Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WEGNER, AARON MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2897

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+3.4% vs TC avg
86
Total Applications
-2.2%
Interview Lift
1295
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
9.9%
§102 Novelty
76.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18363637 COMMON OUTPUT IN 3D STACK FET Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18180366 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18076639 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18051907 MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17884695 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18517068 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18227911 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
18072858 Gate All Around Dual Channel Transistors Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18306187 METHOD OF METROLOGY ON PATTERN WAFER USING REFLECTOMETRY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17406480 SELF-ALIGNED GATE CUT STRUCTURES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17893436 Memory Circuitry And Method Used In Forming Memory Circuitry Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17901606 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18106499 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING A THICK LOGIC DIE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
17819987 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17874057 METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH HARD MASK LAYER OVER FIN STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17869205 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18393675 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17887071 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
17567984 THERMAL SENSOR PACKAGE Final Rejection LITE-ON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
17970336 COOLING OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
18221497 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING VERTICALLY INTERCONNECTED SEMICONDUCTOR DIES Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18362761 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A SOURCE STRUCTURE SURROUNDED BY INNER SIDEWALLS OF VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR CHANNELS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18465011 METHOD FOR MEASURING THICKNESS OF SILICON EPITAXIAL LAYER Non-Final OA Shanghai Huali Integrated Circuit Corporation

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month