Qualcomm Patents a Chip That Checks Its Own Safety Systems While Running
Most chips only check their safety systems at startup. Qualcomm's new patent describes a chip that keeps running those checks in the…
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Qualcomm Patents a Backup Channel That Keeps Chiplets Running After a Link Failure
When one of the internal control channels inside a modern chip package breaks down, the whole data connection typically has to stop…
Qualcomm Patents an AI System That Auto-Tunes Chips Across Manufacturing Differences
No two chips come off a production line behaving exactly the same, and tuning thousands of them by hand is basically impossible.…
Nvidia Patents a Method to Run Complex Text Searches on Graphics Chips Faster
GPUs are great at crunching numbers in parallel, but certain text-search patterns trip them up in ways that slow everything down. Nvidia's…
Intel Patents Memory That Erases Itself After Being Read Once
Intel is patenting a memory chip that can be told to forget data the moment it's been read. It's a hardware-level take…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Keeps Your Phone's Frame Rate From Stuttering
Frame rate drops and stutters are one of the most common complaints about mobile gaming and video apps. Qualcomm's new patent describes…
Qualcomm Patents a Faster Way to Wake Its Chips from Deep Sleep
Every time your phone wakes from a deep sleep, its chip has to rebuild itself from scratch. Qualcomm wants to make that…
Qualcomm Patents Technology to Wake Up Phone Processors Faster at Boot
Every second you wait for a device to boot is time a processor is sitting idle. Qualcomm's new patent describes a way…
Samsung Patents a Chip Design That Embeds Processors Directly Alongside the Memory
Moving data from memory to a processor is one of the biggest speed and power drains in modern computing. Samsung's new patent…
Sony Patents a Three-Layer Camera Chip That Protects Itself from Electrical Damage
Sony is designing image sensors where circuit protection lives on its own dedicated silicon layer, separate from the light-capturing and signal-processing layers…
Samsung Patents a Chip-Scale LiDAR Sensor That Steers Light With Nano-Structures
LiDAR sensors, the 3D-scanning technology that helps cars and robots understand the world around them, are typically bulky and expensive. Samsung is…
Sony Patents a Photon-Counting Circuit That Reduces Wasted Electrical Switching
Every time a digital circuit flips between 0 and 1, it burns a little power and generates a little noise. Sony's latest…
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