IP Library Granted Patent US 11,262,966
Granted Patent B2
US 11,262,966 · App. 16/585,238 · Granted Mar 1, 2022

Electromagnetic band gap structures

Inventors: Mahmoud N. Mahmoud (Dublin, CA); Cheung-Wei Lam (San Jose, CA); Ali Foudazi (Campbell, CA); Le Wang (San Jose, CA); Qianyi Zhao (San Jose, CA); Kedi Zhang (Sunnyvale, CA); Xingchao C. Yuan (Palo Alto, CA); Jon F. Housour (San Francisco, CA); Gary Chung (Menlo Park, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G06F3/1446G06F3/044G06F3/0412G06F2203/04103
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Patent No.
US 11,262,966
App. No.
16/585,238
Granted
Mar 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Devices for mitigating or stopping noise or surface current on a display are provided. An electronic device including a display may include a display substrate, a mid-support plate that is adjacent to the display substrate, and a lower support plate that is adjacent to the mid-support plate. A space exists between the mid-support plate and the lower support plate. The mid-support plate includes one or more electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures formed through the mid-support plate, one or more electromagnetic band gap structures mounted onto the mid-support plate, or both. The one or more electromagnetic band gap structures may mitigate or stop surface current flow across the display.

Claims (31)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

an antenna;

a transceiver; and

a display, comprising:

a display substrate;

a mid-support plate disposed adjacent to the display substrate, wherein the mid-support plate comprises one or more electromagnetic band gap structures formed through or disposed onto the mid-support plate across a width of the mid-support plate, the one or more electromagnetic band gap structures configured to decrease surface current flowing on the mid-support plate towards the antenna; and

a lower support plate disposed adjacent to the mid-support plate, wherein a space exists between the mid-support plate and the lower support plate.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electromagnetic band gap structures extend across at least 95% of the width of the mid-support plate.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electromagnetic band gap structures are configured to mitigate or stop a surface current flow on the display.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the surface current flows from a first component to a second component, wherein the first component comprises a diode, a microprocessor, a chip, a multiplexer circuit, a de-multiplexer circuit, or a combination thereof, and wherein the second component comprises the antenna, a power amplifier, a low noise amplifier, or a combination thereof.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electromagnetic band gap structures comprises a narrowband electromagnetic band gap configured to mitigate or stop a surface current flow on the display for a narrowband frequency.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electromagnetic band gap structures comprises a broadband electromagnetic band gap configured to mitigate or stop a surface current flow on the display for broadband frequencies.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electromagnetic band gap structures comprises a narrowband electromagnetic band gap, the narrowband electromagnetic band gap comprising a straight line shape.

8. A display, comprising:

a display substrate;

a mid-support plate disposed adjacent to the display substrate, the mid-support plate including one or more electromagnetic band gap structures formed through and arranged in one or more rows across the mid-support plate to create a barrier across the mid-support plate, or one or more electromagnetic band gap structures disposed onto and arranged in one or more rows across the mid-support plate to create a barrier across the mid-support plate, or a combination thereof, the one or more electromagnetic band gap structures comprising one or more slots or one or more dielectric materials; and

a lower support plate disposed adjacent to the mid-support plate, wherein a gap exists between the mid-support plate and the lower support plate.

9. The display of claim 8 , wherein the mid-support plate and the lower support plate are conductive plates.

10. The display of claim 8 , wherein the one or more electromagnetic band gap structures comprises a plurality of electromagnetic band gap structures formed through the mid-support plate, the plurality of electromagnetic band gap structures not sharing a common edge.

11. The display of claim 10 , wherein the barrier is disposed across at least 85% of a width of the mid-support plate.

12. The display of claim 10 , wherein the barrier comprises at least two rows across the mid-support plate of the one or more electromagnetic band gap structures formed through the mid-support plate, the at least two rows disposed offset from each other.

13. The display of claim 10 , wherein the barrier comprises at least one row across the mid-support plate of the one or more electromagnetic band gap structures disposed onto the mid-support plate.

14. The display of claim 10 , wherein the barrier is configured to decrease a surface current from flowing across the display.

15. A support structure of a display, comprising:

a first support plate having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface disposed adjacent to a display layer comprising light emitting diodes (LEDs), the first support plate having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge opposite the second edge, wherein one or more slots are formed through the first support plate, the one or more slots configured to redirect a surface current flow from the first edge away from the second edge or from the second edge away from the first edge; and

a second support plate configured to be disposed adjacent to the second surface of the first support plate, wherein a space exists between the second support plate and the second surface of the first support plate.

16. The support structure of claim 15 , wherein the one or more slots are configured to be disposed across the first support plate to create a barrier across the first support plate.

17. The support structure of claim 16 , wherein the barrier across the first support plate is based on design features of the display, components on the second support plate, or a combination thereof.

18. The support structure of claim 15 , wherein the one or more slots tune for noise occurring on broadband frequencies, the one or more slots comprising a curved or bent shape.

19. The support structure of claim 15 , wherein the one or more slots comprises a width corresponding to a particular range of frequencies.

20. The support structure of claim 19 , wherein the width comprises between 1 millimeter and 3 millimeters.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2019
From: MAHMOUD, MAHMOUD N.; LAM, CHEUNG-WEI; FOUDAZI, ALI; WANG, LE; ZHAO, QIANYI; ZHANG, KEDI; YUAN, XINGCHAO C.; HOUSOUR, JON F.; CHUNG, GARY
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 050692/0608 →
Continuity (1)
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