Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sun-Lyeong Hwang

Sung-Soo Park

Mun-Kue Park

Yong-Chan Keh

Ki-Chan Kim

Duchang Heo

Jung-Koa Lee

An electronic device is provided, which includes a first case frame, a second case frame, a hinge portion, and a processor. The first case frame includes a keypad. The second case frame is installed to be rotatable from the first case frame, and includes a touchscreen. The hinge portion couples the first case frame with the second case frame, and is rotatably installed to rotate the second case frame. The processor controls to determine an operation mode of the electronic device depending on rotation of the hinge portion.

Electronic device having hinge structure and operating method thereof

An apparatus and method for controlling vibration in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes, upon detecting a key input by a user, determining whether a current feedback signal is detected when an external case with a first vibrator is connected to the mobile terminal, upon detecting the current feedback signal, determining that the external case is connected to the mobile terminal and applying a drive signal to the first vibrator, and controlling the first vibrator to be activated in response to the received drive signal to output a haptic feedback.

Apparatus and method for controlling vibration in mobile terminal

A keypad is provided. The keypad includes an optical waveguide on the top surface of which at least one prism pattern is formed, a light source for generating light and causing the light to be incident to a side surface of the optical waveguide, and at least one optical detector located below the optical waveguide to correspond to the at least one prism pattern.

Keypad with optical waveguide having at least one prism pattern

An optically pumped semiconductor laser and an optical pumping method are disclosed. The optically pumped semiconductor laser includes an output mirror and a reflective mirror for forming a resonant region therebetween, a gain medium disposed between the output mirror and the reflective mirror and a light source for applying a source light in a direction between the output mirror and the gain medium to activate the gain medium, whereby the optical axes of the light from the source light and the light generated from the gain medium are substantially perpendicular to each other and the optical axes of a second harmonic generated from a nonlinear crystal is substantially equal to the optical axis of the light generated from the gain medium.

Optically pumped semiconductor laser

The width of a current pass region of a semiconductor laser device is narrowed as much as possible, thus implementing a stable single transverse mode. The device is relatively resistant against physical impact. The device includes a semiconductor substrate having first and second opposite surfaces, and, in order, a first conductive type clad, active layer, etch stop layer, current blocking layer formed in a V-groove shape so that a part of the etch stop layer is exposed, second conductive type clad formed entirely over the entire of the V-groove and the current blocking layer, optical guide layer, current pass facilitation layer, cap layer, second conductive type electrode, and a first conductive type electrode formed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate.

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Gumi-si, South Korea

Sun-Lyeong Hwang