Xilinx Patents an AI Chip That Swaps Multipliers for Memory Lookups
Multiplication is one of the most power-hungry operations in any AI chip. Xilinx thinks it has found a way to do less…
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AMD Patents Speed Boost for AI Chips That Process Training Data Faster
Reading data from the wrong direction is one of those quiet performance killers inside AI chips. AMD's new patent tackles it by…
Sony Patents a Two-Board Car Camera With a Built-In Metal Shield
Sony is patenting a car camera that uses a metal plate sandwiched between two separate circuit boards, one for capturing images and…
Qualcomm Patents a Chip That Stores Data and Calculates It Simultaneously
Qualcomm is filing patents on memory that doesn't just store data but can crunch numbers on its own, potentially cutting one of…
OpenAI Patents a Chip That Runs AI Calculations Forward and Backward Without Interruption
Moving data around inside a chip is often more expensive, in time and energy, than doing the actual math. OpenAI's new patent…
Intel Patents a Translator That Lets Computers Talk Directly to Microphones and Speakers
Inside most smartphones, audio chips talk to the processor over a specialized low-power bus called SoundWire. Intel's new patent describes a small…
Samsung Patents AI That Fixes Chip-Printing Template Errors Before Manufacturing
Every modern chip starts life as a photographic stencil, and a single flaw in that stencil can ruin an entire batch of…
Samsung Patents a Storage Chip That Processes Data Without Sending It to the CPU
Most storage chips just hold data and wait to be asked for it. Samsung's new patent describes a chip that can also…
Samsung Patents Technology That Fills Missing Puzzle Pieces for Sharper Video Playback
When a video decoder tries to reconstruct a frame by referencing another part of the same image, what happens if that reference…
Samsung Patents Stretchy Material That Keeps Electronic Circuits Working When Bent
Most semiconductors crack when you bend them. Samsung is patenting a polymer-based alternative that can stretch, opening the door to electronics that…
Samsung Patents a Cooling Assembly That Pulls Heat Away From Refrigerator Components
Samsung is patenting a specific way to hold the hot and cold sides of a thermoelectric cooling unit firmly in place inside…
Samsung Patents a Circuit That Prevents Overheating by Learning Its Own Workload History
Most chips slow down after they overheat. Samsung is patenting a system that slows down before overheating happens, by watching how the…
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