Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyunsuk Choi

Jaeho Lee

Changbyung Park

Joohoon Lee

Jongwu Baek

Byunghoon Kang

Seokwoo Lee

Jinman Kim

Muyeol Lee

Jaebong Chun

Jinwan An

Seongjin Park

Bongjae Rhee

Kyungrok Lee

Minsoo Kim

Junho Lee

Jiwoo Lee

Soyoung Kim

Junseok Kim

Kyunghyun Kim

Geonsoo Kim

Jongkeun Kim

Hyesoon Jeong

Jongmoo Lee

Yongwoon Kim

Eunsoo Park

Jinwoo Park

Sunyoung Park

Daehyun Kim

Minwoo Yoo

Jonghyun Han

Hoondo Heo

Minsik Kim

Daesik Hwang

Kyuhong Kim

Minho Kim

Jungmin Lee

Seyoung Jang

Chungkeun Yoo

Yonghwa Kim

Yongwon Cho

Wansoo Lim

Jeonggyu Jo

Sungho Cho

Banghyun Kwon

Juwan Park

Bowoong Seo

Jongmun Choi

Hokyung Kang

Hyunchul Oh

Minhong Do

Yundong Kim

Joohan Kim

Taejeong Kim

Kwangho Shin

Yongwon Lee

Jongyeon Kim

Seunghoon Kim

Jeongsik Kim

Seonguk Park

Kyunghwan Song

Byounggyu Park

Youngmin Moon

Kyuchul Kong

Hosoon Lee

Kidoc Son

Kyungmoon Kang

Cheonkum You

Seungmin Choi

Hangyu Hwang

Suna Kim

Youngkyu Kim

Junhee Han

Pilwon Seo

Jiwoong Oh

Jaehyun Bae

Jeongseob Kim

Changsu Kim

Hyukjin Jung

Gyucheol Choi

Eunyeung Lee

Bongsub Kim

TaeUk Kang

Kyujin Kwak

HyeonWoo Lee

Sungsoo Jun

Sunggwan Woo

Jingoo Lee

Soonsang Park

Namjun Kim

Youngmoon Park

Seungho Hwang

Seunghyun Yeo

Youngrim Kim

Seyoup Chu

Ganghyun Goo

Kyeongho Kim

Hyojun Koo

Juhee Han

Hakju Kim

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including an inner space, a hole formed through the housing to the internal space, a stylus pen insertable into the internal space through the hole, wherein the stylus pen includes a first wireless communication circuit and a wireless charging receiver circuit, a wireless charging transmitter circuit positioned inside the housing and configured to provide charging to the wireless charging receiver circuit when the stylus pen is inserted into the inner space, a second wireless communication circuit positioned inside the housing, at processor operatively connected to the wireless charging transmitter circuit and the second wireless communication circuit, and at least one memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein when executed, cause the processor to detect whether the stylus pen is inserted into the inner space, and start to provide charging for a first duration.

Electronic device for controlling communication connection with input device and method of controlling same

A method of forming a transparent member according to an embodiment may include: a process of putting a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate into a first cavity of a lower mold that has a first depth and a second cavity of a lower mold that is connected to the first cavity and has a second depth, respectively; a process of disposing an upper mold, which corresponds to the lower mold and includes a pressing portion having at least one pressing surface, on an upper portion of the lower mold; a process of preheating at least one of the lower mold in which the transparent substrates are disposed or the upper mold to a predetermined temperature; and a process of thermoforming the preheated transparent substrates by pressing the preheated transparent substrates in a manner of pressing the upper mold. Various other embodiments identified through the specification are possible.

Transparent member, electronic device including same, and thermoforming method of transparent member

An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing so as to be slidable with respect to the first housing, a display including a planar region and a deformable region in contact with the planar region, and a support plate configured to supporting the display. The support plate includes rigid regions and a flexible region disposed between the rigid regions and including a plurality of openings. The support plate further includes a first layer including a plurality of first openings in the flexible region, and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including a plurality of second openings partially overlapping each of the plurality of first openings in the flexible region. Other embodiments are also possible.

Electronic device including structure for supporting display

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a first housing, a second housing, a hinge structure, and/or a flexible display. The hinge structure may be rotatably connect the second housing to the first housing. The flexible display may be at least partially bendable in response to the rotation of the second housing relative to the first housing. The hinge structure may include at least one rotating member, at least one detent member, and/or at least one pin member. The rotating member may include a first detent member coupled to the first housing and rotatable about a first rotational axis and/or a second detent member coupled to the second housing and rotatable about a second rotational axis parallel to the first rotational axis. The detent member may include a first detent member disposed in the first rotating member and including a first detent slot and/or a second detent member disposed in the second rotating member and including a second detent slot. The pin member may include a first pin member slidably connected to the first detent slot and/or a second pin member slidably connected to the second detent slot. The first detent member may be configured to provide an elastic force to the first pin member. The second detent member may be configured to provide an elastic force to the second pin member.

Electronic device including hinge structure

A foldable electronic device includes: a first hinge module; a first pressing part, a first support member, a first housing, each at least partially connected to the first hinge module; a second hinge module; a second pressing part, a second support member, a second housing, each at least partially connected to the second hinge module; a flexible display disposed on the first support member and the second support member; a hinge cover covering the first hinge module and the second hinge module; and an elastic member provided in a gap formed between at least a portion of the flexible display and the hinge cover.

Foldable electronic device comprising elastic means

An electronic device, rear plate, and method of forming the rear plate are disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing including a front plate, the rear plate facing an opposite direction to the front plate, and a side structure surrounding a space formed between the front plate and the rear plate, and a display. The rear plate includes a glass plate and decorative member, the decorative member including a first base plate, a second base plate, a first molding pattern disposed on the first base plate and including a 3-dimensional pattern, a first adhesive layer between the first molding pattern layer and the second base plate, wherein an index of refraction of the first adhesive layer is different from an index of refraction of the first molding pattern, and a shielding printing layer.

Electronic device including rear plate and method for forming the same

An electronic device and ornamental member for the same are disclosed herein. The electronic devices includes a housing, a front plate disposed on one surface of the housing, and a rear plate disposed on a rear surface of the housing, wherein one of the plates includes the ornamental member, which includes: a base film attached to one surface of a transparent plate and configured to at least partially transmit light, an ultra-violet (UV) molding layer formed on a surface of the base film, and a plurality of refractive layers sequentially stacked on a surface of the UV molding layer, wherein at least one of the plurality of refractive layers is formed to have a different refractive index and a different surface area from a remainder of the refractive layers.

Member and electronic device including the same

An electronic device (ED) includes a first wireless communication path configured to enable wireless communication in a first frequency band, a second wireless communication path configured to enable wireless communication in a second frequency band, and a connector structure. The first wireless communication path includes a first frequency signal processing circuit, a flexible circuit board, a second frequency signal processing circuit, and a wireless communication modem. The second wireless communication path includes an antenna part formed by segmentation of a metal bezel, and the flexible circuit board. The connector structure includes a connector plug electrically connected to the flexible circuit board disposed in the ED, and a connector socket electrically connected to a printed circuit board disposed in the ED. The connector plug includes a connection pin configured to electrically connect a first plug pin disposed at a first side thereof and a second plug pin disposed at a second side.

Connector structure and electronic device including the same

An electronic device includes a housing, an antenna structure disposed in an inner space of the housing, a wireless communication circuit disposed in the inner space, and a first bracket. The antenna structure includes a substrate having a first substrate surface facing in a first direction and a second substrate surface facing in a second direction opposite to the first substrate surface, and a plurality of chip antennas sequentially arranged on the first substrate surface in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the plurality of chip antennas includes an antenna element and is separated in the third direction from remaining chip antennas by separation spaces. The first bracket includes first and second protrusions that protrude in the second direction to correspond to the first substrate surface of the substrate. The protrusions are aligned, in the third direction, with the separation spaces.

Electronic device including antenna supporting structure

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing rotatable with respect to the first housing, a hinge structure connecting the first housing to the second housing, a first glass member disposed in the first housing and including a first outer surface part and a first inner surface part including a first curved portion, a second glass member disposed in the second housing and including a second outer surface part and a second inner surface part including a second curved portion, a first display disposed between the first housing and the first glass member, a second display disposed between the second housing and the second glass member, and a light dispersion pattern layer including a portion disposed on the (1-2)th portion or the (2-2)th portion.

Multi display structure and electronic device with the same

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a foldable electronic device may comprise a hinge structure unit including a first hinge structure and a second hinge structure and a bracket to which the hinge structure unit is rotatably coupled. The first hinge structure or the second hinge structure may include a rotator provided with an interlocking hole and a cam having an end provided with an interlocking protrusion to be fitted into the interlocking hole to be assembled to the rotator.

Hinge structure and foldable electronic device including the same

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include a plurality of antenna arrays and at least one processor operatively connected to the plurality of antenna arrays. The at least one processor may transmit a first radio signal including a specific polarization, generated through a first antenna array of the plurality of antenna arrays. The at least one processor may receive a second radio signal which is a reflected signal of the first radio signal and includes the specific polarization, generated through a second antenna array different from the first antenna array of the plurality of antenna arrays. The at least one processor may identify external objects around the electronic device on the basis of the second radio signal. Other various embodiments may be possible.

Electronic device and method for detecting external object by using antenna array

According to various embodiments, a back surface plate configured to form a back surface of an electronic device may include: a first glass part including a first pattern area including a pattern having a predetermined shape on a first surface; and a second glass part, at least a portion of which is disposed on the first surface of the first glass part, the second glass part including a first shape complimentary to the first pattern area, wherein the second glass part may have a color different from the color of the first glass part.

Electronic device including back surface plate and manufacturing method of back surface plate

An electronic device including an antenna implements a method for recognizing whether a case is attached to the electronic device by using the antenna. The electronic device is configured to attach to an electronic device cover which may include: a cover part configured to surround at least a portion of a housing of the electronic device or form at least a portion of a rear plate of the electronic device; and at least one conductive member configured to, when the electronic device is attached to the cover part, at least partially overlap at least two antennas arranged inside the electronic device and spaced apart from each other. A coupling between at least one of the at least two antennas and the at least one conductive member may be used to recognize whether the electronic device is attached to the cover part.

Electronic device including antennas for detecting signal indicating whether a cover is attached to the electronic device and a cover configured to cover the electronic device

According to various embodiments disclosed herein, an electronic device comprises: a front plate including a front surface facing a first direction and a first portion of a side surface extending from the front surface; a frame forming a second portion of the side surface and on which electronic components of the electronic device sit; a rear cover including a rear surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction and a third portion of the side surface extending from the rear surface to the second portion of the side surface; a mmWave antenna module including a mmWave antenna disposed in one region of the frame and configured to form a beam in a third direction forming an obtuse angle with the first direction and an acute angle with the second direction; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the mmWave antenna module. The rear cover comprises a ceramic material. In the third portion of the rear cover, a portion included in a region forming a first angle with the third direction in which the mmWave antenna module is configured to form a beam has a thickness in a first range. A portion outside the region forming a first angle with the third direction in which the mmWave antenna module is configured to form a beam may have a thickness in a second range greater than the first range.

Device and method for improving performance of mmWave antenna in electronic device including ceramic housing

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hyunsuk Choi