Latest hardware patents, Page 196
Chips, displays, cameras, phones, batteries and robots. These filings show what devices Big Tech is building, often long before they ship. The hardware patent applications we have broken down from the companies we track, from semiconductors to foldable screens, newest first.
- in the Nov 12 release
- 48
- in November so far
- 102
- filings tracked
- 2,316
- sub-topics
- 13
Recent filings
Newest first · 2,316 total-
Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Patents a Touch-Detection System That Listens and Feels for Taps
What if your device could figure out where you tapped — not just from the touchscreen itself, but from the sound of the tap and the tiny vibration it created? That's the core idea in Samsung's latest patent filing.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Patents a Barrier Structure to Protect 3D Memory Wordlines
As memory chips get denser and more three-dimensional, the manufacturing steps used to etch one part of the chip can accidentally damage neighboring parts. Samsung's latest patent targets that exact problem with a precisely placed barrier structure inside 3D memory circuits.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Patents a Stacked Nanosheet Transistor Design with Built-In PN Junction
Samsung is filing patents on a way to stack two sets of transistors on top of each other, separated by a special electrical barrier — a move that could push chip density beyond what current 3D stacking allows.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Patents a Stress-Resistant Flexible Circuit Board for Foldable Devices
Every time you fold a Galaxy Z Fold, a thin strip of circuit board flexes with it — and Samsung is quietly engineering that strip to be a lot tougher. This patent zeroes in on the exact layered structure of the flexible PCB that crosses the hinge, with a new elastic element designed to survive the bend.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Display Patents a Redesigned Pixel Boundary Layer for OLED Screens
The walls between pixels in an OLED screen matter more than most people realize. Samsung Display is rethinking exactly how those walls are shaped — and a continuous peripheral opening around each pixel cluster is the key move.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Patents a Two-Layer 2D Semiconductor Channel Design for Next-Gen Chips
Samsung is working on a way to keep ultra-thin, atom-scale semiconductor channels from peeling off their substrates — a surprisingly tricky problem that's been slowing down the next generation of transistors.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Display Patents a Gate Bypass Wiring System for Displays
Routing signals across a display panel sounds mundane — until the routing itself limits how thin or how precise a screen can be. Samsung Display's latest patent tackles exactly that problem with a new wiring trick called gate bypass auxiliary lines.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Patents a Voltage-Sensing Protection System for Gas Cooking Appliances
A gas burner's ignition system is surprisingly vulnerable to electrical spikes — Samsung's latest patent describes a smart circuit that steps in automatically when voltage gets too high, potentially extending the life of ignition components and reducing failure risk.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Display Patents a Silicon-Based Protective Layer Stack for Panels
Samsung Display is patenting a specific layered construction for display panels that sandwiches silicon-based materials both above and below a cover panel — a structural choice that could quietly improve how well screens survive everyday wear.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Patents a Dual-Stack Semiconductor Package With Separate Wiring Paths
Samsung has filed a patent for a semiconductor package that stacks two groups of chips on top of each other — but routes their electrical connections through entirely separate paths. It's a structural tweak, but one that matters a lot in the world of high-density chip packaging.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Patents a Linear Guide System for Sliding Expandable Displays
Slide-out and rollable phones sound cool in demos, but the engineering challenge is keeping a flexible display perfectly flat and aligned as it expands. Samsung's latest patent tackles exactly that problem — from the inside out.
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Samsung · Published May 14
Samsung Patents a Dual-Film Window Stack for Tougher Foldable Displays
The most vulnerable part of any foldable phone isn't the hinge — it's the display cover. Samsung is filing patents on a precise two-film window architecture designed to survive thousands of folds without cracking or creasing.
