Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics
  • Publication number: 20210375265
    Abstract: An electronic device for adjusting a speech output rate (speech rate) of speech output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Piotr MARCINKIEWICZ
  • Publication number: 20210376233
    Abstract: Provided are a selection element which does not need an intermediate electrode and thus has improved integration, a phase-change memory device having the selection element, and a phase-change memory implemented so that the phase-change memory device has a highly integrated three-dimensional architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Heub SONG, Jae Kyeong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20210377577
    Abstract: A source device for transmitting content to a sink device is provided. The source device may include an interface configured to perform high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) authentication with the sink device, and a controller configured to determine an HDCP version supported by the sink device, convert the content so as to be encrypted in the HDCP version supported by the sink device in response to a determination that another HDCP version applied to the content is not supported by the sink device, encrypt the converted content in the HDCP version supported by the sink device, and control the interface to transmit the content to the sink device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung-bo OH
  • Publication number: 20210375977
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a visible light sensor portion and an infrared sensor portion arranged on the visible light sensor portion. The visible light sensor portion includes a first sensor layer and a first signal wiring layer, wherein a plurality of visible light sensing elements are arrayed in the first sensor layer and the first signal wiring layer is configured to process a signal output from the first sensor layer. The infrared sensor portion includes a second sensor layer in which a plurality of infrared sensing elements are arrayed, and a second signal wiring layer configured to process a signal output from the second sensor layer. The infrared sensor portion and the visible light sensor portion form a single monolithic structure which is effective in obtaining high resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minhyun LEE, Minsu SEOL, Hyeonjin SHIN
  • Publication number: 20210377554
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) decoding apparatus includes at least one processor configured to execute one or more instructions to: obtain a second image corresponding to a first image by performing first decoding on image data included in a main bitstream, obtain AI upscaling activation flag information included in AI data of a sub-bitstream, determine whether to perform AI upscaling on the second image, based on the AI upscaling activation flag information, when it is determined that AI upscaling is to be performed on the second image, obtain a third image by performing AI upscaling on the second image, through an upscaling deep neural network (DNN) set according to upscaling DNN information, the upscaling DNN information selected from among a plurality of pieces of pre-stored upscaling DNN information based on at least a portion of the image data and/or at least a portion of AI sub-data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehwan KIM, Youngo PARK, Chaeeun LEE, Kwangpyo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210375983
    Abstract: Provided are a display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. The display apparatus includes a support substrate, a driving layer provided on the support substrate and including a driving element configured to apply power to a pixel electrode, and a light-emitting layer provided on the driving layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junhee CHOI, Sungjin Kang, Kiho Kong, Junghun Park, Jinjoo Park, Joohun Han, Kyungwook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210372786
    Abstract: A method of calculating a thickness of a graphene layer and a method of measuring a content of silicon carbide, by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), are provided. The method of calculating the thickness of the graphene layer, which is directly grown on a silicon substrate, includes measuring the thickness of the graphene layer directly grown on the silicon substrate, by using a ratio between a signal intensity of a photoelectron beam emitted from the graphene layer and a signal intensity of a photoelectron beam emitted from the silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunkyu LEE, Yeonchoo CHO, Sangwon KIM, Kyung-Eun BYUN, Hyunjae SONG, Hyeonjin SHIN
  • Publication number: 20210374976
    Abstract: An operating method of a slope estimating apparatus is provided. The operating method of the slope estimating apparatus including at least one camera includes obtaining a forward image through the at least one camera, detecting a lane included in the forward image, dividing the forward image into a plurality of smaller regions in a horizontal direction, identifying a plurality of lane segments included in each of the plurality of smaller regions, obtaining a plurality of coordinate values forming each of the plurality of lane segments, and obtaining a pitch angle of each of the plurality of smaller regions based on the obtained plurality of coordinate values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaewoo LEE, Sangjun LEE, Wonju LEE
  • Publication number: 20210375185
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of pixels is provided. The display panel includes: a plurality of light emitting elements configured to constitute each pixel of the plurality of pixels; and a plurality of pixel circuits respectively corresponding to the plurality of light emitting elements and configured to drive the plurality of light emitting elements, wherein the plurality of pixel circuits includes a first pixel circuit for pulse width modulation (PWM)-driving a first light emitting element among the plurality of light emitting elements and a second pixel circuit for pulse amplitude modulation (PAM)-driving a second light emitting element among the plurality of light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinho KIM, Sangmin SHIN, Youngki JUNG
  • Publication number: 20210369135
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring impedance is provided. The apparatus may include an electrode part in which a plurality of electrodes are arranged; a depth controller configured to configure electrode clusters from among the plurality of electrodes of the electrode part based on a measurement depth of the object, and generate a control signal; a switch configured to connect electrodes in the electrode clusters to signal lines based on the control signal; and a measurer configured to measure the impedance of the object based on signals measured through the electrode clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myoung Hoon Jung, Moon Seong Park, Yun S Park, Kun Sun Eom
  • Publication number: 20210376220
    Abstract: Provided are a piezoelectric element for a speaker and a method of manufacturing the same. The piezoelectric element for a speaker includes a plurality of piezoelectric ceramic layers stacked on one another in a thickness direction, and a plurality of electrodes provided to be connected to middle portions of sides of the plurality of piezoelectric ceramic layers along external walls of the plurality of stacked piezoelectric ceramic layers, wherein middle portions of some sides from among a plurality of sides of each of the plurality of piezoelectric ceramic layers are etched, and wherein the plurality of piezoelectric ceramic layers are stacked on one another in the thickness direction not to overlap non-etched sides from among the plurality of sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jisun KIM, Taeyoung KIM, Joungkook SEO, Sanghoon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210375759
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of middle interconnections and a plurality of middle plugs, which are disposed in an interlayer insulating layer and on a substrate. An upper insulating layer is disposed on the interlayer insulating layer. A first upper plug, a first upper interconnection, a second upper plug, and a second upper interconnection are disposed in the upper insulating layer. Each of the plurality of middle interconnections has a first thickness. The first upper interconnection has a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. The second upper interconnection has a third thickness that is greater than the first thickness. The third thickness is twice to 100 times the first thickness. The second upper interconnection includes a material different from the second upper plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Juik LEE, Joongwon SHIN, Jihoon CHANG, Junghoon HAN, Junwoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20210375275
    Abstract: A first electronic device includes an audio outputter; a communicator configured to transmit data to and receive data from a second electronic device; a memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to: obtain an audio output level of an audio that is output through the audio outputter; obtain a spacing distance between the second electronic device and the first electronic device; based on the obtained audio output level and the obtained spacing distance, obtain a voice reception notification indicating whether a voice can be accurately received by the second electronic device, and control the communicator to transmit the obtained voice reception notification to the second electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyundon YOON, Sangmoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20210373658
    Abstract: An electronic device that outputs at least one calibration point through a display, obtains gaze information corresponding to the at least one calibration point by using a gaze tracking sensor in response to an output of guide information instructing a user wearing the electronic device to gaze at the at least one calibration point, obtains a gaze accuracy corresponding to the at least one calibration point based on the obtained gaze information, determines a gaze zone-specific resolution based on the gaze accuracy corresponding to the at least one calibration point, and outputs an image through the display based on the determined gaze zone-specific resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngmo JEONG, Bonkon KOO, Sunghwan SHIN
  • Publication number: 20210375273
    Abstract: An utterance in any of various languages is processed to derive a predicted label using a generated grammar. The grammar is suitable for deriving meaning of utterances from several languages (polyglot). The utterance is processed by an encoder using word embeddings. The encoder and a decoder process the utterance using the polyglot grammar to obtain a machine-readable result. The machine-readable result is well-formed based on accounting for re-entrances of intermediate variable references. A machine then takes action on the machine-readable result. Ambiguity is reduced by the decoder by the well-formed machine-readable result. Sparseness of the generated polyglot grammar is reduced by using a two-pass approach including placeholders which are ultimately replaced by edge labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Federico FANCELLU, Akos KADAR, Ran ZHANG, Afsaneh FAZLY
  • Publication number: 20210375373
    Abstract: A memory device includes a charge pump connected to a power supply voltage and including a plurality of stages to output an output voltage, a stage counter configured to output a count value that incrementally increases to a number of the stages, and a regulator configured to compare the output voltage with a reference output voltage of the charge pump that is generated using the incrementally increasing count value obtained by the stage counter, and to output a pump operation signal at a time when the reference output voltage becomes greater than or equal to the output voltage, wherein the charge pump operates in response to the pump operation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bilal Ahmad JANJUA, Sung Whan SEO
  • Publication number: 20210375906
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate including a cell region and surrounded by an extension region, a common source plate on the first substrate, a supporter on the common source plate, a first stack structure on the supporter and including an alternately stacked first insulating film and first gate electrode, a channel hole penetrating the first stack structure, the supporter, and the common source plate on the cell region, and an electrode isolation trench spaced apart from the channel hole in a first direction on the cell region, extending in a second direction, and penetrating the first stack structure, the supporter, and the common source plate, wherein a first thickness of the supporter in a first region adjacent to the electrode isolation trench is greater than a second thickness of the supporter in a second region formed between the electrode isolation trench and the channel hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang Min KIM, Jin Hyuk KIM, Jung Tae SUNG, Joong Shik SHIN, Sung Hyung LEE
  • Publication number: 20210375739
    Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor package includes connection pads of a semiconductor chip that are redistributed and electrically connected to connection terminals by an interconnection member. In the fan-out semiconductor package, disposition forms of vias and pads in the interconnection member are designed so that stress may be reduced, such that reliability is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Han KIM, Masazumi AMAGAI, Ju Ho KIM, Tae Sung JEONG
  • Publication number: 20210373131
    Abstract: A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system is provided including a beam steering device configured to modulate a phase of light from a light source and to output light in a plurality of directions at the same time, a receiver including a plurality of light detection elements configured to receive light that has been irradiated onto an object in the plurality of directions from the beam steering device and reflected from the object, and a processor configured to analyze position-specific distribution and/or time-specific distribution of light received by the receiver and to individually process the light lights irradiated onto the object in the plurality of directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Inoh Hwang, Dongjae Shin, Jungwoo Kim, Junghyun Park, Byunggil Jeong, Byounglyong Choi
  • Publication number: 20210377588
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a communication interface; a memory storing a control code information of a content providing apparatus; and at least one processor configured to: based on repeatedly receiving, from a remote controller, a control signal for changing a volume value of the electronic apparatus more than a threshold number of times through the communication interface, obtain state information of the content providing apparatus, identify a current volume value of the content providing apparatus or a state of the content providing apparatus, based on the state information, and based on the current volume value of the content providing apparatus being less than or equal to a threshold value or the content providing apparatus being in a mute state, control the communication interface to transmit a control signal to change the volume value of the content providing apparatus to the remote controller based on the stored control code information .
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heeran LEE, Mugong Bae, Namsu Ha, Byeol Park, Bongseok Lee, Gohwoon Jeong