Samsung Patents a Camera Chip That Captures Sharp Detail in Bright and Dark Areas Simultaneously
Taking a photo in a room where sunlight pours through a window while everything else is in shadow is one of the…
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Samsung Patents a Camera Sensor Built With Air Gaps Between Color Filters
Samsung has patented a way to build air pockets directly into a camera image sensor, using a polymer that simply burns away…
Samsung Patents an Image Sensor That Traps Air Between Its Color Filters
Samsung is filing patents on a camera sensor that deliberately leaves tiny air pockets sealed inside its structure, and the reason comes…
IBM Patents a System to Split Its Number-Crunching Hardware Into Independent Work Zones
IBM wants quantum computers to stop sitting idle between jobs. A new patent describes a system that carves a single quantum machine…
Qualcomm Patents an RFID Reader That Picks Its Best Antenna Automatically
RFID readers are only as good as their antennas, and in a busy warehouse or store, a single antenna rarely covers everything…
Qualcomm Patents a Chip Design That Keeps Two Graphics Jobs Processing Simultaneously
Mobile GPUs typically finish one graphics job before starting the next, leaving parts of the chip sitting idle. Qualcomm's new patent describes…
Sony Patent Uses Camera Images to Verify and Boost Depth Sensor Reliability
Depth sensors can lie, and Sony wants a way to catch them in the act. This patent describes a system that measures…
Sony Patents a System to Tell Any Screen How to Display Vivid, High-Contrast Video
Getting HDR video to look right on any screen is harder than it sounds. Sony is patenting a method that bakes the…
Sony Patents Headphones That Filter Out Your Own Voice While You Talk
When you wear noise-canceling headphones and start talking, your own voice can sound oddly loud or hollow in your ears. Sony is…
Sony Patent Embeds Solar Cells Into Game Controllers to Eliminate Batteries
Sony is exploring a game controller that charges itself using light, no cable required. The patent describes solar cells built directly into…
Patent: New Pixel Design Prevents Washed-Out Photos Without Extra Processing Steps
Getting a camera sensor's pixels smaller without wrecking image quality is one of the hardest problems in consumer electronics. Sony's latest patent…
Sony Patents a Camera That Reads Dozens of Colors and Adjusts Its Own Brightness
Most cameras expose a shot by averaging three colors: red, green, and blue. Sony's new patent describes a sensor that does the…
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