Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Seongjin Park

Jaehoon Jo

Sumin Yun

Jehun Jong

Myunghun Jeong

Dongyeon Kim

Hosaeng Kim

Woomin Jang

Jaebong Chun

Sehyun Park

Jinwoo Jung

Yoonjung Kim

Hyunsuk Choi

Gyubok Park

Seokwoo Lee

Kyungrok Lee

Minhong Do

Sukchan Hong

Yongsang Yun

Chaejun Lee

Gunbae Lim

Sungsoo Kim

Jaeseok Park

Kiwon Kim

Taewan Kim

Hyunkee Min

Soonho Hwang

Sungbum Park

Joon Young Heo

Donghun Shin

Youngho Ryu

Mincheol Seo

Seungbum Choi

Jeongwon Lee

Wonjoon Choi

Woosung Chun

Bumjin Cho

Sanghyuk Wi

Gyusub Kim

Seyoon Bae

Sangha Lee

Hyeonuk Kang

Dongil Seo

Yonghyun Yoon

Ahmed Hussain

SeongOok Park

Byoungryoul Song

Youngjoon Lim

Taeyoon Seo

Yeeun Chi

iLPYO Hong

An electronic device includes a first antenna element, an array antenna including a plurality of second antenna elements spaced apart from each other, a camera, and a processor. The processor is configured to identify a field of view (FoV) of the camera, identify a distance from an external object within the FoV by using the first antenna element and a first set of at least one antenna element of the plurality of second antenna elements, based on the FoV as a first value, identify a distance from the external object by using the first antenna element and a second set of at least one antenna element of the plurality of second antenna elements, based on the FoV as a second value, adjust a focus distance of the camera based on the identified distance, and obtain an image for the external object through the camera having the adjusted focus distance.

Electronic device and method including antenna for adjusting focus of camera

An electronic device may include: a first housing; a second housing coupled to the first housing through a hinge; an antenna module; and at least one processor electrically coupled to the antenna module, wherein the hinge is arranged about a first axis in an area having a first width in a third direction which is perpendicular to each of a first direction and to a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction and is faced by the rear side of the first housing, and the first housing has a first structure, and an arrangement portion is provided in the first structure, and the at least one processor may be configured to transmit and/or receive a signal having a frequency between 3 GHz and 100 GHz in the first direction or in a direction between the second direction and the third direction, by using the antenna module.

Structure having antenna module applied in foldable electronic device

An example electronic device may include an antenna module including a printed circuit board, a plurality of conductive patches including a first conductive patch and a second conductive patch, an RFIC which is disposed on the second surface of the printed circuit board and includes a first tuning circuit, and a first conductive structure which includes a first portion extending from the first conductive patch, a second portion extending from the second conductive patch and connected to the first portion at a point positioned at one end of the first portion, and a first common portion connected to the first tuning circuit and connecting the first conductive patch and the second conductive patch to the first tuning circuit, a ground, and a wireless communication circuit, and the wireless communication circuit may be configured to feed the plurality of conductive patches to receive a signal in a designated frequency band.

Electronic device including antenna

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including a plurality of layers, a communication circuit electrically coupled to the PCB, and at least one processor electrically coupled to the communication circuit. The PCB may include a first layer in which a plurality of patch antennas disposed, a first feeding path which feeds a first point of a first patch antenna so that the first patch antenna disposed to the first layer transmits and/or receives a first polarized signal, a second feeding path which feeds a second point of the first patch antenna so that the first patch antenna disposed to the first layer transmits and/or receives a second polarized signal orthogonal to the first polarized signal, a second layer including a ground, a first ground path, and a second ground.

Electronic device comprising antenna

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing including a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface, an antenna module including a printed circuit board (PCB) and conductive patches disposed on one surface of the PCB facing the third surface of the second housing, a conductive plate disposed between the antenna module and the third surface of the second housing, and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna module, wherein the conductive patches may be positioned at a first height from the second surface of the second housing, wherein the conductive plate may be parallel to the second surface of the second housing and positioned at a second height lower than the first height of the conductive patches, and wherein the wireless communication circuit may be configured to supply power to the conductive patches to transmit and/or receive a signal in a frequency band of 20 gigahertz (GHz) or more.

Electronic device including antennas

An electronic apparatus having a housing, a flexible display, and a key button which is arranged in a first area on a side of a first part is provided. The key button includes at least one protrusion extending toward the inside of the first part and an antenna structure arranged on the inside of the first part with respect to the first area. The housing includes the first part, a second part, and a connection part arranged between the first part and the second part, the second part being rotatably coupled to the first part through the connection part. The antenna structure includes a dome switch arranged above a substrate at a position corresponding to the at least one protrusion, and a plurality of conductive patches provided on a conductive layer of the substrate. The dome switch may be arranged at the corresponding position between the plurality of conductive patches.

Electronic apparatus comprising antenna

An electronic device is provided that includes a housing, an antenna structure, an electronic component, and a wireless communication circuit. The antenna structure includes a substrate, at least one conductive patch disposed at the substrate, at least one power feeder disposed at a position of the at least one conductive patch, and at least one electrical connection structure. The at least one electrical connection structure includes a first conductive via disposed to pass through the at least one conductive patch and a ground layer of the substrate, and a second conductive via passing through the at least one conductive patch and electrically connected to the ground layer. The electronic component is disposed to overlap at least in part with the at least one conductive patch when the substrate is viewed from above, and is electrically connected to a main board through the at least one electrical connection structure. The wireless communication circuit is electrically connected to the at least one power feeder, and is configured to form a beam pattern in a first direction through the at least one conductive patch.

Antenna and electronic device including the same

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing, an antenna structure disposed in the inner space of the housing, wherein the antenna structure includes: a substrate including a first substrate and a second substrate surface oriented in a direction opposite to the first substrate surface, and a first array antenna including a plurality of first chip antennas disposed at a specified interval in a first region of the first substrate surface, and a first wireless communication circuit disposed in the inner space and configured to transmit and/or receive a wireless signal of a first frequency band via the first array antenna.

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

An electronic device is provided. The electronic devices includes a housing at least partially including a conductive portion, an antenna structure including a printed circuit board including a plurality of insulating layers, at least one first conductive patch including a first feeding point, and a second feeding point, and at least one second conductive patch including a third feeding point, and a fourth feeding point, and an antenna module including a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit or receive a first signal through the at least one first conductive patch and to transmit or receive a second signal of a second frequency band through the at least one second conductive patch.

Dual band antenna and electronic device including the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, an antenna structure disposed in an inner space of the housing and including a substrate having a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface facing a direction opposite the first substrate surface, and configured to have a first dielectric constant, a plurality of antenna elements disposed on the substrate at a designated interval and forming a directional beam in a direction toward which the first substrate surface faces, and at least one dielectric disposed on the first substrate surface and configured to have a second dielectric constant, and a wireless communication circuit disposed in the inner space and configured to at least one of transmit or receive a wireless signal in at least one frequency band through the plurality of antenna elements.

Antenna and electronic device including same

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes: a housing including a lateral member including a conductive member including an inner surface and an outer surface facing the inner surface, an antenna structure disposed in an inner space of the housing and including a substrate, and a plurality of antenna elements disposed at a first interval at the substrate, a plurality of through-holes penetrating the inner surface to at least a part of the outer surface and corresponding to the plurality of antenna elements, and a wireless communication circuit disposed in the inner space and configured to transmit or receive a radio signal in a specified frequency band through the antenna structure, wherein first opening portions of the plurality of through-holes formed in the inner surface are disposed at the first interval, and second opening portions of the plurality of through-holes formed in the outer surface are disposed at a second interval greater than the first interval.

An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a mmWave antenna module including a plurality of first antenna elements disposed on a first surface that is oriented in a first direction, a first coupling unit that protrudes in a second direction from a second surface that is perpendicular to the first surface and is oriented in the second direction, and an RFIC disposed on a third surface oriented in a third direction opposite to the first direction. The electronic device also includes an antenna structure including a plurality of second antenna elements and a second coupling unit protruding from one surface of the antenna structure; a connection member electrically connected to at least one of the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit; a main PCB electrically connected to the mmWave antenna module; and a wireless communication circuit disposed on the main PCB.

Electronic device having an antenna

Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing, a wireless communication module, and an antenna module operatively connected to the wireless communication module and disposed inside the housing, wherein the antenna module includes a first substrate comprising at least one feed line, a first surface disposed in a first direction, and a second surface disposed in a second direction opposite the first surface, a second substrate disposed on the first surface of the first substrate and having a first antenna array and a second antenna array disposed on the second substrate, and a third substrate disposed in a portion of the second surface of the first substrate and having a third antenna array and a fourth antenna array disposed on the third substrate, wherein the second substrate and/or the third substrate is formed of a material having a higher permittivity than the first substrate.

Antenna module having a miniaturized size and electronic device including the antenna module

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

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Seongjin Park