Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seonho Han

Hongki Kim

Taegyun Kim

Donghoo Jang

Yongsang Yun

Jin Wook Kim

Jongah Kim

Jungsoo Kim

Yongyi Kim

Injo Jeong

Chijeong Choi

Heeyoung Kim

Shinhun Moon

Dongheon Jang

Youngjin Oh

Jonggwan Jung

Hyungsoo Park

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a housing including a front plate facing forward and a rear plate facing rearward; a display assembly comprising a display visible through at least a portion of the front plate and which includes an upper portion, a lower portion overlapping at least a partial region of the upper assembly and that includes a first opening, and a flexible circuit board overlapping at least a partial region of the lower portion and that includes a second opening corresponding to at least a portion of the first opening; a photosensor module including a sensing unit comprising a sensor corresponding to at least a portion of the second opening, and a plurality of pads arranged to be adjacent to the sensing unit and electrically coupled to the flexible circuit board; and an electrical component and/or mechanical structure arranged between the photosensor module and the rear plate and spaced from the photosensor module at a first distance.

Electronic device including photosensor module

An electronic device, according to various example embodiments of the disclosure, may comprise: a display; a processor operatively connected to the display; a cover facing the display and comprising a light transmitting material; a flexible printed circuit board having a first side facing the cover, and a second side corresponding to the opposite side of the first side; a wireless charging coil disposed to surround the flexible printed circuit board; a first bio-signal sensing unit comprising bio-signal sensing circuitry including a light-emitting unit including light-emitting circuitry and a light-receiving unit including light-receiving circuitry mounted on the first side of the flexible printed circuit board; a second bio-signal sensing unit including an internal electrode formed inside the cover, which is a portion facing the flexible printed circuit board, and an external electrode electrically connected to the internal electrode and formed outside the cover; a contact having one end mounted on the first side of the flexible printed circuit board and extending to the cover such that the opposite end thereof is connected to the internal electrode of the second bio-signal sensing unit; and a signal processing unit mounted on the second side of the flexible printed circuit board comprising circuitry configured to process a first bio-signal sensed by the first bio-signal sensing unit and a second bio-signal sensed by the second bio-signal sensing unit.

Wearable electronic device and assembly method

An electronic device includes a housing including a first cover member, a second cover member, and a side member enclosing a space between the first cover member and the second cover member; a support member coupled to or formed integrally with the side member; a printed circuit board disposed in the space and including a biometric circuit; a first conductive portion disposed at least partially in the side member; a second conductive portion and third conductive portion disposed at least partially in the second cover member and electrically connected to the printed circuit board; and at least one conductive path disposed in the space, configured to electrically connect the biometric circuit and the first conductive portion, and formed on the support member. The biometric circuit receives a biometric signal based on the first conductive portion, the second conductive portion, the third conductive portion, and the at least one conductive path.

Electronic device extending sensing area

A wearable electronic device is disclosed, including: a housing having a front plate disposed facing in a first direction, a rear plate disposed facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, at least a part of the rear plate substantially transparent, and a side member defining a space between the front plate and the rear plate, a substrate disposed within the space, a biometric sensor module disposed between the substrate and the rear plate including at least one light source configured to emit light to an exterior of the wearable electronic device and at least one light detector configured to receive reflected light corresponding to the emitted light reflected from the exterior, and at least one magnetic substance disposed between the light source and the light detector to limit an amount of light reaching the biometric sensor module other than the reflected emitted light.

Wearable electronic device including biometric sensor

According to various embodiments, there may be provided an electronic device comprising: a housing comprising a first space connected to the outside of the electronic device; a speaker device arranged inside the housing; a speaker housing comprising a second space formed to be spatially separated from the inner space of the electronic device by the speaker device inside the housing, the second space being arranged to be connected to the first space; a first atmospheric pressure sensor which is exposed to the first space and has a waterproofing function; a second atmospheric pressure sensor arranged in the inner space; and a processor, wherein the electronic device is configured to detect immersion of the electronic device in water or removal thereof from the immersion on the basis of the amount of atmospheric pressure change confirmed through the first atmospheric pressure sensor, and is configured to control the water-repellent operation through the speaker device on the basis of a difference value between first atmospheric pressure information acquired from the first atmospheric pressure sensor and second atmospheric pressure information acquired through the second atmospheric pressure sensor. Various other embodiments may be possible.

Electronic device comprising water-repellent structure and method for operating same

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Seonho Han