Electronic computing device having self-shielding antenna

1. An electronic device comprising:

a frame including a top cover and a bottom cover, wherein electronic components are included in a space formed between the top cover and the bottom cover;

an antenna for wireless transmission and reception, wherein the antenna is included in the frame near an edge of the frame; and

an antenna shielding disposed around the antenna for providing electro-magnetic shielding from the electronic components included in the frame,

wherein the frame is a non-metallic frame with a metallic coating,

wherein the electronic device further comprising an augmented antenna shielding,

wherein the augmented antenna shielding comprises a metallic layer on the top cover and the bottom cover, respectively, outside the antenna shielding and a vertical shielding fence formed along an outer edge of the metallic layers on the top and bottom covers.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna shielding is a metal wall disposed between the top cover and the bottom cover around the antenna.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the metal wall includes an antenna cable feed-through hole.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein an antenna cable is connected to the antenna via a conductive grommet that is inserted into the antenna cable feed-through hole.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the antenna is connected to a circuitry inside the frame via a pogo pin.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a non-metallic area on the top cover and/or the bottom cover above and below the antenna.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the frame is a metallic frame.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the frame includes a cut-out in the top cover and the bottom cover above and below the antenna, and a non-metallic cover is provided in the cut-out.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , where the antenna shielding and the frame are formed integrally.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the vertical shielding fence comprises a plurality metallic pins or contacts formed between a metallic layer on the top cover and a metallic layer on the bottom cover.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is an antenna that does not require a radio frequency (RF) ground.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is a dipole antenna.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is configured to operate on a 2.4 GHz band or a 5 GHz band.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is one of a notebook computer, a table computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a desk-top computer.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is a replaceable antenna module.

16. A method for manufacturing an electronic device comprising:

providing a frame including a top cover and a bottom cover, wherein electronic components are included in a space formed between the top cover and the bottom cover;

installing an antenna for wireless transmission and reception in the frame near an edge of the frame; and

forming an antenna shielding disposed around the antenna for providing electro-magnetic shielding from the electronic components included in the frame,

wherein the frame is a non-metallic frame with a metallic coating,

wherein an augmented antenna shielding is further formed, wherein the augmented antenna shielding comprises a metallic layer on the top cover and the bottom cover, respectively, outside the antenna shielding and a vertical shielding fence formed along an outer edge of the metallic layers on the top and bottom covers.