Qualcomm Patents a Memory System That Computes and Transfers Data at the Same Time
Moving data between memory and a processor is one of the biggest bottlenecks in modern chips. Qualcomm's new patent describes a memory…
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Qualcomm Patents a More Precise 5G Location System Using Double Round-Trip Timing
Getting a precise location fix indoors over 5G is harder than it sounds — radio signals bounce, hardware introduces tiny delays, and…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Track 3D Objects Using Only 2D Camera Feeds
Most autonomous vehicle systems do heavy geometric lifting to convert camera images into a 3D "bird's-eye view" of the world — Qualcomm's…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Budgets RF Radiation Limits Across Multiple Antennas
Your phone has multiple antennas, and keeping total radiation exposure within legal limits while using all of them at once is a…
Qualcomm Patents a Mapping System That Pools Visual Data Across Multiple Vehicles
Instead of each car building its own map from scratch, Qualcomm's patent describes a system where vehicles pool their visual observations through…
Qualcomm Patents a Self-Correcting Fix for Media Data Burst Size Mismatches
When a device says it's sending a 10MB chunk of video but actually sends 8MB, things break quietly. Qualcomm's new patent builds…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Locate Passive Backscatter Tags Using Round-Trip Timing
Qualcomm is working on a way to precisely locate tiny, battery-free radio tags — the kind you'd stick on a pallet or…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Boost Indoor Positioning by Stitching RF Snapshots Together
GPS doesn't work well inside buildings, but your phone's radio is constantly picking up signals that are subtly shaped by the environment…
Qualcomm Patents a Sensing System That Bounces Signals Across Multiple Radio Standards
Your phone already has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G radios sitting side by side — Qualcomm's new patent wants to turn all of…
Sony Patents Headphones That Measure Your Ear Shape for Personalized Audio
Every ear is shaped differently, and that shape dramatically affects how you hear sound. Sony is patenting a headphone design that quietly…
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