Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ZARNEKE, DAVID A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874 2891

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.8%
Allow Rate
+2.8% vs TC avg
856
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
1020
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 813 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
63.5%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18606843 PACKAGE SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18457535 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18451197 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18430395 PACKAGE COMPRISING SUBSTRATES WITH POST INTERCONNECTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18177404 DOUBLE-SIDED REDISTRIBUTION LAYER (RDL) SUBSTRATE WITH DOUBLE-SIDED PILLARS FOR DEVICE INTEGRATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17992010 REDISTRIBUTION LAYERS IN A DIELECTRIC CAVITY TO ENABLE AN EMBEDDED COMPONENT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17988051 BUMPLESS HYBRID ORGANIC GLASS INTERPOSER Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17833650 GLASS CORE ARCHITECTURES WITH DIELECTRIC BUFFER LAYER BETWEEN GLASS CORE AND METAL VIAS AND PADS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17833648 GLASS CORE ARCHITECTURES WITH DIELECTRIC BUFFER LAYER BETWEEN GLASS CORE AND METAL VIAS AND PADS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18788853 FABRICATION METHODS AND STRUCTURES FOR LIQUID COOLING CHANNEL CHIP Non-Final OA Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc.
18366112 MEMORY, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18525490 CIRCUIT DIE WITH CHAMFERED PASSIVATION LAYER Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18347313 Liquid Immersion-Cooled Power Module Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18663124 BONDING STRUCTURE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18430507 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18504158 BONDING TOOL AND CHIP-ON-WAFER BONDING PROCESS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18451263 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18451982 BONDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE USING THE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18137514 POWER AMPLIFICATION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KMW INC.
18504309 SUBSTRATE ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A SUBSTRATE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18222776 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING PCB EDGE HEAT DISSIPATION Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18090459 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute

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