IP Library Granted Patent US 12712253
Granted Patent B2
US 12712253 · App. 18/667,257 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Electronic apparatus

Inventors: Dongil Moon (Yongin-si, KR); Hyeonseok Bae (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01Q1/22H01Q7/00H05K1/147H05K1/18H05K2201/10098H05K2201/10128H05K2201/10189
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Patent No.
US 12712253
App. No.
18/667,257
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus having a simple structure and capable of near-field communication comprises a light-transmitting window, a display panel disposed over the light-transmitting window, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the display panel, disposed over a side of the display panel to face away from the light-transmitting window, and including wires and a near-field communication antenna, and a main circuit board electrically connected to the printed circuit board and disposed over a side of the printed circuit board to face away from the display panel.

Claims (56)

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a light-transmitting window;

a display panel disposed over the light-transmitting window;

a printed circuit board electrically connected to the display panel, disposed over a side of the display panel to face away from the light-transmitting window, and comprising wires and a near-field communication antenna;

a main circuit board electrically connected to the printed circuit board and disposed over a side of the printed circuit board to face away from the display panel; and

a cover panel between the display panel and the printed circuit board, wherein the cover panel comprises a cushion layer and a metal layer, and the metal layer comprises a transmissive opening.

2 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the printed circuit board comprises an antenna area and a peripheral area outside the antenna area, and

the near-field communication antenna is disposed in the antenna area.

3 . The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, in the printed circuit board, the wires are not disposed in the antenna area except for one or more of the wires electrically connected to the near-field communication antenna.

4 . The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, among the wires in the printed circuit board, wires other than one or more of the wires electrically connected to the near-field communication antenna are in the peripheral area.

5 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the display panel, the transmissive opening overlaps an antenna area.

6 . The electronic apparatus of claim 5 , wherein, when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the display panel, an area of the transmissive opening is substantially equal to or greater than an area of the antenna area.

7 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the printed circuit board comprises a first connector electrically connected to at least one of the wires and the near-field communication antenna, and

the main circuit board comprises a first main connector electrically connected to the first connector.

8 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the printed circuit board comprises:

a first connector electrically connected to at least one of the wires; and

a second connector electrically connected to the near-field communication antenna, and

the main circuit board comprises:

a first main connector electrically connected to the first connector; and

a second main connector electrically connected to the second connector.

9 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a light-transmitting window;

a display panel disposed over the light-transmitting window;

a printed circuit board electrically connected to the display panel, disposed over a side of the display panel to face away from the light-transmitting window, and comprising wires and a near-field communication antenna;

a main circuit board electrically connected to the printed circuit board and disposed over a side of the printed circuit board to face away from the display panel;

a first terminal electrically connected to an end of the near-field communication antenna, the first terminal and the near-field communication antenna being disposed on a same layer; and

a second terminal electrically connected to another end of the near-field communication antenna, the second terminal and the near-field communication antenna being disposed on different layers.

10 . The electronic apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first terminal and the near-field communication antenna are integral with each other.

11 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a light-transmitting window;

a display panel disposed over the light-transmitting window;

a printed circuit board electrically connected to the display panel, disposed over a side of the display panel to face away from the light-transmitting window, and comprising wires and a near-field communication antenna;

a main circuit board electrically connected to the printed circuit board and disposed over a side of the printed circuit board to face away from the display panel;

a first terminal disposed on a layer electrically connected to an end of the near-field communication antenna, the first terminal and the near-field communication antenna being disposed on a same layer;

an additional antenna having an end electrically connected to another end of the near-field communication antenna, the additional antenna and the near-field communication antenna being disposed on different layers; and

a second terminal electrically connected to another end of the additional antenna.

12 . The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first terminal and the near-field communication antenna are integral with each other.

13 . The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second terminal and the first terminal are disposed on a same layer.

14 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a light-transmitting window;

a display panel disposed over the light-transmitting window;

a printed circuit board electrically connected to the display panel, disposed over a side of the display panel to face away from the light-transmitting window, and comprising wires that transmit an electrical signal to be applied to the display panel; and

a main circuit board electrically connected to the printed circuit board, disposed over a side of the printed circuit board to face away from the display panel, and comprising wires and a near-field communication antenna, wherein at least one of an application processor or a central processing unit is disposed on the main circuit board.

15 . The electronic apparatus of claim 14 , wherein

the main circuit board comprises an antenna area and a peripheral area outside the antenna area, and

the near-field communication antenna is disposed in the antenna area.

16 . The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein, in the main circuit board, the wires are not disposed in the antenna area except for one or more of the wires electrically connected to the near-field communication antenna.

17 . The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein, among the wires in the main circuit board, wires other than one or more of the wires electrically connected to the near-field communication antenna are in the peripheral area.

18 . The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising:

a cover panel between the display panel and the printed circuit board and comprising a cushion layer and a metal layer,

wherein the metal layer comprises a transmissive opening.

19 . The electronic apparatus of claim 18 , wherein, when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the display panel, the transmissive opening overlaps the antenna area, and the wires in the printed circuit board overlap the peripheral area.

20 . The electronic apparatus of claim 19 , wherein, when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the display panel, an area of the transmissive opening is substantially equal to or greater than an area of the antenna area.