Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Byungduk Yang

Hyunchang Shin

Sungyoung Shin

Songhee Jung

Yongkoo Her

Minsuk Uhm

Jongkon Bae

Joongyu Lee

Jaesung Lee

Donghyun Yeom

Minwoo Lee

Kwangtai Kim

Harksang Kim

Junghyun Kim

Seungjin Kim

Seoyoung Lee

Juseok Lee

Donghwy Kim

Gwanghui Lee

Woojun Jung

Jungbae Bae

Kyounghwan Kwon

Seungryeol Kim

Jihwan Kim

Jaebong Chun

Kyungtae Kim

Yohan Lee

Dongkyoon Han

Jiyong Kim

Minuk Kim

Kyungmoon Seol

Yunpyo Hong

Jinhyun Kim

Hanyuool Kim

Taehyeong Kim

Dongseop Lee

Taewoong Lee

Hyunho Kim

Kyunggu Kim

Changkeun Kim

Yongjae Song

Jaecheol Bae

Haechang Lee

Jaeseung Choi

Yilin Wu

Sungdae Choi

Sungwon Ryu

Kiwoo Kim

Seoungyong Park

Taeil Jung

Seungyeop Choi

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display and a camera device, the camera device overlaps at least a portion of an active area in a second direction of the display. The display comprises a display panel comprising a first active area, which has a first transmittance, at least partially overlaps on the camera device, and comprises a viewing angle area corresponding to the viewing angle of the camera device, and a second active area having a second transmittance that is lower than the first transmittance, the display panel comprises a mask layer comprising an opaque mask, and the opaque mask comprises a first portion at least partially formed in the viewing angle area, and a second portion formed to have a specified width and encompass the outer boundary of the viewing angle area.

Electronic device comprising display with an opaque portion therein and camera device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an optical sensor disposed below the display, and at least one processor, wherein the display includes a first region having a first pixel density and a second region having a second pixel density less than the first pixel density and corresponding to the disposed region of the optical sensor, the at least one processor determines a second brightness level for the second region on the basis of at least one among a first brightness level of the first region, the first pixel density, and the second pixel density when the first brightness level exceeds a predetermined threshold, identifies a third region, defined to include the second region, of the display along an edge of the first region, and sets the brightness of the second and third regions to the second brightness level.

Display control method and electronic device supporting same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor. The electronic device includes a display including a display driver circuit and a display panel. The electronic device includes a first path connecting the display driver circuit to the processor. The electronic device includes a second path connecting the display driver circuit to the processor and separate from the first path. The processor is configured to transmit, based on a first cycle, via the second path to the display driver circuit, a pulse signal to synchronize, with a first time period in the processor used to display an image transmitted via the first path to the display driver circuit on the display panel, the first time period in the display driver circuit used to display the image on the display panel. The processor is configured to change, based on a second cycle different from the first cycle, a waveform of the pulse signal transmitted from the first cycle from a first waveform to a second waveform to synchronize, with a second time period in the processor used for the display of the image, the second time period in the display driver circuit used for the display of the image.

Electronic device controlling pulse signal from processor to display

An electronic device may include a body having a cylindrical shape as a cylindrical housing. The body may include: a first side surface portion extending from one end; and a second side surface portion extending from the other end of the body and disposed in parallel with the first side surface portion. The body may include a rollable display disposed to be rolled in an inner space of the cylindrical housing, and pulled from the inside of the housing to the outside and pushed into the inside of the housing. The electronic device may include radio frequency (RF) transmission lines disposed to traverse an active area of the rollable display on the rear surface of the rollable display. The electronic device may include a plurality of antennas disposed on one side of the rollable display and electrically connected to a first side of the plurality of RF transmission lines. The electronic device may include a flexible circuit board electrically connected to a second side of the RF transmission lines.

Electronic device comprising rollable display

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel and at least one optical sensor. The display panel is disposed in an internal space of a housing so as to be visible from the outside and includes a display region and a sensor region. The at least one optical sensor may correspond, below the display panel, to the sensor region. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels disposed on a substrate, a plurality of driving circuit units for driving the plurality of pixels, a first encapsulation unit for encapsulating the sensor region, and a second encapsulation unit for encapsulating the display region. The first encapsulation unit and the second encapsulation unit may be different in terms of the stacked structure of layers.

Electronic device comprising optical sensor and encapsulation layers

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor. The electronic device includes a display including a display panel and a display driver circuit that includes memory. The display driver circuit is configured to identify an event for a display on the display panel. The display driver circuit is configured to, in response to the event of a first type that executes the display through the memory, change, at a timing before a reference time from a start timing of a scan for the display, a state of a signal provided from the display driver circuit to the processor from a first state indicating to enable an image transmission to the display driver circuit to a second state indicating to disable the image transmission. The display driver circuit is configured to, in response to the event of a second type that executes the display by bypassing the memory, change, at the start timing, the state of the signal provided from the display driver circuit to the processor from the first state to the second state.

Electronic device and method controlling signal provided to processor

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel and a camera module arranged under the display panel. The display panel may include a first area including a first plurality of pixels having a first pixel density and overlapping the camera module, a second area including a second plurality of pixels having a second pixel density greater than the first pixel density, a first light reflection blocking layer arranged in all or at least a portion of the first area, and a plurality of transparent wiring lines arranged under first organic light-emitting diodes arranged in the first area. The first light reflection blocking layer may be arranged to overlap lower portions of the first organic light-emitting diodes arranged in the first area. The first light reflection blocking layer may be arranged between anode electrodes of the first organic light-emitting diodes and the plurality of transparent wiring lines.

Electronic device including camera module

A display device including a display that includes a plurality of pixels, wherein the plurality of pixels respectively include a plurality of sub-pixels is provided. The plurality of sub-pixels include first type sub-pixels observed at a first viewing angle, and second type sub-pixels observed at a second viewing angle that is narrower than the first viewing angle.

Display device and operating method therefor

Disclosed is an electronic device. An electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise: a display panel of which at least a portion is flexible; a window disposed above at least the portion of the display panel; an anti-reflection layer (AR/LR) disposed above at least a portion of the window; and an anti-glare layer (AG) disposed below at least the portion of the window. Various other embodiments are also possible.

Flexible display device including anti-reflection layer and anti-glare layer, and electronic apparatus including same

A display panel is disclosed. The display panel including a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of sub pixels, the respective sub pixels including a light-emitting device and a driving circuit. Driving circuits included in a display panel may be realized with six N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor thin film transistors (NMOS TFTs) and one Oxide TFT, or realized with five P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor thin film transistors (PMOS TFTs) and two Oxide TFTs making low frequency driving possible, and because the number of TFTs and scan drivers are reduced, manufacturing cost, bezel size and power consumption can be reduced.

Display panel and operation method thereof

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel and a display driver integrated circuit configured to drive the display panel. The display driver integrated circuit is configured to determine a luminance value of the display panel if a request for a change from a current driving frequency of the display panel to a target driving frequency is received, and determine at least one intermediate driving frequency between the current driving frequency and the target driving frequency depending on the luminance value of the display panel.

Method of controlling the transition between different refresh rates on a display device

According to an embodiment disclosed in this specification, an electronic device may include a cover glass, a back cover facing away from the cover glass, a display panel exposed through the cover glass, a plurality of pixels disposed on the display panel, a plurality of wires electrically connected to the plurality of pixels, a light source interposed between the display panel and the back cover, a lens interposed between the light source and the display panel and refracting light output from the light source, and a structure for passing through the light output from the light source such that the light output from the light source has a specified pattern. The structure may be interposed between the lens and the cover glass. Besides, various embodiments as understood from the specification are also possible.

Electronic device for improving sensitivity of sensor

An electronic device according to certain embodiments may include: a sensor, a display panel including a sensor area overlaying or underlying the sensor and a pixel area including at least one pixel and a drive wiring line configured to drive the at least one pixel while surrounding the sensor area, a window disposed over the display panel, and one or more opaque members disposed between the sensor and the window and along an edge of the sensor area.

Display having opaque member disposed in area surrounded by pixels and electronic apparatus having the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, a display driver integrated circuit (display driver IC) to drive the display panel, and a processor operatively connected with the display panel and the display driver IC. The display driver IC is configured to set an operating mode including a first mode having a first refresh rate and a first scan time, a second mode having the first refresh rate and a second scan time, and a third mode having a second refresh rate and the second scan time, receive an image data stream from the processor, and output the image data stream in one of the operating mode through the display panel.

Method for controlling display and electronic device supporting the same

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Byungduk Yang