Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seyoon Bae

Sungsoo Kim

Yongyoun Kim

Joon Young Heo

Byoungryoul Song

Seungbum Choi

Chanhee Oh

Hyunju Hong

Sumin Yun

Jaehoon Jo

Seongjin Park

Minsu Jung

Kyuyoung Kim

Woosung Chun

Wonjoon Choi

Sungkoo Park

Himchan Yun

Sangha Lee

Byoungchul Kim

Kanghyun Ryoo

Sangkyun Lee

An electronic device may include, for example: a first housing, a second housing, a hinge cover, a hinge structure, a display, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a rigid portion configured to be disposed on a first cover portion in the folded state, a first flexible portion connected to the rigid portion and configured to be at least partially bent along a second cover portion, and a second flexible portion connected to the rigid portion oppositely to the first flexible portion and configured to be at least partially bent along a third cover portion. The rigid portion is more rigid than the first flexible portion and the second flexible portion.

Foldable electronic device including flexible printed circuit board

An electronic device includes: a hinge structure which is a folding area and includes a hinge housing; a first housing connected to the hinge structure; a second housing connected with the first housing through the hinge structure to be rotatable with respect to the first housing; and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), which has one end connected to a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the first housing, and the other end connected to a second PCB disposed in the second housing. The FPCB includes a first section and a second section, the second section is extended from one side of the first section, and a variance in a curvature of the second section is greater than a variance in a curvature of the first section when the first housing and the second housing rotate with respect to the hinge structure.

Electronic device including flexible printed circuit board

An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, may comprise: a housing, a first circuit board disposed in the housing; flexible circuit boards electrically connected to the first circuit board, coil antennas disposed inside the housing and including a plurality of antennas having conductive patterns provided and configured to generate magnetic fields, a shielding layer disposed below a first antenna from among the plurality of antennas and metal shields disposed about side surfaces of the coil antennas and configured to shield a magnetic field in a first direction from among magnetic fields formed by the coil antennas.

Electronic device including coil antenna

An electronic apparatus having a housing, a flexible display, and a key button which is arranged in a first area on a side of a first part is provided. The key button includes at least one protrusion extending toward the inside of the first part and an antenna structure arranged on the inside of the first part with respect to the first area. The housing includes the first part, a second part, and a connection part arranged between the first part and the second part, the second part being rotatably coupled to the first part through the connection part. The antenna structure includes a dome switch arranged above a substrate at a position corresponding to the at least one protrusion, and a plurality of conductive patches provided on a conductive layer of the substrate. The dome switch may be arranged at the corresponding position between the plurality of conductive patches.

Electronic apparatus comprising antenna

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing through a hinge structure to be rotatable about a first axis that faces a first direction, a first cover covering a rear surface of the first housing, a second cover covering a rear surface of the second housing, a flexible display defining a front surface of the electronic device and disposed over the first housing and the second housing, an antenna module, and at least one processor electrically connected to the flexible display and the antenna module, wherein the hinge structure is disposed in an area having a first width in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction with respect to the first axis, wherein the first housing has a first structure covering the hinge structure within the first width, wherein the first structure has an accommodation groove, in which the antenna module is accommodated, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to transmit and receive a high-frequency (millimeter wave) signal corresponding to a third direction that is perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction by using the antenna module.

Structure for applying millimeter wave antenna module to foldable electronic device

An antenna structure includes a first antenna, a second antenna, at least one processor, a power distribution circuit configured to equally supply power supplied from the processor(s) to the first antenna and the second antenna, and a coupler disposed between the processor(s) and the power distribution circuit, wherein the processor(s) may obtain a first parameter for a first signal received by the first antenna and a second parameter for a second signal received by the second antenna, detect a phase difference between the first signal and the second signal, obtain a matching parameter based on parameters corresponding to a case in which the phase difference satisfies a specified condition among the first parameter and the second parameter, and obtain a third parameter for allowing a reflection coefficient of a signal flowing from the power distribution circuit to the coupler to exist within a specified range among the matching parameters.

Antenna structure and method for signal calibration

An electronic device includes a display module, and a side housing surrounding a side surface of the display module and formed of a conductive material. A protection member covers a part of the side housing and the display module. The protection member includes a first portion facing the display module and a second portion facing the side housing. A first conductive member is disposed in at least a part of the first portion of the protection member and is formed of a conductive material. A second conductive member is disposed in at least a part of the second portion of the protection member, is connected to the first conductive member, and is formed of a conductive material. A separation space is disposed between the second conductive member and the side housing, and an antenna is electrically connected to the side housing such that the side housing functions as an antenna.

Antenna structure and electronic device including the same

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Seyoon Bae