Intel Patents a Trick That Cuts Shared Memory Wait Times in Half
When multiple chips share the same pool of memory, the slowest part is often just fetching the data in the first place.…
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Intel Patents a Lower-Power AI Processing Lane Built Into Its GPUs
Intel is patenting a GPU design that keeps a smaller, power-sipping engine on standby for AI tasks — so the full chip…
Intel Patents a Chip Memory That Learns From Its Own Prediction Errors
Every modern processor constantly guesses which code path to run next — and when it guesses wrong, it pays a steep penalty.…
Intel Patents a Processor That Guesses Memory Locations Before Looking Them Up
Every time your computer fetches data, its processor has to look up where that data lives before it can retrieve it. Intel's…
AMD Patents a GPU That Switches Graphics Cores On and Off Per App
AMD is patenting a way for its GPUs to quietly spin up or down their own graphics cores depending on what you're…
AMD Patents Technology to Stop AI Systems Running on Multiple Graphics Cards From Overloading Their Power Supply
Running a big AI model across multiple GPUs can spike power draw so hard it trips a circuit breaker — or forces…
Ultrasound Tech Detects Your Position to Optimize Audio Output
Your laptop speakers don't know where you are — they just blast audio into the room and hope for the best. AMD…
AMD Patents Technology That Shows Your PC's Startup Image Before Memory Loads
Every time your PC boots, there's an awkward blank-screen phase while your RAM 'trains' itself. AMD wants to fill that dead air…
AMD Patents a Dedicated Chip Core Built to Make Images Sharper with AI
AMD is patenting a dedicated slice of silicon — a purpose-built processing core — whose entire job is to handle the math…
Disney Patents a Way to Wirelessly Power Objects Inside Water
Disney has patented a system that beams electricity to objects sitting in water — no wires, no batteries to swap — which…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Stop Rendering Grids From Ruining Realistic Lighting
When a computer renders a realistic 3D scene, it secretly divides space into a grid — and if that grid's edges line…
Samsung Patents a Layered Cushion System to Fight Foldable Screen Creases
The crease down the middle of a foldable phone is one of the most persistent complaints from owners. Samsung is now patenting…
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