Samsung Patents a Cam-Driven Sliding Hinge for Foldable Phones
Samsung's latest patent describes a foldable phone hinge that physically pushes a small slider outward the moment you fold the device —…
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Samsung Patents a Dual-Pixel Architecture for High Dynamic Range Image Sensors
Samsung is patenting an image sensor layout that uses two fundamentally different pixel types side by side — one tuned for sensitivity,…
Samsung Patents a Multi-Processor Display System That Adjusts Brightness Without Waking the Main Chip
Every time your phone adjusts screen brightness, it risks nudging a power-hungry processor out of sleep. Samsung's new patent tries to fix…
Samsung Patents a Pixel-Level Sensing Circuit for Sharper OLED Displays
Samsung Display has filed a patent for a sensing circuit built directly into each pixel that can read back how the display…
Samsung Patents a Display That Switches Screen Regions Between Mirror and Image Mode
Samsung is patenting a way to let users draw a box on their screen and have it behave like a mirror —…
Samsung Patents a Spiral-Driven Hinge Mechanism for Foldable Phones
The hinge is the most mechanically stressed part of any foldable phone — and Samsung is quietly rethinking how it works from…
Samsung Patents a Dual-Node Image Sensor with Built-In Gain Control
Samsung is patenting a smarter way to read out light from a camera sensor — one that lets each pixel group independently…
Samsung Patents a Folded-Mirror Optical System for Ultra-Short-Throw Projection
Samsung is filing patents on a compact projector optical system that folds light through a single solid glass element — bouncing it…
Samsung Patents a Multi-Directional Gate Layout for Denser Image Sensors
Samsung is patenting a way to wire up image sensor pixels using gate lines that snake across two differently-oriented active regions —…
Samsung Patents a System for Sending 3D Video to the Right Screen in Multi-Display Setups
Most people have more than one screen on their desk — but only one of those screens might support 3D. Samsung's new…
Samsung Patents a Single-Signal Driver IC for Multi-Column LED Backlights
Samsung is trying to do more with less inside the backlight of an LCD display — specifically, driving two full columns of…
Samsung Patents a Crease-Swipe Screenshot Gesture for Tri-Fold Phones
Samsung is working on a tri-fold phone with a genuinely clever trick: swipe your finger along the physical crease between display panels…
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