Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TURNER, BRIAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818 2894

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
802
Total Applications
+4.6%
Interview Lift
827
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 741 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.6%
§102 Novelty
59.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§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.
18133872 CELL ARCHITECTURE WITH CENTER-LINE POWER RAILS FOR STACKED FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18296511 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18165563 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18562885 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18345490 PRE-WAFER FABRICATION LASER DICING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17684251 PACKAGED DEVICE CARRIER FOR THERMAL ENHANCEMENT OR SIGNAL REDISTRIBUTION OF PACKAGED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17513268 LEADFRAME WITH PRE-SEPARATED LEADS Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17392738 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH RAISED DAM ON CLIP OR LEADFRAME Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18519301 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18356230 SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17847454 DEPOSITION OF LOW-STRESS CARBON-CONTAINING LAYERS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17990855 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18482843 Modular Package of Quantum Hardware Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18231320 METHOD FOR FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DEVICES FABRICATED THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18317481 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DRIVER DEVICE, LAYOUT, AND METHOD Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18307025 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17953873 HIGH ASPECT RATIO METAL GATE CUTS 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.
18258846 FILM ADHESIVE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME; DICING/DIE BONDING INTEGRATED FILM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME; AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18516021 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18314446 Complementary Field Effect Transistors and Methods of Forming the Same Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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 Final Rejection NEXPERIA B.V.
18078049 SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
18464779 BACK GRINDING TAPE HAVING TABS TO ASSIST IN REMOVING THE BACK GRINDING TAPE FROM A WAFER Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
17858358 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

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