Samsung Patents a Multi-Chip Setup Where Processors Share Data Directly
Samsung is patenting a way to have multiple processor chips talk to each other directly, swapping data back and forth so they…
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Samsung Patents Camera Sensor Technology That Sharpens Photos at the Microscopic Level
Samsung is filing patents on a new way to focus light inside a camera sensor, replacing or supplementing traditional curved lenses with…
Samsung Patents a Two-Step Check to Stop Foldable Phones From Misreading Their Own Position
Foldable phones use magnets to know whether they're open or closed, but magnets can be fooled by nearby metal objects or cases.…
Samsung Patents a Way to Route Electrical Wiring Through a Foldable Phone's Display Backing
Foldable phones have a wiring problem: every time you bend the device, cables crossing that hinge take a beating. Samsung's latest patent…
Samsung Patents a Glow-Around-the-Edge System for Slimmer Smartwatches
Samsung is patenting a way to hide tiny LEDs deep inside a wearable's housing and still get bright, even light to show…
Samsung Patents a Camera Design That Captures More Detail in Low Light
Samsung has filed a patent for a specific internal arrangement of image sensor pixels, detailing how four tiny sub-pixels are grouped, separated,…
Samsung Patents a Camera Chip That Stops Excess Light From Blurring Distance Measurements
Bright light is the enemy of depth sensors. Samsung's new patent tackles a specific failure mode where too much incoming light floods…
Samsung Patents a Projector That Knows If It's Pointing at a Wall or Floor
Samsung is patenting a projector that figures out whether it's aimed at a wall or a floor, then automatically switches certain sensors…
Samsung Patent Merges Touch Sensors Directly Into Display Power Supply Layer
Samsung Display is patenting a screen construction where touch-sensing electrodes share the same physical layer as the electrodes that power the pixels…
Samsung Patents a System That Picks What Your Foldable's Inner Screen Shows When You Open It
When you open a foldable phone, should the app on the cover screen jump to the big inner display automatically, or wait…
Samsung Patents a Lookup-Table Filter That Cleans Up Compressed Video Frames
Every time a video is compressed, the image loses a little fidelity, and fixing those artifacts after the fact is harder than…
Google Patents a Way to Connect Devices by Pointing Your Phone at Them
Imagine aiming your phone at a TV like a TV remote and having your phone instantly connect to it. That's the core…
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