Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Gidae Kim

Jongchul Choi

Hyoseok Na

Jungjin Kim

Moohyun Baek

Jungsik Park

Minsung Lee

Hongsik Park

Jungchul An

Kwangtai Kim

Hyungsup Byeon

Joungmin Cho

Seunghoon Ko

Jooho Seo

Chungkeun Yoo

Jongyoon Kim

Woongeun Kwak

Youngsoo Chun

Dohun Cha

Seunghui Sunwoo

Junyun Kim

Youngsik Choi

Minwoo Yoo

Kangmoon Kim

Jeong Woo Woo

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first and second housing movable relative to each other. The second housing supports a flexible display which may be at least partially exposed to an exterior, and at least partially stowed within the first housing based on the movement of the housings. A processor implements the method including detecting movement of the housings such that a visible display area of the display is changed, detecting whether the resizing meets a predetermined condition, and if resizing does not meet the predetermined condition, executing image processing on a portion of the resized visible display area.

Electronic device including flexible display and method for controlling same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hinge structure, a first housing structure, a second housing structure that is foldable with the first housing structure, a foldable housing, a flexible display, a first mid-plate disposed on one side of the first housing structure, a second mid-plate disposed on one side of the second housing structure, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) extending between the first mid-plate and the second mid-plate, a first sealing member that seals a first opening formed in the first mid-plate, and a second sealing member that seals a second opening formed in the second mid-plate.

Electronic device including waterproof structure

An electronic device includes a first printed circuit board; a second printed circuit board spaced apart from the first printed circuit board; a connection member electrically connecting the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, the connection member including a first connection part connected to the first printed circuit board and a second connection part connected to the second printed circuit board; and a first intermediate member including: a first connector provided on a first surface of the first intermediate member facing the first printed circuit board and electrically connected to the first printed circuit board; and a second connector provided on a second surface of the first intermediate member opposite to the first surface and electrically connected to the connection member and the first connector, wherein the first connector and the second connector are separated from each other in a first direction.

Electrical connection structure and electronic device including the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display including a plurality of layers and a support member having the flexible display mounted thereon. The flexible display includes a first region having a first flexibility and a second region having a second flexibility different from the first flexibility and extending from the first region in a first direction. At least one of the plurality of layers has a first structure in the first region and has a second structure different from the first structure in the second region. The support member includes a first portion that supports the first region such that at least part of the first region remains flat and a second portion that supports the second region such that at least part of the second region is bent and then unfolded.

Flexible display and electronic device having same

An electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise: a camera module including at least one camera, a camera housing disposed to cover the camera module in a first direction, a microphone module including at least one microphone disposed in the camera housing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a first path formed in the camera housing in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and a second path formed in the camera housing to connect the first path and the microphone module.

Microphone structure and electronic device including the same

An electronic device includes a foldable housing including a first housing structure and a second housing structure that are foldably connected with each other and that form a recess together and a flexible display located in the recess. The flexible display includes a first part located in the first area of the recess and having a first gap from the first portion of the second housing structure in the unfolded state, the first part including a first peripheral portion facing the first portion of the second housing structure and a second part located in the second area of the recess and having a second gap from the second portion of the second housing structure, the second part including a second peripheral portion facing the second portion of the second housing structure, in which the second gap is smaller than the first gap in the unfolded state.

Electronic device including foldable display

Disclosed is a portable communication device that includes a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion at least partially overlapped and slidable with each other; a rollable module accommodated in the housing substantially between the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the rollable module configured to slide the first housing portion or the second housing portion with respect to each other; and a flexible display accommodated in the housing such that, when in a closed state in which the first housing portion or the second housing portion is not slid with respect to each other, a first display portion of the flexible display is visually exposed via a first surface of the housing and a second display portion of the flexible display is visually exposed via a second surface of the housing opposite to the first surface.

Electronic device comprising flexible display, and electronic component arrangement structure applied to same

Disclosed is an electronic device including a flexible display. The electronic device may include a first structure including a first plate, the first plate including a first surface and a second surface facing a direction opposite the first surface, a second structure including a second plate facing the second surface of the first plate and a first side wall extending from the second plate, a flexible touch screen display, and a camera device arranged between the first structure and the second structure.

Electronic device including flexible display

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a first structure including a first plate including a first face and a second face facing away from the first face, and a second structure including a second plate, which faces the second face of the first plate and has an opening formed therein, and a first side wall extending from a first end portion of the second plate. The first structure may be movable between an open state and a closed state with respect to the second structure in a first direction with respect to the second plate. The second structure may be positioned at a first position from the first side wall when the first structure is in the closed state and positioned at a second distance, which is greater than the first distance, from the first side wall when the first structure is in the open state. The electronic device may further include a flexible touch screen display. The flexible touch screen display may include a planar portion extending across at least part of the first face, mounted to the first face, and having a first width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a bendable portion extending from the planar portion and positioned from the planar portion to the inside of a space between the first side wall and the first structure when in the closed state. The bendable portion may include a first portion extending from one end of the planar portion and having the same width as the first width, and a second portion extending from the first portion, facing the second plate, and having a second width less than the first width. The second portion of the bendable portion may be exposed visually at least in part to the outside of the electronic device through the opening of the second plate. At least part of the first portion of the bendable portion may be configured to construct substantially the same plane as the planar portion when the first structure transitions from the closed state to the open state. Other various embodiments are possible.

An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a first structure capable of moving between a closed state and an open state with regard to a second structure, a second structure, a flexible touchscreen display layer comprising a planar portion and a bendable portion, a processor operatively connected to the flexible touchscreen display layer, and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions that when executed, enable the processor to perform operations of displaying at least one first object in a first area of the planar portion and displaying at least one second object in a second area of the planar portion in the closed state, and displaying the at least one object in the first area and displaying the at least one second object in a third area of the bendable portion in the open state.

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Gidae Kim