Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Oxide semiconductor transistor and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 8586979
    Abstract: An oxide semiconductor thin film transistor (TFT) and a method of manufacturing the oxide semiconductor TFT. The oxide semiconductor TFT includes a first gate insulating layer arranged between an oxide semiconductor channel layer and a first gate and a second gate insulating layer arranged between the channel layer and a second gate. The first and second gate insulating layers are made out of different materials and have different thicknesses. Preferably, the second gate insulating layer is silicon oxide and is thinner than the first gate insulating layer which is preferably silicon nitride. Oxide semiconductor refers to an oxide material such as Zinc Oxide, Tin Oxide, Ga—In—Zn Oxide, In—Zn Oxide, In—Sn Oxide, and one of Zinc Oxide, Tin Oxide, Ga—In—Zn Oxide, In—Zn Oxide and In—Sn Oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Seok Son, Tae-Sang Kim, Jang-Yeon Kwon, Ji-Sim Jung, Sang-Yoon Lee, Myung-Kwan Ryu, Kyung-Bae Park, Byung-Wook Yoo
  • Light emitting device package and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 8587010
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device package including: a plurality of lead frames disposed to be separated from one another; at least one light emitting device mounted on the lead frames and electrically connected to the lead frames through a bonding wire provided on a wire bonding pad, the wire bonding pad being disposed on the same surface as a light emission surface provided as an upper surface of the light emitting device; a body part formed to encapsulate and support the wire bonding pad, the bonding wire, the light emitting device and the lead frames, and having a reflective groove formed in an upper surface thereof to expose the light emission surface to the outside therethrough; and a lens part disposed on the body part, to cover the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol Jun Yoo, Young Hee Song, Seong Deok Hwang, Sang Hyun Lee
  • Process of preparing carbon nanotube having improved conductivity
    Patent number: 8586458
    Abstract: Provided are a method of doping carbon nanotubes, p-doped carbon nanotubes prepared using the method, and an electrode, a display device or a solar cell including the carbon nanotubes. Particularly, a method of doping carbon nanotubes having improved conductivity by reforming the carbon nanotubes using an oxidizer, doped carbon nanotubes prepared using the method, and an electrode, a display device or a solar cell including the carbon nanotubes are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon-mi Yoon, Seong-jae Choi, Hyeon-jin Shin, Jae-young Choi, Sung-jin Kim, Young-hee Lee
  • Method and apparatus for retrieving label
    Patent number: 8587685
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for retrieving a label in a portable terminal. The method includes obtaining a label image photographed through a camera, extracting characters included in the label image and recognizing the extracted characters, detecting at least one label including the recognized character from a label database including multiple labels and information on the multiple labels and constituting a preliminary label candidate group including said at least one label, detecting an image characteristic of the label image, detecting at least one label having an image characteristic, which is similar with the detected image characteristic, from the preliminary label candidate group, and constituting a final label candidate group, and providing each of said at least one label included in the final label candidate group and detailed information corresponding to each of said at least one label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry Foundation of Chonnam National University
    Inventors: Hee-Bum Ahn, Soo-Hyung Kim, Guee-Sang Lee, Hyung-Jung Yang, Seong-Taek Hwang, Jung-Sik Kim, Jong-Hyun Park, Myung-Hun Lee, Jun-Sik Lim, Jong-Mun Jeong
  • Memory system to determine interference of a memory cell by adjacent memory cells, and operating method thereof
    Patent number: 8587997
    Abstract: Provided are a memory system and an operating method thereof. The operating method reads an observation memory cell at least one time with different read voltages to configure a first read data symbol, reads a plurality of interference memory cells adjacent to the observation memory cell at least one time with different read voltages to configure second read data symbols, and determines a logical value of the observation memory cell based on the first read data symbol and the second read data symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaehong Kim, Kijun Lee, Yong June Kim, Heeseok Eun
  • Polymer, and composition and film including the same
    Patent number: 8586689
    Abstract: A polymer including a structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and a composition and a film including the same are provided. In the above formula at least one of Ra and Rb is either Chemical Formula 3 or Chemical Formula 4, as shown below. The polymer also includes units selected from polyamic acid, polyimide, polyaramid, polyamide, polyurethane, polycarbonate and polyacetal units and mixtures of such units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Suk Jung, Yoo Seong Yang, Tai Gyoo Park, Sang Mo Kim, Eun Seog Cho
  • Portable terminal with dual hinge axes
    Patent number: 8588858
    Abstract: A portable terminal with a pair of housings is provided, in which a guide rib is formed in a first housing for providing a reception groove, a first hinge member is engaged with the first housing for rotating upon a first hinge axis extended along a length direction of the first housing, a second hinge member is formed in a second housing and includes a hinge housing extended along a width direction of the second housing, and an additional device is accommodated in the hinge housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon-Hee Shim, Sang-Joon Park, Jong-Woo Kim, Seok-Gyu Lee
  • Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same
    Patent number: 8587052
    Abstract: One example embodiment of a semiconductor device includes a memory cell array formed on a substrate. The memory cell array includes a gate stack including alternating conductive and insulating layers. A first lower conductive layer in the gate stack has a portion disposed below a first upper conductive layer in the gate stack, and a first contact area of the first lower conductive layer is disposed higher than a second contact area of the first upper conductive layer. The semiconductor device further includes first and second contact plugs extending into the gate stack to contact the first and second contact areas, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Gn Yun, Kwang-Soo Seol, Jungdal Choi
  • NOVEL MATERIAL FOR OPTICAL FILM, POLYMER, ARTICLE PREPARED BY USING THE POLYMER, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20130303691
    Abstract: A material for an optical film including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1; a polymer including a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 10; a polymer including a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 20 and a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 21; an article prepared by using the polymer; and a display device including the article:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung Kun CHO, Androsov DMITRY, Kalinina FEDOSYA, Yoon Seok KO, Kovalev MIKHAIL
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMITTING WAVELENGTH-SWEPT LIGHT
    Publication number: 20130301057
    Abstract: A method of emitting wavelength-swept light includes controlling either one or both of magnitudes and on/off timings of currents to be applied to a first gain medium of a first optical generator and a second gain medium of a second optical generator to control an intensity and a wavelength region of each of first wavelength-swept light and second wavelength-swept light; generating the first wavelength-swept light having a first center wavelength based on the current applied to the first gain medium of the first optical generator; generating the second wavelength-swept light having a second center wavelength based on the current applied to the second gain medium of the second optical generator; and emitting output wavelength-swept light by coupling the first wavelength-swept light and the second wavelength-swept light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-yong Ha, Hong-sig Kim, Woo-young Jang
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING GEOMETRY OF SPECULAR OBJECT BASED ON DEPTH SENSOR
    Publication number: 20130301908
    Abstract: A method of acquiring geometry of a specular object is provided. Based on a single-view depth image, the method may include receiving an input of a depth image, estimating a missing depth value based on connectivity with a neighboring value in a local area of the depth image, and correcting the missing depth value. Based on a composite image, the method may include receiving an input of a composite image, calibrating the composite image, detecting an error area in the calibrated composite image, and correcting a missing depth value of the error area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Jung SHIM, Seung Kyu Lee, Do Kyoon Kim
  • METHOD OF MEASURING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE PROPERTIES AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE PROPERTY MEASURING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130302843
    Abstract: A method of measuring biological sample properties and a biological sample property measuring apparatus is provided. A method of measuring biological sample properties includes disposing a biomaterial to contact a sensing unit, detecting a radio frequency (RF) signal flowing through the sensing unit, and obtaining an RF property indicator of the biomaterial based on the detected RF signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicants: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Uk SON, Duck Hwan KIM, In Sang SONG, Seong Chan JUN, Ho Soo PARK, Jea Shik SHIN, Moon Chul LEE
  • HOST APPARATUS CONNECTED TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POWER SAVE MODE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130305072
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power save mode of an image forming apparatus connected to a host apparatus, the method includes: requesting information on a power mode of the image forming apparatus; transmitting the power mode information and information on an entering time for a power save mode of the image forming apparatus from the image forming apparatus; and displaying the entering time for the power save mode of the image forming apparatus on a basis of the entering time information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-ki LEE
  • CAMERA SYSTEM OF MOBILE DEVICE FOR CAPTURING IMAGES, AND METHOD ADAPTED THERETO
    Publication number: 20130302007
    Abstract: A method for recording moving images via a camera system includes detecting a rotation state of a device and setting an image rotation angle in image record mode, rotating images acquired via a camera module by the set image rotation angle, and encoding and storing the rotated images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangchul LEE, Jeongmo YANG
  • MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20130301372
    Abstract: A power management method includes receiving a first command with first address indicating a first high power operation that is immediately executed in a first memory die, after receipt of the first command, receiving a second command with a second address indicating a second high power operation, such that an immediate execution of the second high power operation would overlap the first high power operation, and delaying execution of second high power operation through a first waiting period that ends upon completion of the first high power operation, while applying a reference voltage to a second word line of the second memory die indicated by the second address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SANG-SOO PARK, BONG-SOON LIM, HYUK-JUN YOO
  • FREQUENCY TUNING APPARATUS, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND RF CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE FREQUENCY TUNING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130300509
    Abstract: A frequency tuning apparatus may include an oscillator and a memory element connected to the oscillator. The memory element may have a variable resistance. An oscillation frequency of the oscillator may vary according to a resistance state of the memory element. The oscillator may be a ring oscillator. The memory element may be connected to an input terminal or a power terminal of the oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicants: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-bae KIM, Chang-jung KIM, Sang-su PARK, Hyun-sang HWANG
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTION OF DISPLAY DEVICE USING REMOTE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20130300944
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a function of a display device using a remote controller is provided. A function key calling for a hot menu is received. A hot menu interface is displayed on the display device in response to the function. A hot key corresponding to the hot menu interface is received. Execution of a hot function, corresponding to the hot key, is controlled to output corresponding feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanggyu Lee, Byeongha Cho
  • External hard disk drive
    Patent number: D693808
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Ha Kim, Jung-Hwan Hong
  • Docking station for portable electronic device
    Patent number: D693814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyoungshin Park
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    Patent number: D693872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pyung-Hwa Lee, Ji-Na Yoo