Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. patent applications on 2025-07-17
Patent Applications by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. on July 17th, 2025
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.: 188 patent applications
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has applied for patents in the areas of H10B12/315 (ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES, 5), H10K85/658 (ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES, 3), G06T5/50 (using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction, 2), H01L24/08 (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS (use of semiconductor devices for measuring ; resistors in general ; magnets, inductors or transformers ; capacitors in general ; electrolytic devices ; batteries or accumulators ; waveguides, resonators or lines of the waveguide type ; line connectors or current collectors ; stimulated-emission devices ; electromechanical resonators ; loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers ; electric light sources in general ; printed circuits, hybrid circuits, casings or constructional details of electrical apparatus, manufacture of assemblages of electrical components ; use of semiconductor devices in circuits having a particular application, see the subclass for the application), 2), H10B80/00 (Assemblies of multiple devices comprising at least one memory device covered by this subclass, 2), H04W76/28 (Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX], 2), H04W76/20 (Manipulation of established connections, 2), H10D64/518 (No explanation available, 2), G06F3/0613 ({in relation to throughput}, 2), H10D84/907 (No explanation available, 2)
With keywords such as: includes, configured, connected, water, supply, assembly, body, main, purifier, release in patent application abstracts.
Top Inventors:
- Seonjeong LEE of Suwon-si KR (1 patents)
- Jimin YU of Suwon-si KR (1 patents)
- Bumseup KIM of Suwon-si KR (1 patents)
- Seokuk KIM of Suwon-si KR (1 patents)
- Junggeun LEE of Suwon-si KR (1 patents)
Collaborating organizations:
- UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University (1 patents)
- RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY (1 patents)
- SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION (1 patents)
- Imperial College Innovations Limited (1 patents)
Patent Applications by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
20250228391. WATER PURIFIER CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a water purifier includes: a main body; a water supply assembly connected to the main body and configured to release water supplied from the main body; and a nozzle assembly detachably coupled to the water supply assembly and comprising a water supply path, where the water supply path includes: an inflow port through which water is configured to flow from the water supply assembly to the nozzle assembly; and a plurality of outflow ports through which water is configured to flow from the nozzle assembly, where an area of the inflow port is larger than an area of the plurality of outflow ports.
20250228392. WATER PURIFIER CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a water purifier may include a filter for filtering water introduced from an outside, a storage tank for storing the water filtered by the filter, a heat exchanger for controlling a temperature of the water inside the storage tank; a temperature sensor capable of detecting the temperature of the water inside the storage tank, a water supply for supplying the water filtered by the filter to a user; a communication interface, an output for providing information about tea to the user, a memory for storing at least one instruction, and one or more processors capable of executing the at least one instruction. the one or more processors may be configured to, based on the information about the tea being received through the communication interface, identify a type of the tea based on the received information, identify a method of manufacturing the tea based on the identified type of the tea, control, the heat exchange unit such that the temperature of the water inside the storage tank reaches a predetermined temperature based on the identified preparation method, and based on the temperature of the water inside the storage tank detected through the temperature sensor being identified as the predetermined temperature, control the water supply to provide the water inside the storage tank to the user.
20250228424. DISH WASHER CONTROL METHOD THEREOF (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a dishwasher comprises: a body; a tub; a door to open or close the tub; and input device; and an automatic detergent injection device to discharge a solid detergent toward the inside of the tub. the automatic detergent injection device comprises: a storage chamber in which a plurality of solid detergents is stored; a storage chamber sensor to sense solid detergent inside the storage chamber; an ejector to eject one of the multiple pieces of solid detergent out of the storage chamber; a seating portion; a seating portion sensor to sense the solid detergent seated on the seating portion; and at least one processor to control the ejector to eject the solid detergent from the storage chamber, and determine whether or not there is an error in discharging of the solid detergent based on the result of sensing by the storage chamber sensor and the seating portion sensor.
20250228425. DISHWASHER (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a dishwasher comprises a tub, a door to open or close the tub, and an automatic detergent dispensing device disposed in the door to dispense a solid detergent into the tub, and having a storage compartment in which a plurality of solid detergents is to be stacked and loaded in a vertical direction; an ejector which moves one solid detergent to the outside of the storage chamber; and a seating portion which is in communication with the storage compartment and the tub and on which one solid detergent discharged from the storage compartment is seated. the seating portion comprises a seating portion opening and a seating portion door which open or close the seating portion opening. the seating portion door comprises a seating surface on which one solid detergent discharged from the storage chamber is seated, and a sealing member to seal the seating portion opening.
Abstract: a wearable device control method may include: receiving condition information including a wearable device search condition from a user terminal; receiving device information of each of multiple wearable from each of the wearable devices; selecting at least one wearable device for a user from among the wearable devices on the basis of each piece of received state information and the received condition information; and transmitting, to the selected wearable device, a control signal causing a notification indicating that the selected wearable device matches the wearable device search condition to be provided to a user.
20250229206. AIR CLEANING MODULE AIR CLEANING DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an air purification module according to an embodiment may include: a housing, a fan provided inside the housing and configured to generate a flow inside the housing, a main body frame provided inside the housing and configured to support the fan, a support assembly including a support disposed in a lower portion of the main body frame to support the main body frame and configured to provide an intake port through which air is taken into the inside of the housing, and a controller comprising circuitry disposed in the support assembly and configured to control the fan, wherein the support assembly includes a base region in which the controller is disposed, an edge region configured to support the main body frame to be positioned at a specified height from the base region, and a support frame including a plurality of ribs configured to connect the edge region and the base region so that the intake port is provided between the base region and the edge region, and a frame upper cover comprising a material different from a material of the support frame, disposed on an upper portion of the base region, and configured to protect the controller and guide a movement of air from the intake port toward the fan.
20250230595. WASHING MACHINE CONTROLLING METHOD SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a washing machine including a drum that is rotatable while accommodated inside a tub; a driving circuit that supplies a driving current to a motor to rotate the drum; a current sensor that senses the driving current; and a controller that controls the drum, the driving circuit, and the current sensor. the controller is enabled to determine whether laundry in the drum contains a waterproof item based on a weight of the laundry and a difference value between a first driving current sensed by the current sensor before a washing cycle and a second driving current sensed by the current sensor after the washing cycle.
20250230596. DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a tub containing a rotating drum is supported by a housing by using an upper support mechanism and a lower support mechanism. the upper support mechanism is configured to suspend the tub while the tub is accommodated in the housing and the upper support mechanism includes a hanging spring. the lower support mechanism supports the tub while the tub is accommodated in the housing with a damper therebetween. a load detector detects a load acting on both the upper support mechanism and the lower support mechanism. a processor obtains the load of the tub based on the detection result of the load detector.
20250230598. CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a clothes treating apparatus may include: a tub including a tub back forming a rear side of the tub, the tub back having: a first region including a plurality of reinforcing ribs, and a second region including a duct mounting portion; a drum inside the tub and configured to accommodate laundry; a rotatable shaft connected to the drum and configured to rotate the drum; a bearing housing coupled to the tub and supporting the rotatable shaft; an exhaust duct on the tub back and including a duct body mounted on the duct mounting portion, coupled to the bearing housing, and including a material having a strength that is higher than a strength of the tub; and a drying device configured to remove moisture from air discharged from the tub through the exhaust duct, heat the discharged air from which the moisture was removed, and supply the heated air back to the tub.
20250230969. REFRIGERATOR (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: disclosed is a refrigerator including a storage compartment, a door configured provided on the storage compartment and configured to open and close, and a display provided on the door and including an electrocaloric material and a light-scattering material, wherein the display is configured to release heat from the storage compartment to the outside of the storage compartment upon determination that a voltage applied to the electrocaloric material and the light-scattering material is a first voltage less than a specified voltage and configured to reduce scattering of light incident on the display upon determination that a voltage applied to the electrocaloric material and the light-scattering material is a second voltage greater than the specified voltage.
Abstract: a warpage stiffness measuring apparatus includes a stage supporting a reconstituted substrate, a measuring unit configured to generate warpage stiffness information of the reconstituted substrate, and a moving unit configured to move the measuring unit to predetermined positions on the reconstituted substrate. the measuring unit includes a measuring tip, a load cell configured to measure a force applied through the measuring tip to the reconstituted substrate in a vertical direction, and a push-pull gauge configured to measure a degree of deformation of the reconstituted substrate. at each of the predetermined positions, the measuring tip contacts the reconstituted substrate, the load cell measures a force applied to the reconstituted substrate by the measuring tip, and the push-pull gauge measures a degree of deformation of the reconstituted substrate. the warpage stiffness information includes the force and the degree of deformation measured at each of the plurality of predetermined positions.
20250231121. WAFER INSPECTION METHOD (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: provided is a wafer inspection method including obtaining raw data in an optical inspection process for a wafer, identifying data in the raw data corresponding to a plurality of evaluation areas, generating statistical information for first characteristics of each evaluation area of the plurality of evaluation areas from the raw data corresponding to the plurality of evaluation areas, selecting at least some of the evaluation areas as a selection area through a comparison of the statistical information of each of the evaluation histograms, selecting an inspection area including at least a portion of the selection area, and performing an electron beam (e-beam) inspection on the inspection area.
20250231232. TEST DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD TEST DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a test device, an electronic device, and an operating method of the test device are provided. the test device schedules an execution order of test operations on target semiconductor intellectual properties (ips), based on metadata and instruction data, the metadata including a dependency relationship indication between a plurality of semiconductor ips and a time-out time of the test operation on each of the semiconductor ips, and the instruction data including an operation and an address of each target semiconductor ip and a test sample, and perform the test operations on the target semiconductor ips in the scheduled execution order.
20250231253. MONITORING SECONDARY POWER SOURCES (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a storage device includes a secondary power source, a charging circuit, a main system and a monitoring circuit. the secondary power source includes a capacitor, is charged based on a charging voltage, and generates an internal power supply voltage. the charging circuit generates the charging voltage based on an external power supply voltage. the monitoring circuit includes a first path, a second path and a control circuit. the first path is formed separately from a leakage path of the capacitor. the second path is formed separately from the leakage path and the first path. the control circuit calculates the leakage current while the second path is activated and deactivated, calculates the capacitance using the leakage current, and determines whether a defect has occurred in the secondary power source based on at least one of the leakage current and the capacitance.
20250231278. DETECTION DEVICE METHOD OPERATING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a detection device includes a fourier transform processing circuit configured to output first fourier transform data through range fourier transform processing on a plurality of pulse signals and output second fourier transform data through doppler fourier transform processing on the first fourier transform data; a filter characteristic estimation circuit configured to select a plurality of samples corresponding to noise in the second fourier transform data through a constant false alarm rate (cfar), obtain noise power data from the plurality of samples, and estimate frequency-dependent filter compensation data based on the noise power data, and a detection circuit configured to compensate the first fourier transform data based on the filter compensation data and detect a target based on performing the cfar on the compensated first fourier transform data.
Abstract: provided is an image sensor including a first nano-photonic microlens array including a plurality of first nano-photonic microlenses arranged two-dimensionally, a pixel array including a plurality of pixel regions respectively corresponding to the plurality of first nano-photonic microlenses, and a second nano-photonic microlens array provided between the pixel array and the first nano-photonic microlens array and including a plurality of lens regions respectively corresponding to the plurality of first nano-photonic microlenses, each of the plurality of first nano-photonic microlenses and the plurality of second nano-photonic microlenses including a plurality of nanostructures arranged two-dimensionally and configured to condense incident light.
20250231381. LENS ASSEMBLY ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an optical system including a lens assembly includes a first lens having a positive refractive power and an object-side surface that is convex, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens having a positive refractive power and an image-side surface that is concave, the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, and the sixth lens being along an optical axis from an object side of the lens assembly toward an image side of the lens assembly, an image sensor including an imaging surface, and an aperture between an object and the first lens, wherein a central thickness of the first lens is greater than a central thickness of each of the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, and the sixth lens, measured with respect to the optical axis.
Abstract: an electronic device including a transfer layer, a method of manufacturing the electronic device, and an electronic apparatus including the electronic device are provided. the electronic device includes a substrate having a thickness less than 0.7 mm; a first transfer layer provided on a first surface of the substrate, the first transfer layer including an organic material; and a first stack provided on the first transfer layer.
20250231464. CAMERA MODULE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a camera module is provided. the camera module includes a reflection member, a carrier including a seating portion on which the reflection member is disposed and a guide portion extending in a direction away from the reflection member, a camera housing including an accommodating portion having a guide groove formed thereon such that at least a portion of the guide portion is accommodated therein, the carrier being disposed on the camera housing, a guide structure disposed between the guide portion and the guide groove and having at least three points configured to come into contact with at least one of the guide portion, a first magnet disposed on a first surface of the carrier, a second magnet disposed on a second surface perpendicular to the first surface of the carrier, a first coil disposed on the camera housing and facing the first magnet, a second coil disposed on the camera housing and facing the second magnet, a lens structure through which light reflected from the reflection member transmits, and an image sensor to which the light having transmitted the lens structure enters.
20250231466. LENS ASSEMBLY ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device includes: a front plate; a display panel on a rear surface of the front plate, the display panel having at least one camera hole therein; and a camera module including: a lens barrel including a head portion protruding toward the front plate and a protruding barrel space adjacent to the head portion, wherein the head portion has an optical opening therein; and a plurality of lenses aligned along an optical axis within the lens barrel, wherein the plurality of lenses includes a first nearest lens from an object-side and is in the protruding barrel space, and an outer diameter of a rib of the first nearest lens from the object-side is smaller than an outer diameter of the head portion.
Abstract: the inventive concept provides a photoresist composition containing an organometallic compound represented by general formula 1 and a solvent,
Abstract: provided are photoresist compositions and methods of manufacturing an integrated circuit device by using the same. the photoresist compositions include a photosensitive polymer and a solvent, wherein the photosensitive polymer comprises a pyridinium salt and a functional group convertible (e.g., capable of being converted) to a radical and bonded to the pyridinium salt, and the functional group convertible to the radical comprises an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom bonded to a nitrogen atom of the pyridinium salt, and is able to generate the radical by decomposition of a bond between the oxygen atom, the nitrogen atom or the carbon atom of the functional group convertible to the radical and the nitrogen atom of the pyridinium salt.
20250231497. PATTERN MEASUREMENT METHOD PATTERN MEASUREMENT APPARATUS (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a pattern measurement method includes forming a first pattern having a first size and a first brightness in a the first die area, forming a second pattern having a second size equal to the first size and a second brightness different from the first brightness in the first die area, obtaining a (1-1)-th measured size and a (1-1)-th measured brightness using a first measurement apparatus, and obtaining a (1-2)-th measured size and a (1-2)-th measured brightness using the first measurement apparatus, obtaining a (2-1)-th measured size and a (2-1)-th measured brightness using a second measurement apparatus, and obtaining a (2-2)-th measured size and a (2-2)-th measured brightness using the second measurement apparatus, and calibrating the first measurement apparatus and the second measurement apparatus based on first size correction data and first brightness correction data determined using the measured sizes and brightnesses.
Abstract: an electronic device comprising a memory storing a neural network model; and at least one processor to convert audio data to a frequency domain, obtain encoded data by inputting the audio data converted to the frequency domain into a first layer, and obtain query data, key data, and value data by inputting the encoded data into a second layer. the processor obtains scored query data by inputting the query data into a third layer, an attention weight by calculating the element-wise product of the scored query data and the key data, context data by calculating the element-wise product of the attention weight and the value data, an object separation mask by inputting the context data and the query data into a fourth layer, and an audio object included in the audio data by converting the object separation mask to a time domain.
20250231590. CASE INCLUDING STRUCTURE SUPPORTING ELECTRONIC DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a case includes: a first base coupled to a portion of an electronic device; a second base including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first support part which is rotatably coupled to the second base, and movable parallel to the second surface by rotating in a first rotation direction, or movable to be inclined with respect to the second surface by rotating in a second rotation direction opposite the first rotation direction; and a second support part which is coupled to the second base to be rotatable independently of the first support part, and movable parallel to the second surface by rotating in the second rotation direction, or movable to support the side surface of the electronic device disposed on the first surface by rotating in the first rotation direction.
20250231608. DISPLAY DEVICE METHOD OPERATING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: the disclosure relates to a device for monitoring power consumption in a display device and a method for operating the same. the display device may predict a first individual power consumption amount in a backlight unit based on a usage range of a driving current, a usage range of a driving voltage, and dimming driving data including a brightness control value and a pulse width (duty) for pulse width control for a display panel. the display device may predict a second individual power consumption amount corresponding to at least one module comprising circuitry configured to consume power in an operation mode based on a resolution and a per-time power consumption amount for each module. the display device may obtain a total power consumption amount by integrating the predicted first individual power consumption amount and the predicted second individual power consumption amount.
Abstract: an electronic device according to an embodiment may include: a display; a touch sensor; a memory; and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, wherein the memory includes instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, cause the electronic device to: determine whether a force touch which gradually increases an amount of change in skin pressure depending on a touch area within a long touch detection time is recognized based on touch data received from the touch sensor; execute a force touch action function mapped to the force touch based on force touch recognition being maintained for a specified period of time; learn a malfunction situation for the force touch; and display a sensitivity correction ui on the display based on sensitivity adjustment of the force touch being required.
20250231645. DISPLAY DEVICE METHOD OPERATING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a memory storing one or more instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the one or more instructions to: change light emission patterns of pixels included in a contact area at which an object contacts the display panel, measure a first reflection pattern at the contact area according to the changed light emission patterns, detect a surface roughness of the object based on the first reflection pattern, estimate a degree of deformation of a transparent layer of the display panel corresponding to the contact between the display panel and the object, measure a second reflection pattern at the contact area, based on the degree of deformation of the transparent layer, and detect a hardness of the object based on the second reflection pattern.
20250231651. ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING TOUCH LAYER HAVING OPENING (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: according to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise a touch layer in which a sensor may be disposed below a designated area, wherein the touch layer comprises: a first touch line including a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode arranged in a first direction in the designated area; a second touch line including a third touch electrode and a fourth touch electrode arranged in a second direction while crossing the first touch line in the designated area; a first opening formed in the area where the first touch line and the second touch line cross each other; and a first connection wiring disposed in the peripheral portion of the first opening and connecting the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode to each other. various other embodiments are also possible.
20250231657. SYSTEM METHOD WIDGET DISPLAY MANAGEMENT (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a system and a method for widget display management on a wallpaper on a user equipment (ue) are provided. the method includes detecting at least one of a current display position and a current style of at least one widget displayed on the wallpaper, detecting one or more objects present in a plurality of regions of the wallpaper, estimating one or more changes required in the at least one widget based on at least one of the current display position and the current style, and further based on the one or more objects, and altering, based on the estimated one or more changes, at least one of the current display position and the current style of the at least one widget.
Abstract: in performing a copyback operation, a copyback command for target data that are programmed in a source area based on first voltage levels is received. a hard data read operation and a soft data read operation are performed on the target data based on the copyback command. memory cells in the source area are classified into normal memory cells and weak memory cells, based on results of the hard data read operation and the soft data read operation. a first copyback program operation in which first data among the target data are stored in a destination area is performed, based on second voltage levels. the first data correspond to the normal memory cells. a second copyback program operation in which second data among the target data are stored in the destination area is performed, based on third voltage levels. the second data correspond to the weak memory cells.
20250231688. METHOD OPERATING MEMORY SYSTEM MEMORY SYSTEM PERFORMING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: in a method of operating a memory system disclosed, whether a first condition is satisfied is determined. the first condition is associated with free blocks and garbage collection (gc) target blocks from among a plurality of memory blocks. in response to the first condition being satisfied, a size of a data sample associated with executions of a host input/output request and gc is adjusted. the data sample is generated based on the adjusted size of the data sample. the data sample includes a downscaled current valid page count (vpc) ratio and the first number of previous host input/output request to gc processing ratios. a current host input/output request to gc processing ratio is calculated based on the data sample. the host input/output request and the gc are performed based on the current host input/output request to gc processing ratio.
Abstract: a memory device includes a clock signal correction circuit, a memory system, and an operating method of the memory device. the memory device may include a first correction circuit configured to adjust phases of first to fourth clock signals and output first to fourth corrected clock signals, a second correction circuit configured to output first to fourth offset clock signals based on a size of each of first to fourth reference data included in a first data signal, and a driver configured to output a second data signal based on the first to fourth corrected clock signals.
20250231702. STORAGE SYSTEM, STORAGE DEVICE, BOOTING METHOD (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a method of booting a storage system includes performing device booting of a storage device including a non-volatile memory device, determining whether a history level update message indicating that a read failure or a read retry has occurred in the non-volatile memory device is transmitted from the storage device to a host during the device booting, and requesting, by the host, the storage device to perform a pre-read operation to adjust the optimal read level of the non-volatile memory device according to the history level update message. the pre-read operation is performed during a system booting section of the storage system.
20250231717. DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS METHOD USING DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a data processing apparatus and method are disclosed. the data processing apparatus may include a host core configured to generate a control message to control a direct memory access (dma), the dma configured to generate a memory request based on the control message, a memory controller configured to generate a memory command based on the memory request, and a processor configured to perform an operation in a memory based on the memory command.
20250231729. ELECTRONIC DEVICE METHOD CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: disclosed are an electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device. the electronic device may comprise: a communication unit, a display, a memory, and a processor configured to control the communication unit such that: first content provided by a first external device is displayed in a first region of a first external display included in a first external device; while second content provided by a second external device connected to the first external device is being displayed in a second region of the first external display, information about the first content is received from a second external device connected to the electronic device through the communication unit; when a command for controlling an operation related to the first content is input, a control signal corresponding to the command is acquired; and a control signal and a request for transmitting the control signal to the first external device are transmitted to the second external device.
Abstract: disclosed are a method for interaction between a wearable device and an electronic device, and the wearable device and electronic device performing same. the electronic device may include: a communication module for communicating with a wearable device; and a processor for controlling a user's exercise performed using the wearable device. the processor outputs first guide speech for guiding the proper wearing of the wearable device when a connection with the wearable device is detected, and outputs second guide speech for guiding an operation for sensor initialization of the wearable device in response to receiving, from the wearable device, first notification data indicating that the user has worn the wearable device properly. the processor outputs third guide speech for sequentially inquiring whether to select each of recommended exercise programs in response to receiving second notification data indicating that the sensor initialization has been completed from the wearable device, and executes an exercise mode according to a recommended target exercise program in response to receiving response data, corresponding to the selection of the recommended target exercise program among the recommended exercise programs, from the wearable device.
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to an electronic device and control method. the method includes obtaining situation information through a pre-defined situation recognition method; determining any one of a plurality of behavior patterns as a predicted behavior pattern on the basis of the situation information; generating a main query on the basis of at least one of the situation information and the predicted behavior pattern; outputting, on a display, a first virtual button corresponding to the situation information, a second virtual button corresponding to the predicted behavior pattern, and the main query; on the basis of receiving a negative response to the main query, activating the first virtual button and second virtual button; and on the basis of a user input on the first virtual button or second virtual button, updating any one of a mapping relationship between the situation information and the predicted behavior pattern, and the situation recognition method.
Abstract: a method of an electronic device, includes identifying, based on execution of a first application, a preset event to execute a plurality of applications different from the first application; based on identifying the preset event, executing a plurality of processes; while at least one of the plurality of processes is executed, identifying a parameter indicating a delay caused by the plurality of processes accessing memory; based on identifying the parameter exceeds a preset parameter, adjusting a threshold used to maintain a process in a second state that is different from a first state executed by at least one processor in the memory; and releasing, based on the adjusted threshold and identifying a process switched to the second state among the plurality of processes, a first area occupied by the process switched to the second state among a plurality of areas occupied by execution of the plurality of processes.
20250231804. METHOD APPARATUS NEURAL NETWORK ACCELERATION (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a neural network accelerator including always-on circuitry configured to determine pre-processed data, buffer circuitry including a plurality of banks configured to store the determined pre-processed data, and processor circuitry including a neural network model and configured to perform power-gating, the neural network model being configured to perform a neural network computation on the pre-processed data.
20250231846. STORAGE DEVICE METHOD TESTING STORAGE DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a storage device including: a nonvolatile memory; and a controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory, wherein the controller is configured to: obtain authority to access an external memory, wherein the external memory is allocated by an external host device; receive a test scenario, which includes a plurality of commands, from the external host device; read a first test code corresponding to a first test check point from the external memory when the first test check point arrives while the test scenario is executed; and execute the first test code.
Abstract: disclosed are methods of operating a storage device which communicates with a host device includes receiving a first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage from the host device, executing, by a micro controller unit (mcu) of the storage device, a first power-on sequence for sequentially generating a plurality of internal voltages of the storage device based on the second power supply voltage, detecting, by the mcu, a first power failure corresponding to the first power-on sequence, and performing, by the mcu, a second power-on sequence for sequentially generating the plurality of internal voltages in response to detecting the first power failure.
Abstract: a memory device includes a memory bank including a plurality of memory cells and a bank register corresponding to the memory bank. the memory bank includes a main data region that stores user data and a metadata region that stores metadata corresponding to the user data. the bank register includes a metadata register that caches the metadata to be stored in the metadata region and a dirty bitmap including location information where the metadata is to be stored in the metadata region.
20250231891. SMART STORAGE DEVICES (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: there is provided a smart storage device. the smart storage device comprises an accelerator which is connected to a host device through a smart interface, and includes a first model distributed from the host device, and a non-volatile memory which includes learning data used for learning the first model, wherein the accelerator learns the first model by using the learning data on the basis of a first weight and a first bias that are set in advance, provides the host device with a first output value which is output by inputting the learning data into the first model, and learns the first model by using the learning data, on the basis of a second weight and a second bias calculated from the host device with reference to the first output value.
20250231892. MEMORY MANAGEMENT BASED BACKGROUND EVICTION (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: provided are systems, methods, and apparatuses for low latency global persistent flush based on background eviction. in one or more examples, the systems, devices, and methods include generating metadata based on monitoring data in volatile memory, generating a request to remove the data in the volatile memory based on the metadata, and processing the request based on the request being allowed to proceed to a data controller in response to a granting of the request based on a request criterion.
20250231899. MEMORY DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a memory device according to an embodiment includes a memory cell array for storing data, data lines for transmitting the data, path changing switches connected to the data lines, and a controller for receiving a first selection signal and a second selection signal that are rank selecting signals from a memory controller. the controller controls opening/closing of the path changing switches based on the first selection signal and the second selection signal.
20250232136. ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device includes at least one sensor, memory storing instructions, and at least one processor, where the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device obtain a plurality of data related to a daily life of a user based on a sensing value obtained from the at least one sensor, based on a similarity of the plurality of data, determine an event related to the user and corresponding to at least one data of the plurality of data, based on the plurality of data, determine a plurality of keywords related to the event related to the user, and based on the plurality of keywords, generate at least one sentence corresponding to the event related to the user.
20250232152. NEURAL PROCESSOR (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a neural processor. in some embodiments, the processor includes a first tile, a second tile, a memory, and a bus. the bus may be connected to the memory, the first tile, and the second tile. the first tile may include: a first weight register, a second weight register, an activations buffer, a first multiplier, and a second multiplier. the activations buffer may be configured to include: a first queue connected to the first multiplier and a second queue connected to the second multiplier. the first queue may include a first register and a second register adjacent to the first register, the first register being an output register of the first queue. the first tile may be configured: in a first state: to multiply, in the first multiplier, a first weight by an activation from the output register of the first queue, and in a second state: to multiply, in the first multiplier, the first weight by an activation from the second register of the first queue.
Abstract: a method and apparatus for distributed parallel processing for a layer of a neural network are disclosed. the method includes identifying an available resource among a plurality of computing resources, generating a partial graph from an input graph based on the available resource, performing, using the available resource, a neural network operation to the partial graph to obtain an updated partial graph, and generating an output graph based on the updated partial graph.
20250232161. METHOD DEVICE NEURAL NETWORK MODEL QUANTIZATION (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a quantization method for a neural network model is provided. the quantization method includes: determining sensitivities corresponding to one candidate max weight error (mwe) among candidate mwes corresponding to the target layer, the sensitivities sensitivity of the neural network model to quantization; determining a target mwe corresponding to the target layer, based on the sensitivities; and based on the determined target mwe, quantizing weights included in the target layer from a first data format to a second data format.
Abstract: a method including obtaining an input graph including a plurality of network components, where each of the plurality of network components include a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges, segmenting the input graph into a plurality of partial input graphs, where the plurality of partial input graphs includes a first partial input graph and a second partial input graph, generating network features based on the plurality of partial input graphs, where each of the network features includes a connectivity relation between a network component and an adjacent network component among the plurality of network components in the input graph, transmitting a network feature from the first partial input graph to an adjacent network feature in the second partial input graph to obtain an aggregated network feature, and updating the network features of the plurality of network components based on the aggregated network feature.
Abstract: an air-bridge type superconducting coupler is provided. a frequency-fixed superconducting coupler includes: a bridge over a substrate, the bridge comprised of superconducting material, the bridge having two ends that each comprise a respective contact pad, each contact pad having an electrical connection to a respectively corresponding superconducting qubit, and each contact pad directly or indirectly contacting the substrate, wherein there is a gap between the substrate and a corresponding portion of the bridge that is between the contact pads.
20250232299. METHOD APPARATUS VERIFYING TRANSACTION METAVERSE ENVIRONMENT (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a method for verifying transactions in a metaverse environment is disclosed. the method comprises: detecting a first user involved in an activity using user biometrics, wherein the first user is in focused attention state or addiction state; identifying a second user interacting with the first user during a transaction; identifying an intention of the second user interacting with the first user; determining a presence of an abnormality in a physiological state of the first user; and recommending to the first user to focus on the transaction.
20250232405. ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: disclosed is an electronic device. the electronic device comprises a display; a memory; and at least one processor comprising processing circuitry. at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, may be configured to control the display to: acquire a high-resolution image having a threshold resolution or higher from a low-resolution image below the threshold resolution using a first artificial intelligence model, and control the display to output the acquired high-resolution image. the first artificial intelligence model is configured to learn objective data defined as a weighted sum of a plurality of loss values of different types and changed continuously. a second artificial: intelligence model is configured to identify weight conditions corresponding to the plurality of loss values based on the low-resolution image and provide the identified weight conditions to the first artificial intelligence model.
Abstract: a computing device for compositing videos, the computing device including a first camera configured to capture a user video, and processing circuitry configured to, receive a background video, the receiving the background video including receiving the background video in real time, select a target object from the user video, generate a converted video based on the target object and the user video, generate a composited video based on the background video and the converted video, and output the composited video to a display device.
Abstract: an electronic device disclosed herein may include a display, a memory, and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry. the memory may store instructions, and at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to execute the instructions and to cause the electronic device to: display a three-dimensional (3d) image in a first mode, confirm a request to switch from the first mode to a second mode, determine whether the switching is possible within a specified time, generate a first intermediate image by processing a first image of the first mode and a second image of the second mode according to a first image processing method based on the switching being possible within the specified time, generate a second intermediate image by processing the first image of the first mode and the second image of the second mode according to a second image processing method based on the switching being possible beyond the specified time, and output the first intermediate image or the second intermediate image in a process of switching from the first mode to the second mode.
20250232495. ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIDEO EDITING OPERATION METHOD THEREOF (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: disclosed is an electronic device comprising memory storing instructions, and at least one processor comprising processing circuitry. the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually and/or collectively, cause the electronic device to: acquire a first image; generate a first input frame to be blended with the first image, wherein each piece of pixel data of the first input frame includes rgb data and mask information indicating a blending method of each piece of pixel data; allocate, to the first input frame, a first alpha map including alpha values for each pixel for the first input frame; determine a blending method for frame color blending of the first input frame and the first image, based on the mask information; perform frame color blending on the first input frame and a second input frame of the first image, based on the determined blending method and the first alpha map; and output a second image generated by the frame color blending.
20250232498. GENERATIVE AI-BASED VIDEO OUTPAINTING TEMPORAL AWARENESS (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a method includes obtaining image frames that comprise a video, each of the image frames having a first aspect ratio, and selecting at least one of the image frames as a condition frame. the method further includes generating, from each condition frame based on an image outpainting model, an outpainted condition frame that has a second aspect ratio different from the first aspect ratio. the method further includes generating, from at least one of remaining image frames based on a video outpainting model and the outpainted condition frames, an outpainted target frame that has the second aspect ratio, each outpainted target frame having spatial consistency with the image frame from which it was generated and temporal consistency with neighboring outpainted frames in the video.
Abstract: an electronic device according to an example embodiment includes a processor, memory, a camera for generating a video, and a sensor for obtaining sensing data related to a user. the electronic device generate the content by identifying a valid event based on the video and/or the sensing data, extracting a prompt for generating third-person perspective content corresponding to the event, and inputting the prompt into a generative artificial intelligence model.
Abstract: an augmented reality device and method for identifying an object in an image are provided. a method for identifying an object in an image by an augmented reality device may include acquiring a captured image, identifying a user's gaze, identifying performance information of the augmented reality device and performance information of an external electronic device connected to the augmented reality device, and selecting a device for recognizing the object from among the augmented reality device and the external electronic device and selecting an artificial intelligence model to recognize the object, based on the performance information of the augmented reality device and the performance information of the external electronic device.
20250232716. DISPLAY DEVICE METHOD DRIVING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a display device includes a display divided into display areas; drivers connected to the display areas; memory storing instructions; and one or more processors operatively connected to the display, the drivers, and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the display device to input an image into a trained artificial intelligence (ai) model, and based on an output of the trained ai model indicating the image is a target for dynamic peaking application, identify whether a pixel value of the image is equal to or less than a threshold value; and based on the pixel value being equal to or less than the threshold value identify peak luminance levels of the display areas, and control the drivers, based on current information of the display areas stored in the memory, such that the display areas include the peak luminance levels.
20250232735. ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY METHOD OPERATING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device may include: a display in which a plurality of pixels are arranged; a display storage in which are arranged a plurality of pixel memories storing data voltage information for lighting the plurality of pixels; a display driver ic (ddi) that operates the display and the display storage; a processor that controls the operation of the display driver; and a memory operatively connected to the processor. the memory may include instructions for storing data voltage information in the display storage and loading the stored data voltage information during one frame period when executed by the processor. various other embodiments are also possible.
Abstract: an application processor is provided. the application processor includes: a phase locked loop circuit (pll); a sleep control logic circuit configured to control the pll to enter and exit a sleep mode; a wake-up generation logic circuit configured to provide a wake-up request signal to the sleep control logic circuit to control the pll to exit the sleep mode based on an early wake-up signal; an always-on video timer circuit configured to output a synchronization signal to a display driving chip in a sleep mode section and generate the early wake-up signal; a display video timer circuit configured to receive the synchronization signal from the always-on video timer and indicate the sleep control logic to provide an idle section; and clock switching logic circuit configured to alternately provide, as an operation clock of the sleep control logic, one of an always-on clock and a word clock.
Abstract: a method of operating an application processor includes determining whether to update configuration information according to an application, issuing a synchronous command when the configuration information is to be updated; transmitting the synchronous command to a display driver integrated circuit, and transmitting frame data according to a frame rate corresponding to the synchronous command to the display driver integrated circuit after a transmission acknowledgment of the synchronous command is received from the display driver integrated circuit.
20250232754. ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD THEREOF (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a control method of an electronic apparatus for generating anti-noise for acoustic noise cancellation (anc) is provided. the method includes obtaining audio data and metadata of the audio data, classifying the audio data into a plurality of audio clusters based on at least one of a feature of the audio data or a feature of the metadata, identifying whether each audio cluster of the plurality of audio clusters is included in a local database corresponding to the location information of a place where the audio data is obtained, based on the at least one of the plurality of the audio clusters being not included in the local database, updating the local database by adding information regarding the audio cluster that is not included in the plurality of noise clusters to information regarding the plurality of noise clusters and generating anti-noise data based on the information regarding the local database which is updated.
Abstract: according to an embodiment, an electronic device, in case that a user utterance related to a date and time acquired through the input module is identified as a user utterance for performing a function, based on a date and time when the user utterance is acquired, identifies whether the date and time detected in the user utterance are interpreted as a plurality of dates and times. according to an embodiment, the electronic device, in case that the date and time detected in the user utterance are interpreted as the plurality of dates and times, changes the date detected in the user utterance if a first condition for changing the date is satisfied, and changes the time detected in the user utterance if user's activity record information satisfies a second condition. according to an embodiment, the electronic device recommends performing a function with the changed date or time.
20250232790. RACETRACK MEMORY DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a racetrack memory device may include a writing element extending in a first horizontal direction and configured to create a magnetic domain based on a first current applied to the writing element, a moving element having a first end connected to the writing element and extending in a second horizontal direction intersecting the first horizontal direction, the moving element configured to have the magnetic domain created in the writing element being injected into the moving element based on a second current applied to the moving element, and a reading element on the moving element and configured to read a magnetic domain included in the moving element. a width of the moving element may be less than a width of the writing element.
Abstract: a memory device performs a read operation of bidirectional switching memory cells. the memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, each of the plurality of memory cells including a material film, an access circuit, and a sense circuit. a logic state of the material film is programmed based on whether the material film is in a crystalline state or an amorphous state. the access circuit applies a first voltage to a first electrode of a selected memory cell from among the plurality of memory cells and applies a second voltage to a second electrode of the selected memory cell, and the sense circuit determines a logic state of the selected memory cell based on electrical reactions of a first sensing node and a second sensing node connected to the selected memory cell with regard to the first voltage and the second voltage.
Abstract: an example method of programming a non-volatile memory device for programming memory cells with a plurality of target states includes executing a first program loop, and after executing the first program loop, executing a second program loop. in the first program loop, a first program voltage is applied to a word line based on bit lines of first memory cells programmed to a first target state being set to an inhibitory bit line voltage. in the second program loop, a second program voltage is applied to the word line based on the bit lines of the first memory cells being set to a program bit line voltage.
Abstract: a storage device includes a storage controller configured to transmit either a normal program command or a slow program command to a non-volatile memory via data lines, and the non-volatile memory comprising a plurality of non-volatile memories. each of the plurality of non-volatile memories is configured to output a ready/busy signal to the storage controller during a first program time in response to the normal program command, and output a ready/busy signal to the storage controller during a second program time, the second program time being is different from the first program time, in response to the slow program command.
Abstract: a memory device including: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells; a page buffer circuit connected to the plurality of memory cells through bitlines and configured to read data stored in the plurality of memory cells in page units; and a column decoding circuit configured to output non-contiguous sub-pages among page data stored in the page buffer circuit as valid data based on sub-page bitmap information included in a read command during a read operation.
20250232820. MEMORY DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a memory device includes: a first driving signal line group including at least two or more first driving signal lines configured to be driven at a first timing; a second driving signal line group including at least two or more second driving signal lines configured to be driven at a second timing different from the first timing; and an additional signal line group including an additional signal line configured to be floating-processed at the first timing or the second timing, wherein the first driving signal line group and the second driving signal line group are connected to a memory cell block via a pass transistor circuit.
20250232821. THREE DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a memory system includes a memory device including blocks, and a memory controller that controls the memory device. each of the blocks includes plural sub blocks with different sizes. in a write operation on a selected block among the blocks, the memory controller selects one of the sub blocks included in the selected block as a start sub block, in which the write operation is first to be performed, based on status information about the sub blocks included in the selected block.
Abstract: a 3-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a cell array structure including a first substrate, a common source line disposed on the first substrate, a plurality of conductive lines stacked in a first direction vertical to an upper surface of the first substrate on the common source line, a channel structure extending through the plurality of conductive lines and connected to the common source line, a bit line connected to the channel structure, and a first bonding metal electrically connected to the bit line, and a peripheral circuit structure including a second bonding metal in contact with the first bonding metal, a page buffer, and a row decoder.
Abstract: provided is a material synthesis device, including at least one processor configured to be implemented as a recipe translator configured to, based on analyzing a chemical synthesis recipe, generate a script in the form of a graph representing an antecedent-consequent relationship between target operations corresponding to the chemical synthesis recipe, and a graph scheduler configured to monitor availability of hardware devices of a material synthesis platform, and schedule and execute in parallel commands satisfying the antecedent-consequent relationship in the script based on the monitoring.
Abstract: a substrate processing apparatus may comprise an ion beam reflector, and the ion beam reflector may comprise a support ring including a neutralization space, the neutralization space extending in a first direction, a plurality of reflection plates coupled to the support ring, the plurality of reflection plates extending in a second direction across the neutralization space, the second direction intersecting the first direction, the plurality of reflection plates being spaced apart from each other in a third direction which intersects the first direction and the second direction, and each of the plurality of reflection plates including a cooling passage that extends in the second direction.
Abstract: focus rings, substrate processing apparatuses, and substrate processing methods are provided. a focus ring includes a ring body having an axis that extends in a first direction. the ring body includes a top surface, an inner lateral surface that downwardly extends from the top surface, and a bottom surface that outwardly extends from a lower end of the inner lateral surface. the inner lateral surface includes a first inner lateral surface that downwardly extends from the top surface, and a second inner lateral surface that downwardly extends from a lower end of the first inner lateral surface. the second inner lateral surface forms a first acute angle with the first direction. the bottom surface includes a flat surface, and an inclined surface that extends from the flat surface toward the second inner lateral surface. the inclined surface forms a second acute angle with the first direction.
20250232986. SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber including a processing space, a substrate support that receives a substrate and support the substrate in the processing chamber, a fluid supply pipe arranged at a lower portion of the processing chamber, and a fluid supply device that supplies a processing fluid to the processing space through the fluid supply pipe. the processing chamber includes a step portion and a round portion both in an upper surface that defines the processing space, and a first horizontal separation distance from a center of the processing chamber to the step portion is greater than a second horizontal separation distance from the center of the processing chamber to an edge of the substrate.
20250232991. PICK PLACE APPARATUS (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a pick and place apparatus according to some example embodiments includes a first tray configured to accommodate a plurality of semiconductor packages, a test socket unit having a plurality of test sockets each configured to test a semiconductor package, a picker tool having a plurality of pickers configured to pick up corresponding semiconductor packages from the first tray and place the picked semiconductor packages on the plurality of test sockets, and a controller configured to check whether the plurality of test sockets are normal and to block a semiconductor package pickup function of a picker corresponding to an abnormal test socket.
20250232998. WAFER SENSOR WAFER ALIGNMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a wafer sensor includes a wafer substrate and a plurality of pixels on the wafer substrate, where each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a blocking layer, a reflective layer on the blocking layer, a phase change material layer on the reflective layer, and a plurality of metal antennas on the phase change material layer.
20250233003. JIG DIE ATTACH APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a jig for a die attach device may include at least one mount block including at least two holding surfaces, each of the at least two holding surfaces configured to, hold a package substrate on which a semiconductor die is mounted, and rotate around a rotation shaft extending along a first horizontal direction, and a cleaning device configured to clean a target holding surface among the at least two holding surfaces, the target holding surface being a holding surface which faces the cleaning device among the at least two holding surfaces.
20250233006. APPARTUS DETECTING POSITION WAFER OPERATING METHOD THEREOF (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an apparatus for detecting a position of a wafer includes a plurality of lift pins disposing the wafer on a support stand and a plurality of piezoelectric resonators at lower portions of the plurality of lift pins, respectively, wherein at least one first piezoelectric resonator among the plurality of piezoelectric resonators is configured to vibrate a corresponding lift pin of the plurality of lift pins, at least one second piezoelectric resonator among the plurality of piezoelectric resonators is configured to detect a resonant frequency of a combined structure including the wafer and the plurality of lift pins, the resonant frequency corresponding to the vibration, and the apparatus further includes a controller configured to determine the position of the wafer according to a change in the resonant frequency.
Abstract: a wafer processing includes performing a process on the wafer, wherein the performing of the process on the wafer includes receiving a temperature profile and a heater profile, the temperature profile and the heater profile forming a pair with each other, calculating a combination profile based on the temperature profile and the heater profile, outputting a final profile based on the combination profile, and performing wafer processing by using a plasma based on the final profile.
20250233029. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TEST METHOD SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device according to some example embodiments comprises: a reference die configured to generate a test signal based on a first seed and transmit both an output clock signal and the test signal, and a target die configured to receive the output clock signal as an input clock signal though at least one through-silicon via tsv, capture the test signal as captured data based on the input clock signal, and compare a comparison pattern generated based on the first seed and the captured data.
20250233030. SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor module includes a module substrate, a controller device and a memory device mounted on a surface of the module substrate, and a plurality of tabs at a side of the module substrate. the module substrate has a first through hole that vertically extends through the module substrate. the first through hole is between the controller device and the memory device. the first through hole extends in a first direction that runs across between the controller device and the memory device. a length along the first direction of the first through hole is less than a width along the first direction of the controller device.
Abstract: a semiconductor package includes a mounting substrate, a semiconductor device mounted on the mounting substrate, and a first heat dissipation member disposed on the semiconductor device. the first heat dissipation member includes a first heat dissipation substrate directly bonded to an upper surface of the semiconductor device, a first micro channel extending within the first heat dissipation substrate, and a first working fluid movably accommodated in the first micro channel and including liquid slugs and gaseous plugs that are alternately disposed along an extending direction of the first micro channel.
20250233093. SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor package, including: a package substrate; a chip unit including a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip; a first chip stack structure and a second chip stack structure, wherein the first semiconductor chip includes a first chip body, a left first chip pad, and a right first chip pad, wherein the second semiconductor chip includes a second chip body, a left second chip pad, and a right second chip pad, wherein the left first chip pad is connected to the first chip stack structure, the right second chip pad is connected to the second chip stack structure, and the right first chip pad and the left second chip pad are symmetrical and connected to a substrate pad included in the package substrate using a single-point type connection.
20250233094. SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor package includes a first substrate including a first edge region, a center region, and a second edge region arranged side by side in a first direction, and having a cavity in the first edge region, an optical die disposed in the cavity of the first substrate, a first semiconductor chip including an electronic integrated circuit region therebelow and disposed on the first substrate and the optical die, and a plurality of second semiconductor chips disposed on the second edge region of the first substrate, wherein the electronic integrated circuit region of the first semiconductor chip is disposed on the optical die and is electrically connected to the optical die.
Abstract: a semiconductor chip includes a substrate; a back side bonding structure on a back surface of the substrate; and a front side bonding structure on a front side of the substrate, wherein the back side bonding structure and the front side bonding structure each include: a dielectric layer; and bonding pads configured to extend through the dielectric layer, each of the bonding pads a conductive pad configured to include a bonding region and a peripheral region around the bonding region; and a barrier layer between a side surface of the peripheral region and the dielectric layer, and each of the bonding pads of the back side bonding structure, each of the bonding pads of the front side bonding structure, or both each of the bonding pads of the back side bonding structure and each of the bonding pads of the front side bonding structure includes a trench in which the peripheral region and the barrier layer are recessed based on a level of a bonding surface of the bonding region.
Abstract: a wiring structure includes: a plurality of wiring layers and a plurality of insulating layers. the plurality of wiring layers include a first wiring layer that include a wiring pattern and a cavity, and the plurality of insulating layers include a first insulating layer that fills the cavity, and a second insulating layer that contacts each of the first wiring layer and the first insulating layer and covers the first wiring layer and the first insulating layer.
20250233100. SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor package is provided. the semiconductor package comprises a package substrate including first and second surfaces opposite to each other in a first direction, a plurality of substrate pads on the second surface, and first and second substrate edges respectively extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and spaced apart from each other in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions, a first semiconductor chip on the package substrate, including third and fourth surfaces opposite to each other in the first direction, a plurality of chip pads and a plurality of chip dummy pad groups on the fourth surface, and first and second chip edges respectively extending in the second direction and spaced apart from each other in the third direction, and a plurality of first wires, each first wire of the plurality of first wires respectively connecting a respective substrate pad of the plurality of substrate pads with the plurality of chip pads, wherein the first chip edge is disposed to be closer to the first substrate edge than the second substrate edge, the plurality of substrate pads is disposed along the first substrate edge, the plurality of chip pads is disposed along the first chip edge, the first semiconductor chip includes third and fourth chip edges respectively extending in the third direction and spaced apart from each other in the second direction, a first corner formed at the intersection of the first chip edge and the third chip edge, a second corner formed at the intersection of first chip edge and the fourth chip edge, a third corner formed at the intersection of the second chip edge and the fourth chip edge, and a fourth corner formed at the intersection of the second chip edge and the third chip edge, and the plurality of chip dummy pad groups is respectively disposed on at least one of the first to fourth corners.
20250233110. SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor package is provided and includes: a lower redistribution layer; a capacitor chip on the lower redistribution layer; an interposer chip on the lower redistribution layer, horizontally spaced apart from the capacitor chip, and connected to the lower redistribution layer; a mold layer surrounding the capacitor chip and the interposer chip; and an upper redistribution layer on a top surface of the mold layer and connected to the capacitor chip and the interposer chip. the capacitor chip includes a capacitor substrate and a capacitor device in the capacitor substrate, and the capacitor device includes: a top electrode pad; top electrodes on a bottom surface of the top electrode pad, a capacitor dielectric layer on the top electrodes with a uniform thickness; and a bottom electrode on the capacitor dielectric layer such as to commonly cover the top electrodes.
20250233441. METHOD ELECTRONIC DEVICE CHARGING BATTERY (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device includes a charging circuit configured to charge a battery, a motion sensor, memory storing instructions, and a processor operatively connected to the charging circuit, the motion sensor, and the memory. the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device control the charging circuit to perform a charging function for the battery on the basis of a first charging frequency, change the first charging frequency to a second charging frequency in response to an execution when at least one of a function related to the motion sensor, at least one instruction related to the motion sensor, and an application including the at least one instruction is executed, and control the charging circuit to perform a charging function for the battery on the basis of the second charging frequency.
20250233460. ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING PLURALITY COILS (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device according to an embodiment comprises: a battery; a first coil arranged on the battery; a second coil magnetically coupled to the first coil and wound along an edge of the first coil; a variable capacitor connected to the first coil; and a control circuit connected to the second coil and configured to supply a current to the second coil to generate an induced current in the first coil, supply power from an external electronic device to the battery or transmit power from the battery to the external electronic device on the basis of the current and the induced current, wherein a capacitance value of the variable capacitor may be changed on the basis of the identified location of the external electronic device.
20250233580. SECURITY CHIP CLOCK GATING METHOD THEREOF (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a security chip including: a clock gating type generator configured to generate a clock gating type based on chip-specific parameters; and a main operation unit including a plurality of flip-flop groups, wherein each of the plurality of flip-flop groups is configured to receive a clock signal at a clock input terminal in a first gating mode or a second gating mode, wherein the first gating mode results in a different current consumption pattern compared to the second gating mode.
20250233590. OUTPUT DRIVER OUTPUT BUFFER CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an output driver includes a driving circuit electrically connected to a pad and including at least two transistors connected to each other in series, and a leakage prevention circuit configured to block a leakage current of the driving circuit. gates of the at least two transistors are electrically connected to each other, and the leakage prevention circuit is configured to control a voltage level of an intermediate node between the at least two transistors based on a signal level of the pad.
20250233592. LEVEL SHIFTER INCLUDING CAPACITOR METHOD OPERATING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a level shifter includes an input block, a shifting block connected to the input block and connected to a power source voltage, a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor, and at least one capacitor connected to the input block. a voltage having an anti-phase to the input voltage is boosted by charges previously stored in the at least one capacitor and applied to a gate electrode of the first transistor. when a voltage level of the input voltage transitions from a low level to a high level, the first transistor is turned on by a voltage boosted by the at least one capacitor such that the first node is connected to the power source voltage, and the second transistor is turned off such that the first node is disconnected from the first ground voltage.
Abstract: a method and an electronic device are provided, the electronic device includes a wireless fidelity (wifi) module for wifi communication, memory storing one or more computer programs, and at least one communication processor, for at least one cellular communication, communicatively coupled to the wifi module and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one communication processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to, based on identifying that wifi module is in an off state, assign an overall specific absorption rate (sar) margin assigned to the electronic device for a first period to the at least one cellular communication, based on identifying that the wifi module is in an on state and a cumulative sar value consumed by the wifi module is less than or equal to a threshold value, assign a first amount of the sar margin assigned for the first period to the wifi communication and assign a remaining amount excluding the first amount to the at least one cellular communication, and based on identifying that the wifi module is in an on state and the cumulative sar value consumed by the wifi module exceeds the threshold value, assign a second amount of the sar margin assigned for the first period to the wifi communication, which is greater than the first amount, and assign a remaining amount excluding the second amount to the at least one cellular communication.
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device includes one or more antennas, a radio frequency front end (rffe) including a multiplexer connected to each of the one or more antennas and an extractor connected to the multiplexer, a radio frequency integrated circuit (rfic) connected to the extractor, at least one communication processor operatively coupled to the rfic, and an application processor operatively connected to the at least one communication processor, wherein the at least one communication processor is configured to obtain a wi-fi status from the application processor, identify a cellular communication band for the one or more antennas, and control a first rffe including a first extractor connected to a first antenna among the one or more antennas to switch the first extractor, based on the obtained wi-fi status and the identified cellular communication band.
20250233616. SYSTEMS METHODS CROSSTALK SUPPRESSION (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: systems and methods for crosstalk suppression. according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a system, including: a first communications channel; and a first crosstalk reduction circuit, the first communications channel being a wired communications channel, and the first crosstalk reduction circuit being configured to: receive a signal from a second communications channel; and modify a signal in the first communications channel to reduce an effect of crosstalk from the second communications channel.
Abstract: the disclosure relates to a 5g or 6g communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. specifically, the disclosure related to method and apparatus for receiving and transmitting information. a method performed by a network controlled repeater (ncr) in a wireless communication system. the method includes receiving, by an ncr mobile terminal (ncr-mt) from a base station, control information. further, the method includes determining a first resource based on the control information. further, the method includes receiving, by the ncr-mt from the base station, a downlink signal on the first resource. further, the method includes transmitting, by an ncr-amplifier to a user equipment (ue), the downlink signal on a second resource which is delayed in time domain from the first resource.
20250233776. MOBILE DEVICE COMMUNICATION (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a mobile device includes an antenna that communicates a wireless signal with an access point, a transceiver that communicates a signal with the antenna, and a processor that receives a first announcement packet and a sounding packet received through the antenna and the transceiver, estimates a channel based on the sounding packet, and transmits full information about a result of the channel estimation through the transceiver and the antenna. the processor receives a second announcement packet and the sounding packet received through the antenna and the transceiver, estimates a channel based on the sounding packet, and transmits partial information selected from full information about a result of the channel estimation through the transceiver and the antenna. the second announcement packet includes selection information indicating the selected partial information, and the selection information is determined based on a machine learning module included in the access point.
20250233807. ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device includes a communication interface, memory storing one or more computer programs and control information corresponding to each of a plurality of external devices, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the communication interface and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to identify, based on receiving a control signal from a remote control device through the communication interface, whether the electronic device is in a control mode for controlling a first external device among the plurality of external devices, identify, based on identifying that the electronic device is in the control mode for controlling the first external device, first control information corresponding to the first external device based on the information stored in the memory and the received control signal, and transmit the identified first control information to at least one of a server or the first external device through the communication interface.
Abstract: in one embodiment, a method includes accessing a rule set for a group of networking assets; creating, based on the rule set, a primary automaton including a set of keys, each key including (1) a string identifying a network asset from the group of network assets (2) a separator character following the string and (3) a key branch number identifying a state. the method further includes creating, based on the rule set, one or more secondary automata by creating a secondary automaton for each type of result classification in the rule set; and for each secondary automaton, populating that secondary automaton with a set of values, each including (1) a value branch number identifying a state of that secondary automaton, each value branch number corresponding to a specific key branch number in the primary automaton, and (2) a string identifying a domain identified in the rule set.
20250233899. METHOD DEVICE SETTING UP SESSION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: the disclosure relates to a fifth generation (5g) or sixth generation (6g) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. a method performed by an entity that performs data channel signaling functions in a communication system is provided. the method includes transmitting a first message, which includes information related to an avatar of a first user equipment (ue) and information related to an application data channel connection request, to an entity that performs an avatar storage function, receiving a message, from the entity performing the avatar storage function, which includes information related to a response to the application data channel connection request, requesting a list of avatar representation information from the entity performing the avatar storage function, and receiving the list of avatar representation information from the entity performing the avatar storage function.
Abstract: an electronic device is configured to display, via a display, in a user interface (ui) of a software application for sharing a file, a text input field for setting a path part in a uniform resource identifier (uri); transmit, to a server, through a communication circuitry, first data indicating a keyword inputted to the text input field; receive, from a server, through the communication circuitry, second data indicating the uri comprising the path part that comprises the keyword and numerals identified with respect to the keyword; and after the second data is received, upload, to the server, through the communication circuitry, at least one file, for sharing, wherein the uploaded at least one file is accessible using the uri comprising the path part that comprises the keyword and the numerals.
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device includes memory storing one or more computer programs, at least one communication circuit, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one communication circuit, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to control the at least one communication circuit to establish a connection with a server, identify whether at least one of a first condition or a second condition related to a reception delay in the connection is satisfied, and based on the at least one of the first condition or the second condition being satisfied, adjust a keep alive period for the connection, wherein the first condition includes a condition that a first reception delay time related to a keep alive message exceeds a threshold delay time, and wherein the second condition includes a condition that a second reception delay time related to a session layer message exceeds the threshold delay time.
Abstract: a foldable electronic device including a first housing and a second housing disposed on both sides of a hinge structure and configured to be folded with respect to each other and a method for operating the same are provided. the method includes detecting, by the foldable electronic device, a folding angle between the first housing and the second housing by using at least one sensor module included in the foldable electronic device, displaying, by the foldable electronic device, a user interface on a first display based on the folding angle, determining, by the foldable electronic device, whether a user input passing through the hinge structure is detected on the first display while the user interface is displayed at the folding angle, and performing, by the foldable electronic device, a function corresponding to the user input.
Abstract: a method for displaying a video, includes: identifying a primary event in a primary region and one or more secondary events in one or more secondary regions, within each of video frames of a video, based on an analysis of the video frames; recognizing a semantic relationship between the identified primary event and the one or more secondary events; determining a first aspect ratio in which the video is displayed on at least one of an electronic device or one or more applications; predicting, using an ai model, positions of the primary event and the one or more secondary events, based on the semantic relationship and the determined first aspect ratio; and generating frames matching the determined first aspect ratio and having the predicted positions of the primary event and one or more secondary events for displaying the video having the generated frames and the determined first aspect ratio.
Abstract: an embodiment of an apparatus is directed to improvements to dynamic mesh coding for sei message for 2d snapshot image of compressed volumetric contents. the apparatus receives a compressed bitstream comprising information for a two-dimensional image from volumetric content, a processor decodes the compressed bitstream, generates a two-dimensional image and presents the two-dimensional image. another embodiment of an apparatus is directed to dynamic mesh coding for 2d snapshot image track for v3c content. the apparatus receives a file comprising information for one or more two-dimensional images from volumetric content, a processor decodes the file, generates one or more two-dimensional image(s) and presents one or more two-dimensional image(s).
20250234100. TONE CONSISTENCY CAMERA IMAGING (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a method includes obtaining a single frame image from a multi-frame processing pipeline and obtaining a hardware image signal processing (hwisp) reference image. the method also includes obtaining luma components of the hwisp reference image and luma components of the single frame image. the method further includes generating a gain curve based on data distributions of the luma components of the hwisp reference image and the single frame image and applying respective gains to the luma components of the single frame image to obtain modified luma components. in addition, the method includes obtaining chroma components of the single frame image, applying a saturation gain to the chroma components of the single frame image based on the gain curve and the luma components of the single frame image to obtain modified chroma components, and combining the modified luma components and the modified chroma components to generate a final image.
20250234103. IMAGE SENSOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE SENSOR (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an image sensor including: a sensor substrate including a plurality of pixels, wherein the plurality of pixels includes a first pixel and a fourth pixel configured to detect green light, a second pixel configured to detect blue light, and a third pixel configured to detect red light, and wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes an inorganic photoelectric conversion material; a color separation lens array apart from the sensor substrate in a first direction, wherein the color separation lens array is configured to separate incident light according to wavelengths, and to condense the separated incident light onto the plurality of pixels; an organic photoelectric conversion layer between the sensor substrate and the color separation lens array; and a spectroscopic filter layer between the organic photoelectric conversion layer and the color separation lens array.
Abstract: a method for detecting linear fixed pattern noise (fpn) comprises extracting a plurality of pixel values from a first row of the roi, calculating a brightness value of the first row based on the extracted pixel values, calculating a first score indicating the variance of the pixel values of the first row, calculating a second score indicating a difference between the pixel value average of the first row and the pixel value average of the adjacent row to the first row, and determining whether the fixed pattern noise is present in the first row based on the first score and the first threshold and the second score and the second threshold.
20250234108. IMAGE SENSOR (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: disclosed is an image sensor in which at least one pixel group including a plurality of pixels is arranged in a matrix form. the at least one pixel group includes at least one photoelectric conversion device, at least one floating diffusion area to which a charge of the photoelectric conversion device is transferred, at least one reset transistor that is connected to the floating diffusion area and that resets the floating diffusion area to a pixel voltage, a source follower transistor that is connected to the floating diffusion area and that outputs a pixel signal in response to a charge of the floating diffusion area, and a selection transistor that is connected to the source follower transistor and that outputs the pixel signal to an output node. a gate of the source follower transistor and the floating diffusion area are connected by a first connection line that integrally extends from the gate of the source follower transistor to the floating diffusion area as a single, unseparated body, and the first connection line makes contact with the gate of the source follower transistor and the floating diffusion area.
Abstract: provided is an electronic device that obtains playback layout information related to audio playback using a plurality of channels, obtains a first audio signal related to an audio to be played back via a low frequency effect (lfe) channel among the plurality of channels, obtains a second audio signal different from the first audio signal, by transforming the first audio signal based on the playback layout information, and transmits the second audio signal to an external device.
20250234151. ELECTRONIC DEVICE METHOD OUTPUTTING SOUND THEREOF (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device includes a speaker array, a microphone array including a plurality of microphones, a memory, and one or more processors. the one or more processors are configured to, identify a user direction based on a user voice received through the plurality of microphones, based on the user direction being identified as a front direction of the electronic device, control the speaker array to output a sound signal in a first output mode, and based on the user direction being identified as not the front direction of the electronic device, control the speaker array to output a sound signal in a second output mode. the first output outputs an r-channel signal and an l-channel signal using beamforming and the second output mode uses the r-channel signal and the l-channel signal to provide a sound field having a wider sweet spot than in the first output mode.
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device includes wireless communication circuitry at least one processor comprising processing circuitry, and memory comprising one or more storage media storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to receive a first advertising signal broadcasted from another electronic device, using the wireless communication circuitry, based on a reception strength of the first advertising signal greater than a reference reception strength, transmit, to the other electronic device, a connection request, using the wireless communication circuitry, based at least in part on a connection with the other electronic device established based at least in part on the connection request, receive a second advertising signal broadcasted with a second transmit (tx) power lower than a first tx power of the first advertising signal from the other electronic device, using the wireless communication circuitry, and based at least in part on the reception of the second advertising signal, register the other electronic device to an external electronic device.
20250234182. ASSOCIATION PROCEDURES SEAMLESS ROAMING WIRELESS NETWORKS (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: embodiments in accordance with this disclosure provide for a station to associate with a seamless roaming domain by transmitting a message that indicates an intent to associate with the seamless roaming domain, whereby an ap affiliated with the seamless roaming domain may transmit a confirmation of the association upon which the station may seamlessly roam between aps affiliated with the seamless roaming domain.
20250234183. ELECTRONIC DEVICE METHOD SUBSCRIPTION AUDIT (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a method performed by a near-real time radio access network intelligence controller (near-rt ric) is provided. the near-rt ric transmitting, by the near-rt ric to a e2 node, a radio access network intelligence controller (ric) subscription audit request message to audit one or more ric subscriptions on the e2 node, the ric subscription audit request message including subscription information of the one or more ric subscriptions, and receiving, by the near-rt ric from the e2 node, a ric subscription audit response message in response to the ric subscription audit request message, wherein the ric subscription audit response message includes subscription information of at least one ric subscription recognized in the e2 node, among the one or more ric subscriptions, and wherein, for each of the least one ric subscription recognized in the e2 node, the subscription information includes a radio access network (ran) function identifier (id) and a ric request id.
20250234263. RECOVERING MOBILITY FAILURE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a ue includes a transceiver. the transceiver is configured to receive, from a bs of a first cell, a ltm configuration of one or more ltm candidate cells, and receive, from the bs of the first cell, a command to switch to a second cell. the ue also includes a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver. the processor is configured to initiate a cell switch to the second cell, and detect a failure of the cell switch to the second cell. the processor is also configured to, upon detection of the failure, select, from the one or more ltm candidate cells, a third cell, and perform a procedure. the procedure includes initiating an ltm cell switch to the third cell, and configuring state variables in a pdcp entity of a srb1 with values of the state variables in the pdcp entity from an earlier time.
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to a method and device for communication in a wireless communication system supporting multiple network slice admission control functions (nsacfs). the method performed by a nsacf that monitors and controls the number of registered ues for each network slice in a wireless communication system supporting multiple nsacfs according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: receiving an nsac-related request message from an amf that manages the mobility of a ue; identifying whether the received nsac-related request message includes an indication based on a network slice previously granted to the ue; and in case that the received nsac-related request message includes the indication, accepting the request message.
Abstract: disclosed is a 5g or 6g communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. a method for selecting one or more user equipments (ues) for an artificial intelligence/machine learning (ai/ml) operation including an application function (af), a network exposure function (nef), and a network data analytics function (nwdaf), includes transmitting, from the af to the nef, a first message for requesting ue selection assistance and including member ue filtering criterion and a specific parameter depending on the member ue filtering criteria, transmitting, from the nef to the nwdaf, a second message including the specific parameter depending on the member ue filtering criteria and an indication of a request for end-to-end data volume transfer time analytics, transmitting, from the nwdaf to the nef, a third message including one or more analytics associated with end-to-end data volume transfer time, deriving, by the nef, based on the analytics and the member ue filtering criteria, a list of one or more candidate ues that fulfil the member ue filtering criteria; and transmitting, from the nef to the af, a fourth message including the list of one or more candidate ues that fulfil the member ue filtering criteria.
20250234288. DYNAMIC POWER SAVING OPERATION (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an access point (ap) in a wireless network that operates in different operating modes to save power, including a dynamic power saving (dps) mode where the ap operates with a reduced operating parameter set or with an enhanced operating parameter set, the operating parameters include a bandwidth, number of spatial streams (nss), and modulation coding scheme (mcs).
20250234290. TWT SCHEDULE SWITCH OPERATION MULTI-LINK DEVICES (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: methods and apparatuses for facilitating the switching of an established target wake time (twt) schedule from one link to another link of a multi-link device (mld) in a wireless local area network. the apparatuses include an access point (ap) mld comprising aps and a processor operably coupled to the aps. each ap comprises a transceiver configured to form a link with a corresponding station (sta) affiliated with a non-ap mld. the processor is configured to negotiate with the non-ap mld via one of the aps to establish a twt schedule for communications on a first one of the links, receive, from the non-ap mld via one of the aps, a request to transfer the twt schedule from the first link to a second one of the links, and in response to the request, establish the twt schedule for communications on the second link.
Abstract: the disclosure relates to a 5g or 6g communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. a method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system in the present disclosure to solve the above problems, comprises receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (rrc) message including first power control configuration information for an uplink (ul) channel; and transmitting, to the base station, the ul channel based on at least one of the first power control configuration information or second power control configuration information. the rrc message includes the second power control configuration information in case that the rrc message further includes unified transmission configuration indication (tci) state type configuration information, the first power control configuration information relates to a physical uplink shared channel (pusch) or a physical uplink control channel (pucch).
20250234308. ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATING METHOD ELECTRONIC DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device includes a plurality of antennas, an antenna index buffer configured to store a used antenna index indicating at least one antenna among the plurality of antennas used in each of a plurality of windows, a used power buffer configured to store power consumption of an antenna corresponding to the used antenna index, and processing circuitry configured to calculate a residual specific absorption ratio (sar) value of each of the plurality of antennas based on the used antenna index, the power consumption and a correlation matrix, and assign transmission power to each of transmitting antennas based on the residual sar and an operation mode, the transmitting antennas being among the plurality of antennas.
20250234311. TIMING INFORMATION EXCHANGE WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic apparatus comprises a memory and a processor operably coupled to the memory and supporting a first non-ap station. the electronic apparatus generates timing information indicating when a packet is expired and transmits the packet to a first access point (ap) which the first non-ap station is associated with. the electronic apparatus transmits the timing information to the first ap. the timing information enables the first ap to transmit the packet based on the timing information to a second non-ap station associated with the first ap or enables the first ap to transmit the packet based on the timing information to a second ap so that the second ap transmits the packet to a third non-ap station associated with the second ap.
20250234335. RESOURCE ALLOCATION SIGNALS SYNCHRONIZATION BEAM ACQUISITION (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: apparatuses and methods for resource allocation of signals for energy-efficient synchronization and beam acquisition. a method performed by a user equipment includes receiving first one or more communication elements from a first cell, determining resources for a second communication element based on information in the first one or more communication elements, and transmitting the second communication element based on the determined resources. the method further includes receiving, after a time t from the second communication element, third one or more communication elements from a second cell and identifying a spatial domain filter for reception from the second cell and a spatial domain filter for transmission to the second cell based on the third one or more communication elements. the third one or more communication elements and the time t are based on information from the first cell.
20250234338. RESOURCE DELIVERY PEER PEER GROUP (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a first station (sta) in a wireless network obtains authorization, from a peer to peer (p2p) group, to transmit a request frame to an access point (ap) on behalf of the p2p group. the first ap is a member of the p2p group. the first sta transmits, to an ap, a request frame that requests a resource from the ap on behalf of the p2p group. the first sta is associated with the ap.
Abstract: the disclosure relates to a 5g or 6g communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate than a 4g communication system such as lte. a method of a terminal in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a base station, a reference signal to be used for measuring channel information for each of at least one slot, including a demodulation reference signal (dmrs) related to reception of a physical downlink shared channel (pdsch), measuring channel information including an interference amount for each of the at least one slot, based on the reference signal, obtaining slot-related channel information, based on the measured channel information for each of the at least one slot, and transmitting the obtained slot-related channel information to the base station. in the method the slot-related channel information is used to determine a modulation and coding scheme (mcs) level for each of at least one slot group.
20250234341. METHOD TRANSMITTING DATA ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device includes: memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to: obtain first communication information on direct communication with an external device; obtain second communication information to indirect communication with the external device through an intermediate device; determine, based on the first communication information and the second communication information, a threshold value of a size of data for determining either the direct communication or the indirect communication; and determine, based on whether the size of the data exceeds the threshold value or not, a transmission method of transmitting the data to the external device.
Abstract: according to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method performed by a first user equipment (ue) for transmitting sidelink data within a physical sidelink shared channel (pssch) in a wireless communication system may be provided. the method performed by the first ue may include identifying a number of resource elements (res) allocated for the pssch within a physical resource block (prb) based on configuration information and the scheduling information for the sidelink data; identifying a total number of res allocated for the pssch within a slot based on the number of res allocated within the prb and a number of prbs allocated for the pssch; identifying a size of a transport block based on the total number of res; and transmitting, to the second ue, the sidelink data based on the size of the transport block.
Abstract: the disclosure relates to a 6g communication system for achieving high data transfer rate and ultra-low latency after 4g and 5g communication systems. in a method performed by a terminal, the terminal receives, from a base station, a message including information for receiving a preconfigured physical downlink shared channel (pdsch), and receives the preconfigured pdsch from the base station, based on the information for receiving the preconfigured pdsch. in addition, the terminal performs decoding on the received preconfigured pdsch, and transmits information on a result of the decoding to the base station. the preconfigured pdsch may be used to collect information for improving a quality of data transmission or reception. also, the preconfigured pdsch may be received using a time when a pdsch for data reception is not received.
Abstract: the disclosure relates to a 5g or 6g communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by an application function (af) for obtaining energy information from an energy information function (eif) in a communication network is provided. the method may comprise transmitting a subscription request related to the energy information to the eif, via a network exposure function (nef); receiving a response for the subscription request from the eif; and receiving the energy information from the eif based on the subscription request being authorized by the eif.
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining iot technology with a 5g communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4g system, and a system therefor. the present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services on the basis of 5g communication technologies and iot-related technologies. according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of a first terminal (user equipment, ue) in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: when reception of a first psfch for a first pssch and transmission of a second psfch for a second pssch overlap in a time domain, determining a psfch on the basis of first sci related to the first psfch and second sci related to the second psfch; and transmitting or receiving feedback information through the determined psfch.
20250234373. COORDINATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a first access point (ap) participates in a multi-ap coordination for a first target wake time (twt) schedule established by a second ap. the first ap advertises, to one or more stations (stas) within a basic service set (bss) of the first ap, a twt schedule that is identical to the first twt schedule established by the second ap. when a second twt schedule is established by the second ap, the first ap advertises, to the one or more stas within the bss of the first ap, a twt schedule that is identical to the second twt schedule established by the second ap. alternatively, when one or more second twt schedules are established by the second ap, the first ap determines whether to advertise the one or more second twt schedules on a per-twt schedule basis.
Abstract: a first electronic device includes: a first transceiver; at least one first processor; and a first memory configured to store at least one instruction which, when executed by the at least one first processor, causes the first electronic device to: transmit an action frame to a second electronic device, wherein the action frame includes a request that any dl txop initiated by the second electronic device begin with an icf that signals a duration of the dl txop, receive the icf requesting the dl txop from the second electronic device, wherein the icf signals the duration of the dl txop, based on determining that a coex event is scheduled to occur during the duration of the dl txop, transmit a cts-ext frame signaling a modification to the dl txop, and, after the modification is implemented, receive at least one frame during the dl txop according to the modification.
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device includes a radio frequency (rf) circuit, memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions, and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the rf circuit and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to establish a first internet packet data network (pdn) connection associated with a first subscriber identity module (sim), and, based on the first internet pdn connection, perform a registration procedure with a second internet protocol (ip) multimedia subsystem (ims) connected to a second communication network, and wherein the first sim is used for attaching to a first communication network and a second sim is used for attaching to the second communication network.
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device includes communication circuitry, memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the communication circuitry and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to identify whether the electronic device and an internet of things (iot) device belong to the same network through a network search, identify whether a session between the iot device and a cloud is released, and provide a function of reconnecting the session between the iot device and the cloud in case that the electronic device and the iot device belong to the same network, and the session between the iot device and the cloud is released.
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to a 5g or 6g communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. the present disclosure provides a method performed by an integrated access and backhaul (iab) node in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: identifying whether or not a signaling radio bearer (srb) 3 is established; and if the srb3 is established, transmitting an iabotherinformation message to a secondary node (sn) via the srb3, and if the srb3 is not established, transmitting, to a master node (mn) via an srb1, a radio resource control (rrc) message including the iabotherinformation message.
20250234411. METHOD DEVICE SUPPORTING MOVEMENT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: the disclosure relates to a 5g or 6g communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. the present application discloses a method and device in a wireless communication system. according to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method performed by a first node in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a first message from a second node, the first message including flight route information; and allocating a resource for a user equipment ue based on the first message.
Abstract: the present disclosure provides a method performed by means of a terminal in a wireless communication system. the method may comprise the steps of: acquiring information including a message authentication code for integrity (mac-i) in an rrc idle state; verifying the mac-i; and performing a procedure for an rrc connection with a base station if the mac-i is valid on the basis of the verification.
20250234423. METHOD DEVICE DEPRIORITIZATION EFFECT UPLINK DRX TIMER (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to a 5g or g communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates. disclosed are a method and device for controlling the operation of a timer when deprioritized transmission occurs in a terminal operating in a drx mode.
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to a 5g or 6g communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates. a method for operating a sidelink relay in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: receiving, from a terminal, a first message including assistance information relating to a sidelink discontinuous reception mode (drx) between the sidelink relay and the terminal; and transmitting, to the terminal, a second message including configuration information relating to the sidelink discontinuous reception mode. the assistance information included in the first message may include at least one of a sidelink drx cycle, sidelink timer information, and a sidelink start offset, which are preferred by the terminal.
20250234430. INDUCTION HEATING COOKER (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an induction heating cooker includes a plurality of heating coils. the plurality of heating coils are provided to heat an object to be heated while on a top plate. the plurality of heating coils including a coil substrate formed of a plurality of pattern layers of six or more layers that are stacked, the plurality of pattern layers having a coil pattern formed therein, respectively. the coil substrate includes a plurality of series pattern groups respectively including a plurality of coil patterns connected in series where the plurality of series pattern groups are connected in parallel.
20250234463. ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT CONNECTOR (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board disposed within the housing and including a ground layer, a battery disposed within the housing and including a protection circuit configured to control charging, a communication circuit disposed on the circuit board, a first connector disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the protection circuit, and a second connector disposed on the circuit board and spaced apart from the first connector, wherein the second connector is closer to the communication circuit than the first connector and electrically connected to the ground layer of the circuit board or the battery.
20250234466. ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING STRUCTURE SUPPORTING DISPLAY (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an electronic device comprises: a first cover; a second cover configured to move with respect to the first cover; and a display including a first area and a second area extending from the first area, wherein: a first position having a minimum radius of curvature in the second area is located between a second position of the second area, in which the direction in which a virtual plane coming in contact with the second area bent to have a curvature in the first cover is oriented corresponds to the direction in which the first area is oriented, and a third position of the second area in which the direction in which the virtual plane is oriented is vertical to the direction in which the first area is oriented; and the direction in which the virtual plane coming in contact with the first position is oriented is slanted to be within a reference angular range with respect to the direction in which the first area is oriented.
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device includes a housing, a display panel disposed within the housing, a window assembly disposed on one surface of the display panel, wherein an image output from the display panel is provided outside the electronic device through the window assembly, wherein the window assembly includes a cover window including a first surface exposed outside the electronic device, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an edge surface connecting the first surface and the second surface, and a coating layer disposed on a portion of the cover window, wherein the edge surface of the cover window of the window assembly includes a first edge area extending from the first surface and a second edge area extending from the second surface, and wherein the coating layer of the window assembly is disposed on the first surface of the cover window and the first edge area of the edge surface.
20250234494. ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an example electronic device may include a heat generating element including an electronic component in which heat is generated during the operation of the electronic device; and a heat dissipation structure configured to support the heat generating element, wherein the heat dissipation structure includes a first frame including a first metal, and a second frame, at least a portion of which is disposed inside the first frame, at least a portion of which is exposed to the outside through one surface of the first frame, and which includes a second metal, and the second frame includes a heat transfer part that is in contact with the heat generating element and a heat dissipation part that is disposed at a distance from the heat generating element, and may extend from the heat transfer part to the heat dissipation part.
Abstract: a semiconductor device manufacturing method includes forming a cell gate structure in a substrate comprising a cell area and a peripheral circuit area; forming bit line structures on the cell area; forming a peripheral structure comprising a peripheral gate structure on the peripheral circuit area; forming a semiconductor material layer covering the bit line structures and the peripheral structure; and forming a contact plug between the bit line structures by laser annealing the semiconductor material layer using a laser beam. forming the contact plug includes crystallizing an upper portion of the semiconductor material layer by performing a primary laser annealing process to form a first preliminary crystal layer; crystallizing a lower portion of the semiconductor material layer by performing a secondary laser annealing process to form a second crystal layer; and removing an upper portion of the first preliminary crystal layer to form a first crystal layer.
20250234506. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device includes an active pattern on a substrate, the active pattern including a central portion, and a first end portion and a second end portion at opposite ends of the central portion, an insulation pattern, a first pad pattern and a second pad pattern respectively on the first and second end portions of the active pattern, a bit line structure on the first pad pattern, and a contact plug structure on the second pad pattern. an area of an upper surface of the first pad pattern is greater than an area of an upper surface of the first end portion of the active pattern directly contacting the first pad pattern, and an area of an upper surface of the second pad pattern is greater than an area of an upper surface of the second end portion of the active pattern directly contacting the second pad pattern.
20250234507. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING INFORMATION STORAGE STRUCTURE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device includes a lower structure having a conductive region, and an information storage structure electrically connected to the conductive region. the information storage structure includes a lower electrode electrically connected to the conductive region, a dielectric layer on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer. the lower electrode includes a first electrode material layer, a second electrode material layer, and a third electrode material layer. the first electrode material layer extends on at least a portion of a side surface of the third electrode material layer, and a bottom surface of the third electrode material layer. the second electrode material layer is between an upper portion of the first electrode material layer and the third electrode material layer.
20250234508. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ELECTRONIC DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, a conductive layer, and a buffer layer disposed between the oxide semiconductor layer and the conductive layer, where the buffer layer includes graphene.
20250234509. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device including a bit line on a substrate, a mold layer over the bit line and including a mold opening having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposed to each other, a channel layer conformally extending on the mold opening, a plurality of word lines respectively on the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the mold opening, and a gate insulating layer between the plurality of word lines and the channel layer. the channel layer includes a first channel layer composed of amorphous material, and a second channel layer on the first channel layer, the second channel layer being composed of crystalline material.
20250234510. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE METHOD MANUFACTURING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device comprising a substrate including a chip area and an edge area surrounding the chip area, a plurality of capacitor structures in the chip area of the substrate, a plurality of dummy structures in the edge area of the substrate, and an interlayer insulating layer covering the plurality of capacitor structures and the plurality of dummy structures. each of the plurality of dummy structures comprises a plurality of slits, and the plurality of slits are filled with the interlayer insulating layer.
20250234523. SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor memory device includes a bit line, a word line, first and second mold dielectric patterns overlapping the bit line and extending parallel to the word line, the first and second mold dielectric patterns vertically stacked on each other, a first metal oxide pattern disposed between the word line and a top surface of the bit line and between the word line and a lateral surface of the first mold dielectric pattern, a second metal oxide pattern contacting a lateral surface of the second mold dielectric pattern, and a channel pattern disposed between the first metal oxide pattern and the word line and contacting a bottom surface of each of the second mold dielectric pattern and the second metal oxide pattern.
20250234527. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device including a substrate, a bit line extending in a vertical direction, the vertical direction being perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, semiconductor patterns having first ends connected to the bit line and spaced apart in the vertical direction, a pair of word lines above and below respective semiconductor patterns, and data storage patterns connected to second ends of respective semiconductor patterns. each of the semiconductor patterns include a first portion connected to the bit line and including polysilicon, a second portion connected to each of the data storage patterns and including an oxide semiconductor material, and a third portion between the first portion and the second portion and including a metal silicide material.
20250234528. SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE METHOD FABRICATING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: there is provided a semiconductor memory device that includes a peri-gate structure on a substrate, a bit line, an active pattern that includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to each other, and the first surface of the active pattern contacts the bit line. the semiconductor memory device includes a word line on the first side wall of the active pattern, a contact structure, and includes an upper surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other. the bottom surface of the contact structure contacts the second surface of the active pattern and a data storage pattern on the upper surface of the contact structure, and includes a lower electrode and a capacitor dielectric film. the capacitor dielectric film is in contact with the side wall of the contact structure.
20250234549. MEMORY DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a memory device includes a substrate; a stacked structure including a plurality of gate layers and a plurality of interlayer insulating layers that are alternately stacked on the substrate in a vertical direction, the stacked structure including a row of cutouts, each of the cutouts extending in a first horizontal direction and being configured to cut the plurality of gate layers, the cutouts being apart from each other and arranged in a cell region of the stacked structure in the first horizontal direction; and a row of channel structures, the channel structures being arranged in the cell region in the first horizontal direction, each of the channel structures extending in the vertical direction to penetrate the plurality of gate layers.
20250234554. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device includes a first peripheral circuit structure, a second peripheral circuit structure, a first through-via, and a cell structure. the first peripheral structure includes a first substrate that includes a first page buffer region, a first peripheral circuit having a first gate stack having a first height, and first peripheral interconnections. the second peripheral circuit structure includes a second substrate that includes a second page buffer region, a second peripheral circuit having a second gate stack having a second height greater than the first height, second peripheral interconnections. the cell structure includes gate electrodes, channel structures that extend into the gate electrodes, and cell interconnections electrically connected to the gate electrodes and the channel structures.
Abstract: a variable resistance memory device and an electronic apparatus including the same are provided. the variable resistance memory device includes a resistance change layer having resistance characteristics that change according to an applied voltage, a channel layer provided on the resistance change layer, and a gate electrode provided on the channel layer. the resistance change layer includes metal nitride or oxynitride.
Abstract: a semiconductor device includes a circuit region including a pad region, and a cell region including a memory cell structure on the circuit region. the semiconductor device includes a stacked region where the cell region is stacked on the circuit region and a non-stacked region where the pad region of the circuit region is positioned outside the stacked region. the semiconductor device further includes a plurality of the semiconductor devices stacked atop each other and electrically connected to each other in the pad regions. a bonding layer is between adjacently stacked devices.
20250234563. NONVOLITILE MEMORY DEVICE MEMORY PACKAGE INCLUDING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a nonvolatile memory device includes a first semiconductor layer including a first substrate, a memory cell array on the first substrate and in a cell array area, and a plurality of word lines and a string selection line extending in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the first substrate and provided along a second direction intersecting the first direction, the plurality of word lines and the string selection line being connected to the memory cell array, and a second semiconductor layer including a second substrate, and a peripheral circuit on the second substrate and configured to control the memory cell array, the peripheral circuit including a plurality of word line pass transistors, each word line pass transistor of the plurality of word line pass transistors connected to one word line of the plurality of word lines.
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to a capacitor structure, a semiconductor device including the same, and a manufacturing method for a capacitor structure. implementations of the present disclosure provide a capacitor structure including: a plurality of lower electrodes positioned on a substrate; a supporter positioned between side walls of the lower electrodes and extending in a direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate; an auxiliary layer disposed on the plurality of lower electrodes; a dielectric layer disposed on the auxiliary layer and the supporter; and an upper electrode positioned on the dielectric layer. the auxiliary layer includes a first auxiliary layer including a conductive first material and also includes a second auxiliary layer including an insulating second material.
20250234580. INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an integrated circuit device includes a substrate, a fin-type active area on the substrate, a nanosheet stacked structure including a plurality of nanosheets, a gate electrode surrounding the nanosheet stacked structure on the fin-type active area, and a source/drain region connected to one end of the plurality of nanosheets on the fin-type active area, wherein the source/drain region includes a first source/drain layer in contact with the upper surface of the fin-type active area and side surfaces of the plurality of nanosheets, a second source/drain layer covering the first source/drain layer, a third source/drain layer covering part of the second source/drain layer, and a fourth source/drain layer covering the second source/drain layer and the third source/drain layer.
Abstract: a three-dimensional semiconductor device includes a backside metal layer, a lower channel pattern and an upper channel pattern sequentially provided on the backside metal layer, a gate electrode crossing the lower and upper channel patterns in a first direction, and including a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode adjacent to each other in the first direction, a separation insulating pattern between the first and second gate electrodes, and a conductive plate extending in the separation insulating pattern in each of a second direction intersecting the first direction and a third direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the conductive plate includes a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate adjacent to each other in the first direction in the separation insulating pattern.
20250234612. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE METHOD FABRICATING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an example semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising an nmos region and a pmos region, a first gate insulating layer disposed on an upper surface of the substrate in the nmos region, a first nmos conductive layer contacting an upper surface of the first gate insulating layer and comprising lanthanum oxide (lao), a second nmos conductive layer contacting an upper surface of the first nmos conductive layer, a second gate insulating layer disposed on the upper surface of the substrate in the pmos region, a first pmos conductive layer disposed on an upper surface of the second gate insulating layer, a second pmos conductive layer disposed on an upper surface of the first pmos conductive layer, and an oxynitride layer disposed between the first pmos conductive layer and the second pmos conductive layer. the oxynitride layer contacts the first pmos conductive layer and the second pmos conductive layer.
20250234618. INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE POWER DELIVERY NETWORK (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an integrated circuit device includes: a rear insulating layer; a nanosheet stacked structure arranged on the rear insulating layer and including a plurality of nanosheets; a pair of source/drain regions positioned on sides of the nanosheet stacked structure in a first horizontal direction; a gate electrode extending in a second horizontal direction intersecting the first horizontal direction, on the nanosheet stacked structure; a contact plug connected to at least one of the pair of source/drain regions; a rear contact plug passing through the rear insulating layer and connected to at least one of the pair of source/drain regions; and a spacer layer including a contact spacer layer surrounding part of a side surface of the rear contact plug.
20250234621. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE METHOD MANUFACTURING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device includes first semiconductor patterns and second semiconductor patterns alternately stacked one-by-one on an upper surface of a substrate, a gate electrode on an uppermost one of the first and second semiconductor patterns, the gate electrode extending in a first lateral direction, a first source/drain pattern and a second source/drain pattern spaced apart from each other, with the first and second semiconductor patterns therebetween, in a second lateral direction intersecting the first lateral direction, and a protective pattern between the gate electrode and the uppermost one of the first and second semiconductor patterns. the protective pattern is directly on sidewalls of the first and second semiconductor patterns in the first lateral direction.
20250234624. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an example semiconductor device includes a channel structure, a gate insulating layer on the channel structure, and a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion on the gate insulating layer. the first electrode portion includes a lower portion, which contacts the gate insulating layer, and an upper portion, which is spaced apart from the gate insulating layer. the second electrode portion includes a first lower portion and a second lower portion. the first lower portion of the second electrode portion is between the gate insulating layer and the upper portion of the first electrode portion, and the upper portion of the first electrode portion is between the first and second lower portions of the second electrode portion.
20250234625. INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active region extending in a first horizontal direction on a substrate, a nanosheet stack including a plurality of nanosheets on the fin-type active region, a gate line extending around each of the plurality of nanosheets on the fin-type active region and extending in a second horizontal direction intersecting with the first horizontal direction, and a vertical structure at least partially overlapping the gate line in the second horizontal direction and including a side wall in contact with each of the plurality of nanosheets. the vertical structure further includes a recessed portion on the side wall thereof.
Abstract: a layer structure including a silicide layer, a method of manufacturing the same, and a semiconductor device and electronic device including the layer structure are disclosed. the layer structure according to some examples embodiments includes a first material layer including silicon (si), a second material layer disposed to face the first material layer and forming a schottky barrier with the first material layer, a silicide layer provided between the first material layer and the second material layer, wherein the silicide layer includes binary silicide and ternary silicide.
20250234630. POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a power semiconductor device includes a substrate of a first conductivity type, a drift layer of a first conductivity type on the substrate, a well region of a second conductivity type on the drift layer, a source region of the first conductivity type on the well region, a gate electrode disposed in a gate trench penetrating through the source region and the well region, a first gate insulating layer, a second gate insulating layer, and a third gate insulating layer sequentially disposed between the well region and the gate electrode, a dielectric layer on the gate electrode, and a drain electrode on a lower surface of the substrate.
20250234633. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device is provided. the semiconductor device includes a substrate including an active pattern, a gate electrode extending in a first direction and crossing the active pattern which extends in a second direction, a separation structure crossing the active pattern and extending in the first direction, a first gate dielectric pattern disposed on a side surface of the gate electrode, a second gate dielectric pattern disposed on a side surface of the separation structure, and a gate capping pattern covering a top surface of the gate electrode. a level of a top surface of the separation structure is higher than a level of a top surface of the gate capping pattern.
20250234638. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device includes a first active region and a second active region on a substrate and spaced apart from each other; a first gate electrode crossing the first active region; a second gate electrode crossing the second active region; and a gate isolation layer between the first and second gate electrodes, wherein the second gate electrode includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer stacked in order, the first gate electrode includes the second conductive layer and is spaced apart from the first conductive layer, a first side surface of the gate isolation layer faces the first gate electrode and is in contact with the second conductive layer, and a second side surface of the gate isolation layer faces the second gate electrode and is in contact with the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer in order from a lower portion.
20250234641. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE METHOD MANUFACTURING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device includes, a substrate, a wall structure disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, wherein the wall structure includes a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a first lower active pattern disposed on the first side surface and including at least one first lower bridge pattern spaced apart from the substrate, a first upper active pattern disposed on the first side surface and including at least one first upper bridge pattern spaced further apart from the substrate than the first lower active pattern, a first gate structure disposed on the first side surface and intersecting the first lower active pattern and the first upper active pattern, a second lower active pattern disposed on the second side surface and including at least one second lower bridge pattern spaced apart from the substrate, a second upper active pattern disposed on the second side surface and including at least one second upper bridge pattern spaced apart from the substrate than the second lower active pattern, and a second gate structure disposed on the second side surface and intersecting the second lower active pattern and the second upper active pattern, wherein a width in the second direction of the wall structure increases as the wall structure extends away from the substrate.
Abstract: a semiconductor device includes: a plurality of standard cells disposed on a frontside of a substrate, and respectively including at least one gate structure and at least one active region; a frontside buffer cell disposed on the frontside of the substrate and between at least some of the plurality of standard cells, and including at least one a through-silicon via (tsv) penetrating through the substrate; and a backside buffer cell disposed on a backside of the substrate, which includes: a plurality of conductive layers disposed on the backside of the substrate; and a plurality of vias connecting the plurality of conductive layers; and an insulating layer surrounding the plurality of conductive layers and the plurality of vias, wherein each of the plurality of conductive layers includes signal conductive patterns electrically connected to the at least one tsv, and power conductive patterns electrically connected to a power source.
20250234645. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a semiconductor device includes a first power line extended in a first direction, a second power line extended in the first direction and spaced apart from the first power line in a second direction crossing the first direction, a filler cell electrically connected to the first and second power lines, and a first logic cell and a second logic cell spaced apart from each other in the first direction, with the filler cell interposed therebetween. the filler cell includes a first source/drain pattern and a second source/drain pattern, a first gate electrode between the first and second source/drain patterns, a third source/drain pattern and a fourth source/drain pattern, and a second gate electrode between the third and fourth source/drain patterns.
20250234660. IMAGE SENSOR (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an image sensor includes a substrate including a photoelectric conversion region, a first color filter above the substrate, a second color filter adjacent to the first color filter in a first horizontal direction, and above the substrate, a plurality of liner layers on an upper surface and a sidewall of each of the first color filter and the second color filter, an air gap between the first color filter and the second color filter, and a capping layer on the upper surface of each of the first color filter and the second color filter.
20250234661. IMAGE SENSOR METHOD FABRICATING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an image sensor including color filter groups and microlenses is provided. the color filter groups may include first, second and third color filter groups. the first color filter group includes a first first wavelength band filter and a second first wavelength band filter. the third color filter group includes a first third wavelength band filter. a first microlens on the first first wavelength band filter has a different size than a second microlens on the second first wavelength band filter. a diameter of the first microlens on the first first wavelength band filter is larger than a diameter of a third microlens on the first third wavelength band filter. the microlenses overlap at least four of the color filters.
20250234666. IMAGE SENSOR (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an image sensor includes a top layer including a first front bonding pad on a first substrate, a first front bonding plug connected to the first front bonding pad, and a first shield structure apart from the first front bonding pad in a first horizontal direction, a middle layer below the top layer and bonded to the top layer, the middle layer including a second front bonding pad on a second substrate, a second front bonding plug connected to the second front bonding pad, and a second shield structure apart from the second front bonding pad in the first horizontal direction, and a bottom layer below the middle layer and bonded to the middle layer, wherein a vertical level of a top surface of the first shield structure is higher than a vertical level of a top surface of the first front bonding pad.
20250234669. IMAGE SENSOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: an image sensor is provided. the image sensor includes a substrate and a sensor member disposed on one surface of the substrate, wherein the sensor member includes an active area constituted by an array of photoelectric conversion elements, first sensor pads arranged in a first direction at a first side of a periphery of the active area, second sensor pads arranged in the first direction at a second side of the periphery of the active area opposite to the first side, and at least one dummy pad disposed at the periphery of the active area, wherein the first sensor pads and the second sensor pads are electrically connected to the substrate by wire bonding, and wherein the at least one dummy pad is disposed at a third side of the periphery of the active area, which connects one end portion of the first side and one end portion of the second side, and is electrically connected to one of the first sensor pads or one of the second sensor pads by wire bonding.
Abstract: a semiconductor light emitting device may be provided that reduces product defects of a light emitting device by including a distributed bragg reflector disposed at an edge of a light emitting structure, while improving the luminous efficiency of the light emitting device.
Abstract: provided are a display apparatus including a light-emitting device structure, and a method of manufacturing same. the light-emitting device structure includes: a substrate; a semiconductor device layer on the substrate and including semiconductor devices; and a display device layer including light-emitting rods on the semiconductor device layer and connected to the semiconductor devices, wherein the light-emitting rods include: first, second, and third light-emitting rods configured to respectively emit light having first, second, and third wavelengths, wherein each of the light-emitting rods includes a first type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second type semiconductor layer, which are sequentially arranged, and wherein, in at least one of the light-emitting rods, the first type semiconductor layer includes a pore containing a wavelength conversion cluster configured to convert light generated from the active layer into light having a wavelength different from the light generated from the active layer.
Abstract: provided are a condensed cyclic compound represented by formula 1 below, a light-emitting device including the same, and an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device.
20250234777. SENSOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a sensor includes an anode, a cathode, an organic photoelectric conversion layer between the anode and the cathode and including one type of organic light absorption semiconductor as a photoelectric conversion material and not including any other type of organic light absorption semiconductor, and a hole auxiliary layer between the anode and the organic photoelectric conversion layer and including a hole auxiliary material. an energy bandgap of the organic light absorption semiconductor is about 1.90 to about 2.20 ev. a homo energy level of the organic light absorption semiconductor is the same as or deeper than a homo energy level of the hole auxiliary material. a difference between the homo energy levels is greater than 0 ev and less than about 1.00 ev. a difference between a work function of the cathode and a lumo energy level of the organic light absorption semiconductor is less than about 1.00 ev.
Abstract: a condensed cyclic compound, a light-emitting device including the same, and an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device. the condensed cyclic compound is free of metal, and includes a condensed cyclic core having a first condensed ring and a second condensed ring condensed with each other, the condensed cyclic core further including a third condensed ring that is condensed with the first condensed ring and is not condensed with the second condensed ring. the detailed description of the first condensed ring, second condensed ring and third condensed ring is the same as described in the specification.
20250234788. MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE METHOD MANUFACTURING SAME (Samsung Electronics ., .)
Abstract: a magnetic memory device includes a substrate, an interlayer insulating layer on the substrate, a data storage structure on the interlayer insulating layer, and a plurality of metal oxides on at least one side surface of the data storage structure, where the data storage structure includes a lower electrode, a magnetic tunnel junction pattern, and an upper electrode sequentially stacked on the interlayer insulating layer, and at least one metal oxide of the plurality of metal oxides contacts a side surface of the upper electrode.