Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: YAP, DOUGLAS ANTHONY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871 2899

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.8%
Allow Rate
+14.8% vs TC avg
105
Total Applications
+7.3%
Interview Lift
1176
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 64 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
54.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18737402 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18434263 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SOURCE/DRAIN REGION WITH UNDERBLOCKING LAYER THEREON Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18341345 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH SUBSTRATE CAVITY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18513504 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection NICHIA CORPORATION
18702617 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
17835861 PACKAGE COMPRISING A SUBSTRATE WITH A BRIDGE CONFIGURED FOR A BACK SIDE POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17549497 INTERPOSER WITH A GLASS CORE THAT INCLUDES OPENINGS AND THROUGH GLASS VIAS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18499570 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18162144 PACKAGED ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18530248 LATERALLY-DIFFUSED METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (LDMOS) DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
17752580 MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18439305 METHODS OF MANUFACTURING INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18090708 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE DESIGN WITH INTEGRATED POWER CONVERTER MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18562502 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18509560 INTEGRATED NANOSHEET MEMORY ELEMENTS, DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18188736 IRREGULAR-SHAPED POWER RAIL IN CELL POWER DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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