AMD Patents a Processor Trick That Cuts Steps From High-Volume Math
AMD has filed a patent for a processor technique that eliminates redundant steps when doing large-scale math, the kind of math that…
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ATI Technologies Patents a Chip Power System That Adjusts Its Own Safety Buffer
Chips always keep a little extra voltage in reserve, just in case. ATI Technologies is filing a patent for a system that…
AMD Patents a Chip That Ignores AI Model Zeros to Cut Memory Use
A huge portion of the data inside a trained AI model is just zeros, and most chips process them anyway. Xilinx's new…
Xilinx Patents a Way to Fill Idle Chip Space During AI Calculations
Most AI chips waste a surprising amount of their own computing space every time they crunch numbers. Xilinx's new patent describes a…
AMD Patents a Faster Way for Chips to Handle AI's Favorite Number Format
AI models crunch through billions of numbers every second, and the format those numbers come in can make or break a chip's…
AMD Patents a Chip That Runs Two AI Systems in Sync to Score Similarities
AMD has patented a chip design that runs two neural networks in parallel, using identical weights at exactly the same moment, so…
Microsoft Patents a Way to Keep Chip Memory Stable During Speed Changes
Every time a processor speeds up or slows down to save power, its memory circuits have to follow along without corrupting data.…
Google Patents a Multi-Antenna Method for Precise Device Distance Measurement
Your phone already knows roughly where it is, but knowing exactly how far it is from another device, down to centimeters, is…
Google Patents a System That Keeps 3D Surround Sound Smooth When Your Wireless Connection Struggles
Spatial audio sounds great until your Bluetooth wobbles and the sound cuts out. Google's new patent describes a system that switches headphones…
Apple Patents a System to Sort Nearby Device Signals Before Your Phone Responds
Every time your iPhone is near an AirTag, a set of AirPods, or a competitor's Bluetooth tracker, it silently picks up tiny…
Samsung Patents a Switchable Satellite Antenna Built Into a Phone's Metal Frame
Samsung is figuring out how to hide a satellite antenna inside the metal rim of a phone, using a small switch to…
Samsung Patents a Step That Sharpens Video Quality Based on How Footage Was Compressed
Every time a compressed video plays on your screen, a decoder has to reverse-engineer millions of tiny math decisions. Samsung has filed…
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