Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2819 2892

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.2%
Allow Rate
+22.2% vs TC avg
781
Total Applications
+2.1%
Interview Lift
804
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 716 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
5.2%
§102 Novelty
85.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18521629 CAPACITOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18454110 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18325708 ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH WAFER LEVEL CAPACITOR Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18255385 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18351284 RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES INCLUDING RADIO FREQUENCY ABSORBENT FEATURES Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
17954215 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND JIG SET Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18449941 METAL INSULATOR METAL CAPACITOR (MIM CAPACITOR) Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18438450 INTEGRATED TOP SIDE POWER DELIVERY THERMAL TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17895102 ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY HAVING A COOLING FEATURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THEREOF Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17855636 VOLTAGE CONTRAST SCAN AREA ON A WAFER Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18460959 HEAT SPREADER AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DEVICE Non-Final OA SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18549447 DOUBLE-SIDE COOLED POWER MODULES Non-Final OA VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
18207918 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR NANOWIRES FOR SEMICONDCUTOR PACKAGES Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18450358 THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STACK Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18360178 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18358662 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE REDISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18356911 Middle-Of-Line Interconnect Structure Having Air Gap And Method Of Fabrication Thereof Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18354244 DUAL VIA STRUCTURE FOR THROUGH-CHIP CONNECTIONS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18349325 THROUGH VIA STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17988285 INTEGRATED RESISTOR Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18352055 DEVICE HAVING MULTIPHASE DIELECTRIC LAYER AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18219259 Surface Profile Control Of Passivation Layers In Integrated Circuit Chips Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18348041 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE EXPOSED DIE PACKAGE STRUCTURE WITH ADHESIVE Non-Final OA Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18347594 CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18350839 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18351524 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18203763 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18336376 Die-Attach Fillet Height Reduction Non-Final OA Wolfspeed, Inc.
18484407 SENSOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TONG HSING ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18223539 THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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