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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics Austria Gmbh, Graz, AT;
Inventor:
Francesco Antonetti, Stirya, AT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics Austria GmbH, Graz, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/0031 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 7/00 (2013.01); H04B 5/0056 (2013.01); H04B 5/0081 (2013.01); H04B 5/0087 (2013.01); H01Q 1/243 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a back cover, a display, a middle frame sandwiched between the display and the back cover, and a near field communications (NFC) antenna incorporated within the middle frame. An electronic board is positioned within the middle frame, and includes an NFC controller and a matching network coupled to the NFC controller. The matching network is configured to match impedances between the NFC antenna and the NFC controller.