Nvidia Patents a System That Uses the GPU to Handle Network Sending Tasks
Nvidia is patenting a system that lets a GPU do the prep work for sending data over a network, a job that…
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Nvidia Patents a Fix That Stops GPUs from Doing the Same Image Work Twice
Every time a GPU draws a textured surface, it might decompress the same image data over and over again. Nvidia wants to…
AMD Patents a Fix That Stops Its Graphics Hardware from Stalling Mid-Scene
When a GPU's ray tracing unit runs out of room to track rays in flight, it goes idle, wasting time and power.…
Microsoft Patents a System That Shifts Storage Space Automatically as Task Demands Change
When a chip's memory is carved into fixed buckets, some buckets overflow while others sit empty. Microsoft's new patent describes a controller…
AMD Patents a Hardware Circuit That Blocks Unauthorized GPU Memory Access
When multiple programs share the same GPU memory, one rogue process could peek at another's data. AMD is patenting a dedicated hardware…
Intel's New Patent Lets CPUs Guess Memory Values Before Looking Them Up
Every time your computer's processor needs data from memory, it waits. Intel is patenting a chip that skips that wait by guessing…
Samsung Patents a Chip That Moves Data With Light Instead of Electrical Signals
Samsung has filed a patent for a processor package that sends and receives data using pulses of light rather than electrical signals,…
Nvidia Patents a Method for Getting Its Graphics Chips to Share Giant Math Tasks
Modern AI models require billions of matrix multiplications per second, and the way GPUs divide that work across threads can leave a…
AMD Patents a GPU Dispatch System That Skips Unnecessary Work Between Processor Cycles
GPUs waste time when they have to scan through assignments meant for other parts of the chip before finding their own. AMD's…
Microsoft Patents a Way for Chips to Slow Themselves Down During a Power Crisis
When a computer's power supply gets disrupted, the chip inside usually has milliseconds to react before things go wrong. Microsoft has filed…
Intel Patents a Charging Circuit That Backs Off Power When Your Laptop Gets Too Hot
Every laptop owner knows the feeling: the charger is plugged in, the surface is getting uncomfortably warm, and the fan is spinning…
Sony Patents a Way to Wake Up Chips Using the Data Line They're Already On
Sony has filed a patent for a method that lets a controller chip tell connected chips to come out of their startup…
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