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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Il Kwon Chung, Suwon, KR;
Joo Hyun Kim, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
There are provided a fingerprint sensor and an electronic device including the same. The fingerprint sensor includes a glass panel; a plurality of transducers arranged on edge regions of the glass panel, the plurality of transducers emitting ultrasonic wave signals toward inner surfaces of the glass panel and receiving the ultrasonic wave signals reflected from the inner surfaces of the glass panel; and a fingerprint sensing unit sensing a fingerprint based on the ultrasonic wave signals received by the plurality of transducers, the fingerprint sensing unit sequentially driving the plurality of transducers.