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Samsung Galaxy S9 Teardown
Posted: March 1, 2018 - Updated: March 21, 2018 Contributing Author: Daniel Yang & Stacy Wegner Samsung Galaxy S9 As we reported in our MWC18 blog, Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones were officially unveiled in Barcelona on Feb 25, 2018
Cost Comparison – Samsung Galaxy S9+, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Samsung Galaxy 8+, Apple iPhone 8+, Apple iPhone X
Posted: March 15, 2018 Cost Comparison Observations As we did when the Apple X and Huawei Mate 10 phones were released, we have compiled a brief comparison between some of the biggest flagship phones out there… this time, centred around Samsung’s
Samsung S5K2X7SP 0.9 µm Image Sensor
Posted: March 8, 2018 Samsung S5K2X7SP Image Sensor We did not expect to see the Samsung S5K2X7SP image sensor until Q2, 2018…but here it is in the Vivo V7+. The application is a 24 MP selfie camera that uses Samsung’s Tetracell platform (2x2 pixels
What does Uber’s patent landscape look like?
Posted: February 27, 2018 Contributing Authors: Marty Bijman Recently, IAM’s Timothy Au posted a blog providing a look at Uber’s portfolio. The blog references Uber’s portfolio makeup, and provides a chronicle of their IP events over the last 5 years
Webinar: Patent Portfolio Monetization Key Considerations for Companies in 2018 and Beyond
Originally Presented: February 20, 2018 / 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET Hosted By: Martin Bijman & George Pappas Patent strengthening is the term that refers to the process of achieving the greatest potential for value from a patent during the prosecution –
Apple HomePod Teardown and Cost Comparison
February 16, 2018 Contributing Authors: Stacy Wegner, Daniel Yang, Kim Waterman The Apple HomePod, before it was sent to our labs Cost Comparison Observations Since the introduction of the Amazon Echo smart speaker back in 2015, OEMs like Google
Artificial Intelligence in the Microsoft Azure IP Advantage Portfolio
Posted: February 7, 2018 Contributing Authors: Dirk Caspary, David Olaogbebikan and Martin Bijman It has been a year since Microsoft released the Azure IP Advantage program – a service that “provides the industry’s most comprehensive protection
Webinar: Unlocking the Value in Software Patents - a Technical Perspective
Originally Presented: February 1, 2018 / 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET Hosted By: Mike McLean, Gene Quinn & Walter Hanchuk Alice has had an impact on software patents, but they can and still do hold significant value. If your portfolio includes software
Toshiba 64L NAND – BiCS FLASH
Posted: January 17, 2018 Toshiba 64L NAND – BiCS FLASH Toshiba released their 64L NAND solution (BiCS FLASH) in a SanDisk Ultra 3d SSD in 2017. TechInsights has conducted a significant amount of analysis on this product, including the following
Samsung 64L 3D V-NAND
Posted: January 17, 2018 Samsung 64L 3D V-NAND Samsung released their 64L 3D V-NAND solution in January of 2017 for key IT customers, and ramped up production in June for its expanded general market. The innovation included the following highlights
Choosing the right tools for better IP decisions
There are many tools designed to help IP owners in the value creation process, but selecting the right ones can be a tough task. Considering the key issues can help to simplify the process...
Samsung 18 nm DRAM Analysis
Posted: December 15, 2017 In April 2017, Samsung became the world’s first manufacturer to mass produce 10 nm-class DRAM. In June 2017, TechInsights published a blog based on our first learnings on this innovation that detailed a memory density
Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro Fitness Band Teardown
December 12, 2017 Contributing Authors: Stacy Wegner, Daniel Yang Gear Fit 2 Pro SM-R365 As the gift-giving season approaches and people start dreading thinking of their New Year’s resolutions, the fitness wearable market becomes more active (pun
Samsung Read Retry for 3D NAND
Posted: November 17, 2017 Significant intellectual property has been developed around these algorithms related to error correction, read-retry techniques, wear leveling, garbage collection, data flush, and data trimming, amongst others. Testing the
Cost Comparison – Apple iPhone X, Apple iPhone 8, Huawei Mate 10, Samsung Galaxy S8
Posted: November 10, 2017, Updated: November 15, 2017 Contributing Authors: Al Cowsky, Stacy Wegner While Apple and Samsung have been engaged in a tug-of-war for the title of top-selling smartphone provider over the past couple of years, China’s
Intel/Micron 64L 3D NAND Analysis
Posted: November 9, 2017 Intel/Micron 64L 3D NAND Analysis The Intel 545S SSD, introduced in June 2017, was the first product to include the Intel/Micron 64L 3D NAND, and one of the first SSD to use 64L. The device boasts a more compacted die
Apple iPhone X Teardown
Posted: September 13, 2017, Updated: November 8, 2017 Contributing Authors: Daniel Yang, Stacy Wegner, Jim Morrison Apple iPhone X Apple used the tagline “Say hello to the future” to introduce the era of the iPhone X, and with the iPhone X in our lab
Cost Comparison – Huawei Mate 10, iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy S8
Posted: November 1, 2017, Updated: November 6, 2017 Contributing Authors: Al Cowsky While Apple and Samsung have been engaged in a tug-of-war for the title of top-selling smartphone provider over the past couple of years, China’s dominant OEM -