公开(公告)号：US10076308B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-18

申请号：US14595518

申请日：2015-01-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sangha Park ,  Sungchan Kang ,  Seokwhan Chung

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/89 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/08

CPC classification number: A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/54 ,  G01S7/5202 ,  G01S7/52038 ,  G01S15/8952 ,  G01S15/8963

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus may comprise: a probe comprising a transducer configured to transmit a signal to an object and configured to receive an echo signal from the object; a controller configured to control the probe; and/or an image generation unit configured to generate an image of the object based on the echo signal. The controller may be further configured to drive the transducer such that the signal transmitted simultaneously comprises a fundamental frequency and at least one harmonic. A method of generating an ultrasonic image may comprise: transmitting a signal to an object by using a transducer; receiving an echo signal from the object by using the transducer; and/or generating an image of the object based on the echo signal. The transmitting of the signal to the object may comprise driving the transducer such that the signal transmitted simultaneously comprises a fundamental frequency and at least one harmonic.

公开(公告)号：US20250016957A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18797053

申请日：2024-08-07

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ,  CHUNG ANG University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation

Inventor： Daehyuk SON ,  Sungchan Kang ,  Seongwoo Hong ,  Daeyoung Kong ,  Kiwan Kim ,  Hyoungsoon Lee

IPC: H05K7/20 ,  H01L23/473

Abstract: A cooling fluid circulation module includes: a first surface having a planar form and contacting a heating portion; a second surface opposite to the first surface and having a planar form, the second surface being spaced apart from the first surface; a first cooling channel extending between the first surface and the second surface in a first direction; a cooling fluid provided in the first cooling channel; and a plurality of first protrusions arranged along a plane on the second surface on which the first cooling channel extends, wherein each of the plurality of first protrusions may include a first surface inclined from the second surface by a first angle and a second surface inclined from the second surface by a second angle that is different than the first angle.

公开(公告)号：US12181574B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17187097

申请日：2021-02-26

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungchan Kang ,  Cheheung Kim ,  Daehyuk Son

IPC: G01S15/08

Abstract: Provided is a distance measurement system, including: at least one sound source configured to generate an acoustic signal; an acoustic sensor including a plurality of directional acoustic sensors arranged to have directionalities different from one another; and at least one processor configured to: obtain a directionality of the acoustic signal in a particular direction based on at least one of a sum of output signals of the plurality of directional acoustic sensors or a difference between the output signals of the plurality of directional acoustic sensors, the at least one of the sum or the difference being based on applying a weight to at least one of the output signals; and determine a distance between the acoustic sensor and a reflection surface based on a time for the acoustic signal to arrive at the acoustic sensor in the particular direction after being generated and then reflected from the reflection surface.

公开(公告)号：US11770658B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17182911

申请日：2021-02-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyunwook Kang ,  Sungchan Kang ,  Cheheung Kim ,  Choongho Rhee ,  Hyeokki Hong

IPC: H04R17/10 ,  H04R17/02 ,  H10N30/30 ,  H10N39/00 ,  H03H9/24 ,  H03H9/02 ,  G01H1/00 ,  H03H9/17

CPC classification number: H04R17/10 ,  H04R17/02 ,  H10N30/306 ,  H10N39/00 ,  G01H1/00 ,  H03H9/02244 ,  H03H9/02259 ,  H03H9/17 ,  H03H9/2405

Abstract: Provided is a sensor interface including a first cantilever beam bundle including at least one resonator and a first output terminal, a second cantilever beam bundle including at least one resonator and a second output terminal, and a differential amplifier including a first input terminal electrically connected to the first output terminal of the first cantilever beam bundle and a second input terminal electrically connected to the second output terminal of the second cantilever beam bundle.

公开(公告)号：US11665456B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17193720

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyeokki Hong ,  Hyunwook Kang ,  Sungchan Kang ,  Cheheung Kim

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  H04R5/027

CPC classification number: H04R1/02 ,  H04R5/027

Abstract: A multi-function acoustic sensor may include a plate structure having a plurality of open spaces that are spaced apart from each other; a plurality of sensors provided on the plate structure, the plurality of sensors including a plurality of sensor elements respectively provided to overlap the plurality of open spaces; and a case having an inner space in which the plurality of sensors are provided, the case including: a first case surface on which the plurality of sensors are provided, the first case surface having at least one first hole, and a second case surface opposite to the first case surface, the second case surface having at least one second hole, wherein the at least one first hole and the at least one second hole form at least one path along which sound is transmitted and sensed through at least one of the plurality of open spaces of the plate structure.

公开(公告)号：US11627410B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17717920

申请日：2022-04-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Cheheung Kim ,  Sungchan Kang ,  Hyeokki Hong ,  Hyunwook Kang ,  Yongseop Yoon ,  Choongho Rhee

IPC: H04R1/32 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R17/10

Abstract: A compact directional acoustic sensor having an improved signal-to-noise ratio is disclosed. The disclosed directional acoustic sensor includes a first sensing device configured to generate different output gains based on different input directions of external energy, and configured to generate at least one first output signal having a first polarity based on external energy received from an input direction; a second sensing device configured to generate different output gains based on different input directions of external energy, and configured to generate at least one second output signal having a second polarity, that is different than the first polarity, based on the external energy received from the input direction; and at least one signal processor configured to generate at least one final output signal based on the at least one first output signal and the at least one second output signal.

公开(公告)号：US11540077B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US17320988

申请日：2021-05-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Cheheung Kim ,  Sungchan Kang ,  Yongseop Yoon ,  Choongho Rhee ,  Sangha Park ,  Hyeokki Hong

IPC: H04R17/02 ,  H04S7/00 ,  H04R5/04 ,  G10L21/0216 ,  H04R1/32 ,  B60K35/00 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R1/24

Abstract: Provided are a directional acoustic sensor that detects a direction of sound, a method of detecting a direction of sound, and an electronic device including the directional acoustic sensor. The directional acoustic sensor includes a sound inlet through which a sound is received, a sound outlet through which the sound received through the sound inlet is output, and a plurality of vibration bodies arranged between the sound inlet and the sound outlet, in which one or more of the plurality of vibration bodies selectively react to the sound received by the sound inlet according to a direction of the received sound.

公开(公告)号：US20220140802A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17201576

申请日：2021-03-15

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yongseop Yoon ,  Sungchan Kang ,  Cheheung Kim ,  Choongho Rhee

IPC: H03H9/02

Abstract: Provided is a micromechanical resonator including a support beam including a first portion supported on a support member and a second portion spaced apart from the first portion in a length direction of the support beam, and a piezoelectric sensing portion provided between the first portion and the second portion and connecting the first portion to the second portion.

公开(公告)号：US11262234B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16574916

申请日：2019-09-18

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungchan Kang ,  Hyunwook Kang ,  Yongseop Yoon ,  Jaehyung Jang

IPC: G01H11/06 ,  G01H13/00 ,  H04S7/00 ,  G01H7/00 ,  G01S3/801 ,  H04R1/32

Abstract: A directional acoustic sensor may include a plurality of resonators arranged in different directions; and a processor configured to calculate a time difference between a first signal that is received by the plurality of resonators directly from a sound source (e.g., a speaker) and a second signal that is received by the plurality of resonators from the sound source after being reflected on a wall surface around the sound source, and determine a distance between the sound source and the directional acoustic sensor based on the time difference.

公开(公告)号：US11205441B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US16952339

申请日：2020-11-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Cheheung Kim ,  Sungchan Kang ,  Sangha Park ,  Yongseop Yoon ,  Choongho Rhee ,  Hyeokki Hong

IPC: G10L25/84 ,  H04R1/24 ,  H04R1/40 ,  G10L17/22 ,  G10L25/21 ,  H04R17/02 ,  H04R17/10 ,  H04R1/28 ,  G10L21/0388 ,  H03G5/16 ,  G10L21/0232 ,  G10L25/18

Abstract: Sound signal processing apparatuses and methods of operating the same are provided. The sound signal processing apparatus includes: a band separator configured to separate sound signals into frequency bands; an adder configured to add sound signals; and a signal processor that is arranged between the band separator and the adder and comprises a plurality of signal processing blocks. The band separator includes elements for separating the sound signals into frequency bands, and the elements correspond one to one to the signal processing blocks.