Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: ZHU, SHENG-BAI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2823 2892 2897

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.3%
Allow Rate
-5.7% vs TC avg
782
Total Applications
+6.1%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 716 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
69.2%
§103 Obviousness
7.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18080024 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A DUMMY POWER PAD AND A PAD PLACEMENT METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18059010 Semiconductor Memory Device Final Rejection 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.
17996043 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17915755 OLED DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18693621 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17947303 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18750878 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18590202 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18368710 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17423453 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18680740 PACKAGE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED DEVICE, A SUBSTRATE AND A HEAT SINK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17940911 DECOUPLING CAPACITOR ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17561670 POWER DELIVERY USING BACKSIDE POWER FOR STITCHED DIES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18529851 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
18751033 INLET AND OUTLET LOCATIONS AND STANDARDIZATION Non-Final OA Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc.
18683335 ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES WITH INTERPOSER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Tesla, Inc.
18700926 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT-THIN FILM TRANSISTOR INTEGRATION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Korea University Research and Business Foundation
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
18629346 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17896193 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH DUMMY STACK INCLUDING STAIRCASE STRUCTURE AND PROTRUSION Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18346977 METHOD OF REDUCING VOIDS AND SEAMS IN TRENCH STRUCTURES BY FORMING SEMI-AMORPHOUS POLYSILICON Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18149099 DIELECTRIC FILMS OVER ELECTRODE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE PERFORMANCE Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17525167 DUAL RESISTOR INTEGRATION Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17223792 QUALITY FACTOR OF A PARASITIC CAPACITANCE Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18619425 MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES AND MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING VERTICALLY SPACED TRANSISTORS AND STORAGE DEVICES, AND RELATED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17898233 MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH LOW AND HIGH GLOBAL DIGIT LINES, RELATED MEMORY DEVICES, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17896745 WORD LINE STRUCTURES IN SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17853543 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING CONTACT PLUG Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

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