISED DAM ON CLIP OR LEADFRAME Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18562885 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18356230 SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18482843 Modular Package of Quantum Hardware Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18489214 ACTIVELY CONTROLLED WINDOW FOR EPITAXIAL DEPOSITION PROCESS TEMPERATURE CONTROL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18093648 HYDROGEN MANAGEMENT IN PLASMA DEPOSITED FILMS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17847454 DEPOSITION OF LOW-STRESS CARBON-CONTAINING LAYERS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18193861 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HARDENING A TRANSISTOR LOGIC GATE Non-Final OA intel Corporation
17953873 HIGH ASPECT RATIO METAL GATE CUTS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17851985 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING MEMORY WITH BACKSIDE POWER DELIVERY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18402974 VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT, IN PARTICULAR VERTICAL TRANSISTOR, WITH MINIMIZED SOURCE-DRAIN LEAKAGE CURRENTS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18111424 MODIFIED SEMICONDUCTOR DIE CARRIER AND CARRIER TAPE Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18346472 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TIANJIN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18132437 WAFER LEVEL CHIP SCALE PACKAGE WITH SIDEWALL PROTECTION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18231320 METHOD FOR FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DEVICES FABRICATED THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18516021 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17870423 Fan-Out Packages and Methods of Forming the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18331215 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE WITH HEATSINK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
18464779 BACK GRINDING TAPE HAVING TABS TO ASSIST IN REMOVING THE BACK GRINDING TAPE FROM A WAFER Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18039088 LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURTING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18547073 Semiconductor Structure And Method For Fabricating The Same Non-Final OA ChangXin Memory Technologies, Inc.
17939981 PACKAGE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING CHIP ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA TONG HSING ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18474803 Process for Wafer Bonding Non-Final OA IMEC VZW

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