Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Minhong Do

Hyunsuk Choi

Jaebong Chun

Seongjin Park

Seokwoo Lee

Kyungrok Lee

Sukchan Hong

Eunsoo Park

Yongwoon Kim

Yonglak Cho

Sungkyun Kim

Jaebum Bae

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to rotate relative to the first housing and a hinge module rotatably coupling the first housing and the second housing and received in the housing. The hinge module includes a hinge housing including a receiving space, a spring positioned in the receiving space of the hinge housing, a supporting member including an inclined portion coupled to one end of the spring, and a cam coupled to another end of the spring and configured to transfer force to the spring.

Electronic device including hinge module

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include a plurality of antenna arrays and at least one processor operatively connected to the plurality of antenna arrays. The at least one processor may transmit a first radio signal including a specific polarization, generated through a first antenna array of the plurality of antenna arrays. The at least one processor may receive a second radio signal which is a reflected signal of the first radio signal and includes the specific polarization, generated through a second antenna array different from the first antenna array of the plurality of antenna arrays. The at least one processor may identify external objects around the electronic device on the basis of the second radio signal. Other various embodiments may be possible.

Electronic device and method for detecting external object by using antenna array

According to various embodiments disclosed herein, an electronic device comprises: a front plate including a front surface facing a first direction and a first portion of a side surface extending from the front surface; a frame forming a second portion of the side surface and on which electronic components of the electronic device sit; a rear cover including a rear surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction and a third portion of the side surface extending from the rear surface to the second portion of the side surface; a mmWave antenna module including a mmWave antenna disposed in one region of the frame and configured to form a beam in a third direction forming an obtuse angle with the first direction and an acute angle with the second direction; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the mmWave antenna module. The rear cover comprises a ceramic material. In the third portion of the rear cover, a portion included in a region forming a first angle with the third direction in which the mmWave antenna module is configured to form a beam has a thickness in a first range. A portion outside the region forming a first angle with the third direction in which the mmWave antenna module is configured to form a beam may have a thickness in a second range greater than the first range.

Device and method for improving performance of mmWave antenna in electronic device including ceramic housing

Disclosed is an electronic device including a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) that delivers a digital signal, which is to be transmitted by a modem through an antenna configured to transmit and/or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, in a form of the RF signal and to deliver the RF signal received from the antenna, in a direction of the modem, wherein the plurality of RFICs are at least partially connected to one another, an inter frequency integrated circuit (IFIC) connected to at least some RFICs among the plurality of RFICs and configured to receive the digital signal from the modem, to convert the digital signal to an inter frequency (IF) signal, to deliver the IF signal to the RFIC, to convert the RF signal delivered from the RFIC to the IF signal, and to deliver the IF signal to the modem, and a plurality of compensation units respectively connected to the plurality of RFICs or respectively positioned inside of the plurality of RFICs, the compensation units comprising circuitry configured to compensate for a loss of the IF signal occurring between the IFIC and the at least some RFICs or to compensate for a loss of the IF signal occurring between the plurality of RFICs.

Electronic device for compensating for loss of inter frequency signal between antenna module and inter frequency integrated circuit

Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing having a front surface, a rear surface, and a side surface partially surrounding a space between the front surface and the rear surface, wherein at least one of the front surface, the rear surface, and the side surface comprises a non-conductive portion, and at least a partial region of the non-conductive portion comprises a first through hole, a component at least partially overlapping the first through hole when the non-conductive portion is viewed from outside the housing, wherein the component is disposed at a position spaced apart from the non-conductive portion by a first distance, and an antenna structure disposed at a position spaced apart from the non-conductive portion by a second distance shorter than the first distance, wherein the antenna structure is configured to radiate radio waves through the non-conductive portion, and comprises at least one second through hole.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Minhong Do