Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ohhyuck Kwon

Min Cheol Park

Sung Ho Cho

Jaeyoung Huh

Jonghoon Lim

Daesuk Kang

Boram Kim

Sungchul Park

Kyungwoo Lee

Hongki Moon

Seungjoo Lee

Yoonsun Park

Seunghoon Kang

Sung Dae Cho

Jiwoong Oh

Ji Hyun Eom

Heungsik Shin

Hyungdal Kim

Ahreum Hwang

Ewidon Jeong

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

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 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 composite heat dissipation member and an electronic device comprising the composite heat dissipation member. The composite head dissipation member may include a first heat dissipation sheet disposed to be overlapped with an antenna module, and a second heat dissipation sheet disposed adjacent to the first heat dissipation sheet without an overlap with the first heat dissipation sheet, thermally connected to the first heat dissipation sheet, and having a higher thermal conductivity than the first heat dissipation sheet.

Electronic device including composite heat dissipation member and method of manufacturing the same

Methods and devices for antenna switching are provided. A wireless signal is transmitted and received through a specific antenna module among a plurality of antenna modules. Status information about each of one or more other antenna modules among the plurality of antenna modules is acquired, when a temperature of the specific antenna module exceeds a predetermined value. The temperature of the specific antenna module is measured through a respective sensor module of a plurality of sensor modules. Each sensor module of the plurality of sensor modules is contained in or disposed adjacent to a respective antenna module of the plurality of antenna modules. The specific antenna module is switched to an antenna module selected from among the one or more other antenna modules, based on the acquired status information.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device includes a display, a biometric sensor disposed in the display, and a processor electrically connected to the display and the biometric sensor. The processor is configured to activate a pixel included in the display, acquire position information corresponding to the pixel through the biometric sensor, and identify a position of the biometric sensor disposed in the display based on the position information. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Electronic device and method for identifying sensor position by using pixels of display

An electronic device having an electrode pattern for a touch sensor is provided. The electronic device include a touch sensor; and a touch key that is formed at a position corresponding to the electrode pattern for the touch sensor and corresponds to a touch region. The electrode pattern is an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) pattern.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Ohhyuck Kwon