Tesla Patents a Rapid Hot-Cold Testing System for Vehicle Components
Before any part goes into a Tesla, it has to survive the temperature equivalent of a polar plunge after a sauna. Tesla…
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Qualcomm Patents an AI System That Reroutes Drones Based on Cell Signal Quality
Qualcomm wants a drone's flight path to bend around bad cell coverage automatically, using an AI model fed by the same network-measurement…
Samsung Patents Image Compression That Adapts to Each Pixel's Location on Screen
Every time a chip renders an image, it has to shuttle enormous amounts of pixel data back and forth through memory. Samsung's…
Samsung Patents a System That Places Graphics at the Right Depth on 3D Displays
When two graphics overlap on a 3D screen, which one sits closer to your face? Samsung's new patent describes a system that…
New Patent Squeezes Physical Keypad and Antenna Around a Camera Module
Samsung is working out how to cram both a physical keypad and an antenna into the tight space surrounding a camera module,…
Samsung Patents a More Efficient Way to Simulate Light on Chip Surfaces
Designing a modern computer chip requires predicting how light will behave on surfaces measured in nanometers. Samsung's new patent targets that prediction…
Samsung Patents a Projector That Corrects Its Own Faulty Touch Detection Zones
Touch-sensitive projectors sound great in theory, but they fall apart when stray reflections trick the sensor into thinking you're touching something you're…
Samsung Patents a Way to Skip Redundant Math in Its AI Chips
AI image recognition involves millions of tiny multiplications, many of which produce a result of zero and accomplish nothing. Samsung's new patent…
Samsung Patents a T-Shaped Antenna Board Built Into Display Screens
Samsung is looking at a clever way to pack two antennas into a single oddly shaped circuit board hidden inside a display,…
Waymo Patents a Lens Coating That Cuts Light Loss in Its Self-Driving Car Sensors
Waymo is patenting a small but carefully engineered lens designed to capture laser light more cleanly inside its self-driving car sensors, with…
Qualcomm Patent Automates 3D Texture Resolution Decisions Through Dicing Oracle Technology
Every time a GPU renders a 3D scene, it has to make constant guesses about how much texture detail to actually draw.…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Keep Wireless Headphones Connected While Muted
Every time you hit mute on a call, your headphones are still working hard to stay connected. Qualcomm's new patent describes a…
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