Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyunwoo Sim

Dongil Son

Yonghwa Kim

Seungbum Choi

Jaedeok Lim

Jungchul An

Junghoon Park

Seunggoo Kang

Hyunpil Kim

Seongwoo Ahn

Doyoung Lee

Hasong Kim

Min Cheol Park

Il Jin Kim

Heecheul Moon

Hyunchang Shin

Jaehwan Lee

Songhee Jung

Jeonggyu Jo

Bumhee Bae

Sungyoung Shin

Woosung Chun

Hoyeong Lim

Minsuk Uhm

Gihoon Lee

Chunghyo Jung

Taesang Park

Incheol Baek

Hyeongsoon Park

Seongjun Kim

Sunggoo Her

Byengsang Jung

A neural network device includes a calculation circuit that includes a first multiplier, a second multiplier, an align shifter, and an adder. The adder shares the first multiplier and the second multiplier. The calculation circuit performs a first dot product operation on a plurality of floating point data pairs or a second dot product operation on a plurality of integer data pairs. In the first dot product operation, the calculation circuit obtains a plurality of fraction multiplication results from the plurality of floating point data pairs, respectively, using the first multiplier, adds the plurality of fraction multiplication results using the adder and outputs first cumulative data. In the second dot product operation, the calculation circuit obtains a plurality of integer multiplication results from the plurality of integer data pairs, respectively, using the second multiplier, adds the plurality of integer multiplication results using the adder, and outputs second cumulative data.

Neural network device for neural network operation, operating method of the neural network device, and application processor including the same

A neural network device includes a floating-point arithmetic circuit configured to perform a dot product operation and an accumulation operation; and a buffer configured to store first cumulative data generated by the floating-point arithmetic circuit, wherein the floating-point arithmetic circuit is further configured to perform the dot product operation and the accumulation operation by: identifying a maximum value from a plurality of exponent addition results, obtained by respectively adding exponents of a plurality of floating-point data pairs, and an exponent value of the first cumulative data; performing, based on the maximum value, an align shift of a plurality of fraction multiplication results, obtained by respectively multiplying fractions of the plurality of floating-point data pairs, and a fraction part of the first cumulative data; and performing a summation of the plurality of aligned fraction multiplication results and the aligned fraction part of the first cumulative data.

Neural network device, method of operating the neural network device, and application processor including the neural network device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs), a proximity sensor disposed under the display and including a plurality of light emitting units, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the display and the proximity sensor. The light generated from the proximity sensor may have a lower energy than the work function of silicon included in the plurality of TFTs of the display.

Electronic device and method for operating proximity sensor included in electronic device

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a first plate, a second plate facing away from the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, a middle plate disposed in the space between the first plate and the second plate in parallel with the second plate, a first Printed Circuit Board (PCB) disposed in a space between the second plate and the middle plate, a first electronic component mounted on the first PCB between the first PCB and the middle plate, a first heat transfer structure disposed between the first electronic component and the middle plate, a second electronic component including a first surface disposed in the space and spaced apart from the first PCB, a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a side face substantially perpendicular to the first surface or the second surface, and a second heat transfer structure. The second heat transfer structure may include a first thermal conductive layer including a first portion attached to the first surface or the second surface, and a second portion extending from the first portion toward the middle plate and at least partially having a thermal conductive path between the second electronic component and the middle plate, and a second electrical conductive layer including a third portion attached to the first portion so that the third portion constructs an electromagnetic shielding structure for the second electric component. Other various embodiments may also be possible.

Electronic device having heat-radiating structure

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display that is visually exposed through one surface of the housing and that includes a display panel including a pixel array and a layer group including a plurality of layers stacked on the display panel, a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, a piezo unit attached to a rear surface of the display panel, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) that is connected to the piezo unit and that extends to the printed circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board including a coil that surrounds at least part of the piezo unit.

Electronic device including speaker module

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

An electronic device having a bended display and a method for controlling the same. The electronic device includes a front display area and at least two separate side display areas that are physically connected with at least one side of the front display area and form a convex curved surface in at least one space between the front and the rear of the electronic device. The electronic device also includes and a non-display area that physically connects at least two side display areas of the at least two separate side display areas and forms a convex double curvature surface in at least another space between the front and the rear of the electronic device. The at least two physically connected side display areas may be bent in directions so that an acute angle, a right angle or an obtuse angle is formed.

Electronic device having bended display and method for controlling the same

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a housing, and a display disposed to at least part of the housing. The display may include a display panel including at least one pixel, and a substrate layer disposed below the display panel. The substrate layer may include a bendable connecting area extending to the outside of the display panel. The display may further include a display driving circuit disposed to one face of the connecting area, a Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB) electrically coupled with at least part of the connecting area and including a contact area to which a conductor electrically coupled with a ground portion of the electronic device is exposed, and a shielding member electrically coupled with the contact area. The shielding member may be disposed on the FPCB and one face of the connecting area to cover at least part of the display driving circuit. Various other embodiments may also be possible.

Display including shielding member arranged to cover at least part of display driving circuit, and electronic device including same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent plate, a display disposed under the transparent plate and including an opening, an optical sensor aligned under the opening, a transparent body that is extended from a first surface facing the transparent plate to a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the first surface and facing the optical sensor, and is at least partially disposed in the opening, and a light shielding film disposed on a side surface of the transparent body between the first surface and the second surface. It is possible to provide various other embodiments.

Electronic device including display and camera device

An electronic device is disclosed, including: a printed circuit board, a first support member including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first support member defining a first hole formed through the first surface and the second surface, wherein the printed circuit board is coupled to the second surface, and a display coupled to the first surface of the first support member, the display defining: a second hole on a first side of the display to correspond to at least a portion of the first hole, and a third hole on a second side of the display opposite the first side, the third hole adjacent to the second hole and corresponding to the remaining portion of the first hole, wherein signal lines related to driving pixels of the display are disposed in an area between the second hole and the third hole, and wherein at least a partial area of the display is set as an active area configured to display a screen.

Electronic device including display having holes for sensors

An electronic device for detecting pressure is provided. The electronic device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including at least one element or circuit pattern for driving the electronic device, at least one electrode pattern formed to detect a pressure in the wiring layer included in the PCB, an elastic member arranged to be at least partially overlapped with the electrode pattern, and a pressure sensor circuit electrically connected to the electrode pattern included in the PCB. The pressure sensor circuit is configured to apply a voltage to the electrode pattern and measure intensity of the pressure based on a change in the voltage applied to the electrode pattern.

Pressure sensor device formed in board and electronic device including the same

An electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate facing away from the first plate, and a lateral member surrounding a space between the first and second plates; a display disposed in the housing and exposed through at least a part of the first plate; an antenna module disposed at a first area adjacent to the lateral member; an electronic component disposed at a second area adjacent to the first area in the housing; at least one wireless communication circuit disposed in the housing and configured to transmit or receive a signal having a frequency between 3 gigahertz (GHz) and 100 GHz through the antenna module; a processor disposed in the housing; and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a first conductive line electrically connected between the at least one wireless communication circuit and the antenna module, and a second conductive line electrically connected between the processor and the electronic component.

Electronic device including connecting member sharing structure

An electronic device including a force sensor integrated with a display is provided. The electronic device includes a display; a biometric sensor disposed under the display; a circuit board including the biometric sensor on a first surface thereof; and a force sensor formed on a second surface of the circuit board. The force sensor comprises a first electrode layer facing the second surface; a dielectric layer disposed under the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer disposed under the dielectric layer and connected to a ground of the electronic device.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hyunwoo Sim