AMD Patents a Chip Design That Cuts Out the Data-Transfer Middleman for AI Math
Xilinx has filed a patent for a chip architecture that lets certain AI calculations skip a built-in data-routing layer entirely, reducing delays…
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Intel Patents a Chip That Resizes Video and Blurs Backgrounds in One Step
Every time a video call blurs your background, your device is doing two separate jobs: resizing the image and blurring the right…
Qualcomm Patents a Faster Way to Turn 3D Scene Data Into Flat Images
Qualcomm has filed a patent describing a structured pipeline for converting chunked 3D spatial data into normal 2D images on-device, a capability…
IBM Patents a Method to Untangle Complex Chip Pulses and Catch Timing Errors
Designing a chip that runs at the wrong speed is a costly mistake. IBM has filed a patent for a smarter way…
Smart Glasses Patent Aims to Shame You Into Working Harder
Meta is patenting a system where your smart glasses automatically take a photo when your smartwatch detects you're falling behind on a…
Microsoft Patents a Two-Position Hinge That Locks at Specific Angles
Most hinges let you stop wherever you want. Microsoft is patenting one that snaps to exactly two positions, by design, using a…
Samsung Patents Technology That Fixes Washed-Out Colors When Combining Multiple Shots
When your phone stitches together multiple shots to create one perfect image, the colors can shift in subtle but ugly ways. Samsung's…
Samsung Patents UV-Blocking Layer Technology Built Directly Into Display Panels
Sunlight slowly degrades the materials inside your phone's screen, and Samsung's latest patent proposes a fix baked directly into the screen's protective…
Samsung Patent Covers Camera Lenses With Light-Filtering Coatings Built Into the Glass
Instead of adding a separate infrared-blocking glass piece to a camera, Samsung's new patent puts those filters directly onto the surfaces of…
Samsung Patents a Chip That Automatically Adjusts How Colors Appear at Each Brightness Level
Every time your phone screen dims or brightens, the colors can shift in ways you never quite notice but always feel. Samsung…
Samsung Patents a Power-Aware Task Scheduler for Multi-Core Chips
Every chip in your phone has multiple processing cores, and the question of which core handles which task has a surprisingly large…
Samsung Patents an Image Sensor That Calibrates Once for Multiple Exposure Levels
Modern smartphone cameras often stitch together several exposures to nail a tricky scene, but each exposure usually demands its own calibration step,…
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