Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kookjoo Lee

Jaebong Chun

Sumin Yun

Jinwoo Jung

Hochul Hwang

Chaejun Lee

Hyunju Hong

Minwoo Lee

Hosaeng Kim

Yongyoun Kim

Juseok Lee

Wonhee Choe

Gun Lim

Sungkoo Park

Dongyeon Kim

Jaehoon Jo

Soonho Hwang

Hyeonuk Kang

Chankyu An

An electronic device may comprise: a display; an antenna module including at least one antenna; a conductive connection member comprising a conductive material; and at least one antenna structure. The display may be arranged in the inner space of a housing to be visible from the outside and may include a curved side surface portion. The antenna module may be arranged in the inner space of the housing. The conductive connection member may be electrically connected to the antenna module. The at least one antenna structure may be arranged on a side surface portion of the display. The conductive connection member may electrically connect the antenna structure to the antenna module. The antenna structure may include at least one first-type antenna and at least one second-type antenna configured to radiate radio waves in different directions.

Electronic apparatus comprising antenna

An electronic device includes a display having a plurality of layers; a conductive mesh pattern disposed on a first layer among the plurality of layers and formed adjacent to a first edge of the display; a feeding line connecting from the first edge to the conductive mesh pattern; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the feeding line and feeding electricity to the conductive mesh pattern through the feeding line, wherein the first layer includes the conductive mesh pattern and a dummy pattern in a first area in an area surrounding the conductive mesh pattern, the first area corresponding to an area between the conductive mesh pattern and the first edge, the dummy pattern being spaced apart from the feeding line, and the first layer does not include a conductive pattern in a second area remaining after excluding the first area from the area surrounding the conductive mesh pattern.

Electronic device comprising an antenna

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device comprises: a dielectric sheet disposed between a display panel and at least one portion of a housing and includes a conductive mesh comprising a plurality of conductive lines, the dielectric sheet including at least one first mesh pattern part disposed in a first region of the dielectric sheet, a second mesh pattern part disposed in a second region at least partially surrounding the first region, and at least one dummy pattern part which segments the at least one first mesh pattern part and the second mesh pattern part in a third region between the first region and the second region; and a wireless communication circuit disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the at least one first mesh pattern part, wherein the at least one dummy pattern part may include a plurality of segments formed in the third region by partially removing the plurality of conductive lines.

Antenna and electronic device including same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display comprising a display panel which includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, and is disposed to be at least partially visible in a folded state, an array antenna which is formed on a dielectric sheet disposed on the display panel and includes a first mesh pattern portion disposed at a position corresponding to the first portion, a second mesh pattern portion disposed at a position corresponding to the third portion, and at least one third mesh pattern portion formed at a position spaced apart from the first mesh pattern portion, at a position corresponding to the first portion, a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive a wireless signal through the array antenna, and a phase shifting means disposed in an electrical path between the wireless communication circuit and the array antenna.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first surface, a conductive plate disposed at the first surface of the housing to be slidable in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and including a slot, a flexible display arranged to be supported by the conductive plate and including a first area facing the first surface and a second area extending from the first area and bendable according to the sliding of the conductive plate, and a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive a signal in a selected or designated frequency band through an antenna formed on the basis of at least a part of the conductive plate, which surrounds the slot.

Electronic device comprising flexible display and antenna

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing and a display. The display is arranged in the inner space of the housing while being visible from the outside, and includes a curved side portion. The display includes a plurality of conductive mesh patterns that form an antenna. The plurality of conductive mesh patterns includes a first conductive mesh pattern arranged in a first portion of the display and a second conductive mesh pattern arranged on a second portion of the outer periphery of the first portion. The first conductive mesh pattern and the second conductive mesh pattern have different shapes.

Electronic device including antenna

An electronic device may include: a first housing, a second housing configured to slide from the first housing, a flexible display disposed to the first housing and the second housing and having a screen configured to be reduced/extended according to the sliding of the second housing, a first antenna module including at least one antenna disposed to the first housing and configured to radiate a millimeter wave, and a second antenna module including at least one antenna disposed to the second housing and configured to radiate a millimeter wave. The second antenna module may be located adjacent to one side face of the second housing and may be configured to form a beam in a same direction as the first antenna module.

An electronic device may include a display panel, a conductive pattern panel disposed on the display panel, an antenna pattern formed in a second region of the conductive pattern panel, a first dummy pattern including a plurality of conductive lines, a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna pattern, and at least one processor electrically connected to the display panel, the conductive pattern panel, and the wireless communication circuit, and the at least one processor may be configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal at least by using the antenna pattern and/or the wireless communication circuit.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Kookjoo Lee