Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: TURNER, BRIAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818 2894

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
817
Total Applications
+4.5%
Interview Lift
763
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 760 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18356776 HIGH PERFORMANCE FETS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18216675 EXPANDER AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18340440 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18110296 FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH UNIFORM SOURCE/DRAIN REGIONS ON SELF-ALIGNED DIRECT BACKSIDE CONTACT STRUCTURES OF BACKSIDE POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK (BSPDN) Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18562885 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18582879 MOTHER SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18202678 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES WITH PARTIAL CHANNEL CAP REMOVAL Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18324640 HEAT DISSIPATION SOLUTIONS FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18200967 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING METAL-CONTAINING FIN ISOLATION REGIONS 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
18132437 WAFER LEVEL CHIP SCALE PACKAGE WITH SIDEWALL PROTECTION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18345490 PRE-WAFER FABRICATION LASER DICING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18519805 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18513562 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE INCLUDING FORKSHEET TRANSISTORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18231320 METHOD FOR FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DEVICES FABRICATED THEREOF Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18302010 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17894169 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18526445 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH BACKSIDE ROUTING AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18447913 SOURCE/DRAIN REGIONS IN COMPLEMENTARY FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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.
17986276 BACKSIDE SKIP-LEVEL THROUGH VIA FOR BACKSIDE SIGNAL LINE CONNECTION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18240475 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH POROUS LAYER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18350755 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH HYBRID BONDING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA United Microelectronics Corp.

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