Electronic device
A display assembly for an electronic device can include a printed circuit board, a display panel, and a support structure affixed to the display panel and disposed between the display panel and the printed circuit board.
1. A display assembly for an electronic device, comprising:
a printed circuit board;
a display panel electrically coupled to the printed circuit board;
a support structure affixed to the display panel and disposed between the printed circuit board and the display panel, the support structure having an electrically conductive element; and
a coupler electrically connecting the printed circuit board and the support structure, the coupler comprising:
a body defining a channel extending through the body, the body extending through an aperture formed within the printed circuit board; and
a flange extending laterally from the body.
2. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive element is part of an antenna.
3. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the printed circuit board comprises a first printed circuit board; and
the support structure comprises a second printed circuit board.
4. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the support structure comprises glass; and
the electrically conductive element includes metallic traces.
5. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the display panel and the printed circuit board are separated by less than about 300 microns.
6. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises either an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) or a micro light emitting diode (LED).
7. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive element is electrically coupled to the display panel or the printed circuit board.
8. The display assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a ferrite layer disposed between the printed circuit board and the support structure.
9. The display assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a polyester-based film disposed between the display panel and the support structure.
10. The display assembly of claim 9 , wherein the polyester-based film has a thickness of less than about 50 microns.
11. A display assembly for an electronic device, comprising:
a printed circuit board;
a display panel electrically coupled to the printed circuit board;
a support structure disposed between the printed circuit board and the display panel;
an antenna disposed between the printed circuit board and the display panel;
wherein the printed circuit board is displaced from the display panel a distance of less than about 300 microns.
12. The display assembly of claim 11 , wherein the support structure has a thickness of less than about 50 microns.
13. The display assembly of claim 11 , further comprising an intermediate layer disposed between the printed circuit board and the support structure, the intermediate layer comprising ferrite.
14. The display assembly of claim 11 , wherein the display assembly has a thickness of less than about 800 microns.
15. The display assembly of claim 11 , wherein the support structure comprises a woven glass reinforced epoxy resin.
16. The display assembly of claim 11 , the support structure further comprising an electrically conductive trace.
17. A display assembly for an electronic device, comprising:
a printed circuit board;
a display panel electrically coupled to the printed circuit board;
a support structure disposed between the printed circuit board and the display panel; and
an electrical coupler conductively connecting the printed circuit board and the support structure, wherein the electrical coupler comprises:
a proximal end conductively connected to the printed circuit board;
a distal end displaced from the proximal end, the distal end conductively connected to the support structure; and
an intermediate portion extending between the proximal end and the distal end.
18. The display assembly of claim 17 , further comprising solder disposed in a gap between the distal end and the support structure.