Samsung Patents a Two-Layer Shield for Stacked Camera Sensor Chips
Modern smartphone camera sensors are built from multiple chips stacked on top of each other — and the tiny electrical pins connecting…
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Samsung Patents a Dual-Storage Camera Design That Captures More Light in Less Space
Samsung is patenting a way to wire two capacitors in an image sensor together using a single shared vertical connector — a…
IBM Patents a Smart Alarm System That Identifies Burning Materials Before Alerting You
Most smoke alarms just scream when they detect smoke. IBM's new patent describes a system that first figures out what's on fire…
Qualcomm Patents an AI System That Manages 5G Chip Memory on the Fly
Your phone's 5G modem constantly juggles memory to handle dropped packets and incoming data — and Qualcomm thinks a generative AI model…
Qualcomm Patents a Fix for the Flicker That Ruins High-Contrast Phone Photos
HDR photos look great in theory — but artificial lighting can sneak in a subtle flicker that makes merged shots look patchy…
Qualcomm Patents a Camera That Follows Your Eyes to Decide What to Capture
What if your camera already knew what you were about to look at — and started focusing there before you even pressed…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Syncs Your Screen's Refresh Rate to What Apps Actually Draw
Your phone's screen often refreshes 120 times per second even when the app it's showing can only produce 30 frames per second…
Sony Patents a Camera That Shrinks Unedited Photo Files Based on Your Intended Print Size
Sony's new patent describes a camera that decides how much to compress a RAW photo file based on how big the final…
Sony Patents a Device That Makes Your Body Feel Motion That Isn't There
Imagine holding a game controller that makes you feel like you're accelerating, turning, or falling — without any of those things actually…
Patent: See Exactly How Controller Sensitivity Tweaks Change Your Input in Real Time
Analog stick drift and miscalibration are among the most complained-about problems in gaming. Sony is quietly patenting a smarter way to tune…
Sony Patents a System That Moves Objects by Tracking Where You Look
Sony is exploring a way to let your eyes do the controlling — a system that figures out what you're looking at…
Intel Patents a Chip That Sorts AI Decisions Instantly Without Software Help
Intel is patenting a purpose-built chip circuit that runs a classic AI technique — the random forest — entirely in hardware, without…
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