Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WEGNER, AARON MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2897

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+5.7% vs TC avg
95
Total Applications
-3.6%
Interview Lift
1276
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 38 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
59.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18889604 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THREE-DIMENSIONALLY ARRANGED MEMORY CELLS AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18363637 COMMON OUTPUT IN 3D STACK FET Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18180366 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18080013 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18227911 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
17588306 FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18634685 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18421394 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17711434 GATE SPACERS WITH ADJACENT UNIFORM EPITAXIAL MATERIAL Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17556520 CONDUCTIVE FEATURES FORMED USING METAL ASSISTED ETCH Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17406480 SELF-ALIGNED GATE CUT STRUCTURES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17350169 COAXIAL STRUCTURE IN A GLASS SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18148805 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF, MEMORY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
17887071 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18898846 HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18106499 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING A THICK LOGIC DIE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18305653 NANOWIRE FLASH MEMORY WITH SEPARATED SOURCE/DRAIN REGIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17974592 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING ION IMPLANTATION AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
18352175 EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE SURFACES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL GROWTH AND IMPROVED SMOOTH SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACES FOR HIGHER CHANNEL MOBILITY THROUGH THE FORMATION AND REMOVAL OF REACTIVE LAYERS Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
17930541 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17929428 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
17901606 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
17893436 Memory Circuitry And Method Used In Forming Memory Circuitry Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17885018 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING DIELECTRIC STRUCTURES HAVING REPEATING PATTERNS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17970336 COOLING OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
18438538 DUAL DEEP TRENCH ISOLATION STRUCTURE FOR IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17869205 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18141557 SELF-ALIGNED VERTICAL BITLINE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) DYNAMIC RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY (DRAM) DEVICES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18306187 METHOD OF METROLOGY ON PATTERN WAFER USING REFLECTOMETRY Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17905176 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SENSOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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