Antenna module
An antenna module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an antenna implemented by an LDS method. The antenna module may be used in a wireless communication terminal. The thickness of the antenna module may be reduced, and the radiation performance of the antenna may be improved by effectively shielding against electromagnetic waves by providing a shielding layer for shielding against electromagnetic waves on the opposite side of a carrier where the LDS antenna is formed.
1. An antenna module comprising:
an antenna carrier mounted on a main board of a wireless communication terminal and having an opening area in which electronic components are installed;
a laser direct structuring (LDS) antenna for near field communication (NFC) formed on one surface of the antenna carrier in adjacent to the opening area of the antenna carrier;
a contact circuit formed on the other surface of the antenna carrier, electrically connected to the LDS antenna, and configured to come into contact with a terminal of the main board; and
a shielding layer formed on the other surface of the antenna carrier and having a shape and an area corresponding to a shape and an area of an outermost radiation pattern of the LDS antenna so as to overlap the LDS antenna,
wherein the antenna carrier is configured to have a thickness greater than a sum of a thickness of the LDS antenna and a thickness of the shielding layer so that the shielding layer is spaced apart from the LDS antenna by the thickness of the antenna carrier.
2. The antenna module of claim 1 , wherein the shielding layer is configured to correspond to an outer peripheral shape of the LDS antenna.
3. The antenna module of claim 1 , wherein the shielding layer includes ferrite.
4. The antenna module of claim 1 , wherein an FPCB (Flexible Printed Circuit Board) antenna is formed on one side of the antenna carrier.
5. The antenna module of claim 4 , wherein a nano-sheet layer is formed on one surface of the FPCB antenna.
6. The antenna module of claim 1 , wherein a contact circuit is formed on the other surface of the antenna carrier, and the LDS antenna and the contact circuit are electrically connected to each other.
7. The antenna module of claim 1 , wherein the LDS antenna and the contact circuit are connected to each other through a via hole.