Samsung Electronics Patents

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a Korean electronics manufacturer and a part of the Samsung Group. Samsung Electronics manufactures and sells consumer electronics, including cell phones, televisions, tablets, digital cameras, computers, home appliances and home theater and audio components.

Samsung Electronics Patents by Type
  • Patent number: 12274160
    Abstract: A composition for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic optoelectronic device, and a display device, the composition including a first compound represented by Chemical Formula I, a second compound represented by Chemical Formula II, and a third compound represented by Chemical Formula III,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jonghoon Kim, Youngmook Lim, Changwoo Kim, Hansol Seo, Hyung Sun Kim, Mijin Lee, Sung-Hyun Jung, Ho Kuk Jung, Youngkyoung Jo, Dalho Huh
  • Patent number: 12274012
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display panel including a first surface through which an image is displayed and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a rear cover including a rear surface portion spaced apart from the display panel with an inner space interposed therebetween and a sidewall portion connected to the rear surface portion and surrounding the inner space, an exciter including a vibrator disposed in the inner space to vibrate the display panel and a supporter fixed to the rear surface portion, and a passive element outputting a sound. A reinforcement opening is defined in the sidewall portion, the exciter overlaps the reinforcement opening in a direction penetrating through the reinforcement opening, and the passive element is disposed in the reinforcement opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Sung Kim, Koichi Abe, Youngji Kim
  • Patent number: 12272709
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a first structure, a second structure, and a third structure that are sequentially stacked in a vertical direction. The first structure includes a first substrate and at least one first transistor disposed on the first substrate. The second structure includes a second substrate and at least one second transistor disposed on the second substrate. The third structure includes a third substrate that includes an upper surface on which light is incident and a lower surface that is opposite to the upper surface, a photoelectric conversion region disposed in the third substrate, a transfer gate disposed on the lower surface of the third substrate, and a reflective structure disposed on the lower surface of the third substrate and on a lower surface and side surface of the transfer gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minho Jang, Jeongsoon Kang, Donghyun Kim, Seungkuk Kang, Insung Joe
  • Patent number: 12273723
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for authenticating an unmanned aerial service (UAS) terminal using a mobile communication system and authorizing a UAS in consideration of information about pairing between UAS terminals. According to a provided method, a UAS operator can authenticate a UAS terminal using a mobile communication system without any additional process and can control a UAS to be provided between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a UAV controller (UAC) which are allowed by the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungshin Park, Yoonseon Han, Sangjun Moon, Sangsoo Jeong
  • Patent number: 12271589
    Abstract: A storage device is disclosed. The storage device may include storage to store data and a controller to manage reading data from and writing data to the storage. The controller may also include a receiver to receive a plurality of requests, information determination logic to determine information about the plurality of requests, storage for the information about a plurality of requests, and sharing logic to share the information with a management controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ramdas P. Kachare, Sompong Paul Olarig, Wentao Wu
  • Patent number: 12271605
    Abstract: A storage device and an operation method of a storage device is provided. An operation method of a storage device includes: detecting an abnormal operation of a host memory buffer (HMB) positioned outside a storage device during data processing; and when the abnormal operation is detected, updating, by the storage device, a security policy applied when writing data to or reading data from the HMB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ranhee Lee, Byungchul Ko
  • Patent number: 12271224
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing rotatable with respect to the first housing, a hinge structure connecting the first housing to the second housing, a first glass member disposed in the first housing and including a first outer surface part and a first inner surface part including a first curved portion, a second glass member disposed in the second housing and including a second outer surface part and a second inner surface part including a second curved portion, a first display disposed between the first housing and the first glass member, a second display disposed between the second housing and the second glass member, and a light dispersion pattern layer including a portion disposed on the (1-2)th portion or the (2-2)th portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongmun Choi, Younggoo Kang, Minhyouk Kim, Juree Kim, Junseok Kim, Sungmin Shin, Jongcheol Jang, Hyunsuk Choi
  • Patent number: 12271235
    Abstract: An electronic device cover may include a first cover portion, a second cover portion formed to be movable relative to the first cover portion, a hinge assembly disposed on one surface of the second cover portion, and a holder rotatably coupled to the hinge assembly. The holder has a first end and a second end and a rotation center of the holder may be disposed between both ends of the holder, and the holder may be formed to rotate in a plane parallel with the surface of the second cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sanggook Kim
  • Patent number: 12271247
    Abstract: A system on chip (SoC) adjusts power of a memory through a handshake. The SoC includes a memory controller and a power manager. The memory controller is configured to control a memory. The power manager is configured to manage a supply power level of the memory. The memory controller is configured to output, to the power manager, a memory access level indicating a frequency of accesses to the memory. The power manager is configured to adjust the supply power level of the memory according to the memory access level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Ook Song, Yun-Ju Kwon, Dong-Sik Cho, Byung-Tak Lee
  • Patent number: 12271266
    Abstract: A storage device, and a method for operating a storage device. In some embodiments, the storage device includes storage media, and the method includes: determining, by the storage device, that the storage device is in a first fault state from which recovery is possible by power cycling the storage device or by formatting the storage media; determining, by the storage device, that the storage device is in a second fault state from which partial recovery is possible by operating the storage device with reduced performance, with reduced capacity, or in a read-only mode; and operating the storage device with reduced performance, with reduced capacity, or in the read-only mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Seok Ki, Sungwook Ryu, Seontaek Kim, Changho Choi, Ehsan Najafabadi
  • Patent number: 12271288
    Abstract: A memory operation device and method for operating a memory in an electronic device. The electronic device may determine whether a memory leak occurs in one or more low-order stack trace items with a count value of n among collected stack trace items, n being a positive integer, and, based on a low-order stack trace item among the collected stack trace items being determined as causing a memory leak, proceeding to a next order of the collected stack trace items to thereby determine whether a memory leak occurs in one or more high-order stack trace items with a count value of m which is a positive integer higher than n). When m is a maximum count value among the collected stack trace items, memory debugging may be performed using a high-order stack trace item, among the one or more high-order stack trace items, causing the memory leak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihun Jung, Kyeonghwan Jung, Changhyeon Chae, Jaeook Kwon, Jusun Song, Jaehoon Jeong, Youngho Choi
  • Patent number: 12271295
    Abstract: A method of controlling a memory and an electronic device performing the method are provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store instructions executable by the processor; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: determine a use state of the electronic device corresponding to an available area of the memory, determine a temperature of the electronic device, determine a memory parameter based on the use state and the temperature, and convert a used area of the memory into the available area based on the memory parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongho Kim, Jiman Kwon, Jaehyeon Park, Geonhee Back, Dongwook Lee, Daehyun Cho
  • Patent number: 12272497
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes; and an external electrode disposed on the body and including an electrode plating layer disposed to at least partially contact the internal electrodes, and a plating layer disposed on the electrode plating layer. The electrode plating layer may include a plurality of first crystal grains having a major axis of 0.2 ?m or more, and the plurality of first crystal grains may have an average ratio of a major diameter to a minor axis to 1:1 to 3:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Jung Jung, Jun Il Kang, Jong Rock Lee, Chung Yeol Lee, Cheong Kim, Jin Hyung Lim, Hiroki Okada
  • Patent number: 12272768
    Abstract: There is provided a display device comprising a substrate, a pixel electrode on the substrate, a light emitting element on the pixel electrode, and extending in a thickness direction of the substrate, a common electrode on the light emitting element, a wavelength conversion layer on the common electrode, including wavelength conversion particles for converting first light emitted from the light emitting element into second light, and a selective transmission film on an upper surface and on sides of the wavelength conversion layer, and configured to reflect the first light, and to transmit the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Woo Choi, Sung Kook Park, Dae Ho Song, Tae Hee Lee, Hae Yun Choi
  • Patent number: 12272770
    Abstract: A display device may include pixels disposed on a substrate. Each of the pixels may include a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and enclosing a perimeter of the first electrode, light emitting elements disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and each including a first end and a second end, a third electrode overlapping the first electrode and the first end of each of the light emitting elements in a plan view, and electrically contacting the first electrode and the first end of each of the light emitting elements, and a fourth electrode overlapping the second electrode and the second end of each of the light emitting elements in a plan view, and electrically contacting the second electrode and the second end of each of the light emitting elements. The light emitting elements may be radially disposed around the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun A Yang, Han Su Kim, Jong Hyuk Kang, Hyun Min Cho
  • Patent number: 12272778
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate including a display area and a non-display area; pixels disposed in the display area; first and second driving voltage lines disposed in the non-display area and spaced apart from each other; a first fan-out line disposed in the non-display area and electrically connected to the first driving voltage line; a second fan-out line disposed in the non-display area and electrically connected to the second driving voltage line; a first power line including at least two first sub-power lines branching off to a corresponding one of the pixels from the first fan-out line; and a second power line including at least two second sub-power lines branching off to a corresponding one of the pixels from the second fan-out line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Geun Bae, Jang Soon Park, Hyun Wook Lee, Da Sol Jeong, Won Hyeong Heo
  • Patent number: 12272785
    Abstract: An all-solid secondary battery includes a cathode layer, an anode layer having an anode current collector and an anode active material layer on the anode current collector, and a solid electrolyte layer between the cathode layer and the anode layer, wherein the solid electrolyte is an oxide, phosphate, borate, sulfate, an oxynitride, or a combination thereof, and a binding strength between the anode and the solid electrolyte layer is in a range of about 14 millinewtons per millimeter to about 100 millinewtons per millimeter, and a film strength of the anode active material layer is in a range of about 16 megapascals to about 85 megapascals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yashiro, Shoichi Sugata
  • Patent number: 12272787
    Abstract: A solid-state ion conductor includes a compound of Formula 1: Li3a+b?(c*n)NaClbXc??Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, X is an anion having an average oxidation state of n and is ?3?n??1, and is at least one of Br, I, F, O, S, or P; and 1?a?4, 1?b?3, 0<c?3, and 4.8?(a+b+c)?5.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Lincoln Miara, Jeong-Ju Cho, Sung-Kyun Jung, Hyeokjo Gwon
  • Patent number: 12272815
    Abstract: Provided are a positive electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The positive electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a lithium nickel-based composite oxide, wherein the positive electrode active material is in a form of a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated together and at least a portion of the primary particles are radially arranged, the secondary particle includes an inner portion and an outer portion, the inner portion of the secondary particle is a region from a center of the secondary particle to 50±5 length % of the total distance from the center to the surface of the secondary particle, and is a region in which primary particles and pores are irregularly arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pilsang Yun, Jongsan Im, Hyunbeom Kim, Hanseul Lee, Do-Yu Kim
  • Patent number: 12272032
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining an input image that contains blur. The method also includes providing the input image to a trained machine learning model, where the trained machine learning model includes (i) a shallow feature extractor configured to extract one or more feature maps from the input image and (ii) a deep feature extractor configured to extract deep features from the one or more feature maps. The method further includes using the trained machine learning model to generate a sharpened output image. The trained machine learning model is trained using ground truth training images and input training images, where the input training images include versions of the ground truth training images with blur created using demosaic and noise filtering operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Devendra K. Jangid, John Seokjun Lee, Hamid R. Sheikh
  • Patent number: 12272137
    Abstract: A target object detection method and apparatus are provided. The target object detection method and apparatus are applicable to fields such as artificial intelligence, object tracking, object detection, and image processing. An object is detected from a frame image of a video including a plurality of frame images based on a target template set including one or more target templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jingtao Xu, Yiwei Chen, Changbeom Park, Hyunjeong Lee, Byung In Yoo, Jaejoon Han, Qiang Wang, Jiaqian Yu
  • Patent number: 12272158
    Abstract: A method of generating lane information using a neural network includes generating a lane probability map based on an input image, generating lane feature information and depth feature information by applying the lane probability map to a second neural network, generating depth distribution information by applying the depth feature information to a third neural network, generating spatial information based on the lane feature information and the depth distribution information, generating offset information including a displacement between a position of a lane and a reference line by applying the spatial information to a fourth neural network, and generating three-dimensional (3D) lane information using the offset information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nayeon Kim, Moonsub Byeon, Dokwan Oh, Dae Hyun Ji
  • Patent number: 12272628
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor package including a first wiring pad on a package substrate; a first wiring connection part on the first wiring pad and including a wiring solder layer; a second wiring pad on the package substrate; a second wiring connection part on the second wiring pad and including a conductor; an interposer substrate on the first wiring connection part and the second wiring connection part, wherein a first substrate connection part and a second substrate connection part respectively electrically connected to the first wiring connection part and the second wiring connection part are arranged on a rear surface of the interposer substrate; and semiconductor chips apart from each other in a two-dimensional manner on the interposer substrate, wherein each of the semiconductor chips is electrically connected to the interposer substrate via a chip connection pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanggyoo Jung, Seungbin Baek, Hyunjung Song, Sangmin Yong
  • Patent number: 12272652
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first sub-semiconductor device, an interposer, and a second sub-semiconductor device stacked on each other, and a heat sink covering the second sub-semiconductor device. The first sub-semiconductor device includes a first substrate and a first semiconductor chip. The interposer includes a dielectric layer, a thermal conductive layer in contact with a bottom surface of the dielectric layer, a first thermal conductive pad in contact with a top surface of the dielectric layer, and thermal conductive vias penetrating the dielectric layer to connect the thermal conductive layer to the first thermal conductive pad. A bottom surface of the thermal conductive layer is adjacent to and connected to a top surface of the first semiconductor chip. The second sub-semiconductor device is disposed on the dielectric layer without overlapping the first thermal conductive pad. The heat sink further covers the first thermal conductive pad to be connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiwon Shin, Donguk Kwon, Kwang Bok Woo, Minseung Ji
  • Patent number: 12272661
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip including a first bonding pad on a first surface of a first substrate, a first through electrode penetrating through the first substrate and electrically connected to the first bonding pad, a first recess with a desired depth in the first substrate from a second surface of the first substrate and exposing an end portion of the first through electrode, and a second bonding pad in the first recess and electrically connected to the first through electrode, a second semiconductor chip stacked on the second surface of the first substrate and including a third bonding pad on a third surface of a second substrate, and a conductive connection member between the second bonding pad and the third bonding pad. At least a portion of the conductive connection member may be in the first recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunsu Lee, Dongho Kim, Jiyong Park, Jeonghyun Lee
  • Patent number: 12272665
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a first semiconductor device including a first pad and a first metal bump structure on the first pad; and a second semiconductor device on the first semiconductor device, and including a third pad and a second metal bump structure on the third pad, wherein the first and second metal bump structures are bonded to each other to electrically connect the first and second semiconductor devices to each other. Each of the first and second metal bumps structures includes first to third metal patterns. The first to third metal patterns of the first metal bump structure are on the first pad. The first to third metal patterns of the second metal bump structure are on the third pad. The first and third metal patterns include a first metal having a first coefficient of thermal expansion less than that of a second metal of the second metal pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongho Kim
  • Patent number: 12272667
    Abstract: An adhesive member includes: a conductive particle layer including a plurality of conductive particles; a non-conductive layer disposed on the conductive particle layer; and a screening layer interposed between the conductive particle layer and the non-conductive layer and includes a plurality of screening members spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hoon Shin, Hyuk Hwan Kim, Byoung Dae Ye
  • Patent number: 12272695
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that includes a base substrate, an insulating film on the base substrate, and an upper substrate on the insulating film. The insulating film includes a crystalline insulating material. A thickness of the insulating film is about 1 nm to about 1,000 nm, and a thickness of the upper substrate is about 1 nm to about 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungmin Kim, Yeonsook Kim
  • Patent number: 12272702
    Abstract: An image sensor including first and second pixel groups, each of which includes first to ninth pixels arranged to form a 3×3 array is disclosed. The image sensor further includes first to ninth transfer transistors disposed in each of the pixel groups to correspond to the first to ninth pixels, respectively, each of the first to ninth transfer transistors including a transfer gate and a floating diffusion region, a selection transistor disposed in at least one of the fourth to sixth pixels in each of the pixel group, and source follower transistors respectively disposed in at least two pixels of the first to third and seventh to ninth pixels in each of the pixel groups. Source follower gates of the source follower transistors may be connected to the floating diffusion region of each of the first to ninth transfer transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yujung Choi, Junho Seok, Munhwan Kim, Wonchul Choi
  • Publication number: 20250113597
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first region, and a second region, a first gate structure and a second gate structure on the substrate of the first region, a third gate structure and a fourth gate structure on the substrate of the second region, a first interlayer insulating film on the substrate of the first region and including a first lower interlayer insulating film and a first upper interlayer insulating film, a second interlayer insulating film on the substrate of the second region and including a second lower interlayer insulating film and a second upper interlayer insulating film, a first contact between the first gate structure and the second gate structure and within the first interlayer insulating film, and a second contact formed between the third gate structure and the fourth gate structure and within the second interlayer insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Soo KIM, Gi Gwan PARK, Jung Hun CHOI, Koung Min RYU, Sun Jung LEE
  • Publication number: 20250113204
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an operating method of an electronic device supporting dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS). The method includes performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a serving base station, receiving information for interference cancellation from the serving base station, receiving a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) from at least one adjacent base station that is different from the serving base station, and performing interference cancellation based on the CRS and the information for the interference cancellation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungmin Park, Jinho Kim
  • Publication number: 20250113442
    Abstract: A composite film includes: a base film layer; a first metal thin film layer on a first surface of the base film layer; and a second metal thin film layer on a second surface of the base film layer, opposite to the first surface, wherein the first metal thin film layer and the second metal thin film layer include a soft etching-treated area and at least one oxide surface-treated area, and wherein the soft etching-treated area has a surface roughness that is different from a surface roughness of the at least one oxide surface-treated area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeongkeol KIM, Youngsun LEE, Eunseok HONG
  • Publication number: 20250107777
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ultrasound system, which comprises: a signal acquiring unit to transmit an ultrasound signal to an object and acquire an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processing unit to control TGC (Time Gain Compensation) and LGC (Lateral Gain Compensation) of the echo signal; a TGC/LGC setup unit adapted to set TGC and LGC values based on TGC and LGC curves inputted by a user; and an image producing unit adapted to produce an ultrasound image of the object based on the echo signal. The signal processing unit is further adapted to control the TGC and the LGC of the echo signal based on the TGC and LGC values set by the TGC/LGC setup unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doo Sik Lee, Mi Jeoung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20250109263
    Abstract: A stretchable insulating film may include a first insulating layer having stretchability and a second insulating layer on the first layer and having non-stretchability. The first insulating layer may include an elastomer and the second insulating layer may include a cyclic siloxane polymer framework. An electronic device may include the stretchable insulating film. A method of manufacturing the stretchable insulating film may include forming the first insulating layer and forming the second insulating layer. The forming the first insulating layer may include coating a composition including the elastomer or depositing the elastomer. The forming the second insulating layer may include injecting a cyclic siloxane monomer and an initiator on the first insulating layer into a reactor equipped with a heat source and performing a polymerization reaction by low-temperature vapor deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Joo Young KIM, Sung Gap IM, Juyeon KANG, Sung-Gyu KANG, Yasutaka KUZUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20250108219
    Abstract: An implant system includes an electrode portion comprising plural electrodes to perform nerve stimulation and nerve sensing, an impedance controller configured to selectively connect the plural electrodes between a stimulator to perform nerve stimulation and a sensor to perform nerve sensing based on a control signal, and set an impedance of each of the plural electrodes, and a processor configured to control a contact impedance by the plural electrodes by generating the control signal to control at least one of plural switches connected respectively to the plural electrodes, or variable resistors connected respectively to the plural electrodes, based on at least one of a selectively set purpose of the plural electrodes or a position of an electrode to which nerve stimulation is to be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Junyeub SUH, Sangjoon KIM, Hui FANG, Jaehyeon RYU
  • Publication number: 20250109006
    Abstract: A cooling device including a water tank case, an evaporator at least a portion of which is accommodated in the water tank case to exchange heat with cooling water stored inside the water tank case, a water tank case insulating portion foam-molded to surround an outer surface of the water tank case, a water tank cover having at least one component disposed thereon and disposed on the upper side of the water tank case, a water tank cover insulating portion foam-molded to form a water tank insulating portion seamlessly integrated with the water tank case insulating portion and surrounding an outer surface of the water tank cover, and a sealing member around the at least one component disposed on the water tank cover to prevent a gap leading to the water tank case from being formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doyun JANG, Seokuk KIM, Seonjeong LEE, Junggeun LEE
  • Publication number: 20250113746
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus may include a plurality of semiconductor unit devices. Each of the semiconductor unit devices may be arranged between a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer that are apart from each other in a direction normal to a substrate. Each of the semiconductor unit devices may include a selection device layer and a phase change material layer that extend side by side in a direction parallel to the substrate. The phase change material layer may have a superlattice-like structure. The phase change material layer may be arranged along a recess portion that is formed by the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer, and the selection device layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyeon YANG, Dongho AHN, Changseung LEE
  • Publication number: 20250113141
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface; a supporting structure; a speaker including a first surface at least partially contacted with a portion of the supporting structure and a second surface; a support contacted with a portion of the second surface of the speaker; and a sealing sheet between the support and the second surface of the housing. The support includes: a first portion and a second portion. A first space is provided between the sealing sheet and the first portion of the support. A second space is provided between the second surface of the speaker and the second portion of the support. The first space is connected to the second space wherein the first space is a resonant space for audio signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myoungsung SIM, Woojin CHO, Youngbae PARK, Incheol BAEK, Kiwon KIM, Jihoon SONG, Joonrae CHO, Byounghee LEE, Hochul HWANG
  • Publication number: 20250111944
    Abstract: A method and a system for providing a monthly scores, a sleep quality index and coach messages to a user for improving the sleep quality. The method includes sleep and activity record data from a wearable device to infer one month of sleep quality evaluation, comparing the results with previous evaluations to coach the users how to change their behaviors to improve their sleep. A Sleep Quality Index is provided based on the estimation of seven components: Sleep Duration, Habitual Sleep Efficiency, Sleep Latency, Use of Sleep Medication, Subjective Sleep Quality, Sleep Disturbances and Daytime Dysfunction. The method further includes analysis of the trends and fluctuations of the scores and the Sleep Quality Index to provide meaningful and insightful messages aiming to provide feedback to the user about how to improve each scores individually along with the Sleep Quality Index, leading to a better user-specific sleep quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELETRÔNICA DA AMAZÔNIA LTDA.
    Inventors: Paulo Augusto Alves Luz Viana, Everton Zaccaria Nadalin, Henrique Simas Coutinho Barbosa, Daniel Godoy Marques, Mauro Carlos Pichiliani, Larissa Antonelli Santesso, Felipe Xerez Cepeda Fonseca, Alexandre Dias Negretti, Marcus de Assis Angeloni, Jinmook Lim, Hyun Gi Ahn, DongHyun Roh, Kyungsub Min
  • Publication number: 20250113694
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a reflective sheet having a hole; and a light source module including: a portion exposed through the hole; a substrate including a non-conductive first layer, a second layer laminated on the front surface of the first layer and having a power supply line, and a third layer laminated on the front surface of the second layer; a light-emitting diode on the third layer of the substrate; a pair of power supply pads on the second layer, connected to the power supply line, and electrically connected to the light-emitting diode through a window on the third layer; and a reflection-assisting layer between the pair of power supply pads and having a first portion with a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the second layer and a second portion on a front of the first portion with a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the third layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyungsuk KIM, Sungyeol KIM, Chunsoon PARK, Youngmin LEE, Hyukjun JANG
  • Publication number: 20250109902
    Abstract: A home appliance includes: a main body; and a height adjustment device configured to adjust a height of the main body from a ground, where the height adjustment device includes: a housing configured to be coupled to a lower portion of the main body; a leg passing through the housing and including a male thread portion on an outer circumferential surface thereof; a worm wheel inside the housing and including a female thread portion on an inner circumferential surface thereof corresponding to the male thread portion of the leg such that the worm wheel is screw-coupled to the leg and is configured to ascend and descend; a worm engaged with the worm wheel and configured to rotate the worm wheel; and a worm shaft coupleable to and detachable from the worm and configured to rotate the worm in a state in which the worm shaft is coupled to the worm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taehoon SONG, Juik OH, Jongwon LEE, Cheolmin LEE, Hojune JEON, Hyunsung JEONG
  • Publication number: 20250110480
    Abstract: A method of a device supporting augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR), includes: detecting an occurrence of at least one sensory discomfort to a user when the user uses the device supporting the AR or the VR; determining a source internet-of-thing (IoT) device triggering the occurrence of the at least one sensory discomfort to the user by an operational state of the source IoT device; providing at least one suggestion to the user though a user interface of the device; and adjusting, based on a response of the user to the provided at least one suggestion, the operational state of the source IoT device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ashish BHATT, Kushlam CHOWRASIYA, Sahil GAUTAM, Aman Chetan FRAMEWALA
  • Publication number: 20250113098
    Abstract: An electronic device and a controlling method of the electronic device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaeyeop LEE, Dongchan KIM, Jongmyeong BAN, Hyechan BAE, Dongnam BYUN, Seongwo OH, Haedong YEO, Jinyoung HWANG
  • Publication number: 20250112545
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a power factor correction circuit including a switch, a first voltage sensor, a second voltage sensor, a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to obtain second input voltage information of the electrical device, based on first input voltage information and DC link voltage information, compare the second input voltage information with preset reference voltage information, determine, based on a comparison of the second input voltage information with the preset reference voltage information, whether an input voltage of the electrical device is at least one of a low voltage or a high voltage, set a protection level of the power factor correction circuit based on the input voltage, and control an operating cycle of the switch of the power factor correction circuit, based on the protection level of the power factor correction circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jieun BAN, Junghyun Lee, Youngjae Park, Jehyung Cho, Teaho Lee
  • Publication number: 20250108295
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and method of changing a display setting. According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, the method of changing a display setting in a display device includes operations of: storing a plurality of display settings corresponding to a plurality of game categories; determining a display setting to be used for displaying video data of a currently running game among the plurality of display settings; and changing an actual display setting of the display device according to a determined display setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeon-ji LEE, Dong-hyun Kim, Yu-hyeon Jun
  • Publication number: 20250113310
    Abstract: A method of an electronic device, includes: controlling a portion of one radio frequency (RF) circuit to apply, to a first antenna during a first period, one RF signal having one first transmission power; identifying a second antenna for transmitting an RF signal, based on a first accumulated specific absorption rate (SAR) during the first period; identifying a second period during which transmission is possible with second threshold transmission power corresponding to the second antenna; identifying, based on a third period, a non-transmission period of the first antenna configured based on an SAR residual amount; and controlling a portion of the one RF circuit to apply, to the second antenna during a shorter period between the second period and the non-transmission period, one second RF signal having one second transmission power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dohun KIM, Jaegon GHIM, Sangdon LEE, Kyujae JANG, Jihyeon JANG, Sungyoul CHO, Jimin KOO, Deokhee LEE
  • Publication number: 20250113227
    Abstract: A method for managing an operation of a wireline access gateway function (W-AGF) in a wireless network is disclosed. The method comprises transmitting, by a W-AGF control plane (W-AGF-C) entity of the W-AGF to a W-AGF user plane (W-AGF-U) entity of the W-AGF, a performance statistics request message for at least one object; and receiving, by the W-AGF-C entity from the W-AGF-U entity, a performance statics response message in response to the performance statistics request message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Murali REDDIBOYANA, Gururaj B. MALANNAVAR, Abhilasha SHARMA, Mustque AHMED
  • Publication number: 20250112306
    Abstract: A cylindrical secondary battery according to the present disclosure comprises: an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode plate; a cylindrical can, housing the electrode assembly and having an open bottom, in electrical contact with the negative electrode plate; a terminal rivet penetrating the top of the cylindrical can be in electrical contact with the positive electrode plate; and a cap assembly sealing the bottom end of the cylindrical can, wherein the cap assembly comprises a cap plate, and a gasket covering the entire surface of the cap plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Ki Jung, Myung Seob Kim, Gun Gue Park, Eui Kwang Jeong
  • Publication number: 20250113733
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a polycyclic compound, a light emitting element including the polycyclic compound, and a display device including the light emitting element. The light emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, and a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SERAN KIM, HOI-LIM KIM, SAE ROM PARK, SEUNGIN BAEK, Dongsun YOO
  • Publication number: 20250113659
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device including a buffer layer, a body provided on the buffer layer, the body including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer, a reflective layer configured to reflect light incident from the active layer, and a scattering pattern provided between the first semiconductor layer and the buffer layer, the scattering pattern being configured to scatter the light incident from the active layer and light incident from the reflective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD,
    Inventors: Dongho KIM, Kyungwook Hwang