AMD Patent Reveals How Borrowed Math Hardware Could Cut Ray Tracing Costs
Ray tracing is one of the most demanding things a GPU can do, and AMD thinks it found a way to speed…
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AMD Patents a Chip That Picks Its Own Math Engine Based on AI Number Formats
AI models chew through matrix math constantly, and the 'precision' of those numbers, how many decimal places you keep, is a major…
Patent: Drone Cameras Now Self-Correct Alignment Using a Guided Phone Screen
Calibrating a drone camera today usually means squinting at a laptop, running software, and hoping for the best. Sony's new patent wants…
Samsung Patents a System to Keep Camera Lenses Stable During Autofocus
Auto-focus sounds instant, but inside your phone there's a tiny lens physically moving back and forth thousands of times a day. Samsung…
Nvidia Patent Reveals Hardware Trick for Faster Complex 3D Environment Rendering
Ray tracing makes 3D graphics look realistic, but building the invisible maps that make it work fast is expensive. Nvidia's latest patent…
Samsung Patent Targets Uniform Cover Thickness Across Foldable Screen Bend Points
The crease you can feel on today's foldable phones is one of the biggest complaints buyers have. Samsung is patenting a cover…
New Patent Adjusts Workout Goals Based on What You Eat
Log a burger before your run and your Apple Watch might automatically tell you how much extra distance you need to cover.…
Sony Patent Reveals Earbuds That Automatically Track and Follow Moving Speakers
Your earbuds already filter out background noise, but what if they could also swivel their attention to follow a speaker who keeps…
New Patent Fights Fading Screen Colors by Measuring Live Pixels
OLED screens get dimmer and uneven over time as individual pixels wear out at different rates. Samsung's new patent describes a display…
Apple Patents a System Where AirPods Announce Themselves From Their Charging Case
Apple's latest patent describes a surprisingly simple idea: when you put your wireless earbuds into their charging case, the case tells them…
Disney Patents Tech to Run Theme Park Robots Directly From Animation Data
Disney's animators already describe character motion as smooth mathematical curves on a timeline. A new patent wants those exact curves to control…
ATI Technologies Patents a Way to Cut Wasted Ray Tracing Tests in 3D Scenes
Ray tracing makes 3D graphics look stunning, but it can waste enormous processing power testing light rays against boxes that don't really…
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