Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Postech Academy-industry Foundation

Postech Research and Business Development Foundation

Sehyun Park

Sumin Yun

Jehun Jong

Myunghun Jeong

Jaehoon Jo

Dongyeon Kim

Seongjin Park

Jinwoo Jung

Jaebong Chun

Yoonjung Kim

Jae-Bong Chun

Yeonwoo Kim

Haeyeon Kim

Jonghyuck Lee

Wonbin Hong

Woomin Jang

Gyubok Park

Shinho Yoon

Taeik Kim

Dongjun Oh

Jong Hyuck Lee

Eunseok Hong

Junho Park

Jiho Kim

Seongyong An

Wonpyo Kwon

Youngjun Cho

Kyungmoon Seol

Yoonjae Lee

Jungje Bang

Kyihyun Jang

Myeongsu Oh

Jae Hoon Jo

Byungman Lim

Ahmed Hussain

Jaehyun Choi

An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a first housing structure, a second housing structure, and a foldable housing structure for connecting the first housing structure and the second housing structure. The first housing structure and the second housing structure may include a front plate for interconnecting front surfaces with a flexible display, a rear plate which is an opposite surface to the front plate, a side member which surrounds a space between the front plate and the rear plate, and includes at least in part a conductive portion and an insulating portion, a communication circuit and at least one switch electrically connected to the communication circuit. Other various embodiments are possible.

Antenna and electronic device comprising same

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes a housing including a front surface plate; a rear surface plate facing toward the opposite direction of the front surface plate; and a side surface member surrounding a space between the front surface plate and the rear surface plate, the side surface member having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed above the front surface plate; a first PCB arranged in the space; a first wireless communication circuit; a substrate; a first antenna array protruding from the first side of the substrate toward the first portion; a second antenna array protruding from the second side of the substrate toward the second portion; and a second wireless communication circuit.

Arrangement structure for communication device and electronic device including the same

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to be slidable with respect to the first housing, and a flexible display including a first area visible to the outside of the electronic device and a second area configured to extend from the first area such that, based on sliding of the second housing, the second area is moved out of the housing or is moved into an inner space of the housing, wherein the housing comprises a conductive part facing a front surface of the flexible display, and the conductive part is electrically connected to a conductive layer forming a rear surface of the flexible display or is positioned on the rear surface.

Electronic device including flexible display

A printed board assembly (PBA) is provided. The PBA includes first printed circuit board (PCB), a second PCB disposed parallel to the first PCB and including a conductive area, a first interposer surrounding a space between the first PCB and the second PCB, and a wireless communication circuit, wherein the interposer may include a first partition wall structure configured to provide shielding for at least one electronic component disposed in the PBA, and a second partition wall structure connected to the first partition wall structure and including an dielectric material, the second partition wall structure including a conductive via configured to connect the first PCB and the second PCB, and the wireless communication circuit may transmit and/or receive a signal in a specified frequency band by feeding power to the conductive area of the second PCB through the conductive via.

Antenna structure including interposer and electronic device including same

An electronic device is provided, which includes a housing; a first plate placed on the front side of the housing; a second plate placed on the rear side of the housing; and an antenna module arranged between the first plate and the second plate. The antenna module includes a first PCB; a second PCB having a material different from that of the first PCB and at least partially coupled to one surface of the first PCB in an overlap area; a first conductive line included in the first PCB; a second conductive line included in the second PCB; a first conductive pattern arranged on the second PCB and connected to the second conductive line; a first connection member for connecting the first conductive line and the second conductive line in the overlap area; and a second connection member for coupling the first PCB and the second PCB in the overlap area.

Electronic device comprising antenna module

Disclosed is an electronic device including: a housing including a first plate, a second plate facing away from the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, connected to the second plate or integrally formed with the second plate, and including a first portion comprising a conductive material, wherein the first portion of the side member includes a plurality of through-holes aligned in a first direction substantially parallel to the first plate and a non-conductive material inside the through-holes; a structure disposed inside the space to face the through-holes and including at least one conductive path; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the conductive path. Various other embodiments inferred from the specification are also possible.

Electronic device including antenna

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing structure, a second housing structure, and a foldable housing structure for connecting the first housing structure and the second housing structure. The first housing structure and the second housing structure may include a front plate for interconnecting front surfaces with a flexible display, a rear plate which is an opposite surface to the front plate, a side member which surrounds a space between the front plate and the rear plate, and includes at least in part a conductive portion and an insulating portion, a communication circuit and at least one switch electrically connected to the communication circuit.

An electronic device includes a housing including a first plate and a second plate; and a first antenna structure. The first antenna structure includes a board disposed between the first plate and the second plate. The board includes a first surface facing the first plate, a second surface facing the second plate, a plurality of insulating layers stacked on top of each other between the first surface and the second surface, a first conductive layer disposed on the first surface, a second conductive layer disposed on the second surface, a plurality of strips disposed between the plurality of insulating layers, and a plurality of vias connecting at least one or more of the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer, or the plurality of strips to each other and disposed in the plurality of insulating layers. The electronic device further includes a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure, a third conductive structure, and a fourth conductive structure formed as part of the plurality of strips and the plurality of vias; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to at least one of the vias and configured to transmit or receive at least one signal having a frequency of 3 GHz to 100 GHz.

Electronic device including multi-band antenna

An electronic device may include a housing including a first plate facing a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side housing surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the side housing includes a first portion, including an external metal portion having a first face facing an outside and a second face facing the space and an internal polymer portion having a third face contacting the second face and a fourth face facing the space, a touch screen display positioned within the space to be viewable through the first plate, wherein an edge of the touch screen display is spaced apart from the first portion of the side housing and when the first plate is viewed from above, the gap is covered by a peripheral portion of the first glass plate, an antenna structure comprising at least one antenna and configured to include a substrate having a fifth face substantially parallel to the second face and a sixth face facing a direction opposite the fifth face and at least one conductive pattern positioned between the fifth face and the sixth face and extending toward the peripheral portion of the first plate, and wireless communication circuitry operatively connected to the at least one conductive pattern and configured to form a directivity beam using at least a part of the at least one conductive pattern.

Antenna having radiation structure of given direction and electronic device including same

The disclosure provides an electronic device comprising an antenna module and a wireless communication circuit. The antenna module comprises: a printed circuit board comprising a first surface extending in a first direction and a second surface extending in a second direction opposite the first direction; a first area comprising a first antenna array; a second area comprising a second antenna array and at least partially overlapping the first area; a third area comprising a third antenna array and not overlapping the first area; a fourth area comprising a fourth antenna array and at least partially overlapping the third area; and a ground layer. The wireless communication circuit is electrically connected to the plurality of antenna arrays and transmits and/or receives a signal having a frequency in a range of about 3 GHz to 100 GHz.

Antenna module and electronic device comprising same

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises: a first plate including a first planar region facing a first direction; a second plate comprising a second planar region facing a second direction opposite to the first direction; a housing including a side member surrounding an inner space between the first plate and the second plate; a display disposed between the first plate and the second plate and viewed through the first plate; and an antenna module disposed between the display and the second plate and configured to emit electromagnetic waves to the outside of the housing. The antenna module comprises: an antenna substrate including a first surface facing the first plate, a second surface facing the second plate, and a third surface facing the inner surface of the side member; and a wireless communication circuit disposed on the first surface of the antenna substrate. The antenna substrate comprises: a first antenna adjacent to the first surface or formed on the first surface; a second antenna adjacent to the second surface or formed on the second surface; and a third antenna formed between the first antenna and the second antenna. The first antenna is formed at a first distance from the third surface, the second antenna is formed at a second distance from the third surface, and the third antenna may be formed at a third distance that is greater than the first distance and the second distance from the third surface. Various other embodiments inferred from the present specification are also possible.

Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a housing comprising a first plate, a second plate, and a side member, the side member having a first part comprising a first surface, a second surface, a through-hole formed from the first surface to the second surface in a first direction in which same penetrates the side member, and a nonconductive material; a display; a printed circuit board comprising a third surface, a fourth surface, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a feeding line, a conductive pattern, a conductive via, a third conductive layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, a fourth conductive layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer, multiple first side vias formed so as to electrically connect the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer and to be spaced apart from the conductive via by a first distance in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, and in which same face away from the through-hole and the slit, and multiple second side vias formed so as to electrically connect the third conductive layer and the fourth conductive layer and to be spaced apart from the conductive via by a second distance, which is different from the first distance, in the second direction; and at least one wireless communication circuit. Various other embodiments recognizable from the specification are also possible.

Antenna structure comprising transmission line for transitioning and feeding between multiple frequency bands and electronic device comprising same

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes a housing including a front surface plate; a rear surface plate facing toward the opposite direction of the front surface plate; and a side surface member surrounding a space between the front surface plate and the rear surface plate, the side surface member having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed above the front surface plate; a first PCB arranged in the space; a first wireless communication circuit; a substrate; a first antenna array protruding from the first side of the substrate toward the first portion; a second antenna array protruding from the second side of the substrate toward the second portion; and a second wireless communication circuit. Various other embodiments are possible.

An electronic device in provided, including an antenna using a horn structure capable of using at least a portion of a metal member as a signal waveguide structure of the antenna. The device includes a housing, a display, a printed circuit board, and at least one wireless communication circuit, where a waveguide hole is provided to connect at least a portion of a through hole and an electronic component and is used as an operating channel of the electronic component together with the waveguide hole.

Antenna using horn structure and electronic device including the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable housing, a flexible display, at least one printed circuit board (PCB), and a wireless communication circuit. The foldable housing includes a hinge structure, a first housing structure connected to the hinge structure and including a first surface facing in a first direction, a second surface facing in a direction opposite to the first direction, and a first lateral member surrounding a first space between the first surface and the second surface, and a second housing structure connected to the hinge structure and including a third surface facing in a second direction, a fourth surface facing in a direction opposite to the second direction, and a second lateral member surrounding a second space between the third surface and the fourth surface.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Sehyun Park