Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a method of operating an electronic device having a foldable display by displaying information on a screen of the foldable display, determining that the screen is folded into a plurality of layers, altering an attribute of the information in response to the determining that the screen is folded into the plurality of layers; and displaying the information with the altered attribute on the screen being folded into the plurality of layers.
Abstract:
A biosignal processing method includes receiving a biosignal from a sensor, performing first signal processing based on variable frequency complex demodulation (VFCDM) on the biosignal, performing, once or more, second signal processing based on the VFCDM on a periodic signal having an instantaneous frequency as a center frequency, the instantaneous frequency being calculated based on the first signal processing, and estimating bio-information, based on at least one processing signal calculated based on the second signal processing performed once or more.
Abstract:
A flexible display device comprises: a display panel including a flat region, a deformed region, and a boundary region between the flat region and the deformed region; a support member including a first support plate facing the flat region and the boundary region and a second support plate facing the boundary region and the deformed region; and at least one protective layer disposed between the support member and the display panel and including a gap in a region corresponding to the boundary region, wherein the second support plate may overlap with a portion of the first support plate, the gap, and a coupling portion when the display panel is viewed from above. Other electronic devices are provided.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a target layer on a substrate, forming a mask pattern on the substrate including the target layer, and etching the target layer using the mask pattern as an etching mask to form a resulting pattern, wherein the mask pattern includes a first mask layer including an amorphous metal oxide, an amorphous insulating material including an amorphous metal oxide or no metal, and an upper mask layer and a lower mask layer covering upper and lower surfaces of the first mask layer, respectively.
Abstract:
An electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing, a hinge device configured to connect the first housing and the second housing so that the electronic device is switched from a folded state into an unfolded state, a first alloy member, at least a part of which is fixed to the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge device and which is made of a shape memory alloy material, a second alloy device, at least a part of which is fixed to the first housing and the second housing at a position different from the first alloy member and which is made of a shape memory alloy material, and a driving circuit configured to apply power to at least one of the first alloy member and the second alloy member so that at least one of the first alloy member and the second alloy member is restored. Various other embodiments may be possible.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidable relative to the first housing, a contact member disposed in the first housing, a pressure sensor disposed in the second housing to face the contact member and provided in a state in which at least a portion of the pressure sensor is in contact with the contact member, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the second housing, an actuator configured to drive the second housing, and a processor disposed on the PCB, electrically connected to the pressure sensor and the actuator, and configured to control the actuator, based on pressure information sensed by the pressure sensor.
Abstract:
According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to guide sliding movement of the first housing, a display configured to be at least partially unfolded based on the sliding movement of the first housing, and including a first display area disposed on the first housing and a second display area extending from the first display area, a battery disposed in the first housing, a driver configured to provide a driving force for the sliding movement to the first housing, and including a motor disposed in the first housing and a gear structure including a gear at least partially disposed in the second housing and connected to the motor, and an elastic member comprising a material arranged to be compressible and to provide an elastic restoring force disposed in the second housing. The gear structure may be disposed adjacent to one end of the battery, and the elastic member may be disposed adjacent to the other end of the battery facing a direction opposite to the one end of the battery.
Abstract:
An electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed herein may include: a first housing, a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing, a display panel, a partial area of which is configured to be deformed by rotation of the second housing with respect to the first housing, a support plate disposed on the rear surface of the display panel supporting the display panel, the support plate including a first area, corresponding to the deformable area of the display panel and including multiple openings formed at specified intervals, and a second area excluding the first area, a cushion layer disposed on the rear surface of the support plate at a position corresponding to the second area and including a material capable of absorbing external impact, a foreign material blocking member comprising a flexible material disposed on the rear surface of the support plate at a position corresponding to the first area and including a flexible material configured to be elongated according to deformation of the display panel, and a reinforcing plate disposed under the cushion layer and the foreign material blocking member.
Abstract:
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes: a flexible printed circuit board configured to connect a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board and including a rigid area and a flexible area, and a guide at least partially coupled to the rigid area, and located inside the flexible printed circuit board.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, a rollable display configured to be enlarged or reduced based on a movement of the second housing, a rack gear disposed on the second housing, a pinion gear driven in engagement with the rack gear and including a plurality of teeth, an actuator configured to rotate the pinion gear and coupled with the pinion gear by a shaft, a first magnet surrounding at least part of the shaft, and spaced apart from the pinion gear along the shaft, and a hall sensor spaced apart from the pinion gear in direction perpendicular to the shaft, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to obtain data related to a change in the magnetic force using the hall sensor and identify a rotating angle of the pinion gear based on the data related to a change in the magnetic force.