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Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,092 · App. 18/414,240 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Infrared light source module having shield can embedded therein and electronic device comprising same

Inventors: Byeonghoon Park (Suwon-si, KR); Yongchan Keh (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N13/254H01S5/005H01S5/183H04N13/25
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Patent No.
US 12,477,092
App. No.
18/414,240
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The electronic device includes an infrared light emitter disposed on the printed circuit board, the infrared light emitter corresponding to a first light-transmitting area of the plurality of light-transmitting areas, and being configured to emit infrared light through the first light-transmitting area; and an infrared receiver corresponding to a second light-transmitting area of the plurality of light-transmitting areas. The infrared light emitter includes: a substrate including a third surface facing a third direction and a fourth surface facing a fourth direction opposite to the third direction; at least one electronic component including a light source disposed on the fourth surface of the substrate; a module housing surrounding the at least one electronic component of the substrate; and a shielding member disposed in the module housing, the shielding member being configured to shield electromagnetic waves.

Claims (37)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction;

a plurality of light-transmitting areas on the second surface;

a printed circuit board disposed between the first surface and the second surface;

an infrared light emitter disposed on the printed circuit board, the infrared light emitter corresponding to a first light-transmitting area of the plurality of light-transmitting areas, and being configured to emit infrared light through the first light-transmitting area; and

an infrared receiver corresponding to a second light-transmitting area of the plurality of light-transmitting areas,

wherein the infrared light emitter includes:

a substrate including a third surface facing a third direction and a fourth surface facing a fourth direction opposite to the third direction;

at least one electronic component including a light source disposed on the fourth surface of the substrate;

a module housing surrounding the at least one electronic component of the substrate; and

a shield can disposed in the module housing, the shield can being configured to shield electromagnetic waves, and

wherein the module housing is different from the shield can.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the module housing and the shield can are disposed to surround a periphery of a side surface of the substrate.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein both of the module housing and the shield can extend to an end of the third surface of the substrate.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein a flat portion extending parallel to the third surface is disposed on the end of the shield can.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the infrared light emitter further includes an interposer stacked with the substrate, the interposer being adjacent to the third surface of the substrate.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the infrared light emitter further includes a via disposed in along a periphery of the interposer.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the via is a ground wall.

8 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the interposer includes a rim electrode configured to be connected to the shield can.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the shield can is electrically connected to the rim electrode through a solder.

10 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the interposer includes a fifth surface facing a fifth direction and a sixth surface facing a sixth direction being opposite to the fifth direction, and

wherein a solder ball is disposed on the fifth surface.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light source is a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL).

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic component further includes a drive integrated circuit (IC).

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes an Al 2 O 3 or AlN material.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein both of the module housing and the shield can are disposed in a double injection molding structure.

15 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a support supporting at least a portion of the module housing.

16 . An IR light emitter mounted in an electronic device for obtaining depth information may include:

a substrate;

at least one electronic component including a light source disposed on a first surface of the substrate;

an interposer stacked with the substrate, adjacent to a second surface of the substrate; a module housing surrounding the at least one electronic component of the substrate; and

a shield can built in the module housing,

wherein the module housing is different from the shield can.

17 . The IR light emitter of claim 16 , wherein the module housing and the shield can may be disposed to surround a periphery of a side surface of the substrate.

18 . The IR light emitter of claim 16 , wherein the IR light emitter further include a via built in along a periphery of the interposer.

19 . The IR light emitter of claim 18 , wherein the via forms a ground wall.

20 . The IR light emitter of claim 19 , wherein the module housing and the shield can may extend to an end of the substrate, a flat portion extending parallel to the one surface of the substrate may be formed on an end of the shield can, and the flat portion may be electrically connected to a rime electrode formed on an end of the via.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: PARK, BYEONGHOON; KEH, YONGCHAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066342/0546 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0093489 · Jul 16, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022010425 · Jul 18, 2022
Related Publication 20240155097A1 · May 9, 2024
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