AMD Patents a Dedicated Chip Core Built to Make Images Sharper with AI
AMD is patenting a dedicated slice of silicon — a purpose-built processing core — whose entire job is to handle the math…
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Disney Patents a Way to Wirelessly Power Objects Inside Water
Disney has patented a system that beams electricity to objects sitting in water — no wires, no batteries to swap — which…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Stop Rendering Grids From Ruining Realistic Lighting
When a computer renders a realistic 3D scene, it secretly divides space into a grid — and if that grid's edges line…
Samsung Patents a Layered Cushion System to Fight Foldable Screen Creases
The crease down the middle of a foldable phone is one of the most persistent complaints from owners. Samsung is now patenting…
Samsung Patents Deliberately Mismatched Light-Capturing Filters to Sharpen Phone Camera Photos
Most camera sensors are built on strict symmetry — every pixel filter is the same size and shape. Samsung's new patent breaks…
Sony Patents a System That Auto-Corrects Screens Before a Re-Photo Is Taken
If you've ever photographed a screen and ended up with washed-out colors or ugly glare, Sony is working on a fix —…
Samsung Patents a Phone That Previews How Your Image Will Look on a Reflective Screen
Before your phone sends an image to a separate reflective screen — like an e-ink display — this system shows you exactly…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Stop AI Chips from Acting on Unfinished Math
Matrix multiplication is the heartbeat of every AI model — and Nvidia is patenting a way for chips to know exactly how…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Stop AI Chips from Choking on Their Own Math
Matrix multiplication is the heartbeat of every AI model — and Nvidia is patenting a way to give software explicit control over…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Stop Processors from Forgetting How Code Fits Together
Nvidia is patenting a technique that watches how pieces of code get linked together at runtime — and uses that knowledge to…
Meta's New Patent Reveals How Its Muscle-Reading Wristband Stays Connected to Itself
Meta is quietly building out the internal plumbing of a wristband that reads your muscle signals — and this patent covers how…
Microsoft Patents a Way to Shrink the Math Behind Quantum Computer Simulations
Simulating a quantum device on a classical computer is brutally expensive — the math blows up fast. Microsoft's new patent describes a…
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