Samsung Patents a Processor That Lets Different Memory Types Work Together Seamlessly
Modern chips often have to talk to two or more completely different kinds of memory at once, and right now that conversation…
From processors and AI accelerators to the packaging and cooling that hold them together, this is where the silicon race lives. Every chip filing, decoded without the jargon.
Modern chips often have to talk to two or more completely different kinds of memory at once, and right now that conversation…
Running a full AI model on a tiny local chip is often impossible, but sending everything to a remote server is slow…
Samsung has filed a patent for a memory architecture where the controller, not the main processor, figures out exactly how to talk…
Google is patenting a small but specialized piece of chip architecture whose only job is to figure out which part of a…
Microsoft has filed a patent for a dedicated coprocessor that tries to predict, in advance, which chunks of an AI language model…
Samsung wants the thin grid of coils that senses your stylus to do a second job: carry electrical signals between the processor…
Running a large AI model on a single device means constantly fighting over memory. Intel's new patent describes a system that automatically…
Qualcomm wants the chip inside your XR headset to switch into tracking mode the instant you stop using it, without you having…
Every time an AI model makes a decision, it fires a wave of math functions that can slow chips down. Xilinx has…
Active noise cancellation normally forces a hard choice: react fast to noise (burn battery) or sip power (miss sudden sounds). Google's latest…
When a sensor fires a laser pulse and gets reflections back from two objects at once, most chips have to pick one…
Every frame of a ray-traced 3D scene requires thousands of calculations about how light bounces off surfaces, and the speed of those…
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