Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics
  • Patent number: 11995391
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes an area-oriented region and a performance-oriented region, standard cells disposed on each of the area-oriented region and the performance-oriented region, and a routing metal layer on the standard cells. The routing metal layer includes first routing lines on the area-oriented region and second routing lines on the performance-oriented region. The smallest line width of the first routing lines is a first width, the smallest line width of the second routing lines is a second width greater than the first width, a pitch between the first routing lines is a first pitch, and a pitch between the second routing lines is a second pitch greater than the first pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongdeok Kim, Munjun Seo, Bonghyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11995148
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus including a processor configured to obtain calculation information based on input data of a deconvolution calculation being input, obtain a size of output data based on the obtained calculation information, obtain a plurality of memory address values corresponding to a size of the output data using an address generation module, perform convolution calculation based on the calculation information using a convolution calculation module to obtain an intermediate value in the convolution calculation process, obtain a memory address value corresponding to the obtained intermediate value of the plurality of obtained memory addresses using the address generation module, store the obtained intermediate value in the memory address value corresponding to the intermediate value, accumulate at least one intermediate value based on the memory address value corresponding to the intermediate value using a cumulative calculation module, and obtain a deconvolution calculation value with re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Youngrae Cho, Kiseok Kwon, Chulsoo Park, Jongho Kim, Jaeun Park
  • Patent number: 11995465
    Abstract: A computing system includes: a command fetch block configured to determine a host profile for representing a requesting host corresponding to a processing request; and a credit checker block, coupled to the command fetch block, configured to calculate an instance budget at a communication endpoint from an overall resource of the communication endpoint for controlling the processing request at the communication endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Vikram Singh, Wentao Wu
  • Patent number: 11995162
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing unlocking of an electronic device are provided. A method includes receiving an unlocking input from a user, authenticating the unlocking input, generating a first pre-wakeup command of initializing a progress action for the electronic device, generating a second pre-wakeup command of whether to complete the progress action or to retrogress the progress action based on the authenticating of the unlocking input, and determining whether to unlock the electronic device based on the second pre-wakeup command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hari Krishnan Thiruvalli Venugopalan, Mineni Niswanth Babu, Gaurav Gupta, Sri Lakshmi Punuru, Gopinath Chennakeswaran, Ashish Kumar Singh, Ravindra Kumar Mishra, Rajaram Hanumantacharya Naganur
  • Patent number: 11995003
    Abstract: A method of data caching includes; determining a process corresponding to a read request communicated from a host, obtaining historical access information for the process according to historical process information stored in a cache, wherein the historical process information includes at least one of historical access information for the process and heat information for one or more regions historically accessed by the process, determining a first region historically accessed by the process according to the historical access information, such that heat information for the first region satisfies a first preset condition, and loading a physical address for the first region from a storage device to the cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heng Zhang, Yinxin Zhao
  • Patent number: 11995196
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a memory storing an artificial neural network and metadata including information of at least one layer in the artificial neural network, and a processor configured to: acquire a security vector based on the metadata and a security key of the electronic apparatus; map the security vector and the metadata with the security key and identification information of the artificial neural network; perform encryption on the at least one layer based on the metadata and the security vector; based on input data input to the artificial neural network, load the metadata and the security vector by using the security key and the identification information of the artificial neural network; and perform an operation between the input data and the encrypted at least one layer based on the loaded security vector and the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jijoong Moon, Wook Song, Sangjung Woo, Geunsik Lim, Jaeyun Jung, Myungjoo Ham
  • Patent number: 11995009
    Abstract: A high bandwidth memory (HBM) system includes a first HBM+ card. The first HBM+ card includes a plurality of HBM+ cubes. Each HBM+ cube has a logic die and a memory die. The first HBM+ card also includes a HBM+ card controller coupled to each of the plurality of HBM+ cubes and configured to interface with a host, a pin connection configured to connect to the host, and a fabric connection configured to connect to at least one HBM+ card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Krishna T. Malladi, Hongzhong Zheng, Dimin Niu, Peng Gu
  • Patent number: 11995308
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for supporting handwriting input in an electronic device. An electronic device includes a display module and a processor, wherein the processor can: display an execution screen of an application supporting handwriting input; sense the handwriting input through the execution screen; set at least one region of interest on the basis of at least one object corresponding to the handwriting; identify, in response to an action of a user, a target object on the basis of the at least one region of interest; and perform handwriting alignment on the basis of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taewon Kwak, Jinsu Shin, Dohyeon Kim, Donghyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 11995012
    Abstract: A multi-image sensor system includes data, clock, and control buses, an application processor connected to the data bus and the clock bus, and image sensors connected in a daisy chain using the control bus. A first one of the image sensors configured as a master outputs image data to the data bus, outputs a first clock signal to the clock bus, and sends a control signal to a second one of the image sensors in the daisy chain through the control bus. The control signal has a first logic state when output of the first image data starts and a second other logic state when output of the first image data ends. The second image sensor connects itself to the data bus and the master disconnects itself from the data bus according to a state of the first control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Avi Klein, Dror Barash, Guy Horowitz, Oren Reinherz, Roi Herman, Amit Eisenberg
  • Patent number: 11996150
    Abstract: Disclosed are a non-volatile content addressable memory device having a simple cell configuration and/or an operating method thereof. The non-volatile content addressable memory device includes a plurality of unit cells, wherein each of the plurality of unit cells consists of or includes a first ferroelectric transistor and a second ferroelectric transistor The first and second ferroelectric transistors are of different types such as different electrical types from each other. The first and second ferroelectric transistors may be connected in series or in parallel to each other. The first and second ferroelectric transistors may share one word line and one match line. The first and second ferroelectric transistors may share one search line. One of the first and second ferroelectric transistors may be connected to a search line and the other one may be connected to a bar search line. The first and second ferroelectric transistors may share one match line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seunggeol Nam, Jinseong Heo, Taehwan Moon, Hagyoul Bae
  • Patent number: 11994911
    Abstract: A flexible display window and an electronic device having the same are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first rigid portion and a flexible portion, at least one outer layer that covers the first rigid portion and the flexible portion, a display device including a screen including a first portion exposed through the first rigid portion and a second portion extended from the first portion and exposed through the flexible portion, at least one processor electrically coupled to the display device, and a memory electrically coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the outer layer includes a polymer layer, a glass layer interposed between the polymer layer and the screen, and an adhesive layer interposed between the polymer layer and the glass layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Younggyun Kim, Heecheul Moon
  • Patent number: 11995417
    Abstract: Provided is a neural processing unit that performs application-work including a first neural network operation, the neural processing unit includes a first processing core configured to execute the first neural network operation, a hardware block reconfigurable as a hardware core configured to perform hardware block-work, and at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions to distribute a part of the application-work as the hardware block-work to the hardware block based on a first workload of the first processing core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Nam Hwang, Hyung-Dal Kwon, Dae Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11995264
    Abstract: An electronic device, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, may comprise: a touchscreen including a first portion and a second portion; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the touchscreen and the memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: recognize a first point at which a touch input is in contact with the second portion, recognize a second point at which the touch input is separated from the touch screen, recognize at least one third point at which the touch input is periodically in contact with the touch screen in a state in which the touch input is in contact with the touch screen, and activate the touch input based on whether at least one of the second point and the at least one third point is located outside a specified area having a specified radius set with respect to the first point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngho Cho, Juhyeon Park, Kiwon Kim
  • Patent number: 11995743
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining one or more coordinates representing one or more skin tones in a device-independent color space. The one or more skin tones can include one or more colors of human skin captured in one or more pieces of content. The method further comprises building a dual-core geometric model based on a distribution of the one or more skin tones in the device-independent color space. The method further comprises providing the dual-core geometric model to an electronic device for use in determining a likelihood that an input color of an input content is a skin tone. The input content is adaptively enhanced, based on the likelihood, for presentation on a display connected to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Su, Chenguang Liu
  • Patent number: 11995156
    Abstract: A system and method for confidence aided upsampling of categorical maps. In some embodiments, the method includes: determining a category of a first pixel of an image, the first pixel having a plurality of neighboring pixels, each of the neighboring pixels having a category; and processing the image based on the determined category. The determining may include: calculating a confidence weighted metric for each of the neighboring pixels, the confidence weighted metric being based on a maximum confidence value among each of the neighboring pixels; and determining the category of the first pixel based on the confidence weighted metric of each of the neighboring pixels and based on the category of one of the neighboring pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rama Mythili Vadali, Oleg Sergeyevich Khoruzhiy, Maiyuran Wijay
  • Patent number: 11995752
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor module, a communication module, a display, a memory, and at least one processor configured to identify a plurality of states based on at least one of information obtained through the sensor module, information received from an external electronic device through the communication module, or information associated with a function of the electronic device, identify priorities of the plurality of states, identify a first state among the plurality of states based on the identified priorities, identify whether there is a second state mergeable with the first state, and control the display to display, a first character object corresponding to the first state or a third character object corresponding to merge of the first state and the second state, based on whether there is the second state mergeable with the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miji Park, Hwan Kim, Dongsoo Shin, Jihyun Ahn, Minkyung Lee, Jinsoo Jang, Eunsil Gim, Miyeon Park, Joonho Ok, Jongil Jeong, Jina Choe
  • Patent number: 11994921
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a display panel, a support panel arranged at a rear of the display panel, and a control module arranged at a rear of the support panel to control the display panel. The support panel comprises a first body arranged at the rear of the display panel, a second body bonded to the first body at a rear of the first body to form an accommodation space with the first body, and a heat absorbing material accommodated in the accommodation space to receive heat from the display panel that is absorbed by the first body, to thereby reduce an increase in a temperature of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Ki Kim, Hyun Jun Jung
  • Patent number: 11996430
    Abstract: Provided are a dual image sensor including an image sensor including a first area and a second area, the first area and the second area including a plurality of pixels, respectively, a band-pass filter layer provided on the first area, the band-pass filter layer configured to transmit light emitted by an object and having a specific wavelength corresponding to physical property information of the object to the image sensor, and a planarization layer provided on the second area and on the same plane as the band-pass filter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyochul Kim, Younggeun Roh
  • Patent number: 11994938
    Abstract: Systems and methods for error detection for an address channel are disclosed. The method includes generating a token, applying the token to a request at a source, and generating a first result. The request with the first result is transmitted to a destination over the address channel. A determination is made, at the destination, whether an error associated with the request has occurred. The determining whether the error has occurred includes: receiving a received request corresponding to the request over the address channel; receiving the first result with the received request; applying the token to the received request and generating a second result; comparing the first result with the second result; and transmitting a signal in response to the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukui Luo, Andrew Chang
  • Patent number: 11996270
    Abstract: A wafer processing apparatus includes a chamber body including a cavity region and a process region; a microwave waveguide configured to introduce a microwave into the cavity region; a first microwave window between the cavity region and the process region; and a magnetic field supplying device configured to apply a magnetic field inside the chamber body, wherein a thickness of the first microwave window is constant, and the first microwave window is configured to control a beam cross-section of the microwave in the process region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunhee Jeang, Seongkeun Cho, Kyungrim Kim, Incheol Song, Jangwon Cho