Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sun Kwon Kim

Hee Sae Lee

Min Su Kim

Seung Won Lee

Jae Min Kang

Yong Joo Kwon

Kee Chang Lee

Sung Chan Park

Ouk Choi

Ki Hong Kim

Jong Sung Lee

Young Ihn Kho

Seong Il Park

Seung Kyu Lee

Yong Il Kwon

Sang Yun Park

Do Kyoon Kim

Youn Ho Kim

Byeong Hoon Lee

Ji Min Lee

Yoon Kyung Choi

Chang Yeong Kim

Hee Bum Lee

Hyung Jong Ko

Choong Hoon Lee

Sun Woo Park

Yong Jin Park

Young Kil Choi

Yun Jeong Kim

Nam Il Koo

Kyung Rim Kim

Jong Bin Moon

Jeong Ho Moon

A fingerprint recognition device includes a display, a touch sensor panel (TSP) which senses a touch, and a fingerprint recognition integrated circuit (FPIC) which scans a fingerprint. The FPIC includes a pixel including a photoelectric element which receives light reflected by the fingerprint, a low noise amplifier (LNA) which outputs a signal voltage by converting an electric charge received from the photoelectric element, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which converts the signal voltage into a digital signal. The ADC includes a variable reference voltage generator which provides a variable reference voltage, a comparator which adds the variable reference voltage to the signal voltage, performs correlated double sampling on the result of the addition, and outputs a comparison signal by comparing the result of the correlated double sampling with a ramp voltage, and a counter which outputs the digital signal by counting the comparison signal.

Fingerprint recognition integrated circuit and fingerprint recognition device including the same

A method for acquiring capacitance of a capacitive touch panel includes acquiring a selected capacitance value at a selected point among a plurality of points at which a plurality of capacitances are present, in the capacitive touch panel, determining the selected capacitance value as a reference capacitance value, and performing a multi-driving using a balanced code, and acquiring a capacitance value from at least one point among the plurality of points using the reference capacitance value.

Capacitive touch panel and method for acquiring capacitance values

A photocurable coating composition includes 50 to 150 parts by weight of a urethane acrylate oligomer having a number average molecular weight of 1300 to 1700 g/mol and 9 functional groups, 50 to 150 parts by weight of an acrylate monomer, 10 to 15 parts by weight of a photoinitiator, and 1 to 3 parts by weight of a surfactant.

Photocurable coating composition, method of forming coating layer using the same, and apparatus for forming coating layer using the same

A grip-type blood pressure measuring apparatus and a method of operating the apparatus are provided. The grip-type blood pressure measuring apparatus may include a pulse wave measuring sensor array comprising a plurality of pulse wave measuring sensors that are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval; and a blood pressure measurer configured to select a first pulse wave and a second pulse wave from among a plurality of pulse waves measured by the plurality of pulse wave measuring sensors, analyze the selected first pulse wave and second pulse wave, and determine a blood pressure based on an analysis result of the first pulse wave and the second pulse wave.

Grip-type blood pressure measuring apparatus and method of operating the same

A sensor for increasing security using biometric data, a mobile device including the same, and an authentication method of the mobile device are provided. The sensor includes a fingerprint sensor configured to detect fingerprint data of a user contacting a fingerprint acquisition region, a plurality of electrodes, and a bio sensor connected to the electrodes to detect at least one type of biometric data. A first electrode among the electrodes is located such that a finger of the user contacts the first electrode when the finger of the user is in contact with the fingerprint acquisition region.

Sensor for increasing security using biometric data, mobile device including the same, and authentication method of the mobile device

A unit pixel of a fingerprint sensor is provided. The unit pixel includes a sensing electrode located to form a capacitance with an object touching a touch surface, a first switch connected between a first node and a second node to transmit at least one driving voltage input through the second node, the first node connected to the sensing electrode, the switch configured to the sensing electrode, an amplifier configured to receive a signal from the sensing electrode and amplify the signal, and a first capacitor connected between a first input terminal and an output terminal of the amplifier, the first capacitor configured to transmit the signal from the sensing electrode to the output terminal. The amplifier is configured to output a different output voltage according to the at least one driving based on an operation of the first switch.

Unit pixel of fingerprint sensor and fingerprint sensor including the same

A blood pressure measuring apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The blood pressure measuring apparatus includes: a strap; and a main body that is rotatably connected to the strap, wherein the main body includes: a first pulse wave measurer configured to measure a first pulse wave; a second pulse wave measurer that is spaced apart from the first pulse wave measurer at a regular interval and is configured to measure a second pulse wave; and a blood pressure measurer configured to analyze the first pulse wave and the second pulse wave and determine a blood pressure based on the analyzed first pulse wave and the analyzed second pulse wave.

Blood pressure measuring apparatus and method of operating the same

Ultrasonic imaging method includes sequentially emitting by each transducer group of respective regions, into which transducers are divided, focused ultrasonic pulses to a focal point of an object; sequentially acquiring, by each transducer group, ultrasonic echo signals from the focal point based on the emitted ultrasonic pulses; calculating a normal vector of a surface of the object using emission directions of the focused ultrasonic pulses and intensities of the ultrasonic echo signals in correspondence to the focused ultrasonic pulses emitted by three of the transducer groups; calculating an attenuation rate of the ultrasonic echo signals using the normal vector and the emission directions of the focused ultrasonic pulses emitted by the three of the transducer groups, and correcting the ultrasonic echo signals based on the attenuation rate; beamforming the ultrasonic echo signals, an attenuation of which has been corrected, into ultrasonic image signals to be output as an ultrasonic image.

Apparatus for processing ultrasonic image and method thereof

An ultrasonic imaging method includes emitting ultrasonic pulses in different directions and acquiring ultrasonic echo signals from an object, calculating an attenuation rate of the ultrasonic echo signals, correcting the acquired ultrasonic echo signals based on the attenuation rate, and outputting the corrected ultrasonic echo signals as an ultrasonic image.

An apparatus and method for out-focusing a color image based on a depth image, the method including receiving an input of a depth region of interest (ROI) desired to be in focus for performing out-focusing in the depth image, and applying different blur models to pixels corresponding to the depth ROI, and pixels corresponding to a region, other than the depth ROI, in the color image, thereby performing out-focusing on the depth ROI.

Image processing apparatus and method

An apparatus and method for generating a depth image using transition of light sources may include a surface information determination unit to determine surface information related to a surface of an object, using a plurality of intensity images generated according to position of light sources; and an output depth image generation unit to generate an output depth image, using an original depth image and the surface information.

Apparatus and method for generating depth image using transition of light source

An image processing apparatus and method using a depth image are provided. The image processing apparatus may include a region determination unit to determine a foreground region and a background region in a color image using a depth image, and a color compensation unit to compensate a color with respect to the foreground region and the background region.

Apparatus and method for processing color image using depth image

A buffer memory includes a memory cell array, a flag cell array, and a error correction block. The memory cell array has a plurality of word lines. Each of the plurality of word lines are electrically connected to a plurality of memory cells storing data. The flag cell array has a plurality of flag cells. Each of the plurality of flag cells is connected to each of the word lines and stores information that indicates whether error correction of the data has been performed. The error correction block performs error correction on the data output from the memory cell array in response to a command received through a host interface and flag data output from the flag cell array.

Semiconductor memory system performing data error correction using flag cell array of buffer memory

An integrated circuit memory system includes an integrated circuit device having a random access memory array, a non-volatile memory array (e.g., flash memory array) and a data transfer circuit therein. The memory arrays and data transfer circuit may be included in a common integrated circuit chip. The random access memory (RAM) array includes a plurality of columns of RAM cells and a first plurality of bit lines, which are electrically connected to the plurality of columns of RAM cells. The non-volatile memory array includes a plurality of columns of non-volatile memory cells and a second plurality of bit lines, which are electrically connected to a plurality of columns of non-volatile memory cells. The data transfer circuit is electrically connected to the first and second pluralities of bit lines. The data transfer circuit is configured to support direct bidirectional communication between the first and second pluralities of bit lines.

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