Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WIEGAND, TYLER J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
115
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
1326
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 78 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
31.5%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18133278 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18453965 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17318166 HIGH MOBILITY SEMICONDUCTOR CHANNEL BASED THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18395614 PIXEL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA AUO Corporation
17749160 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING CONNECTIONS THROUGH STACKED TRANSISTORS FOR ROUTING FLEXIBILITY Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18343162 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING BACKSIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SOURCE STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
17566603 ADJUSTABLE WELL CAPACITY PIXEL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR IMAGING SENSORS Non-Final OA Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.
18984274 CIGS SOLAR CELL WITH BOTH TRANSPARENCY AND FLEXIBILITY AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18323413 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18282556 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18491603 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE AND FORMATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18177684 STAGED BIASED DEEP TRENCH ISOLATION (DTI) STRUCTURE FOR HIGH FULL WELL CAPACITY (FWC) Final Rejection OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18358584 NAND PLANE BOUNDARY SHRINK Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
17777873 OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
18134029 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS FOR SOLVING CONTACT PIPING DEFECT Final Rejection Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
18287204 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CURVED SURFACE SUPPORT STRUCTURE, AND HEMISPHERICAL RESONATOR GYROSCOPE Non-Final OA TOKYO KEIKI INC.
18310693 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Winbond Electronics Corp.
18236985 PHOTONICS CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURES INCLUDING A CONTROLLED UNDERFILL FILLET Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18356896 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING SILICON OXYCARBIDE LINERS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18256286 PHOTODIODE DEVICE WITH ENHANCED CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA AMS-OSRAM AG
18615446 TRANSISTOR INTEGRATION FOR REDUCED LATERAL SPACE AND IMPROVED BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE Final Rejection GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18155967 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Final Rejection NIKKISO CO., LTD.
18312275 METHOD FOR CHECKING AND PRODUCING A COMPOSITE OF A SUBSTRATE STACK, AND HERMETICALLY SEALED ENCLOSURE PRODUCED ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD Non-Final OA SCHOTT Primoceler Oy
17768476 ELECTRICAL CONTACT-FREE uLED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE BASED ON WAVELENGHT DOWN-CONVERSION Final Rejection MINDU INNOVATION LAB

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