# US 11,309,645 B2 · Electronic device including flexible printed circuit board > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,309,645 B2 - Document ID: US11309645B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/061,461 - Filed: 2020-10-01 - Published: 2021-04-01 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-01 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Minki Kim; Byunghoon Lee; Min Park; Sungtae Park; Jungmin Park; Yongjae Song; Hongshin Shin; Woosung Jang; Chulwoo Park; Chihyun Cho - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11309645B2 ## CPC - H01R 12/62: connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures - H01R 12/61: connecting to flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures - H05K 1/0221: {Coaxially shielded signal lines comprising a continuous shielding layer partially or wholly surrounding the signal lines} - H05K 1/147: {at least one of the printed circuits being bent or folded, e.g. by using a flexible printed circuit (H05K1/148 takes precedence)} - H05K 3/363: {by soldering} - H05K 2201/05: Flexible printed circuits [FPCs] - H05K 2201/09236: Parallel layout - H05K 2201/09618: Via fence, i.e. one-dimensional array of vias - H05K 2201/09672: Superposed layout, i.e. in different planes - H05K 2201/09809: Coaxial layout - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract An electronic device includes a housing; a first circuit board, and a flexible circuit board. The first circuit board is disposed in an internal space of the housing and includes a plurality of first conductive terminals. The flexible circuit board includes a first connection portion including a plurality of second conductive terminals configured to connect to the plurality of first conductive terminals. The flexible circuit board also includes a connection portion extended from the first connection portion, and at least one conductive layer extended from the connection portion to at least a portion of the first connection portion. Additionally, the flexible circuit board includes at least one transmissive area in which light may be transmitted and the at least one conductive layer is at least partially omitted. At least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals are visible from the outside through the at least one transmissive area. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a housing; a first circuit board disposed in an internal space of the housing and comprising a plurality of first conductive terminals; and a flexible circuit board comprising: a first connection portion comprising a plurality of second conductive terminals configured to connect to the plurality of first conductive terminals, a extending portion extended from the first connection portion, at least one conductive layer extended from the extending portion to at least a portion of the first connection portion, and at least one transmissive area in which light may be transmitted and in which the at least one conductive layer is at least partially omitted, and wherein at least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals are disposed to be visible from the outside through the at least one transmissive area. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein: when at least some of the plurality of first conductive terminals overlap at least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals to be electrically connected to the at least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals, at least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals are visible through the at least one transmissive area. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein: the at least one conductive layer is disposed through an insulating material, and the transmissive area is formed through the insulating material of a transparent material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one conductive layer comprises: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer stacked on the first conductive layer and comprising at least one signal wiring; and a third conductive layer stacked on the second conductive layer, wherein each of the at least one conductive layer is disposed to maintain a gap through an insulating material, and each of the at least one conductive layer are electrically connected to each other through conductive vias. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein at least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals comprise a plurality of ground terminals extended from the extending portion to the first connection portion in the first conductive layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein at least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals comprise at least one signal terminal electrically connected to the signal wiring through the conductive vias in the first conductive layer and configured to transfer a signal through the signal wiring. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein at least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals comprise at least one signal transfer wiring layer extended to the first connection portion so as to be insulated from a peripheral ground wiring layer in the second conductive layer of the extending portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the at least one signal transfer wiring layer is electrically connected to the at least one signal terminal of the first conductive layer through at least one conductive via in the first connection portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the at least one signal terminal is disposed between a plurality of ground terminals. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising at least one extension area in which at least one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is extended from the extending portion to at least a portion of the first connection portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one extension area is disposed at a position overlapped with the signal terminal and some ground terminals around the signal terminal, when viewed from above the first connection portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least one antenna element disposed at the first circuit board is disposed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising a second printed circuit board spaced apart from the first circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board further comprises a second connection portion extended from the extending portion and configured to electrically connect to the second printed circuit board. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a display disposed in the internal space and disposed to be visible from the outside through at least a portion of the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one transmissive area is formed in at least a portion of the at least one conductive layer facing the first connection portion. ### Claim 16 An electronic device, comprising: a housing; a first printed circuit board disposed in an internal space of the housing and comprising a plurality of first conductive terminals; a second printed circuit board spaced apart from the first printed circuit board; and a flexible circuit board comprising a connection portion configured to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and comprising a plurality of second conductive terminals, wherein the connecting portion comprises at least one transmissive area formed to check at least some of the plurality of first conductive terminals and at least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals from the outside, when at least some of the plurality of first conductive terminals and at least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals overlap each other to be electrically connected. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein at least some of the plurality of first conductive terminals or the plurality of second conductive terminals are visible through the at least one transmissive area. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the plurality of first conductive terminals and the plurality of second conductive terminals are disposed to include a pitch between 0.2 mm to 0.65 mm. ### Claim 19 An electronic device, comprising: a first circuit board in which at least one antenna is disposed; a second circuit board in which communication circuits configured to process signals to be transmitted to or received from an external electronic device through the at least one antenna are disposed; and a flexible circuit board connected between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board comprises: a third conductive layer comprising a first ground plane electrically connected to a ground of the communication circuit; a first conductive layer comprising a second ground plane electrically connected to the ground; a second conductive layer disposed between the third conductive layer and the first conductive layer and comprising a signal wiring electrically connected between the at least one antenna and the communication circuit; and a connection portion in which at least a portion of the signal wiring is formed with a plurality of conductive terminals electrically connected to the first circuit board through a conductive adhesive member, wherein the third conductive layer comprises a shielding area facing the connection portion and extended from the first ground plane and a transmissive area in which light may be transmitted. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the plurality of conductive terminals are disposed to include a pitch in between 0.2 mm to 0.65 mm.