Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyunchang Shin

Songhee Jung

Yongkoo Her

Byungduk Yang

Taesung Kim

Joongyu Lee

Sungyoung Shin

Youngdo Kim

Song Hee Jung

Minsuk Uhm

Joungmin Cho

Jungbae Bae

Jiwoong Oh

Seungjae Lee

Donghyun Yeom

Minwoo Lee

Kwangtai Kim

Jongkon Bae

Hyungsup Byeon

Soohyung Kim

Jung Hyun Kim

Jeong-Min Park

Dongil Son

Junghyun Kim

Jeonghun Kim

Jungchul An

Kyungtae Kim

Dong Hun Kim

Dongkyoon Han

Kwang-Tai Kim

Jong-Kon Bae

Oh H Kwon

Minuk Kim

Harksang Kim

Taewoong Lee

Hyunho Kim

Jaeseung Choi

Joohyun Kim

Silkyu Lim

Sungwon Ryu

Jihan Lee

Yongman Lee

Changkeun Kim

Dongsub Kim

Namhyeon Jeon

Joung-Min Cho

Gyudong Eom

Seunggoo Kang

Heung-Sik Shin

Hyunwoo Sim

Donghui Kim

Bowon Jung

Jin Hong Jeong

Keunsik Lee

Heungsik Shin

Gyusang Cho

Jaecheol Bae

Sungdae Choi

Jaewan Kim

Woonbo Yeo

Yilin Wu

Hyojun Koo

Junyoung Jeong

Youngman Lee

Hunhee Lee

Sangyong Jeon

Hyungdal Kim

Seungyeop Choi

Jitae Kim

Dongpil Choi

Kyongrok Kang

Byengsang Jung

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 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 and a method for driving a plurality of display areas of a display at different driving frequencies are provided. The electronic device can determine a first driving frequency of a first application, and the position of a first portion on which a first execution screen of the first application is to be displayed, determine a second driving frequency of a second application, and the position of a second portion on which a second execution screen of the second application is to be displayed, determine a third driving frequency of a third application, and the position of a third portion on which a third execution screen of the third application is to be displayed, and drive a first area of the display panel based on a first partial scan rate, and drive a second area of the display panel based on a second partial scan rate.

Electronic device for driving plurality of display areas of display at different driving frequencies

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

Various embodiments disclose a method and an apparatus including a display, a memory including information on a number of duty cycles per one refresh period for emitting light by pixels of the display corresponding to each of a plurality of refresh rates of the display, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to perform an operation according to a first number of duty cycles based on the display operating at a first refresh rate, and perform an operation according to a second number of duty cycles based on the display operating at a second refresh rate, wherein the first number is less than the second number based on the first refresh rate being higher than the second refresh rate.

Apparatus and method for driving display based on frequency operation cycle set differently according to frequency

An electronic device may comprise a housing; an optical input/output device disposed inside the housing; an inner housing comprising a seating surface disposed inside the housing and including a hole to accommodate the optical input/output device, and a side wall protruding from the seating surface along the hole; a backlight module disposed on the seating surface and made of multiple layers, the backlight module comprising a first opening surrounding the side wall; a display panel disposed on the backlight module, the display panel comprising a first area corresponding to the hole area and a second area which surrounds the first area, and in which an active area is positioned; and a transparent plate disposed on the display panel. The side wall may comprise a first side surface facing the backlight module and may be black-processed.

Hole display and electronic device comprising same

An electronic device may include: a housing; a display which is viewed through at least a portion of the housing and which displays a screen image by using a plurality of pixels; a display driving circuit for providing, to the display, a data voltage an emission signal for driving each of the plurality of pixels; and a processor operationally connected to the display and the display driving circuit. The processor can be configured to set a first frame driven by the display, and the display driving circuit can be configured to set a first period in which the data voltage is supplied to a first transistor in each of the plurality of pixels and a second period in which the data voltage written in the first period is maintained and to change the initialization voltage to be supplied to the plurality of pixels in the second period. Various other embodiments identified from the specification are also possible.

Electronic device comprising display, and method for driving display

An electronic device is disclosed herein, including a housing having an inner space; a display disposed in the inner space and visible from an exterior, the display further including: a display panel having a first opening, at least one additional layer stacked under the display panel and having a second opening larger than the first opening, and a camera disposed in the inner space under the at least one additional layer, facing the second opening, and including: a lens housing, a plurality of lenses supported by the lens housing including a first lens closest to the display panel, and at least one image sensor, wherein the first lens either corresponds to an upper surface of the lens housing or at least partially protrudes from the upper surface of the lens housing.

Electronic device including camera module

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 having a biometric sensor is provided. The electronic device includes a first region including a plurality of first pixels arranged in a first manner and a second region including a plurality of second pixels arranged in a second manner, a biometric sensor disposed in at least a part of the first region, and a processor electrically coupled with the display and the biometric sensor, and configured to receive a user input through the first region, and control the biometric sensor to detect biometric information corresponding to the user input.

Electronic device having a biometric sensor

A display is provided. The display includes a display substrate layer, an organic light emitting layer that is formed over the display substrate layer and that includes a plurality of pixels, a thin film transistor array layer that is disposed between the display substrate layer and the organic light emitting layer and that includes a plurality of thin film transistors electrically connected with the pixels, a thin film encapsulation layer formed on at least part of the organic light emitting layer, a sensor mounting part including an opening formed through the organic light emitting layer, the thin film transistor array layer, and the display substrate layer and a sensor disposed in the opening, and a sealing member formed in the opening to prevent the organic light emitting layer and the thin film transistor array layer from being exposed to the outside through an inner sidewall of the opening. The opening includes a first portion formed in the display substrate layer and a second portion formed in the remainder, and the sealing member is formed in the second portion and at least part of the first portion.

Display including opening for mounting sensor

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

This electronic device comprises: a window comprising a first region; a display panel comprising a first opening; an adhesive member comprising an adhesive material and comprising a second opening; an opaque member comprising an opaque material disposed along the boundary of the first region; a sensor disposed under the window and visible through the first and second openings; and a display driving circuit configured to activate some first pixels among the pixels of the display panel disposed in a region where the display panel overlaps the opaque member.

Electronic device and method for controlling pixels adjacent to sensor arranged inside display, and computer readable medium

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hyunchang Shin