tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post8372998449683811132..comments2024-03-28T17:41:43.970+02:00Comments on Image Sensors World: Sony Proposes FinFET Transistors on Top of PDVladimir Koifmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800020176563544699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-4339179512940514582015-02-07T11:48:00.546+02:002015-02-07T11:48:00.546+02:00You need to understand the role of patent. If you ...You need to understand the role of patent. If you want to protect yourself and you think that your prefered embodiment is the best one, then you can write a very simple application text. But if you want to block "all" the potential competitors to exploit your idea (not patentanle), then you need to imagine all the possible embodiments even dayream-like ones thinking that maybe some technical issues can be resolved.<br />-yang niAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-64211974075548866942015-02-07T08:43:12.140+02:002015-02-07T08:43:12.140+02:00Patents are practically always written with multip...Patents are practically always written with multiple embodiments, at least of the lawyers writing them are any good. I am always surprised at the legal profession's capability to take a specific straightforward idea and twist into a diffuse poorly defined jumble with and endless string of dependent claims that are near impossible for rational brains to comprehend. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-65769111061647779292015-02-06T23:57:32.982+02:002015-02-06T23:57:32.982+02:00Samsung is at least as capable as Sony in semicond...Samsung is at least as capable as Sony in semiconductor technology and ahead of them in FinFET production implementation, so unless Sony has very strong patent protection there will not be a four year gap.netudianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726679291917155189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-21640904042845314812015-02-06T15:52:05.631+02:002015-02-06T15:52:05.631+02:00Well this is only a patent application, so hard to...Well this is only a patent application, so hard to tell if it is just the work of one guy daydreaming or a real thrust at Sony. The fact that there are a number of embodiments proposed suggests it is more the former than latter.<br /><br />That said, Sony is certainly out in front on a number areas. Nothing like having a lot of revenue for enabling massive R&D, which in turn came from their huge investment years ago in CMOS image sensors. Good business strategy at top, and of course great contributions from many talented engineers.<br /><br />Eric R Fossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740612324630105312noreply@blogger.com