Samsung Patents a Camera Chip Design That Captures Sharper Photos Using Stacked Layers
Samsung has filed a patent for an image sensor that tweaks the physical construction of the transistors sitting on top of its…
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Samsung Patents an Image Sensor That Focuses Light With Nano-Scale Pillars
Instead of the tiny curved glass lenses that have focused light in camera sensors for decades, Samsung is experimenting with forests of…
Samsung Patents a Multi-Chip Setup Where Processors Share Data Directly
Samsung is patenting a way to have multiple processor chips talk to each other directly, swapping data back and forth so they…
Qualcomm Patents a Memory Chip That Picks Its Own AI Math Precision
What if your phone's memory could run AI calculations directly inside itself, and automatically dial up or down the math precision to…
Intel Patents a Processor That Speeds Up AI by Simplifying Its Math
Intel is patenting a chip design that shrinks the numbers used in AI math down to just one or two bits each,…
Qualcomm Patents a Chip Package That Buries Power-Stabilizing Capacitors Closer to the Processor
Every processor needs a steady supply of electricity, and even tiny fluctuations can cause errors or slowdowns. Qualcomm's new patent describes a…
Intel Patents Technology That Stops Graphics Chips Recalculating the Same Surface Twice
Every time a ray of light touches a see-through surface in a game, the GPU has to figure out how transparent that…
Intel Patents a Ray-Tracing Method That Learns From Past Hit Results
Every time a ray of light misses something in a 3D scene, that's wasted work. Intel's new patent describes a processor that…
Samsung Patents Earphone Charging Cables That Double as Data Lines
What if the wire charging your earbuds could also carry software updates, pairing info, or device status, all without adding an extra…
Samsung Patent Stores AI Lookup Data Directly Inside the Memory Chip
Every time a streaming service suggests a show you might like, a massive lookup table gets searched at high speed. Samsung's new…
Intel Patents a Ray Tracing Shortcut That Skips Dead-End Geometry Checks
Ray tracing makes 3D graphics look stunning, but it's also brutally expensive in computing terms. Intel's new patent targets one of the…
Intel Patents a Way to Pack Odd-Sized AI Data Into Chip Memory Without Wasting Space
Modern AI models increasingly run on low-precision numbers that don't fit neatly into standard chip memory slots. Intel's new patent describes a…
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