Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
  • Drum-type washing apparatus
    Patent number: 11629447
    Abstract: A drum-type washing apparatus includes: a housing including a door in a front thereof to be opened and closed; and a washing tub supported to spin inside the housing, having a cylindrical shape opened toward the door to accommodate laundry therein, and including a pattern on which a plurality of dewatering holes for discharging wash water are arranged on an inner circumferential surface thereof, the pattern including: a first pattern including an even area provided at least one side of a first dewatering hole along the inner circumferential surface, and a second pattern provided at least one side of a second dewatering hole different from the first dewatering hole along the inner circumferential surface and including an uneven area having lower flatness than the even area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongkwon Kim, Zoohyeong Kim, Eungryeol Seo, Jihoon Choi
  • Diffusion lens and display device having same
    Patent number: 11630246
    Abstract: A diffusion lens includes a concave first lens surface, a convex second lens surface such that part of light incident on the first lens surface is output from the second lens surface, a side surface extending from a periphery of the second lens surface in a vertical direction of the diffusion lens such that part of the rest of the light incident on the first lens surface is output from the side surface, and a bottom surface extending from a periphery of the first lens surface in a horizontal direction of the diffusion lens to meet a periphery of the side surface. Rates of change of the first and second lens surfaces have the same sign. A pattern is formed on the side surface and the bottom surface to diffuse the light through the side surface and diffuse the light reflected by the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungjae Lee, Yonghun Kwon, Chunsoon Park, Keunbum Lee, Sungho Jun
  • Control method of electronic device using a plurality of sensors and electronic device thereof
    Patent number: 11630639
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device may include a display, a sensor module, a processor, and a memory operatively connected to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sunghee Shin, Hyungsok Yeo, Valeriy Prushinskiy
  • Vertical nonvolatile memory device including memory cell string
    Patent number: 11631718
    Abstract: A vertical nonvolatile memory device including memory cell strings using a resistance change material is provided. Each of the memory cell strings of the nonvolatile memory device includes a semiconductor layer extending in a first direction; a plurality of gates and a plurality of insulators alternately arranged in the first direction; a gate insulating layer extending in the first direction between the plurality of gates and the semiconductor layer and between the plurality of insulators and the semiconductor layer; and a resistance change layer extending in the first direction on a surface of the semiconductor layer. The resistance change layer includes a metal-semiconductor oxide including a mixture of a semiconductor material of the semiconductor layer and a transition metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinhong Kim, Seyun Kim, Youngjin Cho
  • Semiconductor light-emitting device
    Patent number: 11631791
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a package substrate having a mounting surface on which a first circuit pattern and a second circuit pattern are disposed; a semiconductor LED chip mounted on the mounting surface, having a first surface which faces the mounting surface and on which a first electrode and a second electrode are disposed, a second surface opposing the first surface, and side surfaces located between the first surface and the second surface, the first electrode and the second electrode being connected to the first circuit pattern and the second circuit pattern, respectively; a wavelength conversion film disposed on the second surface; and a side surface inclined portion disposed on the side surfaces of the semiconductor LED chip, providing inclined surfaces, and including a light-transmitting resin containing a wavelength conversion material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mi Jeong Yun, Jong Sup Song
  • Memory controller including ECC circuit, memory system having the same, and method of operating memory system and memory controller
    Patent number: 11630724
    Abstract: Provided are a memory controller with improved data reliability, a memory system including the memory controller, and a method of operating the memory controller. The memory controller includes an error correction code (ECC) circuit configured to perform an error detection on a codeword read from a memory device; and a processor configured to set at least one memory chip from among a plurality of memory chips as an indicator chip, monitor an error occurrence in the indicator chip based on a result of the error detection, and output reliability deterioration information indicating that the reliability of the memory device is deteriorated based on a result of the monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Beom-kyu Shin, Sung-kyu Park
  • Memory modules including a mirroring circuit and methods of operating the same
    Patent number: 11631437
    Abstract: A memory module is provided including a plurality of semiconductor memory devices mounted on a circuit board. A control device is mounted on the circuit board and configured to receive a command signal, an address signal, and a clock signal and to provide the command signal, the address signal, and the clock signal to the plurality of semiconductor memory devices. A first group of the semiconductor memory devices is disposed between the control device and a first edge portion of the circuit board, and a second group of the semiconductor memory devices is disposed between the control device and a second edge portion of the circuit board. The control device is configured to transmit the address signal to the first group of the semiconductor memory devices and the second group of the semiconductor memory devices through a first transmission line and a second transmission line, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Gyuchae Lee, Kyudong Lee
  • Apparatus and method with battery state estimation
    Patent number: 11630157
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method of estimating a state of a battery includes acquiring current information and voltage information of a battery; determining time interval values based on the acquired current information such that current integration values corresponding to the time variation values satisfy a condition; determining voltage values corresponding to the determined time interval values in the acquired voltage information; and determining state information of the battery based on the determined voltage values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaeweon You, Sangdo Park
  • Electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof
    Patent number: 11631400
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus configured to acquire information on a plurality of candidate texts corresponding to input speech of a user through a general speech recognition module, determine text corresponding to the input speech from among the plurality of candidate texts using a trained personal language model, and output the text as a result of speech recognition of the input speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beomseok Lee, Sangha Kim, Yoonjin Yoon
  • Method and apparatus for compressing weights of neural network
    Patent number: 11632129
    Abstract: A method of compressing weights of a neural network includes compressing a weight set including the weights of a the neural network, determining modified weight sets by changing at least one of the weights, calculating compression efficiency values for the determined modified weight sets based on a result of compressing the weight set and results of compressing the determined modified weight sets, determining a target weight of the weights satisfying a compression efficiency condition among the weights based on the calculated compression efficiency values, and determining a final compression result by compressing the weights based on a result of replacing the determined target weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hoyoung Kim
  • Washing machine
    Patent number: 11629451
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine including a main body having a washing space and an opening through which clothes are inserted and withdrawn into and from the washing space, a door to open and close the opening, and a sub-washing unit to form a sub-washing space separate from the washing space and separably provided from the door. By such configuration, sub-washing may be efficiently performed, and space utilization may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hyun Park, Geun Kang, Sung Jin Kim
  • Method of updating policy for controlling action of robot and electronic device performing the method
    Patent number: 11631028
    Abstract: A tendency of an action of a robot may vary based on learning data used for training. The learning data may be generated by an agent performing an identical or similar task to a task of the robot. An apparatus and method for updating a policy for controlling an action of a robot may update the policy of the robot using a plurality of learning data sets generated by a plurality of heterogeneous agents, such that the robot may appropriately act even in an unpredicted environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co.. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Won Jang, Kyung-Rock Kim, Taesin Ha
  • STORAGE DEVICE AND STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230112284
    Abstract: A storage device and a storage system including the same are provided. The storage device includes a reference clock pin configured to receive a reference clock signal from a host, a reference clock frequency determination circuitry configured to determine a reference clock frequency from the reference clock signal received through the reference clock pin, and a device controller circuitry configured to perform a high speed mode link startup between the host and the storage device according to the reference clock frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwanwoo NOH, Sungho SEO, Yongwoo JEONG, Dongwoo NAM, Myungsub SHIN, Hyunkyu JANG
  • COLUMN DRIVER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR LOW-POWER DRIVING AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230111814
    Abstract: A column driver integrated circuit (IC) which drives a first group of pixel lines connected to a first group of pixels included in a display panel, and a second group of pixel lines connected to a second group of pixels included in the display panel, the column driver IC including: a master gray scale voltage generation circuit configured to divide a reference voltage to generate tap voltages, and to generate a first low-power mode gray scale voltage based on at least one of the tap voltages; and a first low-power mode amplifier configured to drive the first group of pixel lines based on the first low-power mode gray scale voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: DONGHAN LEE, YONG-HUN KIM
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD BASED ON DISPLAY DRIVING SIGNAL IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230114167
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display, a first sensor circuit, a second sensor circuit; and a processor coupled to the display, the first sensor circuit, and the second sensor circuit. Based on a change in a display driving signal of the display, the display is configured to provide, to the processor, a first synchronization signal corresponding to the changed display driving signal. Based on the first synchronization signal, a second synchronization signal different from the first synchronization signal is provided to at least one of the first sensor circuit or the second sensor circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wooyoung OH, Sungwon HONG, Heonseok LEE, Yonghwan KIM, Sungsoo PARK
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20230114046
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a plurality of scalers for processing respective images of a plurality of content received from a plurality of sources devices; and a processor configured to change information on whether at least one scaler of the plurality of scalers supports high dynamic range (HDR) when a request for simultaneously displaying the plurality of content is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunseok KIM, Sunwoo KIM, Jeongjun OH, Yongsoo CHOI
  • DUAL PORT SRAM CELL AND METHOD OF DESIGNING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230113482
    Abstract: A dual-port static random access memory (SRAM) cell is provided. The dual-port SRAM cell includes: P-type active patterns that are spaced apart from one another along a first direction, each of the P-type active patterns extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and including at least one transistor. The P-type active patterns include first through sixth P-type active patterns which are sequentially arranged along the first direction. A first cutting area is provided between the second P-type active pattern and a first boundary of the dual-port SRAM cell that extends along the first direction, and a second cutting area is provided between the fifth P-type active pattern and a second boundary that is opposite to the first boundary and extends along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eojin LEE, Daeyoung Moon, Hoyoung Tang, Taehyung Kim
  • MOVING ROBOT
    Publication number: 20230112269
    Abstract: A moving robot includes a main body; a moving module configured to move the main body; a communication device including an antenna module arranged in a highest portion within the main body and performing wireless communication with an external device; and at least one processor configured to control the moving module based on a signal received from the external device through the communication device so that the main body moves toward the external device, wherein the antenna module includes a substrate; a first antenna arranged on an upper surface of the substrate; and a plurality of second antennas arranged on the upper surface of the substrate to be at the same distance from the first antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taegyu KIM, Yeonsik YU, Kyounghoon LEE, Kwangmo YANG
  • VERTICAL NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230109996
    Abstract: A vertical non-volatile memory device includes, a substrate, a contact gate stack structure including a plurality of gate lines stacked in a vertical direction on the substrate, the vertical direction being perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, a plurality of insulating layers between the gate lines, a plurality of separation insulating layers in contact with a protruding end of each of the plurality of gate lines, respectively, in a horizontal direction at both sides of a contact hole, wherein the contact hole extends in the vertical direction in the contact gate stack structure so that the protruding ends of the plurality of gate lines protrude from an inner wall of the contact hole, the horizontal direction being horizontal to the surface of the substrate, and a contact electrode at the contact hole and electrically connected to an uppermost gate line among the plurality of gate lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yonghoon SON, Sukkang SUNG, Sangdon LEE, Euntaek JUNG
  • STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATING STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20230111033
    Abstract: A storage device, including a nonvolatile memory device and a storage controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of word-lines stacked on a substrate, a plurality of memory cells provided in a plurality of channel holes, and a word-line cut region dividing the plurality of word-lines into a plurality of memory blocks. The storage controller groups a plurality of target memory cells into outer cells and inner cells. The storage controller includes an error correction code (ECC) decoder configured to perform an ECC decoding operation by obtaining outer cell bits and inner cell bits during a read operation on the plurality of target memory cells, and applying different log likelihood ratio (LLR) values to the outer cell bits and the inner cell bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Chu Oh, Junyeong Seok, Younggul Song, Byungchul Jang