Samsung Patents an Image Sensor Design That Bridges Pixel Charge-Storage Regions
Every pixel in a digital camera has a tiny charge-storage pocket, and electrical interference in that pocket is one of the main…
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Intel Patents a Processor Instruction for Faster Parallel Matrix Math
Matrix multiplication is the core arithmetic behind almost every AI model, and Intel is patenting a way to make processors handle it…
Samsung Patents a Light-Control Coating That Keeps Wearable Sensors Accurate
Tiny health sensors inside smartwatches and rings need darkness around them to work properly. Samsung's new patent describes a coating layer built…
Qualcomm Patents a Color-Tuning System That Focuses Only on What You're Looking At
Most phones boost color across an entire photo, making the background pop just as much as the face you actually care about.…
Qualcomm Patents Technology That Keeps Smart Glasses Video Smooth and Uninterrupted
When you're wearing an AR headset, not all data needs to arrive at the same speed, and Qualcomm wants the device itself…
Waymo Patents System That Predicts How Long Drivers Take To React
Waymo is building a system that doesn't just track what other drivers do, it estimates how long they'll take to even notice…
Sony Patents Sunglasses That Project Floating Images Into Your Field of Vision
Sony is working on AR glasses that look like regular sunglasses, using invisible ultraviolet light and microscopic phosphor dots to paint images…
OpenAI Patents a Way for Its AI to Call Outside Tools Without Being Programmed to Do So
Most AI chatbots can only answer questions from what they already know. This OpenAI patent describes a system where the AI figures…
Tesla Patent Would Open Your Trunk Before You Even Reach For It
Carrying grocery bags to the car and fumbling for the trunk release is one of those small daily frustrations that cars still…
Sony Patent: Spectral Camera Chips Selectively Stream Only Necessary Pixel Data
Sony's latest patent describes a sensor chip that doesn't always send everything it sees, on alternating frames, it deliberately skips data it…
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