Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jungoh Sung

Woosup Lee

Jungsik Park

Sehwan Choi

Sungchul Park

Juhyang Lee

Youngmi Ha

Hojong Kim

Younju Kim

Myungkyoon Chung

Taekun Kim

Sungnam Kang

Yongsang Yun

Sukgi Hong

Soon Ryong Park

Seho Park

Haekwon Lee

Muyeol Lee

Beomju Kim

Sooung Chun

Kwanho Lee

Duhoon Jung

Seoyoung Park

An electronic device including an antenna according to various embodiments comprises: a printed circuit board disposed in a first area of the electronic device; a battery disposed in a second area of the electronic device; a heat dissipation member including a thermally conductive material disposed on the upper part of the printed circuit board and the battery; a first antenna disposed in the first area on the heat dissipation member; and a second antenna disposed in the second area on the heat dissipation member, wherein the frequency bands and the dielectric constants of the first antenna and the second antenna may be configured differently.

Electronic device including antenna

An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, may comprise: a first layer including a first antenna having a patch shape, and a second antenna at least partially surrounding the first antenna and having a coil shape; a second layer including a first pattern disposed at a position corresponding to the first antenna and configured to operate as a ground of the first antenna, and a second pattern electrically connected to the second antenna; a dielectric disposed between the first layer and the second layer; and a magnetic material disposed under the dielectric at a position corresponding to the second antenna.

Electronic device comprising patch antenna and coil antenna

An electronic includes: a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a side member; a display; a conductive coil parallel to the second plate and disposed between the display and the second plate; a wireless charging circuitry electrically connected to the conductive coil; and a processor operatively connected with the display and the wireless charging circuitry. The wireless charging circuitry receives a signal for wirelessly transferring power to an external electronic device from the processor, receives information about the external electronic device, receives a power control signal from the external electronic device via the conductive coil, applies a charging current of a first frequency to the conductive coil based at least in part on a request signal, increases a frequency of the charging current, compares the increased frequency with a first value, and adjusts a duty cycle of the charging current.

Electronic device for wirelessly charging external electronic device

An electronic device for supporting power sharing and data communication with an external electronic device, and a method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a power management circuit, an antenna including a first coil and a second coil, a transceiver circuit configured to transmit a power signal received from the power management circuit to the antenna and to transmit a power signal received from the antenna to the power management circuit, the transceiver circuit including a first transceiver terminal and a second transceiver terminal, a first switch, and a control circuit electrically connected to the first switch and the transceiver circuit. A first end of the second coil may be connected to the first transceiver terminal. A second end of the second coil may be connected to the second transceiver terminal. A first end of the first coil may be connected to the first transceiver terminal through the first switch. A second end of the first coil may be connected to the second transceiver terminal. The control circuit may be configured to control the first switch based on identification information of an external electronic device received from the antenna through the transceiver circuit.

Electronic device for selectively using coils supporting power sharing

Certain embodiments relate to an electronic device including a wireless communication circuit, an flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) electrically coupled with the wireless communication circuit, a first coil formed on the FPCB, a power management circuit, and a second coil electrically coupled with the power management circuit and including a spiral pattern formed thereon by a winding at least one wire, wherein the second coil includes a first end disposed on an outer edge of the spiral pattern, and a second end disposed on an inner edge of the spiral pattern, and wherein an electric path extending from the second end to the first end is disposed on the FPCB.

Electronic device includng coils

An example electronic device includes a first antenna; a second antenna; a driver integrated circuit (IC) configured to transmit magnetic field signal through at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna; a switch configured to switch between short-circuiting connection between the driver IC and the first antenna and opening connection between the driver IC and the first antenna; and a filter configured to filter a pre-determined frequency and connected to the first antenna, the second antenna and the driver IC. The driver IC is configured to transmit the magnetic field signal using both the first antenna and the second antenna based on the switch short-circuiting the connection between the driver IC and the first antenna.

Coil sharing method and device

An electronic device comprises: a first cover constituting the front surface of the electronic device; a second cover constituting the rear surface of the electronic device; a memory included in a space formed between the first cover and the second cover; a processor included in the space and electrically connected with the memory; a first antenna and a second antenna included in the space and electrically connected with the processor; and a switch included in the space and connected to the first antenna and/or the second antenna, wherein the memory can include, during execution, instructions for: allowing the first antenna and the second antenna to be connected by shorting the switch when the processor executes a function corresponding to the first antenna; and allowing the first antenna and the second antenna to transmit magnetic field signals together. Other examples are also possible.

Provided are an electronic device and a method for controlling an operation of the electronic device. The method may include sensing a temperature of at least one component forming a portion of the electronic device and generating a first signal based on the sensed temperature; sensing at least one of a movement of the electronic device, an approach state of an object to the electronic device, and a contact state of the object with the electronic device and generating a second signal based on at least one of the movement of the electronic device, the approach state of the object, and the contact state of the object; and controlling an operation of the at least one component based on at least one of the first signal and the second signal.

Method for controlling operation of electronic device and electronic device using the same

A method and apparatus for charging a battery of a mobile device are provided. In the apparatus, a processor of the device starts a charging process when a connection of a charger is detected after a booting process of the device is initiated. The processor adjusts electric power by performing at least one of reducing consuming power of the device and raising charging power of the device. When a completion condition of a power adjustment is satisfied, the processor returns the electric power by performing at least one of returning the reduced consuming power to a basic consuming value and returning the raised charging power to a basic charging value.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Jungoh Sung