Sony Patents a Pixel Design That Reads Light Two Ways at Once
Sony is patenting an image sensor where every pixel simultaneously feeds two separate circuits, potentially allowing a single sensor to capture both…
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Samsung Patents Technology That Catches Data Errors Inside Storage Chips Automatically
Your phone's storage chip has to trust that its own internal wiring is working perfectly, and right now there's no easy way…
Samsung Patent Teaches Smart Home Devices to Separate Commands From Casual Talk
Every smart home speaker that misfire-activates on background conversation represents a solved-sounding problem that still isn't solved. Samsung is now patenting a…
Samsung Patents a Two-Sample Method for Detecting Light Flicker in Phone Cameras
Fluorescent and LED lights flicker at precise frequencies, and when your phone camera doesn't know what that frequency is, you get banding…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Insert Extra Video Frames Without Touching Your Game
Nvidia's newest patent describes a system that steps in between your game and your display, generating extra frames the game never actually…
Sony Patents a Two-Layer Artificial Skin That Gives Robots a Better Sense of Touch
Sony is working on an artificial skin for robots that uses two different materials layered together, one soft and one firmer, so…
Sony Patents a Faster Way for Cameras to Spot Moving Subjects
Every burst-shooting camera has to figure out which pixels moved between frames, and that calculation can slow things down. Sony's new patent…
Samsung Patents a Corner Magnet Design to Keep Foldable Phones Sealed
Samsung's latest patent filing solves a surprisingly fiddly problem: how do you confirm that a foldable phone's internal seal is properly glued…
Samsung Patents a Cover Glass Trick That Kills Rainbow Patterns on Folding Screens
Every folding phone has a dirty secret: the crease zone can produce faint, shimmering rainbow bands when the display bends. Samsung's new…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Feed Its Chips More Power When the Work Actually Matters
Your GPU wastes power running low-priority background tasks at full tilt. Nvidia wants chips that watch what kind of work is coming…
Sony Patents a Dual-Camera Sensor That Skips Pixels It Doesn't Need to Read
Running two camera sensors simultaneously eats battery fast, but Sony's new patent describes a system where each sensor can simply skip the…
Samsung Patents Tiny Signal Tunnels Inside Chips That Cut Wireless Interference
Samsung wants to guide radio-frequency signals between chips using the same tiny solder bumps already holding those chips together, turning a structural…
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