Electronic device including an antenna structure

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing including a ceramic portion including a ceramic material, and a polymer portion formed on an inner surface of the ceramic portion and including a polymer material; and

an antenna structure disposed within the housing and configured to radiate a radio frequency (RF) signal to an outside of the housing,

wherein the housing includes a first portion including at least a portion of a region through which the RF signal passes, and a second portion formed around the first portion,

wherein, in the first portion, a ratio of a thickness of the polymer portion to an entire thickness of the first portion is a first ratio, and

wherein, in the second portion, a ratio of a thickness of the polymer portion to an entire thickness of the second portion is a second ratio.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display disposed within the housing so as to be visually exposed through a first surface of the housing,

wherein the antenna structure is disposed such that the RF signal is radiated through a second surface of the housing, and

wherein the second surface includes the first portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed such that the first ratio and the second ratio are substantially equal.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed such that the first ratio is greater than the second ratio.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed such that the first ratio is greater than “0” and the second ratio is “0”.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed such that the first ratio is “0” and the second ratio is greater than “0”.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed such that the first ratio is greater than 0.5.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed such that a thickness of the polymer portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed such that a thickness of the ceramic portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.4 mm or less.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the antenna structure is disposed to be spaced apart from the first portion as much as a given interval, and

wherein the given interval is 0.4 mm or more and 10 mm or less.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display disposed within the housing,

wherein the housing includes:

a front plate through which the display is visually exposed,

a back plate facing away from the front plate, and

a bracket including a frame structure surrounding a space between the front plate and the back plate, and

wherein the first portion is included in the back plate.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein, when viewed from above the back plate, at least a portion of the polymer portion overlaps the antenna structure.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the antenna structure includes a conductive pattern, and

wherein the conductive pattern is disposed on a surface of the antenna structure or is disposed within the antenna structure.

14. An electronic device comprising:

a front plate;

a back plate facing away from the front plate;

a bracket including a frame structure surrounding a space between the front plate and the back plate and a plate structure extended from the frame structure to an inner space between the front plate and the back plate, wherein the back plate includes a ceramic portion and a polymer portion;

a display interposed between the front plate and the plate structure and viewable through the front plate; and

an antenna structure interposed between the back plate and the plate structure and configured to form a beam,

wherein the back plate includes a first portion facing the antenna structure,

wherein the ceramic portion is formed to have a first thickness at the first portion, and

wherein the ceramic portion is formed to have a second thickness greater than the first thickness at a remaining portion of the back plate.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 ,

wherein the polymer portion is formed on an inner surface of the ceramic portion,

wherein the antenna structure is disposed to be spaced apart from the polymer portion included in the first portion as much as a given interval, and

wherein the given interval is 0.4 mm or more and 10 mm or less.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first thickness is 0.1 mm or more and 0.4 mm or less.

17. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein a thickness of the polymer portion included in the first portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less.

18. The electronic device of claim 14 ,

wherein the antenna structure includes a conductive pattern,

wherein the conductive pattern is disposed on a surface of the antenna structure or is disposed within the antenna structure, and

wherein, when viewed from above the back plate, at least a portion of the polymer portion overlaps the antenna structure.

19. The electronic device of claim 14 ,

wherein the ceramic portion of the back plate includes a concave-convex structure including a plurality of protrusions protruding toward the inner space, and

wherein the polymer portion is formed by filling a polymer material between the plurality of protrusions.

20. The electronic device of claim 14 ,

wherein the antenna structure is configured to transmit and receive an RF signal in a frequency band having a given bandwidth within a range from 24 gigahertz (GHz) or higher to 32 GHz or lower, and

wherein, in the first portion, a thickness of the ceramic portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.4 mm or less, and a thickness of the polymer portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less.

21. The electronic device of claim 14 ,

wherein the antenna structure is configured to transmit and receive an RF signal in a frequency band having a given bandwidth within a range from 35 GHz or higher to 60 GHz or lower, and

wherein, in the first portion, a thickness of the ceramic portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.3 mm or less, and a thickness of the polymer portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less.

22. The electronic device of claim 14 ,

wherein the antenna structure is configured to transmit and receive an RF signal in a frequency band having a given bandwidth within a range from 50 GHz or higher to 100 GHz or lower, and

wherein, in the first portion, a thickness of the ceramic portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.2 mm or less, and a thickness of the polymer portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less.