Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Iljong Song

Yohan Jang

Youngki Lee

Hyounghwan Roh

Jaesuk Lee

Junho Kim

Byeongtaek Moon

Hyunjae Kang

Youngjae Jang

Sangchan Park

Cholsu Yoon

Seonwook Kim

Jungsik Park

Woosup Lee

Youngjoo Lee

Sehwan Choi

Seokjoong Hwang

Jongpil Cho

Jihun Koo

Sangsu Shin

Hyeonhee Choi

Hyoughwan Roh

Youngsun Han

Joongoo Lee

Yeoul Na

Disclosed is an electronic device which includes: a metal body including a hole defined by an inner edge thereof and extending in a first direction, wherein the metal body is defined by an outer edge thereof; and a near field communication (NFC) antenna including a coil wound about a central axis and arranged near the metal body to overlap the hole in a plan view of the metal body, wherein the inner edge and the outer edge are not connected to each other and the NFC antenna is arranged at the center of the hole along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the NFC antenna is arranged such that four cross points at which the NFC antenna and the inner edge cross in the plan view are formed.

Electronic device including NFC antenna

An antenna of a near field wireless communication device is provided. The antenna may include: a source coil pattern formed on one surface of a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) and formed with a first conductive line between a first antenna port and a second antenna port; a resonance coil pattern formed with a second conductive line, which electrically separates from the source coil pattern; and a capacitor pattern electrically connected to the second conductive line, wherein one terminal of the capacitor pattern is connected to a first terminal of the second conductive line and the other terminal of the capacitor pattern is connected to a second terminal of the second conductive line through a third conductive line formed on the other surface of the FPCB.

Near field communication antenna

A card reader performing a wireless communication with a card includes a first pulse generation unit generating a first detection pulse for detecting the card, a second pulse generation unit generating a plurality of second detection pulses for detecting the card, or a plurality of communication pulses for communicating with the card, and a card detection unit for sensing a card being detected by the first detection pulse or the second detection pulses. In the case that the card is not sensed through the first detection pulse, the second pulse generation unit generates the second detection pulses using the communication pulses and senses the card using the second detection pulses.

Card reader and method of operating the same

A near field communication device includes an antenna, a matching circuit connected to the antenna, a clock extraction block that extracts a clock from a signal received by the antenna and outputs the extracted clock, a frequency compensation block that compensates for a frequency of the extracted clock and outputs a compensated clock, and a modulation and amplification block that performs modulation and amplification by using the compensated clock and outputs a transmit signal to the matching circuit. A first extracted clock has a first frequency that is extracted when the transmit signal is not output and a second extracted clock has a second frequency that is extracted when the transmit signal is output, the frequency compensation block compensates for the second frequency of the second extracted clock based on a difference between the first frequency of the first extracted clock and the second frequency of the second extracted clock.

Near field communication device and an operating method of the near field communication device

An electronic device that includes a near field communication (NFC) antenna and a mobile device is provided. The NFC antenna includes a first coil and a second coil separated from the first coil. The mobile device includes the first coil. The second coil is arranged on the outside of the mobile device.

Antenna for near field communication, accessory and electronic device including the same

A handheld electronic device is provided. The handheld electronic device includes a front cover forming the front of the handheld electronic device, a back cover forming the back of the handheld electronic device, a side member at least partially surrounding a space between the front cover and the back cover, a display module, housed in the space, with a screen area exposed through the front cover, and a ground plate housed in the space. At least part of the side member and/or the back cover includes a conductive material. The handheld electronic device includes first and second connection terminals electrically connected to the at least part. The at least part forms at least part of an antenna of the handheld electronic device, and comprises first and second areas which are spaced apart from each other. The first area is electrically connected to the second area and the first connection terminal.

Antenna apparatus and electronic device with the same

A near field communication (hereinafter, referred to as 'NFC') antenna matching network system connected to an NFC transceiver is provided. The NFC antenna matching network system includes a matching circuit connected to first and second antenna terminals and to the NFC transceiver; and a plurality of NFC antennas connected in parallel and physically with the first and second antenna terminals, wherein each of the NFC antennas comprises a source coil connected between the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal; and a resonance coil physically separated from the source coil.

Smart NFC antenna matching network system having multiple antennas and user device including the same

A near field communication (NFC) antenna includes a first loop for receiving an electrical signal from the outside and a plurality of closed loops disposed in an inner area of the first loop. The plurality of closed loops do not overlap each other.

NFC antenna and electronic device with the same

At least one example embodiment provides a near field communication (NFC) antenna matching network system connected to an NFC transceiver. The NFC antenna matching network system includes a matching circuit connected to first and second antenna terminals and to the NFC transceiver. The matching circuit is configured to match impedances of the NFC antenna network matching system and the NFC transceiver. The NFC antenna matching network system includes a plurality of NFC antennas connected in parallel with the first and second antenna terminals. Each of the NFC antennas includes a source coil and a resonance coil. The source coil is connected between the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal. The resonance coil is physically separated from the source coil and configured to exchange signals with the source coil via inductive coupling.

A contactless communication device is provided which includes a field strength detecting circuit configured to detect a strength of a field induced on an antenna; a card circuit configured to demodulate a signal received via the antenna during a reception interval of a card mode; a processing unit configured to process the demodulated signal; and a reader circuit configured to transmit data via the antenna during a transmission interval of the card mode, the data provided from the processing unit, wherein an output power of the reader circuit is adjusted according to the field strength detected.

Contactless communication device and user device including the same

A Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna matching network system is provided for connection with an NFC. The NFC antenna matching network system includes a source coil connected between a first terminal and a second terminal of the NFC transceiver; and a resonant coil physically separated from the source coil.

Smart NFC antenna matching network system and user device including the same

Provided are a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a method for receiving a signal of the RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a voltage generator configured to generate a voltage signal from a received signal, a common gate circuit configured to convert the voltage signal into a current signal, a current/voltage converter configured to the current signal into a voltage signal by using a resistance value, a low-pass filter configured to perform low-pass filtering on the converted voltage signal, a buffer configured to buffer the low-pass-filtered voltage signal within an operation range, and a peak detector configured to detect a peak value from the buffered signal to demodulate information data. The current/voltage converter controls the resistance value to convert the current signal into a voltage signal included within the operation range of the buffer.

RFID tag and method for receiving signal thereof

A passive wireless memory device includes a memory unit and a passive tag. The passive tag converts data stored in the memory unit into a data packet in response to first to third data request signals from a reader and transmits the data packet to the reader. The passive tag determines the size of the data packet in response to the channel state predicting flag and the second and third data request signals.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Iljong Song