Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20240089471
    Abstract: An operation method of an image signal processing device includes receiving a raw pixel code from an external image sensor device including an image pixel, generating a non-linear pixel code by performing non-linear mapping on the raw pixel code, and outputting a downsized pixel code obtained by performing a masking operation on bit positions including a first bit position corresponding to a most significant bit of the non-linear pixel code and a second bit position corresponding to a least significant bit of the non-linear pixel code. An amplitude of the raw pixel code is linear to illuminance of a light incident onto the image pixel, an amplitude of the non-linear pixel code is non-linear to the amplitude of the raw pixel code, and the non-linear pixel code has a first code length, and the downsized pixel code has a second code length smaller than the first code length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Joo PARK, Junhyuk PARK, Jiwon IM, Junseok KIM
  • Publication number: 20240089568
    Abstract: A thermal sensor, a thermal sensor array, an electronic apparatus including the thermal sensor, and an operating method of the thermal sensor are provided. The thermal sensor includes a first region onto which first infrared light is incident, a visible light radiation region configured to radiate visible light generated by incidence of the first infrared light on the first region, a second region onto which second infrared light is incident, and an image sensor configured to receive the visible light radiated from the visible light radiation region. The first region, the second region, and the visible light radiation region each include a nonlinear optical material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Anton Nikolaevich SOFRONOV, Sergey Nikolaevich KOPTYAEV, Maxim Vladimirovich RYABKO
  • Publication number: 20240090240
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a peripheral circuit structure and cell array structure. The peripheral circuit structure includes a circuit substrate, a peripheral circuit, a first insulating layer covering the circuit substrate and the peripheral circuit, and a first bonding pad. The cell array structure includes an insulating structure having first and second surfaces opposing each other, a conductive plate on the first surface, a memory cell array on the conductive plate, a second insulating layer, a second bonding pad disposed on the second insulating layer, first and second wiring lines spaced apart from each other on the second surface, a conductive via passing through the insulating structure and connecting the conductive plate to the first wiring line, and a contact structure electrically connecting the first wiring line to the second bonding pad. The first bonding pad is in contact with the second bonding pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: TAKUYA FUTATSUYAMA, Daeseok Byeon, Gyosoo Choo
  • Publication number: 20240090199
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first active pattern on a substrate, the first active pattern extending in a third direction having an acute angle with respect to a first direction and a second direction, the first direction and the second direction being substantially parallel to an upper surface of the substrate and substantially perpendicular to each other, a first conductive filling pattern on an upper surface of a central portion of the first active pattern, the first conductive filling pattern having a shape of a parallelogram, a gate structure extending in the first direction in an upper portion of the first active pattern, and a bit line structure on the first conductive filling pattern and extending in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingyu Park, Jongyoung Park, Taeyoung Koh, Kiyong Kim, Sundoo Kim, Jaehyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240084493
    Abstract: A washing machine including a plurality of washers may include a fixing bracket coupled to a front of a first housing in which a first tub is disposed and a front of a second housing in which a second tub is disposed, to prevent the first housing and the second housing from being separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Baek Gyu KWON, Dong-Won KIM, Do Yun LEE, Bo-Kyun KIM, Geon Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20240081592
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a cleaner including a dust container in which contaminants are collected and a dust container cover rotatably coupled to the dust container to open or close the dust container, and a docking station on which the cleaner is detachably mounted, the docking station including a collecting portion to collect the contaminants in the dust container in response to the mounting and a duct portion forming a channel to guide the contaminants in the dust container to the collecting portion in response to the mounting; a cover opening device configured to open the dust container cover, and a cover closing device configured to close the dust container cover, the cover closing device including a rotary lever configured to be movable between a first position forming a portion of the channel of the duct portion and a second position supporting the dust container cover in a closing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seehyun KIM, Hyeoncheol KIM, Hyunju LEE, Kihwan KWON, Hyunho LEE, Seungryong CHA, Ingyu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240088055
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a base structure having a fan-in area and fan-out areas surrounding the fan-in area, a semiconductor chip in the fan-in area, a package body layer in the fan-in area and the fan-out areas and covering the semiconductor chip, a redistribution structure on the package body layer, and alignment marks on the redistribution structure in a plan view. Each of the alignment marks includes a plurality of metal layers, and a plurality of auxiliary patterns are in the redistribution structure under the alignment marks to assist in recognition of the alignment marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Inhyung SONG, Jaegwon Jang, Yeonho Jang
  • Publication number: 20240090093
    Abstract: A cooking appliance including a door; a key member on the door; a main body; and a latch device on the main body. The latch device includes a first lever, and a second lever that, when the door is being closed, is pressed by the key member to thereby cause the second lever to rotate in a first direction so as to press the first lever and thereby cause the first lever to rotate in the first direction. A spring holding portion is on the first lever. A first end of a spring is attached to the first lever and slidably held by the spring holding portion. A second end of the spring is attached to the body. The spring provides an elastic force to cause the first lever to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction when the door is being opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Namsoo PARK, Hyungkwen HAM
  • Publication number: 20240082705
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including a communication interface; a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to control a display to display content received from a server through the communication interface, obtain a control signal corresponding to a user input for controlling the content displayed, transmit the obtained control signal to the server through the communication interface; obtain an image output control signal corresponding to the obtained control signal while transmitting the obtained control signal to the server, process the content displayed based on the obtained image output control signal, control the display to display the content that was processed based on the obtained image output control signal while awaiting content processed by the server based on the transmitted obtained control signal, receive the content processed by the server, and control the display to display the received content processed by the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bonggil BAK
  • Publication number: 20240081663
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information and a method of determining whether a bio-signal is normal by the apparatus for estimating bio-information are provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor configured to measure a PPG signal from an object; and a processor configured to extract a plurality of pairs of local maximum points and local minimum points from a second derivative signal of the PPG signal, to select at least one reference pair from among the extracted plurality of pairs, and to determine whether the PPG signal is normal based on the selected at least one reference pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Ui Kum Kwon, Young Soo Kim, Hye Rim Lim
  • Publication number: 20240085040
    Abstract: An air cleaner including a first housing including a first suction port and a first discharge port; a first flow path extending from the first suction port to the first discharge port; a first fan and a dust collector filter in the first flow path; a second housing including a second suction port and a second discharge port; a second flow path extending from the second suction port to the second discharge port; a second fan in the second flow path; a light source in the second flow path to radiate ultraviolet rays; and a connection flow path extending from at least a first portion of the first discharge port to the second suction port and configured so that at least a first portion of air discharged from the first discharge port flows into the connection flow path and to the second flow path through the second suction port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Euysung CHU, Taeyong LEE, Youngseok LIM
  • Publication number: 20240085030
    Abstract: A cooktop including an upper plate on which to place a cooking vessel, and a suction port penetrating through the upper plate in a first direction; a duct; a chamber to connect the suction port and the duct; and a blower fan connected to the duct to generate airflow so that air around the upper plate is suctioned through the suction port and then through the chamber and then guided by the duct, wherein the chamber include a chamber body includes a chamber outlet arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and configured to communicate with the duct, and an inner space formed so that air suctioned through the suction port flows through the inner space to the chamber outlet, and a guide rib arranged inside the chamber body to partition the inner space to guide the air suctioned through the suction port to the chamber outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangjin KIM, Sangjin LEE, Changhoon OH
  • Publication number: 20240084494
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a tub, a drum, a pulsator, a motor assembly, including a rotor, to supply a driving force, a reduction gear module couplable to the rotor of the motor assembly so that a portion of the reduction gear module is rotatable at an angular velocity less than an angular velocity at which the rotor is rotated, a washing shaft couplable to the pulsator and the portion of the reduction gear module so that the pulsator is rotatable at an angular velocity less than the angular velocity at which the rotor is rotated, a spin-drying shaft couplable to the drum, and a coupler configured to be couplable to the spin-drying shaft and the rotor so that the spin-drying shaft is rotatable at the angular velocity at which the rotor is rotated, where the coupler includes a coupler body having a receiving space to receive the reduction gear module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongbin LIM, Seungoh KIM, Jihye LEE, Yurim PARK
  • Publication number: 20240082881
    Abstract: A substrate cleaning device may include a first roll member and a second roll member including a copolymer of a first water-soluble polymer and a second water-soluble polymer. The first roll member may include a first roll body extending in a first direction and first protrusions on a surface of the first roll body. The second roll member may include a second roll body extending in the first direction and second protrusions on a surface of the second roll body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donghoon KWON, Juhyun LEE, Chungki MIN
  • Publication number: 20240084501
    Abstract: A clothes care apparatus including a main body having a care compartment with an exhaust port and a supply port; a heat exchanger in the main body; a blowing fan in the main body to generate airflow supplied to the care compartment through the supply port; an exhaust flow path to guide airflow from the exhaust port to pass through the heat exchanger; a circulation flow path to guide airflow from the exhaust flow path to the fan; a bypass opening to connect the care compartment and the circulation flow path; and a bypass door to open and close the bypass opening. When the bypass opening is open, at least a portion of the airflow flows directly into the circulation flow path without passing through the exhaust flow path. When the bypass opening is closed, none of the airflow flows directly from the care compartment into the circulation flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donggi HAN, Dongwoo SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240082904
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a heat exchanger including a refrigerant tube, the apparatus including a moving rod movable along a first direction; and a tube expansion body connected to the moving rod to be linearly movable along the first direction, the tube expansion body insertable into a tube base material of the refrigerant tub such that the tube base material is expanded outward when the tube expansion body is inserted into the tube base material of the refrigerant tube, wherein the tube expansion body includes a plurality of groove forming protrusions formed on an outer surface of the tube expansion body so as to extend along a direction inclined with respect to the first direction, the groove forming protrusions form a plurality of grooves on an inner surface of the tube base material, when the tube expansion body is moved to be inserted into the tube base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungmin CHO, Yurim PARK, Youngdeog KOH, Sangjun PARK, Sungtae PARK, Jungsoo LIM, Suhyeon HAN
  • Publication number: 20240085094
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body forming a storage compartment, and a door configured to open and close the storage compartment. The door includes a door body rotatably coupled to the main body and including an insulator therein, a panel body positioned in a front of the door body, a first trim disposed at a first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body while being rotated with respect to the door body, and a second trim disposed at a second edge opposite to the first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body when the first trim is coupled to the door body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chomin LEE, Yang-Yeol GU, Dongyeong KIM, Byoungmok KIM, Yonghan KIM, Taecheol PARK, Yongman SEO, Jinyoung SONG, Yountae SHIN, Byungkwan YANG
  • Publication number: 20240083033
    Abstract: A robot includes: a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor; a plurality of directional microphones; and at least one processor configured to: identify, based on sensing data obtained through the LiDAR sensor, an object in a vicinity of the robot, identify, based on the type of the object, a weight to apply to an audio signal received through a directional microphone corresponding to a location of the object from among the plurality of directional microphones, obtain context information of the robot based on the sensing data, identify, based on the context information, a pre-processing model corresponding to each directional microphone of the plurality of directional microphones, apply the weight to an audio signal received through the directional microphone corresponding to the location of the object among a plurality of audio signals received through the plurality of directional microphones, obtain a plurality of pre-processed audio signals by inputting the audio signal to which the weight has been appli
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeontaek LIM, Saeyoung KIM, Yongkook KIM, Boseok MOON
  • Publication number: 20240088039
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an active region, a first group of standard cells arranged in a first row on the active region of the substrate and having a first height defined in a column direction, a second group of standard cells arranged in a second row on the active region of the substrate, and having a second height, and a plurality of power lines extending in a row direction and respectively extending along boundaries of the first and the second groups of standard cells. The first and second groups of standard cells each further include a plurality of wiring lines extending in the row direction and arranged in the column direction, and at least some of wiring lines in at least one standard cell of the first and second groups of standard cells are arranged at different spacings and/or pitches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungho DO, Sanghoon BAEK
  • Publication number: 20240089486
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method with video processing. A computing apparatus includes one or more processors and storage storing instructions configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: generate cluster maps using clusters generated by performing clustering, wherein the generating the cluster maps performed based on a reference frame of a video generated based on a previous point in time of the video, generate a predicted frame by performing motion compensation based on the cluster maps, and generate a decoded frame by performing decoding based on the current frame and the predicted frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungeon KIM, Wonhee LEE