Device and method for improving performance of mmWave antenna in electronic device including ceramic housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12166271-B2
Application number	US-202218078384-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2022
Priority date	Jun 10, 2020
Publication date	Dec 10, 2024
Grant date	Dec 10, 2024

Abstract

According to various embodiments disclosed herein, an electronic device comprises: a front plate including a front surface facing a first direction and a first portion of a side surface extending from the front surface; a frame forming a second portion of the side surface and on which electronic components of the electronic device sit; a rear cover including a rear surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction and a third portion of the side surface extending from the rear surface to the second portion of the side surface; a mmWave antenna module including a mmWave antenna disposed in one region of the frame and configured to form a beam in a third direction forming an obtuse angle with the first direction and an acute angle with the second direction; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the mmWave antenna module. The rear cover comprises a ceramic material. In the third portion of the rear cover, a portion included in a region forming a first angle with the third direction in which the mmWave antenna module is configured to form a beam has a thickness in a first range. A portion outside the region forming a first angle with the third direction in which the mmWave antenna module is configured to form a beam may have a thickness in a second range greater than the first range.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a front surface plate comprising a front surface facing a first direction and a first portion of a side surface extending from the front surface;
a frame forming a second portion of the side surface and having electronic components of the electronic device seated thereon;
a rear surface cover comprising a rear surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a third portion of the side surface extending from the rear surface to the second portion of the side surface;
a mmWave antenna module including a mmWave antenna disposed on a specified area of the frame and configured to form a beam in a third direction forming an obtuse angle with the first direction and forming an acute angle with the second direction; and
a wireless communication circuit electrically connected with the mmWave antenna module,
wherein the rear surface cover comprises a ceramic material,
wherein, in the third portion of the rear surface cover, a portion included in an area forming a first angle with the third direction in which the mmWave antenna module is configured to form the beam has a thickness in a first range, and a portion outside the area forming the first angle with the third direction in which the mmWave antenna module is configured to form the beam has a thickness in a second range greater than the first range.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a recess area having a thickness in a third range is formed on the portion included in the area forming the first angle with the third direction in which the mmWave antenna module is configured to form the beam in the third portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the third range is adjusted to improve radiation performance of the mmWave antenna module at a designated frequency.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the designated frequency is at least one of 28 GHz or 39 GHz.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the ceramic material comprises a ceramic oxide.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first range has a designated constant value within the first range.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the mmWave antenna module is electrically connected with an antenna module including an antenna configured to transmit a signal modulated into a signal of an intermediate frequency band.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a nonconductive member comprising a non-conductive material in contact with the frame and having at least part included in the area forming the first angle with the third direction in which the mmWave antenna module is configured to form the beam.

9. An electronic device comprising:
a front surface plate comprising a front surface facing a first direction and a first portion of a side surface extending from the front surface;
a frame forming a second portion of the side surface and having electronic components of the electronic device seated thereon;
a rear surface cover comprising a rear surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a third portion of the side surface extending from the rear surface to the second portion of the side surface;
a first mmWave antenna module including a first mmWave antenna disposed on a specified area of the frame and configured to form a beam in a third direction forming an obtuse angle with the first direction and forming an acute angle with the second direction;
a second mmWave antenna module including a second mmWave antenna seated on the frame in parallel with the rear surface of the electronic device and configured to form a beam in the second direction; and
a wireless communication circuit electrically connected with the first mmWave antenna module and the second mmWave antenna module,
wherein the rear surface cover comprises a ceramic material,
wherein, in the third portion of the rear surface cover, a portion included in an area forming a first angle with the third direction in which the first mmWave antenna module is configured to form the beam has a thickness in a first range, and a portion outside the area forming the first angle with the third direction in which the first mmWave antenna module is configured to form the beam has a thickness in a second range greater than the first range.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein a recess area having a thickness in a third range is formed on the portion included in the area forming the first angle with the third direction in which the first mmWave antenna module is configured to form the beam in the third portion.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the thickness of the third range is adjusted to improve radiation performance of the first mmWave antenna module at a designated frequency.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the designated frequency is at least one of 28 GHz or 39 GHz.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein a recess area having a thickness in a fourth range is formed on a portion included in an area forming a second angle with the second direction in which the second mmWave antenna module is configured to form the beam in the rear surface cover.

14. The electronic device of claim 9 ,
wherein a recess area having a thickness in a third range is formed on the portion included in the area forming the first angle with the third direction in which the first mmWave antenna module is configured to form the beam in the third portion, and
wherein a recess area having a thickness in a fourth range is formed on a portion included in an area forming a second angle with the second direction in which the second mmWave antenna module is configured to form the beam in the rear surface cover.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the thickness of the fourth range is formed thinner than the thickness of the third range.

16. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the ceramic material comprises a ceramic oxide.

17. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the thickness of the first range has a designated constant value within the first range.

18. The electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising an antenna module comprising an antenna configured to transmit a signal modulated into a signal of an intermediate frequency band to the first mmWave antenna module and the second mmWave antenna module.

19. An electronic device comprising:
a front surface plate comprising a front surface facing a first direction and a first portion of a side surface extending from the front surface;
a frame forming a second portion of the side surface and having electronic components of the electronic device seated thereon;
a rear surface cover comprising a rear surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a third portion of the side surface extending from the rear surface to the second portion of the side surface;
a first mmWave antenna module including a first mmWave antenna disposed on a specified area of the frame and configured to form a beam in a third direction forming a right angle with the first direction and the second direction;
a second mmWave antenna module including a second mmWave antenna seated on the frame and configured to form a beam in the first direction; and
a wireless communication circuit electrically connected with the first mmWave antenna module and the second mmWave antenna module,
wherein the rear surface cover comprises a ceramic material,
wherein, in the third portion of the rear surface

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Do Minhong
• Kim Sungkyun
• Park Eunsoo
• Choi Hyunsuk

Classifications

• H04M1/026 Primary

  Details of the structure or mounting of specific components · CPC title

• H04M1/0249

  Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly · CPC title

• H01Q21/06

  Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart · CPC title

• H01Q21/28

  Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} · CPC title

• H01Q1/2283

  mounted in or on the surface of a semiconductor substrate as a chip-type antenna or integrated with other components into an IC package · CPC title