Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WARD, ERIC A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2891

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+9.3% vs TC avg
755
Total Applications
+13.7%
Interview Lift
939
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 726 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18497446 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18489189 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17806959 GAN DEVICE WITH EXTENDED DRAIN CONTACT Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18451819 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18518846 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND PACKAGE INCLUDING STRESS RELEASE STRUCTURE AS LATERAL EDGE PORTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR BODY Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18117711 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING MACRO CELLS Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
18214044 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18483864 MULTI-TAPERED MRAM DEVICE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17921993 SiC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18455136 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, METHOD FOR THE CONTROL THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
17931770 SIC MOSFET WITH BUILT-IN SCHOTTKY DIODE Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
17951711 Barrier Structure for Sub-100 Nanometer Gate Length Devices Final Rejection MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
18129095 METHOD FOR FABRICATING HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18483720 NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Sk keyfoundry Inc.
18226764 HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
18552625 THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLASH MEMORY HAVING IMPROVED STACK CONNECTION PART AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA IUCF-HYU (Industry University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)

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