Samsung Electronics Patents Granted

Patents granted to Samsung Electronics by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11989082
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device, a method of operating the non-volatile memory device, and a memory system including the non-volatile memory device are provided. A non-volatile memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells configured to be each programmed to one state of a plurality of states, a page buffer circuit including a plurality of page buffers configured to each store received data as state data indicating a target state of a corresponding one of the plurality of memory cells, the page buffer circuit being configured to perform a state data reordering operation of changing a first state data order into a second state data order during performance of a program operation on selected memory cells of the plurality of memory cells, and a reordering control circuit configured to control the page buffer circuit to perform the state data reordering operation simultaneously with the program operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heejin Kim, Hyunjun Yoon
  • Patent number: 11990503
    Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating a capacitor. The method of fabricating a capacitor may include forming a first electrode, forming a dielectric layer on the first electrode, forming a second electrode on the dielectric layer, and applying, between the first electrode and the second electrode, a voltage outside an operating voltage range applied during operation or a current outside an operating current range applied during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gabjin Nam, Youngbin Lee, Cheoljin Cho, Jaehyoung Choi
  • Patent number: 11989091
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory system that comprises a memory device including a plurality of memory blocks and a memory controller, includes detecting a first memory block having a degradation count greater than or equal to a first reference value by the memory controller. A first command for the first memory block is transmitted to the memory device by the memory controller. A first voltage is applied to all of a plurality of word lines connected to the first memory block and a second voltage to a bit line connected to the first memory block in response to the first command by the memory device. The first voltage is greater than a voltage applied to turn on memory cells connected to all of the plurality of word lines. The second voltage is greater than a voltage applied to the bit line during program, read or erase operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Younggul Song, Byungchul Jang, Junyeong Seok, Eun Chu Oh
  • Patent number: 11990534
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a well region in a substrate, an impurity region in the well region, a first active fin on the impurity region, a second active fin on the well region, and a connection pattern penetrating the second active fin and connected to the well region may be provided. The substrate and the impurity region include impurities having a first conductivity type. The well region includes impurities having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type. The first active fin includes a plurality of first semiconductor patterns that are spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate. The first semiconductor patterns and the impurity region include impurities having the first conductivity type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Gil Kang, Dongwon Kim, Minyi Kim, Keun Hwi Cho
  • Patent number: 11989142
    Abstract: An accelerator is disclosed. A circuit may process a data to produce a processed data. A first tier storage may include a first capacity and a first latency. A second tier storage may include a second capacity and a second latency. The second capacity may be larger than the first capacity, and the second latency may be slower than the first latency. A bus may be used to transfer at least one of the data or the processed data between the first tier storage and the second tier storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Marie Mai Nguyen, Rekha Pitchumani, Zongwang Li, Yang Seok Ki, Krishna Teja Malladi
  • Patent number: 11990563
    Abstract: A nanorod light emitting device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display apparatus including the nanorod light emitting device are provided. The nanorod light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer doped with a first conductivity type, a light emitting layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the light emitting layer and doped with a second conductivity type that is electrically opposite to the first conductivity type, wherein a distance between a lower surface of the first semiconductor layer and an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer is in a range of about 2 ?m to about 10 ?m, wherein a difference between a diameter of the upper surface of the second semiconductor layer and the lower surface of the first semiconductor layer is 10% or less of a diameter of the upper surface of the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joohun Han, Junhee Choi, Nakhyun Kim, Dongho Kim, Jinjoo Park
  • Patent number: 11988896
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in ascending numerical order along an optical axis from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of an image sensor, wherein TTL/(2*IMG HT)?0.67 is satisfied, where TTL is a distance along the optical axis from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor, and IMG HT is one half of a diagonal length of the imaging plane of the image sensor, and 15<v1-v3<45 is satisfied, where v1 is an Abbe number of the first lens, and v3 is an Abbe number of the third lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kil Soo Shin, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 11990280
    Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body, including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode layer. A region, containing nickel (Ni) and carbon (C), is present between the internal electrode layer and the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Joon Oh, Jeong Ryeol Kim
  • Patent number: 11989451
    Abstract: A method for operating a memory controller, the method including: receiving a first command from a first host; storing the first command in a queue; when the first command has a higher priority than a second command currently being performed, pausing an operation of the second command and performing a read operation of the first command; and continuing the operation of the second command after completion of the read operation of the first command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Soo Choi, Young Wook Kim, Hyun Seon Park
  • Patent number: 11990348
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes supplying a first process gas into a wafer processing apparatus, lowering a temperature of the wafer, generating plasma using the first process gas, supplying a second process gas and mixing the second process gas with the plasma, performing a plasma process on the wafer using the plasma and the second process gas, and performing an annealing process on the wafer on which the plasma process has been performed. The lowering of the temperature of the wafer includes increasing an internal pressure of the wafer processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chanyeong Jeong, Hoseop Choi, Sunggil Kang, Dongkyu Shin, Sangjin An
  • Patent number: 11989457
    Abstract: A method for performing a data read-write operation across multiple zoned storage devices includes reading data from at least one zone of a source zoned storage device and sequentially writing the read data to at least one zone of a destination zoned storage device, where the source zoned storage device is different from the destination zoned storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Rakesh Balakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11990179
    Abstract: A memory device accessed by circuits operating based on a first supply voltage. The memory device includes a cell array electrically connected to a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines; a row driver configured to select one word line of the plurality of word lines based on a row address; a precharge circuit configured to precharge the plurality of bit lines based on the first supply voltage; a column driver configured to select at least one bit line of the plurality of bit lines based on a column address; and a read circuit configured to read data stored in the cell array through the at least one bit line. The cell array, the row driver, the column driver, and the read circuit operate based on a second supply voltage, which is higher than the first supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taemin Choi, Taehyun Kim, Seongook Jung
  • Patent number: 11989459
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a test pattern data storage configured to store test write pattern data in response to a register write command and a register address and output test read pattern data in response to a test read command and a test pattern data selection signal during a test operation, a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells and configured to generate read data, a read path unit configured to generate n read data, by serializing the read data, and a test read data generation unit configured to generate n test read data, by comparing the test read pattern data with each of the n read data, generated at a first data rate, and generate the n test read data, at a second data rate lower than the first data rate, during the test operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongjun Jin, Yongjae Lee, Seunghan Kim, Hyoungjoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11990566
    Abstract: A display device includes a first electrode stem and a second electrode stem extended in a first direction and spaced from each other, a first electrode branch branching off from the first electrode stem and extended in a second direction, a second electrode branch branching off from the second electrode stem and extended in the second direction, a third electrode between the first electrode branch and the second electrode branch and one or more light-emitting elements between the first electrode branch and the third electrode and between the third electrode and the second electrode branch, wherein the third electrode is extended in the second direction, and both ends of the third electrode in the second direction are spaced from the first electrode stem and from the second electrode stem, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Sik Oh, Sin Chul Kang, Dae Hyun Kim, Hyun Min Cho
  • Patent number: 11989481
    Abstract: A display device, a method of manufacturing the same and a tiled display device including the same are provided. The display device includes a substrate including a first contact hole, a laser absorption layer on the substrate and containing amorphous silicon, a first barrier insulating layer on the laser absorption layer, a fan-out line on the first barrier insulating layer as a first metal layer and including a pad portion in a second contact hole located in the first barrier insulating layer and the laser absorption layer, a display layer on the fan-out line, and a flexible film under the substrate and in the first contact hole and electrically connected to the pad portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 11990570
    Abstract: A white light emitting device is provided. The white light emitting device includes a blue light emitting diode configured to emit blue light having a peak wavelength in a first range of 440 nm to 455 nm; a first wavelength conversion material, based on being excited by the blue light, emits first light having a peak wavelength in a second range of 535 nm to 550 nm and a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 60 nm or less; and a second wavelength conversion material, based on being excited by the blue light, emits second light having a peak wavelength in a third range of 620 nm to 660 nm, wherein a melanopic photopic ratio of white light emitted from the white light emitting device is 0.65 or less, and a color rendering index (CRI) of the white light is 80 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongmin Kim, Chohui Kim, Jeongeun Yun, Seulgee Lee, Sungwoo Choi, Jeongrok Oh, Chulsoo Yoon
  • Patent number: 11991685
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique and a system for integrating IoT technology with a 5G communication system which supports a higher data transfer rate than does a 4G system. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangbum Kim, Sangyeob Jung, Hyunjeong Kang, Soenghun Kim, Seungri Jin
  • Patent number: 11991774
    Abstract: Methods and systems for handling emergency services in a wireless network. A method disclosed herein includes enabling at least one User Equipment (UE) supporting only Closed Access Group (CAG) cell/non-public network (NPN) to camp onto at least one non-CAG cell/public network cell to access the emergency services. The method further includes enabling the at least one UE to switch behavior of a timer from a periodic registration timer with a “Strictly Periodic Registration Timer Indication” to a normal periodic registration timer/pre-release 16 behavior for performing the emergency services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kundan Tiwari, Lalith Kumar
  • Patent number: 11989497
    Abstract: A method of designing a layout of a semiconductor device, includes: preparing a standard cell library including information on standard cells; determining a layout of a common pattern region in consideration of a local layout effect based on the standard cell library; adding the common pattern region having a cell height that is identical to a cell height of each of the standard cells to opposite sides of one or more of the standard cells; and arranging the standard cells to share the common pattern region between at least one pair of adjacent ones of the standard cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sungwe Cho
  • Patent number: 11990361
    Abstract: The chuck for supporting a target substrate for a display device, the chuck includes: a base having a first surface to support an object and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface including a first area and a second area; and indentations formed in the second area and recessed from the first area in a thickness direction of the base. The indentations include a first indentation extending in a first direction and a second indentation extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Sun Jang, Tae Hun Kim, Do Hwan Kim, Jae Han Kim, Seung Ho Myoung, Dae Young Oh, Gyeong Hee Han
  • Patent number: 11989531
    Abstract: A multi-bit cell includes: a memory storing a weight resistance corresponding to a multi-bit weight; a current source configured to apply a current to the memory to generate a weight voltage from the weight resistance; a plurality of multiplexers connected to each other in parallel and connected to the memory in series, each of the multiplexers being configured to output one signal of the weight voltage and a first fixed voltage based on a multi-bit input; and a plurality of capacitors connected to the plurality of multiplexers, respectively, each of the capacitors being configured to store a respective weight capacitance, and to generate charge data by performing an operation on the outputted signal and the weight capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungmeen Myung, Seungchul Jung, Sangjoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11990409
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including a front-end-of-line (FEOL) structure and a back-end-of-line (BEOL) structure connected to the FEOL structure, wherein the FEOL structure includes at least one source/drain region and at least one gate structure, and the BEOL structure includes: a plurality of 1st fine metal lines arranged in a row with a same pitch, each of the plurality of 1st fine metal lines having a same width; and at least one 1st wide metal line formed at a side of the plurality of 1st fine metal lines, the 1st wide metal line having a width greater than the width of the 1st fine metal line, and wherein each of the plurality of 1st fine metal lines includes a material different from a material included in the 1st wide metal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taeyong Bae, Hoonseok Seo
  • Patent number: 11989337
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed. The device implements the method, including: receiving an utterance using a microphone, obtaining an image using a camera, transmitting by communication circuitry the utterance and/or the image to a server, receiving from the server operational information based on the transmission, executing a task corresponding to the received operational information, wherein the operational information further causes display of a first screen including first objects at a first size, and a change of the first screen to a second screen, based on a user movement indicated in the first image, the second screen including second objects displayed at a second size different from the first size, and having a count different from a count of the first objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sukjae Lee, Jongjin Kim, Jonghwan Shin, Junhee Cho, Jeongmin Park, Changryong Heo
  • Patent number: 11990450
    Abstract: A device including a first structure and a second structure is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunji Kim, Seungwoo Paek, Byungkyu Kim, Sangjun Park, Sungdong Cho
  • Patent number: 11989873
    Abstract: The inventive concepts provide a method of providing a stochastic prediction system. The method includes extracting contours of patterns corresponding to a first design layout from a plurality of scanning electron microscope (SEM) images, respectively, generating a first contour histogram image based on the contours, and training a stochastic prediction model by using the first contour histogram image as an output, and by using the first design layout and a first resist image, a first aerial image, a first slope map, a first density map, and/or a first photo map corresponding to the first design layout as inputs, in which the stochastic prediction model comprises a cycle generative adversarial network (GAN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wooyong Cho, Gun Huh
  • Patent number: 11990452
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip comprising a semiconductor substrate and a redistribution pattern on a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, the redistribution pattern having a hole exposing an inner sidewall of the redistribution pattern, a second semiconductor chip on a top surface of the first semiconductor chip, and a bump structure disposed between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip. The bump structure is disposed in the hole and is in contact with the inner sidewall of the redistribution pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Namhoon Kim, Chajea Jo, Ohguk Kwon, Hyoeun Kim, Seunghoon Yeon
  • Patent number: 11989913
    Abstract: A method for dynamic calibration correction in multi-frame, multi-exposure capture in a camera system includes receiving an amplified non-reference frame (e.g., with non-standard exposure value EV-4) to which a digital gain was applied and a reference frame (e.g., with standard exposure value EV0). The method includes generating a mask based on the reference frame and the amplified non-reference frame. The method includes estimating a scaling coefficient and an offset coefficient for each of a number of channels in the amplified non-reference frame, based on selected pixel locations in the generated mask. The method includes correcting a calibration of the amplified non-reference frame by applying the scaling coefficients for each of the channels. The method also includes outputting a calibration-corrected amplified non-reference frame to a multi-frame processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nguyen Thang Long Le, John William Glotzbach, Hamid Rahim Sheikh
  • Patent number: 11990070
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise a housing, a plate coupled to the housing to reciprocate, a flexible display including a first portion disposed on the plate and a second portion extending from the first portion and exposed to an outside or retracted into an inside of the housing as the plate reciprocates, a motor configured to move the plate, at least one electronic component, a battery, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to identify an event for triggering a movement of the plate, identify a first power of the battery and a second power for controlling the flexible display and the at least one electronic component, based on the event, identify a third power for controlling the motor, based on the first power and the second power, and provide the motor with a signal corresponding to the third power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myunghoon Kwak, Bohyeon Kim, Baekeun Cho, Yangwook Kim, Jihea Park
  • Patent number: 11989939
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining, using at least one processor, audio/video content. The method also includes processing, using the at least one processor, the audio/video content with a trained attention-based machine learning model to classify the audio/video content. Processing the audio/video content includes, using the trained attention-based machine learning model, generating a global representation of the audio/video content based on the audio/video content, generating a local representation of the audio/video content based on different portions of the audio/video content, and combining the global representation of the audio/video content and the local representation of the audio/video content to generate an output representation of the audio/video content. The audio/video content is classified based on the output representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Saurabh Sahu, Palash Goyal
  • Patent number: 11990079
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of first pixels disposed in a first display area and a plurality of second pixels disposed in a second display area adjacent to the first display area, a gate driver disposed in the second display area of the display panel to overlap a portion of the second pixels and driving the first and second pixels, a controller receiving image data and converting the image data to image signals, and a data driver converting the image signals to data signals and outputting the data signals to the first and second pixels. The controller compensates for effective data corresponding to the second pixels and reflects the compensated effective data to the image signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunho Kim, Juchan Park, Gun Hee Kim, Hyewon Kim, Taehoon Yang, Sun Hee Lee, Joohee Jeon, Sungjin Hong
  • Patent number: 11989952
    Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting a location of a target vehicle are disclosed. A processor receives trajectory information for the target vehicle and determines a trajectory feature based on the trajectory information. The processor further determines a lane feature of a lane within a threshold vicinity of the target vehicle, and determines a probability associated with the lane based on the trajectory feature and the lane feature. The lane that the vehicle may enter is identified based on the probability. The processor may also generate interactive features of interactions between the target vehicle and other vehicles. The processor predicts a location of the target vehicle in an upcoming time period based on the lane feature and the trajectory feature. In some embodiments, the interactive features are also used for the prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Sun, Chenxu Luo, Dariush Dabiri
  • Patent number: 11990080
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display panel, a display driving circuit, and at least one processor operatively connected to the display driving circuit. The at least one processor may be configured to: determine a resolution of each of a plurality of applications, and generate a frame image including regions corresponding to execution screens of the plurality of applications and determined resolutions of the plurality of applications, based at least partially on the resolutions of the plurality of applications and/or information on a display region corresponding to the execution screens of the plurality of applications on the display panel, and transmit, to the display driving circuit, the frame image and coordinate information of each of the regions included in the frame image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hojin Kim, Donghyun Yeom, Jaehun Cho
  • Patent number: 11989602
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed that includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of code pixels. The pixels include light-emitting elements, which display an image. The code pixels are disposed in the same layer as the pixels and are adjacent to a reference point disposed between the pixels. The code pixels include infrared light-emitting elements, which emit infrared light. At least one of the code pixels, disposed in a particular direction from the reference point, emit the infrared light to provide a code pattern having position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Na Yoo, Ju Yeon Kim, Won Sang Park, Chang Woo Shim, Seong Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11990092
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus including an organic light-emitting diode emitting visible light, a driving thin film transistor driving the organic light-emitting diode, and a compensation thin film transistor. The compensation thin film transistor includes a compensation gate electrode, a compensation semiconductor layer, a compensation source electrode, and a compensation drain electrode. The compensation gate electrode includes a first gate electrode, and a second gate electrode electrically connected to the first gate electrode. The compensation drain electrode is electrically connected to the driving gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Juwon Yoon, Iljeong Lee, Jiseon Lee, Choongyoul Im
  • Patent number: 11989637
    Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer readable medium for an invertible wavelet layer for neural networks are provided. The electronic device includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The at least one processor is configured to receive an input to a neural network, apply a wavelet transform to the input at a wavelet layer of the neural network, and generate a plurality of subbands of the input as a result of the wavelet transform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chenchi Luo, David Liu, Youngjun Yoo
  • Patent number: 11990140
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for authenticating a user based on an utterance input includes obtaining an input audio signal based on the utterance input of the user; obtaining, from the input audio signal, at least one audio signal of an utterance section and at least one audio signal of a non-utterance section; generating environment information indicating an environment in which the utterance input is received, based on the at least one audio signal of the non-utterance section; obtaining a result of a comparison between the generated environment information and registration environment information indicating an environment in which a registration utterance input corresponding to a previously registered registration audio signal corresponding to the user is received; adjusting an authentication criterion for authenticating the user based on the result of the comparison; and authenticating the user based on the adjusted authentication criterion and the input audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keunseok Cho, Jaeyoung Roh, Donghan Jang, Jiwon Hyung, Jaewon Lee
  • Patent number: 11990473
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes first and second fin-type semiconductor active regions on a substrate. A plurality of first semiconductor patterns are provided, which are stacked on the first fin-type active region as a first plurality of spaced-apart channel regions of a first FINFET. A plurality of second semiconductor patterns are provided, which are stacked on the second fin-type active region as a second plurality of spaced-apart channel regions of a second FINFET. A first gate structure is provided on the plurality of first semiconductor patterns. This first gate structure includes a first material region, which at least partially fills spaces between the first plurality of spaced-apart channel regions. A second gate structure is also provided on the plurality of second semiconductor patterns. The second gate structure includes second and third material regions, which at least partially fill spaces between the second plurality of spaced-apart channel regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaeyeol Song, Seungha Oh, Rakhwan Kim, Minjung Park, Dongsoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11990701
    Abstract: Provided are a receptacle connector configured to avoid damage to conductors of the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector includes a plurality of connection terminals, a mold structure which comprises a front part exposing each of the connection terminals and a support part disposed on a rear end of the front part and surrounding each of the connection terminals, and a shield which is disposed on the support part and comprises a conductive material, wherein the support part comprises a flat part which includes a surface along which the shield extends and a protruding part which protrudes from the surface of the flat part and is disposed in front of a front end of the shield. The protruding part is configured to avoid damage to conductors of the receptacle when a plug is mated to the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seon Gyun Baek, Jae Hong Park, Yusuf Cinar, Han Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 11990500
    Abstract: A micro light emitting display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the micro light emitting display apparatus are disclosed. The micro light emitting display apparatus includes a micro light emitting element, a driving transistor connected to the micro light emitting element, a switching transistor connected to the driving transistor, and a first opening is provided to expose a source region or a drain region of the switching transistor, and a gate electrode of the driving transistor is provided in the first opening and in contact with the source region or the drain region of the switching transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiho Kong, Junhee Choi
  • Patent number: 11989967
    Abstract: A display device relating to a method of operating thereof, including: a display panel having a touch sensing unit to sense an external touch and a display unit including a plurality of pixels; a fingerprint sensing panel to sense a fingerprint disposed on one surface of the display unit, the fingerprint sensing panel having a plurality of fingerprint sensing pixels respectively connected to a plurality of fingerprint scan lines and a plurality of fingerprint sensing lines, and a fingerprint scan driving circuit to drive one or more fingerprint scan lines included in a sensing area; and a read-out circuit to output a selection signal for selecting a sensing area of the fingerprint sensing panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Kim, Keumdong Jung, KyungTea Park, Sunhwa Lee, Mukyung Jeon, Sanghyun Heo
  • Patent number: 11990526
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes; an active region extending in a first horizontal direction on a substrate, source/drain regions disposed on the active region, a buried trench formed between the source/drain regions, a buried insulating layer surrounding both side walls of the buried trench in the first horizontal direction between the source/drain regions, a wing trench formed in a lower part of the buried trench and having a width greater than a width of the buried trench, and a gate electrode extending in a second horizontal direction on the active region, and disposed within each of the buried trench and the wing trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Mok Kim, Yong Sang Jeong, Kyung Lyong Kang, Jun Gu Kang
  • Patent number: 11991739
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method and a device for allocating transmission power in a wireless communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyunseok Ryu, Jeongho Yeo, Jinyoung Oh, Sungjin Park, Jonghyun Bang, Cheolkyu Shin
  • Patent number: 11990549
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active region extending from a substrate in a vertical direction, source/drain regions spaced apart from each other on the active region, a fin structure between the source/drain regions on the active region, the fin structure including a lower semiconductor region on the active region, a stack structure having alternating first and second semiconductor layers on the lower semiconductor region, a side surface of at least one of the first semiconductor layers being recessed, and a semiconductor capping layer on the stack structure, an isolation layer covering a side surface of the active region, a gate structure overlapping the fin structure and covering upper and side surfaces of the fin structure, the semiconductor capping layer being between the gate structure and each of the lower semiconductor region and stack structure, and contact plugs electrically connected to the source/drain regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joohee Jung, Jinbum Kim, Dongil Bae
  • Patent number: 11991750
    Abstract: A method of performing a random access of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving configuration related to the random access from a base station (BS), when the random access is triggered, determining whether to perform a first random access procedure or a second random access procedure, based on the received configuration information related to the random access, and performing, based on a result of the determining, the random access according to the first random access procedure or the second random access procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Jaehyuk Jang, Anil Agiwal, Soenghun Kim
  • Patent number: 11990552
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active pattern which includes a lower pattern, and a sheet pattern that is spaced apart from the lower pattern in a first direction, a gate structure on the lower pattern that includes a gate electrode that surrounds the sheet pattern, the gate electrode extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and a source/drain pattern on the lower pattern and in contact with the sheet pattern. A contact surface between the sheet pattern and the source/drain pattern has a first width in the second direction, and the sheet pattern has a second width in the second direction that is greater than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryong Ha, Seok Hoon Kim, Jung Taek Kim, Pan Kwi Park, Moon Seung Yang, Seo Jin Jeong
  • Patent number: 11991754
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a grant free uplink transmission method, the method is performed at a user equipment side, comprising: determining, according to configuration information for grant free uplink transmission received from a base station, a radio network temporary identifier GF-RNTI for grant free uplink transmission, and transmitting an uplink signal; and monitoring feedback from the base station in a downlink control channel by using the determined GF-RNTI. The present disclosure also provides a user equipment and a base station for grant free uplink transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qi Xiong, Bin Yu, Chen Qian
  • Patent number: 11990279
    Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body, including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode disposed on one surface of the body. The external electrode includes a conductive base and a glass disposed in the conductive base, and the glass includes 0.01 wt % or more to 5.8 wt % or less of nitrogen (N) based on a total weight of the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Woo Yoon, Su Jin Lee, Da Mi Kim, Bum Suk Kang, Seong Han Park, Jeong Ryeol Kim
  • Patent number: 11989852
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) upscaling apparatus for upscaling a low-resolution image to a high-resolution image includes: a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: obtain a second image corresponding to a first image, which is downscaled from an original image by an AI downscaling apparatus by using a first deep neural network (DNN); and obtain a third image by upscaling the second image by using a second DNN corresponding to the first DNN, and wherein the second DNN is trained to minimize a difference between a first restored image, which results from applying no pixel movement to an original training image, and second restored images, which result from downscaling, upscaling, and subsequently retranslating one or more translation images obtained by applying pixel movement to the original training image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wookhyung Kim, Ilhyun Cho, Jayoon Koo, Namuk Kim
  • Patent number: 11990284
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may control connectivity of an end of an internal electrode, thereby suppressing occurrence of a short circuit between the internal electrodes, reduced capacitance or lower breakdown voltage. The internal electrode may include a plurality of conductor portions and a plurality of cut-off portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Ho Lee, Seon Jae Mun, Gi Long Kim, Tae Gyeom Lee, Byung Rok Ahn, Kyoung Jin Cha
  • Patent number: 11991383
    Abstract: A method of decoding a motion vector includes: obtaining information indicating a motion vector resolution (MVR) of a current block from a bitstream, selecting one candidate block from among at least one candidate block, based on the MVR of the current block; and obtaining a motion vector of the current block corresponding to the MVR, by using a motion vector of the determined one candidate block as a prediction motion vector of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-young Lee, Seung-soo Jeong, Woong-il Choi, Anish Tamse, Yin-ji Piao