Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Minkyu Kwon

Sungwoo Lee

Sungkyu Cho

Hyoungseok Oh

Daewoong Cho

Taejin Jeong

Taesun You

Guntak Kwak

Junhan Bae

Taejeong Kim

Dongjoon Kim

Hocheol Chung

Sejong Park

Yonghwan Cho

Suji Lee

Hyeonje Choe

A first mobile device including a connection terminal configured to electrically connect to a second mobile device, a variable impedance device connected to the connection terminal, the variable impedance device configured to vary an impedance, processing circuitry configured to determine a power line communication (PLC) mode between the first mobile device and the second mobile device to be one of a low-speed PLC mode or a high-speed PLC mode, and control the impedance of the variable impedance device according to the determined PLC mode, and a PLC modem configured to receive power from the second mobile device or communicate data with the second mobile device based on the determined PLC mode.

Mobile devices, mobile systems and operating methods thereof

A charging integrated circuit (IC) in a mobile device including battery includes; a switching charger including at least one inductor, a direct charger including at least one capacitor, and a control circuit. The control circuit detects a connection between the mobile device and an external power unit and a disconnection between the mobile device and the external power unit, wherein the switching charger and the direct charger selectively receive an external power signal provided by the external power unit by the connection between the mobile device and an external power unit. Upon detecting the connection between the mobile device and an external power unit, the charging IC activates the direct charger and provides a constant charging current to the battery using the direct charger, and upon detecting the disconnection between the mobile device and an external power unit, the charging IC deactivates the direct charger, activates the switching charger, and maintains a battery voltage associated with the battery using the switching charger.

Charging integrated circuit and operating method

An electronic device includes a power line communication circuit configured to perform power line communication with an external device, the power line communication circuit including: a power line switch provided between a regulator output node and a POGO output node; and a pull-up resistance provided between the POGO output node and a power supply voltage; and a processor configured to control the power line communication circuit, wherein the processor is further configured to: based on receiving a start signal instructing an initiation of high-speed communication, turn off the power line switch to block an electrical coupling between the regulator output node and the POGO output node, and perform the high-speed communication with the external device by connecting coupling the POGO output node to the power supply voltage through the pull-up resistance or connecting coupling the POGO output node to a ground voltage, based on according to output data.

Electronic device performing high-speed power line communication and operating method thereof

A charging integrated circuit (IC) includes: a connection circuit configured to selectively connect a first battery and a second battery to each other in series and in parallel; a first charger configured to charge the first battery and the second battery connected to each other in parallel in a first charging mode; and a second charger configured to charge the first battery and the second battery connected to each other in series in a second charging mode. The connection circuit may include: a first regulating circuit connected to the first battery in series and configured to regulate a first balancing current flowing to the first battery; and a second regulating circuit connected to the second battery in series and configured to regulate a second balancing current flowing to the second battery.

Charging integrated circuit for charging battery device and electronic device including the same

An electronic device includes a charging integrated circuit (IC) including a direct charging circuit that charges a battery; and an application processor that issues a request to an external power source to output a maximum voltage corresponding to a target current, performs a ramp-up operation on a charging current input to the charging IC on the basis of the maximum voltage, compensates for a difference between the charging current and the target current in response to the charging current entering a constant current period, and enters a sleep mode during the constant current period in response to that the charging current reaching the target current.

Electronic device for charging battery based on direct charging and operating method of the electronic device

A charging management chip includes a switching charging circuit and a direct charging circuit. The switching charging circuit receives charging power, and passes through the charging power to a first node, and charges a battery according to a switching charging method and controls generation of a system voltage provided to an electronic system. The direct charging circuit receives the charging power applied to the first node via an input node, and charges the battery according to a direct charging method by providing the charging power to an output node based on a switching circuit therein. The switching charging circuit charges the battery through a first charging path including an inductor arranged outside the charging management chip, and the direct charging circuit charges the battery through a second charging path through which the charging power transferred to the output node is directly provided to the battery.

Charging management chip for charging battery based on switching charging and direct charging, and operating method of charging management chip

A charger integrated circuit for charging a battery device including a first battery and a second battery includes; a first charger configured to generate a first charging current from an input voltage when the input voltage is received from an input voltage terminal, and a battery switch configured to provide the first charging current to the battery device, the battery switch comprising a plurality of transistors for connecting the first battery and the second battery in series or in parallel based on the input voltage, a first both-end voltage of the first battery and a second both-end voltage of the second battery.

Charger integrated circuit for charging battery device and electronic device including same

A mobile device includes; a power line communication ( ) module that communicates data with an external device via a power line, receives a first preamble signal from the external device during a first preamble interval, receives a voltage signal as the data during a data reception interval following the first preamble interval, and demodulates the voltage signal to provide a demodulated voltage signal, a frequency/duty detector that detects a frequency and a duty of the first preamble signal, and a control circuit that performs signal a data determination operation on a demodulated voltage signal during a data period and using the first detected frequency and the first detected duty.

Mobile device for performing power line communication and operating method thereof

A voltage converter includes a power switching unit and an indirect sensing circuit. The power switching unit includes a plurality of power switches and a capacitor. The indirect sensing circuit receives an input voltage, a first voltage at a first node of the capacitor, and a second voltage at a second node of the capacitor, and generates first and second sensing output voltages based on the input voltage and the first and second voltages. A voltage difference between the first and second voltages is equal to a fractional multiple of the input voltage.

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