Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
56 pending office actions • 2 clients • 42 examiners • 15 art units • 0 of 56 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 182 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 14 (25%) |
| §102 only | 3 (5%) |
| §112 only | 4 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 30 (54%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | 3 | 86.5% | +7.8% |
| GOODWIN, DAVID J | 3 | 67.4% | +16.5% |
| FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN | 2 | 73.3% | +22.2% |
| GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE | 2 | 16.7% | +33.0% |
| BLACKWELL, ASHLEY NICOLE | 2 | 97.2% | -1.1% |
| MOJADDEDI, OMAR F | 2 | 89.4% | +10.4% |
| KARIMY, TIMOR | 2 | 82.2% | +9.6% |
| HAIDER, WASIUL | 2 | 92.0% | +6.4% |
| YASMEEN, NISHATH | 2 | 77.3% | +9.3% |
| MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL | 2 | 83.3% | +16.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18742098 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | KARIMY, TIMOR | — |
| 18741062 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING LANDING PAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | HAIDER, WASIUL | — |
| 18739600 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DOUBLE SIDE WORD LINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | — |
| 18678395 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | KARIMY, TIMOR | — |
| 18648641 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FILLING LAYER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | BLACKWELL, ASHLEY NICOLE | — |
| 18381889 | PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE FOR FLIP CHIP PACKAGE | MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17555372 | EDIBLE PET CHEW | GLIMM, CARRIE LYNN STOFFEL | 139d overdue |
| 17741593 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING PROTRUDING CHANNEL STRUCTURE | LI, MEIYA | 78d overdue |
| 17879981 | METAL STRUCTURE HAVING FUNNEL-SHAPED INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | LIN, JOHN | 8d overdue |
| 18105340 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH DIELECTRIC LINER PORTIONS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | KIELIN, ERIK J | 5d overdue |
| 18129204 | PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE FOR FLIP CHIP PACKAGE | MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL | 7d |
| 18140085 | CIRCUIT PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP | GOODWIN, DAVID J | 26d |
| 17879995 | WIRING STRUCTURE WITH CONDUCTIVE FEATURES HAVING DIFFERENT CRITICAL DIMENSIONS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | JUNGE, BRYAN R. | 27d |
| 18382218 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE INCLUDING FUSE STRUCTURE EMBEDDED IN SUBSTRATE | GRAY, AARON J | 60d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18129204 | PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE FOR FLIP CHIP PACKAGE | MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL | 7d |
| 18140085 | CIRCUIT PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP | GOODWIN, DAVID J | 26d |
| 18974866 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DIELECTRIC LAYER WITH UNEVEN THICKNESS | FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN | — |
| 18914083 | EDIBLE PET CHEW | GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE | — |
| 18765112 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING A MEMORY STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | MOJADDEDI, OMAR F | — |
| 18733103 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING A MEMORY STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | MOJADDEDI, OMAR F | — |
| 18581773 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE HAVING HYBRID BOND STRUCTURE WITH AIR GAP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | GOODWIN, DAVID J | — |
| 18395797 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DIELECTRIC LAYER WITH UNEVEN THICKNESS | FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 53 |
| SHANGHAI SUNLIGHT INNOV TRADING CO., LTD. | 3 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2817 | 6 |
| 2897 | 5 |
| 2811 | 5 |
| 2898 | 4 |
| 2814 | 3 |
| 2812 | 3 |
| 2892 | 2 |
| 2818 | 2 |
| 2815 | 2 |
| 2847 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18903246 | Untitled | Nanya Technology Corporation | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 2847 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | |
| 19049232 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING BIT LINE CONTACTS OVER THE SUBSTRATE | Nanya Technology Corporation | IQBAL, HAMNA FATHIMA | 2817 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 18974866 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DIELECTRIC LAYER WITH UNEVEN THICKNESS | Nanya Technology Corporation | FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN | 2817 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18944317 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PHOTOMASK AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH DAMASCENE STRUCTURE | Nanya Technology Corporation | ONUTA, TIBERIU DAN | 2814 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18914083 | EDIBLE PET CHEW | Shanghai Sunlight Innov Trading Co., Ltd. | GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2024 | |
| 18888508 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| 18816164 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ISOLATION STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | 2812 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18814870 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SELF-ALIGNING CONTACT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | BLACKWELL, ASHLEY NICOLE | 2897 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18804397 | CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE INCLUDING CAPACITOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | ELLIOTT, DANIEL KURT | 2899 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18804340 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH LEAKAGE CURRENT GUIDE PATH AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | ESKRIDGE, CORY W | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 | |
| 18797617 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING A BIT LINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | MALSAWMA, LALRINFAMKIM HMAR | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 | |
| 18770906 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SUPPORTING LAYER | Nanya Technology Corporation | PHAM, HOAI V | 2892 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18766956 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH AIR GAP AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | ALBRECHT, PETER M | 2811 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18765102 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SPACER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | DINKE, BITEW A | 2812 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18765112 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING A MEMORY STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | MOJADDEDI, OMAR F | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 | |
| 18763037 | VERTICAL MEMORY STUCTURE WITH AIR GAPS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | TRAN, TONY | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 | |
| 18744946 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING MEMORY CELL WITH REDUCED PROTRUSION | Nanya Technology Corporation | PARENDO, KEVIN A | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 | |
| 18742098 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | KARIMY, TIMOR | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18741098 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE INCLUDING HEAT SINK STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | WHALEN, DANIEL B | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| 18741062 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING LANDING PAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | HAIDER, WASIUL | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| 18739600 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DOUBLE SIDE WORD LINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| 18736843 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING NITROGEN TREATMENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE THEREOF | Nanya Technology Corporation | HARBOTTLE, CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 | |
| 18736859 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH STACKED CONDUCTIVE PLUGS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | KUSUMAKAR, KAREN M | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 | |
| 18733103 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING A MEMORY STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | MOJADDEDI, OMAR F | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 | |
| 18678395 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | KARIMY, TIMOR | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18668441 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING LANDING PAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | HAIDER, WASIUL | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 | |
| 18664628 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAFER MEASUREMENT | Nanya Technology Corporation | FREDERIKSEN, DAVID B | 2812 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18653129 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DOUBLE SIDE WORD LINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 | |
| 18648641 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FILLING LAYER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | BLACKWELL, ASHLEY NICOLE | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 | |
| 18640236 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING BIT LINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | PARK, SAMUEL | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| 18635343 | RECESS GATE AND INTERCONNECTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | YASMEEN, NISHATH | 2811 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18630165 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE INCLUDING INACTIVE ELEMENT, ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | AHMAD, KHAJA | 2811 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18599255 | RECESS GATE AND INTERCONNECTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | YASMEEN, NISHATH | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 | |
| 18596957 | MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING RECESSED GATE STRUCTURE HAVING HIGH-K GATE DIELECTRIC LAYER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | CROSS, XIA L | 2892 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18581773 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE HAVING HYBRID BOND STRUCTURE WITH AIR GAP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | GOODWIN, DAVID J | 2817 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18428127 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING TRENCH CAPACITORS FORMED ON CHANNEL STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | GREEN, TELLY D | 2898 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18395797 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DIELECTRIC LAYER WITH UNEVEN THICKNESS | Nanya Technology Corporation | FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN | 2817 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18382218 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE INCLUDING FUSE STRUCTURE EMBEDDED IN SUBSTRATE | Nanya Technology Corporation | GRAY, AARON J | 2897 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 60d | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18381889 | PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE FOR FLIP CHIP PACKAGE | Nanya Technology Corporation | MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL | 2898 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18380345 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 61d | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18379837 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING BONDING ELEMENT | Nanya Technology Corporation | HANUMASAGAR, SHAMITA S | 2814 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18239231 | CIRCUIT PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP | Nanya Technology Corporation | GOODWIN, DAVID J | 2817 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18237015 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIE STUCTURE WITH AIR GAPS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | BEARDSLEY, JONAS TYLER | 2811 | §103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18223166 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MEMORY STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | ZHU, SHENG-BAI | 2897 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Jul 18, 2023 |
| 18222607 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR FILM DEPOSITION | Nanya Technology Corporation | SWEELY, KURT D | 1718 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18219245 | WIRING STRUCTURE WITH CONDUCTIVE FEATURES HAVING DIFFERENT CRITICAL DIMENSIONS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | JUNGE, BRYAN R. | 2897 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18219243 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING FUNNEL-SHAPED INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | LIN, JOHN | 2815 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18140085 | CIRCUIT PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP | Nanya Technology Corporation | GOODWIN, DAVID J | 2817 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18129204 | PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE FOR FLIP CHIP PACKAGE | Nanya Technology Corporation | MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL | 2898 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18105340 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH DIELECTRIC LINER PORTIONS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | KIELIN, ERIK J | 2814 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 17818353 | EDIBLE PET CHEW AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | Shanghai Sunlight Innov Trading Co., Ltd. | GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE | 1791 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2022 |
| 17879981 | METAL STRUCTURE HAVING FUNNEL-SHAPED INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | LIN, JOHN | 2815 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Aug 03, 2022 |
| 17879995 | WIRING STRUCTURE WITH CONDUCTIVE FEATURES HAVING DIFFERENT CRITICAL DIMENSIONS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nanya Technology Corporation | JUNGE, BRYAN R. | 2897 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Aug 03, 2022 |
| 17741593 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING PROTRUDING CHANNEL STRUCTURE | Nanya Technology Corporation | LI, MEIYA | 2811 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 78d overdue | Pending | May 11, 2022 |
| 17735293 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMPLANTING TOOL | Nanya Technology Corporation | LANE, THOMAS BERNARD | 2142 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | May 03, 2022 |
| 17555372 | EDIBLE PET CHEW | Shanghai Sunlight Innov Trading Co., Ltd. | GLIMM, CARRIE LYNN STOFFEL | 1793 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 139d overdue | Pending | Dec 18, 2021 |
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