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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H01L 29/786 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0421 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); H01L 29/78603 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs), a proximity sensor disposed under the display and including a plurality of light emitting units, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the display and the proximity sensor. The light generated from the proximity sensor may have a lower energy than the work function of silicon included in the plurality of TFTs of the display.