Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Younghun Seong

Sunyoung Kim

Sungjae Moon

Jaehoon Lee

Wanjae Ju

Minsoo Lee

Bumhee Bae

Sungwon Park

Jeongnam Cheon

Yongjin Shin

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, and a flexible connecting member disposed inside the housing, the flexible connecting member including a dielectric substrate, at least one signal wire disposed on one surface of the dielectric substrate, and at least one ground disposed on the other surface of the dielectric substrate adjacent to the signal wire. The at least one signal wire and the at least one ground is disposed to be spaced apart from each other when viewed from above the dielectric substrate. A flexible connecting member includes a dielectric substrate, a signal wire disposed on one surface of the dielectric substrate, and a ground disposed on the other surface of the dielectric substrate adjacent to the signal wire. The signal wire and the ground are disposed to be spaced apart from each other when viewed from above the dielectric substrate.

Flexible connecting member and electronic device including same

A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) assembly includes an electrically conductive layer configured to transmit a signal, a dielectric layer provided on the electrically conductive layer, a ground layer provided on the dielectric layer, and an auxiliary metal layer provided on or under the ground layer, and connecting a plurality of regions of the ground layer to each other, where the electrically conductive layer, the dielectric layer, the ground layer, and the auxiliary metal layer are flexible.

Flexible printed circuit board assembly and electronic device including the same

A foldable electronic device is provided. The foldable electronic device includes a foldable housing including a first housing portion, a second housing portion, and a hinge structure connected with the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the foldable housing configured to be folded about a folding axis; a flexible display accommodated in the first housing portion and the second housing portion; a plurality of rigid printed circuit boards (RPCBs) including a first RPCB accommodated in the first housing portion and a second RPCB accommodated in the second housing portion; a first flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) configured to electronically connect with the first RPCB and the second RPCB, the first FPCB including a first flexible portion located through a designated area of the hinge structure, the first FPCB including a first rigid portion and a second rigid portion affixed to a part of the hinge structure; a second FPCB configured to electronically connect with the first RPCB and the second RPCB, the second FPCB including a second flexible portion located through the designated area of the hinge structure, the second FPCB including a third rigid portion and a fourth rigid portion affixed to a part of the hinge structure, wherein the second flexible portion of the second FPCB is spaced apart and substantially parallel from the first flexible portion of the first FPCB; and a bending-guide member attached to the first FPCB between the first rigid portion and the second rigid portion, and attached to the second FPCB between the third rigid portion and the fourth rigid portion such that the first flexible portion and the second flexible portion are held together.

Foldable electronic device

A foldable electronic device is provided. The foldable electronic device includes a hinge structure, a foldable housing, a flexible display disposed inside the foldable housing, a first flexible connection member, a second flexible connection member, an adhesive member attached to the first flexible connection member. The foldable housing includes a first housing structure and a second housing structure. The first housing structure includes a first surface, a second surface, and a first printed circuit board. The second housing structure includes a third surface, a fourth surface, and a second printed circuit board.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Younghun Seong