Samsung Electronics Patents

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a Korean electronics manufacturer and a part of the Samsung Group. Samsung Electronics manufactures and sells consumer electronics, including cell phones, televisions, tablets, digital cameras, computers, home appliances and home theater and audio components.

Samsung Electronics Patents by Type
  • Patent number: 11978382
    Abstract: An input sensing device includes sensor pixels initialized in response to a reset signal provided through a reset line, and output a sensing signal to a read-out line in response to a scan signal provided through a scan line. A controller generates at least one start signal and clock signals. A selector selectively provides the at least one start signal and the clock signals to first control lines or second control lines. A reset driver connected to the first control lines, and supplying reset signals to at least some of the reset lines based on the at least one start signal and the clock signals provided through the first control lines. A scan driver is connected to the second control lines, and supplies scan signals to at least some of the scan lines based on the at least one start signal and the clock signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Tea Park, Jong Hyun Lee, Kang Bin Jo, Go Eun Cha
  • Patent number: 11974883
    Abstract: An ultrasound imaging apparatus includes: a probe configured to output ultrasound signals to an object and detect echo signals reflected from the object; a display; and at least one processor configured to generate a first ultrasound image based on the echo signals, detect at least one object of interest, each corresponding to a fetus's finger or toe in the first ultrasound image, and when the at least one object of interest is detected, place at least one arrow indicator outside a vicinity of a region of interest corresponding to the detected at least one object of interest, and orientate the at least one arrow indicator toward the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Songyi Han, Yeonah Kang, Jaesung Lee
  • Patent number: 11978371
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling presentation on a foldable display of an electronic device is provided. A foldable electronic device comprises a foldable housing including a hinge structure, a first housing structure and a second housing structure foldable and unfoldable with respect to the first housing structure about the hinge structure. The electronic device includes a processor and a memory to store instructions that cause the processor to receive a first user input to select an application program; detect a change from a folded state to an unfolded state; determine whether the selected application program has user interface size restrictions; and in the unfolded state, display a user interface of the selected application on at least a portion of the foldable display, based in part on the screen size restriction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duncan Knarr, Andrew R McHugh, Seokhyun Yoon
  • Patent number: 11978376
    Abstract: A power management circuit is disclosed that includes a boost converter, a pass transistor, and an overcurrent detect circuit. The boost converter is configured to convert an input voltage into a first power supply voltage. The pass transistor is configured to transfer the first power supply voltage as a second power supply voltage after a predetermined time from a time point at which the first power supply voltage is activated. The overcurrent detect circuit is configured to perform an overcurrent detect operation by sensing a current flowing through the pass transistor. A display device is also disclosed that includes the power management circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Taek Hong, Sungchun Park
  • Patent number: 11979823
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for processing a network slice by a packet data network gateway control plane (PGW-C) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a session create request message from a mobility management entity (MME), identifying whether information indicating that a user equipment (UE) supports a slice quota-based operation is included in the session create request message, and transmitting, to the MME, a session create response message configured based on a result of the identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangsoo Jeong, Hoyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 11976918
    Abstract: A structured light projectors includes an illuminator configured to emit illumination light, a pattern mask configured to project structured light by partially transmitting the illumination light, and a lens configured to project the structured light, wherein the pattern mask includes a first lens distortion compensation region including a plurality of opaque first light shielding patterns having a first pattern width, respectively, and a second lens distortion compensation region surrounding the first lens distortion compensation region, the second lens distortion compensation region including a plurality of opaque second light shielding patterns having a second pattern width, respectively, wherein the second pattern width is less than the first pattern width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Namseop Kwon, Jangwoo You, Minkyung Lee, Byunghoon Na, Seunghoon Han
  • Patent number: 11979973
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor manufacturing apparatuses and operating methods thereof. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes an oscillation unit that includes a first seed laser, a second seed laser, and a seed module, wherein the first seed laser oscillates a first pulse, and wherein the second seed laser oscillates a second pulse, and an extreme ultraviolet generation unit configured to use the first and second pulses to generate extreme ultraviolet light. The seed module includes a plurality of mirrors configured to allow the first and second pulses to travel along first and second paths, respectively, and a pulse control optical system including a first optical element, a second optical element, and a third optical element. The pulse control optical system is on the second path that does not overlap the first path. The third optical element includes a lens between the first optical element and the second optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dohyung Kim, Seongchul Hong, Insung Kim, Jinhong Park, Jungchul Lee
  • Patent number: 11978407
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first data line, a second data line, and a pixel, the pixel including a first sub-pixel coupled to the first data line, and a second sub-pixel coupled to the second data line, a light stress compensator configured to generate a first data voltage control signal for the first sub-pixel based on a second data value of input image data for the second sub-pixel, in response to a first data value of input image data for the first sub-pixel being equal to or less than a first reference value, and a data driver configured to generate a first data signal based on the first data value for the first sub-pixel, to provide a first data voltage to the first data line, and to vary the first data voltage based on the first data voltage control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Hyun Bo Byun, Kyoung Ho Lim
  • Patent number: 11977485
    Abstract: A method of cache management includes: acquiring attributes of at least one file currently opened; extracting a first attribute subset related to a predetermined analysis target from among the attributes of the at least one file; determining region numbers of corresponding universal flash storage (UFS) device storage regions to be cached, based on the first attribute subset; and caching data of the corresponding UFS device storage regions to be cached into a cache memory, based on the region numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhonggang Chen
  • Patent number: 11979833
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system, a terminal transmits capability information about power saving of the terminal to a base station, determines whether to apply a power saving interval based on resource allocation information received from the base station, determines a channel estimation method and a channel state information generation method based on the determining to apply the power saving interval, and provides, to the base station, channel state information obtained based on the determined channel estimation method and channel state information generation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hoondong Noh, Taehyoung Kim, Heecheol Yang, Jinhyun Park, Youngrok Jang, Hyoungju Ji
  • Patent number: 11979931
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Embodiments herein disclose a wireless network and methods to maintain a MA PDU session at a NSACF entity. The method includes determining, by a SMF entity, that a PDU session is the MA PDU session based on an indication from a UE. Further, the method includes indicating, by the SMF entity, that the PDU session is the MA PDU session to the NSACF entity in response to determination. The wireless network may maintain the count accurately even though the PDU session is a MA PDU session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koustav Roy, Lalith Kumar, Arijit Sen, Danish Ehsan Hashmi, Ashok Kumar Nayak, Hoyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 11979866
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless communication method. The wireless communication method includes a first apparatus communicating with at least one second apparatus in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. The wireless communication method generates an aggregated physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) including a first null data packet (NDP) based on a first protocol standard and a second NDP based on a second protocol standard and transmits the aggregated PPDU to the at least one second apparatus, wherein the first NDP and the second NDP have a same duration in different frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunsung Jeon, Wookbong Lee, Myeongjin Kim, Chulho Chung, Jonghun Han
  • Patent number: 11975528
    Abstract: A cover glass printing pad, a method of manufacturing the cover glass and the cover glass are provided. The cover glass printing pad includes a jig portion, a body portion in which a first surface contacts the jig portion and at least a part of a second surface is parallel to the first surface and a pad portion including an outer frame portion disposed on at least one side of the body portion and protruding in a first direction perpendicular to the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung Yul Shim, Jong Kap Jo
  • Patent number: 11979918
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for BWP switching and PUSCH resource overhead reducing for 2 step RACH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anil Agiwal, Jaehyuk Jang, Soenghun Kim
  • Patent number: 11979999
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises a housing, a flexible display configured to be at least partially rolled around a rotation axis in a substantially circular shape in an internal space of the housing, a battery located in the internal space in which the flexible display is rolled, a first printed circuit board located on one surface of the battery that is oriented in a direction of the rotation axis, the first printed circuit board being electrically connected to the flexible display and including a first wireless communication circuitry, and a second printed circuit board located inside the housing to face the first printed circuit board and including a second wireless communication circuitry. The first printed circuit board may be configured to be rotatable about the rotation axis in a state of being electrically connected to the second printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongwan Shim, Bumhee Bae, Soohyun Seo, Minwoo Yoo, Byounguk Yoon, Sinhyung Jeon, Jongchul Choi
  • Patent number: 11980023
    Abstract: A capacitor comprises a first electrode, a second electrode provided on the first electrode, a ferroelectric film provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a dielectric film provided between the ferroelectric film and the second electrode, impedance of the ferroelectric film and impedance of the dielectric film are determined such that a control voltage applied between the first electrode and the second electrode is equal to a capacitance boosting operating voltage, and the capacitance boosting operating voltage is determined by the following equation: V MAX = ( 1 + ? "\[LeftBracketingBar]" Z 2 ? "\[RightBracketingBar]" ? "\[LeftBracketingBar]" Z 1 ? "\[RightBracketingBar]" ) ? t F ? E FM where VMAX is a capacitance boosting operating voltage, Z1 is impedance of the ferroelectric film, Z2 is impedance of the dielectric film, tF is a thickness of the ferroelectric film, and EFM is an electric field applied to the ferroelectric film having a maximum
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaeho Lee, Boeun Park, Yongsung Kim, Jooho Lee
  • Patent number: 11980052
    Abstract: A metasurface includes a substrate with a first surface area having first surface energy, and a second surface area formed to surround the first surface area and having second surface energy less than the first surface energy, a polymer layer provided on the substrate at a position corresponding to the first surface area and including a polymer material and a metal reflective layer provided on the polymer layer and having a phase modulation surface including metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunghoon Lee, MyongJong Kwon, Wonjae Joo
  • Patent number: 11979987
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic component including a pad region including a plurality of pads extending along corresponding extension lines and arranged in a first direction, and a signal wire configured to receive a driving signal from the pad region, wherein the plurality of pads include a plurality of first pads arranged continuously and a plurality of second pads arranged continuously, and extension lines of the plurality of first pads substantially converge into a first point and extension lines of the plurality of second pads substantially converge into a second point different from the first point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han-Sung Bae, Wonkyu Kwak, Cheolgeun An
  • Patent number: 11980060
    Abstract: A display device includes a first lower electrode disposed on a base substrate, a first upper electrode disposed on the first lower electrode, overlapping the first lower electrode in a plan view, including a silicon semiconductor, and constituting a first capacitor together with the first lower electrode, a second lower electrode disposed on the first upper electrode, and a second upper electrode disposed on the second lower electrode, overlapping the second lower electrode in a plan view, including an oxide semiconductor, and constituting a second capacitor together with the second lower electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myeongho Kim, Yeonhong Kim, Jaybum Kim, Kyoung Seok Son, Sunhee Lee, Seungjun Lee, Seunghun Lee, Jun Hyung Lim
  • Patent number: 11979991
    Abstract: A display apparatus including an improved chassis and a manufacturing method thereof. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a chassis including a plate provided to cover the display panel and a coupling part on the plate, and stacked structures 3D printed on the plate coupled to the coupling art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seo Joon Lee
  • Patent number: 11980063
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area. The non-display area includes a blocking region. An organic layer is disposed on the substrate. An emission layer is disposed in the display area of the substrate. An auxiliary pattern is disposed in the blocking region of the non-display area of the substrate. A thin film encapsulation layer is disposed on the substrate and overlaps the emission layer and the blocking region. The organic layer has a groove penetrating an entire thickness of the organic layer in the blocking region. The auxiliary pattern overlaps the groove. The auxiliary pattern includes a same material as a gate electrode disposed in the display area of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Hoon Kim, Deuk Jong Kim, Jae Hak Lee
  • Patent number: 11978415
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a communication interface including a circuit; a display panel configured to be selectively driven at any one of a plurality of frame rates; and a processor configured to: identify an input frame rate of a video, based on the video being received through the communication interface, adjust a setting value of the display panel so that the display panel operates at a frame rate among the plurality of frame rates that corresponds to the input frame rate, and control the display panel to output the received video, by driving the display panel at the frame rate corresponding to the input frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngseok Han, Sunghwan Jang, Hyehyun Heo, Beomjoon Kim, Ubin Kim
  • Patent number: 11980073
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first area, a second area, and a bending area. A plurality of first wires are positioned in the first area. A plurality of second wires are positioned in the second area. An insulating layer is positioned in the bending area. A plurality of connecting wires are disposed on the insulating layer. Each of the connecting wires is connected with at least one of the first wires and at least one of the second wires. Each of the connecting wires includes a first portion and a second portion alternatingly arranged along an extending direction of the connecting wires. A width of the first portion is wider than a width of the second portion in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction each of the connecting wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Suk Lee, Seong Ryong Lee
  • Patent number: 11979996
    Abstract: A memory device and an electronic device is provided. The memory device may include a memory module including a module board and a memory connector located on one side of the module board, a first enclosure placed above the memory module and a second enclosure placed below the memory module, wherein the first enclosure includes a first main cover which covers upper faces of the module board and the memory connector, at least one clamping hole which penetrates the main cover at a position overlapping the memory connector, an inter-device fastening pillar protruding downward from a lower face of the first main cover, and a coupling hole which is located inside the inter-device fastening pillar on a plane and penetrates the inter-device fastening pillar and the main cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuf Cinar, Jae Hong Park, Han Hong Lee, Seon Gyun Baek, Won-Gi Hong
  • Patent number: 11980077
    Abstract: A pixel arrangement structure of an OLED display is provided. The pixel arrangement structure includes: a first pixel having a center coinciding with a center of a virtual square; a second pixel separated from the first pixel and having a center at a first vertex of the virtual square; and a third pixel separated from the first pixel and the second pixel, and having a center at a second vertex neighboring the first vertex of the virtual square.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Shin Lee
  • Patent number: 11975506
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a substrate and a base film positioned on one surface of the display panel. The base film includes a first layer and a second layer overlapping each other, and a metal layer positioned between the first layer and the second layer. A modulus of each of the first layer and the second layer is 1 GPa to 10 GPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 11980082
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a manufacturing method of a display device, including: forming a pixel circuit portion overlapping a display area on a substrate; forming a first electrode that is electrically connected to the pixel circuit portion; forming a partition wall overlapping a portion of the first electrode; forming a dummy line overlapping a peripheral area surrounding the display area by using a dispenser; and forming at least a portion of an intermediate layer in the partition wall by an inkjet process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seul Gi Han, Seok Soon Back
  • Patent number: 11980025
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes; an active region defined by an isolation film on a substrate, a word line in the substrate, the word line extending in a first direction and crossing the active region, a bit line above the word line and extending in a second direction, a contact between bit lines adjacent in the first direction, the contact connecting the active region and extending in a vertical direction, and a contact fence disposed on each of opposing side surfaces of the contact in the second direction and extending in the vertical direction, wherein the active region has a bar shape extending oblique to the first direction, and the contact fence includes a carbon-containing insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junhyeok Ahn, Huijung Kim, Kiseok Lee, Myeongdong Lee
  • Patent number: 11980084
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprising a substrate; an organic light emitting element disposed on the substrate; an encapsulation substrate disposed on the organic light emitting element; and an adhesive layer formed on the substrate, covering the organic light emitting element, and bonding the substrate on which the organic light emitting element is formed with the encapsulation substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hyun Son, Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11980028
    Abstract: A semiconductor includes a lower structure and a stack structure having interlayer insulating layers and horizontal layers alternately stacked on the lower structure. A first dam vertical structure penetrates the stack structure. The first dam vertical structure divides the stack structure into a gate stack region and an insulator stack region. The horizontal layers include gate horizontal layers in the gate stack region and insulating horizontal layers in the insulator stack region. A memory vertical structure and a supporter vertical structure penetrate the gate stack region. Separation structures penetrate the gate stack region. One separation structure includes a first side surface, a second side surface not perpendicular to the first side surface, and a connection side surface extending from the first side surface to the second side surface. The connection side surface is higher than an uppermost gate horizontal layer of the gate horizontal layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Geunwon Lim, Minjun Kang, Byunggon Park, Joongshik Shin
  • Patent number: 11980085
    Abstract: A display device includes a sensing line and a data driver. The sensing line is in a display panel. The data driver includes a plurality of integrated circuits. Each of the integrated circuits includes an interface, which includes a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI) and a crack detector. The crack detector detects cracks of the panel based on the sensing line and transmits and receives information corresponding to the crack to and from adjacent ones of the integrated circuits using a transmission terminal and a reception terminal in the MIPI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ho Seok Han
  • Patent number: 11980049
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel, a folding line extending in a first direction, a first non-folding area disposed on a first side of the folding line and which extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a second non-folding area disposed on a second side of the folding line opposite the first side and which extends in the second direction, and a through hole defined in the first non-folding area and which penetrates the display panel in a thickness direction. In a plan view, a first maximum width of the through hole in the first direction is smaller than a second maximum width of the through hole in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yun Jae Kim
  • Patent number: 11980050
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate that includes an opening and a display area that surrounds the opening; a plurality of grooves formed in the substrate between the opening and the display area; a display element layer on the substrate and that includes a plurality of display elements in the display area; a thin-film encapsulation layer disposed on the display element layer, the thin-film encapsulation layer including a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer which are sequentially stacked; a planarization layer disposed over the plurality of grooves and that includes an organic insulating material, wherein the planarization layer is disposed over the second inorganic encapsulation layer, and the organic encapsulation layer is disposed below the second inorganic encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wooyong Sung, Wonwoo Choi, Sooyoun Kim, Junghan Seo, Seoyeon Lee, Hyoungsub Lee, Moonwon Chang, Seunggun Chae, Seungyong Song
  • Patent number: 11980064
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a sensor area, the display area including main pixels and the sensor area including auxiliary pixels and a transmission portion; a first pixel electrode and a first emission layer in each of the main pixels; a second pixel electrode and a second emission layer in each of the auxiliary pixels; an opposite electrode integrally arranged in the display area and the sensor area; and a metal layer at least partially surrounding the transmission portion, wherein the opposite electrode has an opening corresponding to the transmission portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eonseok Oh, Woosik Jeon, Sangyeol Kim
  • Patent number: 11976855
    Abstract: A heat exchanger and an air conditioner including the same. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes formed in a flat shape and configured to allow a refrigerant to flow in a vertical direction therein. The heat transfer tube includes a gas refrigerant region including one end connected to a refrigerant inlet port and another end disposed above the refrigerant inlet port; a two-phase refrigerant region including one end connected to the other end of the gas refrigerant region and another end disposed below a refrigerant outlet port; and a liquid refrigerant region including one end connected to the other end of the two-phase refrigerant region and another end connected to the refrigerant outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunyoung Kim, Yo Agata, Kentaro Imagawa, Tadahiro Nakagawa, Takeshi Takahara
  • Patent number: 11980075
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area; a pad disposed on the substrate in the peripheral area; a first conductive pattern disposed on one side of the display area in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the pad; a second conductive pattern disposed on the substrate in the peripheral area and disposed on an opposite side of the first conductive pattern; a first connection electrode disposed on the first conductive pattern in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern; and a second connection electrode disposed on the second conductive pattern in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the second conductive pattern. A cathode electrode of a light emitting diode is disposed on the first and second connection electrodes and electrically connected to the first and second connection electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Moo Choi, Mi Hae Kim, Sang Won Seok, Hwan Soo Jang, Su Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11978394
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first partial emission driver configured to provide first emission control signals to a first partial panel area of the display panel, and a second partial emission driver configured to provide second emission control signals to a second partial panel area of the display panel; and a power management block configured to: provide a first voltage and a second voltage to the emission driver, in response to the first partial emission driver generating the first emission control signals; and provide a third voltage and a fourth voltage to the emission driver in response to the second partial emission driver generating the second emission control signals; and an emission control block configured to receive the first voltage and the second voltage from the power management block and to provide a first clock signal and a second clock signal to the emission driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehoon Kim, Soon-Dong Kim, Jaekeun Lim, Joon-Chul Goh, Bonghyun You
  • Patent number: 11980078
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a substrate, a first display area in which a plurality of main sub-pixels are arranged on the substrate, and a second display area in which a basic unit is arranged, the basic unit including an auxiliary light-emitting area, in which a plurality of auxiliary sub-pixels are arranged on the substrate, and a transmission portion, wherein each of the plurality of auxiliary sub-pixels includes a pixel electrode on the substrate, an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode, and an opposite electrode on the intermediate layer, wherein intermediate layers of auxiliary sub-pixels for emitting light of a same color from among the plurality of auxiliary sub-pixels are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongwon Chae, Moosoon Ko, Jinseock Ma, Sunghoon Moon, Sewan Son, Sangshin Lee, Yongje Jeon, Jingoo Jung
  • Patent number: 11978403
    Abstract: A display device for performing a sensing operation according to an embodiment of the present inventive concept includes a pixel unit including pixel circuits each including a light emitting element, a driving transistor, a switching transistor, and a sensing control transistor connected between an anode electrode and an initialization power source; a scan driver connected to the pixel circuits through horizontal lines and sequentially outputting scan signals and sensing control signals; and a sensing unit configured to sense voltages or current of first nodes each disposed between an anode electrode and a driving transistor. The scan driver simultaneously outputs the sensing control signals to the horizontal lines at every predetermined discharge cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyun, Jin Won Lee
  • Patent number: 11980083
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor includes: forming an active pattern on a substrate; forming an insulating layer and a gate electrode layer on the active pattern in order; forming a photoresist pattern on the gate electrode layer; forming a preliminary gate electrode by wet etching the gate electrode layer using the photoresist pattern; forming an insulating pattern by dry etching the insulating layer using the photoresist pattern and the preliminary gate electrode; and forming a gate electrode by wet etching a side surface of the preliminary gate electrode using the photoresist pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keum Hee Lee, Joongeol Kim, Kap Soo Yoon, Woo Geun Lee, Seung-Ha Choi, Jiyun Hong
  • Patent number: 11976980
    Abstract: A temperature sensor includes a first electrode, second electrode, and a pyroelectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The pyroelectric layer includes a ferroelectric polymer and an ionogel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Jin-woo Park, Seung-Rok Kim, Soyeon Lee, Ey-In Lee
  • Patent number: 11980088
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes a first electrode, a hole transport region on the first electrode, a light-emitting layer on the hole transport region, an electron transport region on the light-emitting layer, and a second electrode on the electron transport region. The hole transport region includes an amine compound represented by Formula 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sohee Jo, Eunjae Jeong, Dongjun Kim, Minji Kim, Hankyu Pak, Sanghyun Han
  • Patent number: 11978798
    Abstract: Provided is a ferroelectric semiconductor device including a source and a drain having different polarities. The ferroelectric semiconductor may include a ferroelectric including zirconium oxide (ZrO2), hafnium oxide (HfO2), and/or hafnium-zirconium oxide (HfxZr1-xO, 0<x<1). The semiconductor device may have memory-like characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seunggeol Nam, Jinseong Heo, Sangwook Kim, Hagyoul Bae, Taehwan Moon, Yunseong Lee
  • Patent number: 11980091
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the emission layer includes a compound represented by Formula 1 below, and thus the organic electroluminescence device may exhibit high luminous efficiency characteristics and improved service life characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Lapto Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongchan Lee, Eu-gene Oh, SeulOng Kim, Yunjee Park, Munsoo Kim, JuWan Maeng, Kap-jong Han
  • Patent number: 11977417
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel including a main display area; a first auxiliary display area connected to a first edge of the main display area; a second auxiliary display area connected to a second edge of the main display area, the second edge crossing the first edge; and a corner display area connecting the first auxiliary display area to the second auxiliary display area; and a cover window disposed on the display panel, where a plurality of grooves which is concave in a thickness direction of the cover window is defined in the cover window to correspond to the corner display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngmin Park, Sangwon Lee, Kangwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11978449
    Abstract: An intelligent server is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinho Choi, Gajin Song
  • Patent number: D1025970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Young Kim, Yun-Su Cho, Hyun-Keun Son, Bum-Soo Park
  • Patent number: D1025978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ji Heon Lee
  • Patent number: D1026004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinsoo Jang
  • Patent number: D1026028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seunghyuck Heo, Ahreum Han