Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seonjun Kim

Dongil Yang

Hyoseok Na

Yohan Moon

Jongin Lee

Jonghun Yoo

Jonghyun Park

Namjun Cho

Doohwan Lee

Seunghyun Oh

Hanyeop Lee

Wonsub Lim

Taeyang Na

An electronic device includes: a first circuit board; at least one electronic component module disposed on the first circuit board; one first connection member disposed on the first circuit board; and a second circuit board stacked on the one first connection member, wherein the one electronic component module includes: a third circuit board facing the first circuit board; one first electronic component disposed on the third circuit board; a fourth circuit board facing the second circuit board; one second electronic component disposed on the fourth circuit board; a first contact point disposed on the third circuit board and configured to electrically connect the first circuit board with the third circuit board; and a second contact point disposed on the fourth circuit board and configured to electrically connect the second circuit board with the fourth circuit board.

Electronic device

According to various embodiments, there may be provided a radio frequency front end (RFFE) device comprising: a plurality of ports each connectable to an antenna, a first circuit configured to process a first signal for a first operating frequency band included in a first frequency band group, a second circuit configured to process a second signal for a second operating frequency band included in a second frequency band group, a diplexer including a first end electrically connected with a first port of the plurality of ports, a second end, and a third end, a first switch connected to a first conductive line connecting the first circuit and a second port of the plurality of ports and electrically connecting or electrically separating the second end of the diplexer to/from the first circuit and the second port based on a state, and a second switch connected to a second conductive line connecting the second circuit and a third port of the plurality of ports and electrically connecting or electrically separating the third end of the diplexer to/from the second circuit and the third port based on a state.

RFFE device, electronic device and method for operating the same

The electronic device of the present invention may comprise: a first antenna and a second antenna; a communication circuit; and a processor electrically connected to the first antenna, the second antenna, and the communication circuit. The processor is configured to: control the communication circuit such that a first signal is output to the first antenna; acquire a second signal corresponding to the first signal reflected from the first antenna, and a third signal corresponding to the first signal output through the first antenna and received by the second antenna; identify a reflection coefficient at which the first signal is reflected from the first antenna, and a transmission coefficient at which the first signal is transmitted to the second antenna; and perform a designated function according to a value corresponding to a distance between the electronic device and an external object.

Electronic device and method for performing designated function according to distance to external object, determined on basis of signal output through antenna

Disclosed is an antenna module, which include a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a communication module that includes a first transmit path and a first receive path connected with the first antenna element, a second transmit path and a second receive path connected with the second antenna element, and a detection circuit connected with at least a part of the second receive path. The communication module may output a specified signal by using the first transmit path and the first antenna element based at least on obtaining a request for identifying a state of the antenna module from an external device, may obtain the output specified signal by using the second receive path and the second antenna element, may identify an intensity of the obtained specified signal by using the detection circuit, and may determine whether the antenna module is abnormal, based at least on the intensity of the obtained specified signal. Moreover, various embodiment found through the present disclosure are possible.

Antenna module including communication module capable of determining abnormality of transmission or reception path

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna, a transmission path electrically connected to the antenna and including at least one amplifier, a transceiver connected to the transmission path and converting a signal, a feedback path connected between the transmission path and the transceiver, at least one processor connected to the transceiver and communicating with at least one external electronic device by using the transceiver, and a memory connected to the at least one processor. The processor may obtain first information about a first phase and a first magnitude, which are associated with the first frequency, and second information about a second phase and a second magnitude, which are associated with a multiplied frequency of the first frequency, from the transmission signal and the reflection signal using the transceiver, and may determine a state of the electronic device based on the first information and the second information.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Seonjun Kim