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Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to smartphones, tablet computers, laptop computers, wearable devices, standalone or wall-mounted display screens, and other devices having optical emitters, detectors, or transceivers. Instead of simply using optical emitters under the display to capture biometrics and more, Apples invention covers the use of optical fibers behind displays that could capture data at much higher rates and accuracy. ...

Benedetto Vigna leaves ST to be CEO of Ferrari Benedetto Vigna, President of  ST’s Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group, has is to leave the company on August 31, 2021 to become the CEO of Ferrari. “Benedetto started his career in ST 26 years ago,” says ST CEO Jean-Marc Chery, “He established ST’s leadership in MEMS sensors and then in a wider range of sensors and actuators, as well as leading the company’s efforts in Analog and, more recently, Optical Sensing Solutions. On behalf of ST�...

Apple Introduces a new kind of Smart Ring System to be used Primarily in Context with AR, VR and MR Applications   Apple began their smart ring project back in 2014 with their first patent application surfacing in 2015. We covered it in a report titled "Apple introduces us to the Apple Ring in all its Glory." Last March we posted another sophisticated ring patent application report titled "Apple Wins Patent for a Ring Accessory to Control Content presented on Future Virtual Reality Glasses & ...