Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

Jaeyoung Huh

Sungchul Park

Jonghoon Lim

Boram Kim

Ohhyuck Kwon

Daesuk Kang

Kyungwoo Lee

Seunggil Jeon

Yoonsun Park

Hojong Kim

Johngy Lee

Hongki Moon

Seunghoon Kang

Kyungwan Park

Seungjoo Lee

Minjung Kim

Mooyoung Kim

Jungeun Lee

Junyoung Kim

Youngjin Kim

Sangwon Chae

Min Cheol Park

Hyun Sook Kim

Jinsang Kim

Juhyang Lee

Younho Choi

Soohyun Seo

Minyoung Lee

Seongbeom Hong

Yanghee Lee

Wonjoon Choi

Nakhyun Choi

Kwonho Song

Seongeun Kim

Sanghyun Chang

Jaewoong Jeon

Byeonghoon Park

Ji Hyun Eom

Kyunghoon Moon

Yunbum Lee

Beomju Kim

Ilyoung Kim

Sunmin Park

Sunghoon Moon

Chanyoul Park

Hyunchul Hong

Wonjun Jeong

Sangwoo Kang

Kyungmin Park

Hajoong Yun

Jeongseok Lee

Seungshik Shin

Hanbom Park

Donggyu Kim

Jinsik Choi

Baewon Park

Taewoong Park

Jaeuk Ryu

Woontahk Sung

Sungkeun Koo

Ahreum Hwang

Yudong Bae

Jaewun Lee

Jeongwoo Han

Jonghun Choi

Juhwan Lee

Byungchul Lee

Changhwan Jin

Jungki Choi

Janghwan Noh

Minjeong Kim

Ewidon Jeong

Younghwa Kim

Kihoon Jang

Jungho Bae

Moonkyeong Kim

Changkyu Park

Hanvit Kang

According to various embodiments, an electronic apparatus may comprise: a housing including a front cover, a rear cover facing a direction opposite a direction of the front cover, and a side frame surrounding a space between the front cover and the rear cover; and a distance detection sensor module configured to detect a distance to an external object through the front cover from inside the space, wherein the distance detection sensor module may include: a substrate including a light emitting unit, a light receiving unit, a control circuit, and a ground layer; a module housing disposed on the substrate; a first shield can disposed in the module housing and electrically connected to the ground layer of the substrate; and a second shield can surrounding at least a portion of the light emitting unit disposed in the first shield can and exposed through the first shield can, and in contact with at least a portion of the first shield can.

Electronic apparatus including distance detection sensor module

Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing including a first surface, a second surface facing away the first surface, and a third surface surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface; a display exposed through the first surface; a battery disposed in the space; a heating source disposed between the battery and the third surface; and a thermal diffusion member disposed between the heating source and the battery. The thermal diffusion member includes a fluid; a first portion disposed adjacent to the heating source for receiving heat from the heating source; and at least one second portion extending from the first portion. The heat transferred from the heating source to the first portion is transferred from the first portion to the at least one second portion.

Electronic device having thermal diffusion structure

A heat dissipating structure of a foldable electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing including a first component, a second housing including a second component, a hinge assembly rotatably coupling the first and second housings, a hinge housing accommodating the hinge assembly and disposed between the first and second housings, a flexible display disposed from one region of the first housing to a region of the second housing across the hinge assembly, and foldable depending on a rotation of the hinge assembly, a first plate disposed between the flexible display and the first housing, a second plate disposed between the flexible display and the second housing, and a first heat dissipating structure disposed between the first component and thermally coupled to one end of the hinge housing, and providing a first heat transfer path for transferring heat generated from the first component to the hinge housing.

Foldable electronic device comprising heat-dissipating structure

According to an embodiment, an electronic device comprises: a camera module configured to acquire an image, wherein the image comprises a portion depicting at least one target object; a Time of Flight (ToF) sensor configured to generate depth data regarding the at least one target object; at least one processor operatively connected with the camera module and the ToF sensor; and at least one memory operatively connected with the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory stores instructions that, when being executed, cause the at least one processor to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising: while acquiring the image by using the camera module, measuring a first distance between the at least one target object and the electronic device, based on the depth data from the ToF sensor; pause an operation of the ToF sensor when the measured first distance is longer than a designated distance; while the operation of the ToF sensor is paused, measure a second distance between the at least one target object and the electronic device, using the camera module; and when the measured second distance is within the designated distance, resume the operation of the ToF sensor.

Electronic device comprising camera and method thereof

An electronic device includes a communication circuit, a light source for emitting light of set frequencies, an image sensor for acquiring reflected light of the emitted light, a memory for storing offset values for respective reference frequencies of the set frequencies, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a distance measurement input, identify whether the communication circuit is activated, determine that, in response to identification that the communication circuit is activated, a first frequency distinguished from a frequency used by the activated communication circuit is a frequency of the emitted light among the configured frequencies, acquire information on a distance between the electronic device and an external object, based on the reflected light of the emitted light of the first frequency, and acquire corrected distance information by applying an offset of the first frequency to the acquired distance information.

Electronic device and method for compensating for depth error according to modulation frequency

According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display configured to perform a scanning operation in a scanning operation frequency range; a battery; a wireless charging antenna configured to induce a current when proximate to wireless charging signal in a frequency range adjacent to the scanning operation frequency range, and wherein the induced current charges the battery; a first flexible printed circuit board disposed between the wireless charging antenna and the battery and connected to the display; a second flexible printed circuit board disposed in parallel with the first flexible printed circuit board; and at least one shielding sheet disposed between the wireless charging antenna and the first printed circuit board.

Electronic device having wireless charging function and control method thereof

An electronic device and method thereof are provided. A method includes, while a wireless communication of a first frequency band is performed via a first 5G antenna, obtaining first status information related to the first 5G antenna and second status information related to a second 5G antenna; if the first status information does not satisfy a first predetermined condition and the second status information satisfies a second predetermined condition, switching from the first 5G antenna to the second 5G antenna, and performing the wireless communication in the first frequency band via the second 5G antenna; and if the first status information does not satisfy the first predetermined condition and the second status information does not satisfy the second predetermined condition, switching from the first 5G antenna to a legacy communication antenna, and performing the wireless communication in a second frequency band via the legacy communication antenna.

Electronic device and antenna switching method thereof

An electronic device including a substrate on which an electronic component is mounted according to various embodiments may include: a first electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield configured to shield the electronic component included in a first region of the substrate; and a second EMI shield supported by at least a part of the first EMI shield and configured to shield the electronic component included in a second region of the substrate.

Electronic device

Methods and electronic devices including a sensor are provided. An amount of external light outside the electronic device is determined through a light-receiving unit of the sensor. An intensity of light to be outputted through a light-emitting unit of the sensor is configured based on the amount of external light. The light having the configured intensity is output through the light-emitting unit of the sensor.

Electronic device including sensor and method of operation therefor

According to one embodiment, an electronic device comprises a battery, an antenna module including a first coil and a second coil, at least one switch electrically connected with the antenna module, a magnetic field controller electrically connected with the antenna module, a charger electrically connected with the battery and the magnetic field controller, and at least one processor electrically connected with the at least one switch, the magnetic field controller, and the charger. The at least one processor may be configured to, based on an operation mode associated with the antenna module, control the at least one switch to connect the first coil with the magnetic field controller, or to connect the first coil and the second coil in parallel and allow the first coil and the second coil connected in parallel to connect with the magnetic field controller. Other embodiments may be possible as well.

Multi-coil antenna, electronic device, and method for connecting multi-coil antenna in electronic device

An electronic device and an antenna switching method of an electronic device are provided. A wireless signal is transmitted or received through a first antenna module among a plurality of antenna modules. A temperature of the first antenna module is measured through a first temperature sensor contained in the first antenna module among a plurality of temperature sensors. A second antenna module among the plurality of antenna modules is switched to based on the measured temperature of the first antenna module exceeding a predetermined value. Each temperature sensor is contained in each of the plurality of antenna modules. The wireless signal is transmitted or received through the second antenna module.

Disclosed is an electronic device having a thermal diffusion structure and including a housing comprising a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and a third surface vertical to the first surface and the second surface, a display exposed through at least part of the first surface, a battery arranged between the first surface and the second surface, a heating source arranged between the battery and the third surface in a direction vertical to the first surface and the second surface, and a first thermal diffusion member arranged vertically to the first surface and the second surface, the first thermal diffusion member including a first portion in thermal contact with at least part of the heating source and diffusing heat provided by the heating source to at least one second portion.

A method and a device are provided. The device includes an antenna module, an interface for delivery to a protocol for transmission, a memory, and a processor, wherein the processor is set to determine antenna information for each beam index based on a transmission beam that can be generated in the antenna module, generate beam book information based on the determined antenna information, and transmit the beam book information and device connection information, related to an electronic device present inside the coverage of a base station, to an external server through the interface.

Method and device for providing differentiated service for each region on basis of beam book information

Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing, an antenna device including at least one antenna element disposed on one surface or inside of a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing and a radio frequency integrated chip (RFIC) for processing a signal in a frequency band, which is transmitted and/or received through the at least one antenna element, a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor configured to detect an external object, which contacts at least part of the housing, based on a change in a beam pattern of a beam formed by the antenna device, determine whether at least some information of the external object is information included in registration object data stored in the memory, and change the beam pattern by using first compensation data, which is stored in the registration object data and which is changed depending on a registration structure corresponding to the external object when the at least some information of the external object is included in the registration object data.

Electronic device including antenna device

An electronic device including a heat-radiant structure of a camera is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front plate, a back plate, an image sensor to receive light through a first region of the back plate, and a laser emitter to emit light through a second region of the back plate, a laser driver, a housing structure surrounding at least a part of a side face of the image sensor and driver, a first metal structure, a first heat transfer member including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion extended from the second portion to a space between the driver and the front plate, a second heat transfer member extended from the third portion of the first heat transfer member, and a first thermal interface material (TIM) disposed between the second heat transfer member and the front plate.

Electronic device with heat-radiant structure

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Jaeyoung Huh