Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ZHU, SHENG-BAI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2823 2892 2897

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.4%
Allow Rate
-5.6% vs TC avg
770
Total Applications
+5.2%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 708 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.0%
§102 Novelty
95.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18441578 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18059010 Semiconductor Memory Device Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17266697 DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING FRAME WITH REGIONS TO DISCHARGE HEAT GENERATED BY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18149099 DIELECTRIC FILMS OVER ELECTRODE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
17525167 DUAL RESISTOR INTEGRATION Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
17223792 QUALITY FACTOR OF A PARASITIC CAPACITANCE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18880361 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17420393 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A TRENCH FORMED ON A LOWER SURFACE OF A NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18372857 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18368710 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17964844 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17423453 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17940623 FERROELECTRIC MEMORY DEVICE ERASURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18683335 ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES WITH INTERPOSER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
17898233 MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH LOW AND HIGH GLOBAL DIGIT LINES, RELATED MEMORY DEVICES, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18156999 ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER (ECO) SPARE CELL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18529851 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
18588565 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17853543 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING CONTACT PLUG Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17786745 FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17978759 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE LIGHT BLOCKING LAYER Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17896193 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH DUMMY STACK INCLUDING STAIRCASE STRUCTURE AND PROTRUSION Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17917900 DISPLAY PANEL HAVING BLIND HOLE TO ACCOMODATE SIGNALS EXCHANGED WITH UNDER-DISPLAY COMPONENT Final Rejection OTI LUMIONICS INC.
18490014 PACKAGE CONNECTORS IN SEMICONDCUTOR PACKAGES AND METHODS OF FORMING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17296373 LIGHT SOURCE USING PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
17864978 DIE BONDING METHOD AND DIE BONDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17871451 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
17952657 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Winbond Electronics Corp.
18223166 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MEMORY STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
17936848 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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