Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: YI, CHANGHYUN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2812 2814 2826 2834 2872

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

93.9%
Allow Rate
+25.9% vs TC avg
1,131
Total Applications
+4.2%
Interview Lift
646
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1081 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
35.4%
§102 Novelty
37.0%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18656933 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING BIT LINE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18639141 CUT-MASK PATTERNING TO REMOVE CORNER- ROUNDING OF ACTIVE REGIONS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18627797 IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18587785 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18435414 SEMICONDUCTOR STACKED STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18397837 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18242399 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18235627 IMAGE SENSOR HAVING NANO-PHOTONIC LENS ARRAY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17293521 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18833503 Display Panel and Display Apparatus Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18659522 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nichia Corporation
18662801 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17549550 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING VERSATILE CHANNEL PLACEMENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18534682 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND PROJECTOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18763467 BUILD UP BONDING LAYER PROCESS AND STRUCTURE FOR LOW TEMPERATURE COPPER BONDING Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18648836 STRUCTURES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE CONNECTIONS ACROSS CHANNELS Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18782358 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18499985 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18460008 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18397453 HEMT Device with Unmetallized Gate Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18538557 DIE WITH BOND PAD Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18498144 DIELECTRIC-FILLED BOND PADS IN CLIP PACKAGES Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18777870 THERMAL DISSIPATION IN STACKED MEMORY DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18536026 APPARATUSES INCLUDING SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME Final Rejection MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18771599 Multi-Gate Field-Effect Transistors and Methods of Forming the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18770408 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE WITH IMPROVED RELIABILITY Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18780927 GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICES HAVING SELF-ALIGNED CAPPING BETWEEN CHANNEL AND BACKSIDE POWER RAIL Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18775808 Nanostructure Field-Effect Transistor Device and Method of Forming Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18771674 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE GATE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18771551 INTERFACE PROFILE CONTROL IN EPITAXIAL STRUCTURES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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