A very recent patent dating to June 2020 has been causing a hubbub recently with the suggestion that Microsoft may be working on a three-pane Surface smartphone. The articles however ignore the actual point of the patent application \u2013 a better method to manufacture the display driver connectors for dual-display devices, with the suggestion that [\u2026]<\/b>
\nA very recent patent dating to June 2020 has been causing a hubbub recently with the suggestion that Microsoft may be working on a three-pane Surface smartphone. The articles however ignore the actual point of the patent application \u2013 a better method to manufacture the display driver connectors for dual-display devices, with the suggestion that the left and right panels be produced together and that they should be mirror images of each other, via the use of \u201cpalindromic I\/O pads.\u201d The triple-pane device is only mentioned in passing, with the inventor writing: The patent notes that the 1st and 3rd leaf of the tablet could still be produced via the palindromic process, where the middle leaf would have to be specially produced. The inventor notes that the mirror process may be more convenient and cheaper to produce, saying: The patent does not dwell much on the triple-pane Surface, and I think there is little sign that we should either.<\/p>\n