Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.

Kyungwan Park

Jaeyoung Huh

Soyoung Kim

Kwang-Tai Kim

Hyun-Ju Hong

Youngjin Kim

Hyungsup Byeon

Shiyun Cho

Boram Kim

Jung Won Kim

Yoonsun Park

Byeong-Cheol Kim

Han-Vit Kang

Johngy Lee

Ho-Kyung Kang

Jeongsik Jeong

Byeongcheol Yoon

Jeongrok Park

Hyun Sook Kim

Sungchul Park

Jonghoon Lim

Younho Choi

Hongki Moon

Kyungwoo Lee

Seunghoon Kang

Byeonghoon Park

Hajoong Yun

Jongpil Lee

Sunghoon Moon

Chanyoul Park

Jaegon Ghim

Woontahk Sung

Juhwan Lee

Jeongwoo Han

Jungho Bae

Kihoon Jang

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

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

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

An electronic device including: a housing including a frame structure that forms a portion of a surface of the electronic device, a plate structure that is surrounded by the frame structure and that includes a first opening, a metal portion containing a metallic material and a polymer portion containing a polymer material; a support plate that faces the plate structure and that includes a polymer area formed of a polymer material; a printed circuit board that makes contact with part of the metal portion of the housing; a camera module disposed between the polymer portion included in the plate structure and the polymer area included in the support plate, the camera module including a camera bracket, a camera PCB, and a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit; and a heat dissipating structure that transfers heat generated from the camera module to the metal portion included in the housing.

Camera module including heat dissipating structure and electronic device including the same

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise: a housing including a first plate, a second plate oriented in the direction opposite to that of the first plate, and a side member surrounding the space between the first plate and the second plate; a plurality of insulating layers interposed between the first plate and the second plate; a printed circuit board in parallel to the second plate; an array of first conductive plates mounted on one layer of the printed circuit board; a second conductive plate mounted on one layer of the printed circuit board so as not to overlap the array when viewing from the top of the second plate; a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the array and set to provide wireless communication at a frequency of 20-100 GHz; and a grip sensing circuit electrically connected to the second conductive plate. Other various embodiments can be possible.

Electronic device comprising communication device including sensing electrode

An electronic device according to various examples comprises: a housing, in an unfolded state, including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction and including at least one flexible portion; a touch screen display arranged between the first surface and the second surface of the housing, exposed through the first surface of the housing, and when viewed from above the first surface, including at least one flexible portion at a position corresponding to the flexible portion of the housing; and a pressure sensor arranged between the touch screen display and the second surface of the housing, and when viewed from above the first surface, including at least one flexible portion at a position corresponding to the flexible portion of the housing. The pressure sensor comprises: a first electrode layer formed substantially in parallel to the touch screen display; a second electrode layer spaced apart from the first electrode layer in the second direction and formed substantially in parallel to the first electrode layer; and a dielectric layer arranged between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. Other examples are also possible.

Electronic device including pressure sensor

According to one or more embodiments, an electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, where a transparent cover forms at least one part of the first surface. The electronic device also includes a touch screen display disposed between the first surface and second surface of the housing and exposed through the transparent cover, a pressure sensor disposed between the touch screen display and the second surface of the housing, and having an active area for sensing pressure placed on the first surface by an external object and an inactive area disposed around the active area, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) disposed between the pressure sensor and the second surface of the housing, and an electrically conductive connection member for electrically connecting the pressure sensor and the PCB. The electrically conductive connection member may be at least partially overlap with the active area of the pressure sensor when the electronic device is viewed in the second direction. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Input device and electronic apparatus comprising the same

Wearable electronic device

Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

Growing community of inventors

Suwon-si, South Korea

Kyungwan Park