US 11,404,764 B2 · Electronic device including plurality of antennas

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. An electronic device according to an embodiment may include: a first Printed Circuit Board (PCB), a second PCB, a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver disposed on the first PCB, a Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB) coupled with the first PCB and the second PCB and electrically coupled with the RF transceiver, the FPCB including a transmission line of a wireless communication signal, an amplifier disposed on the second PCB and electrically coupled with the RF transceiver by the FPCB, a first antenna electrically coupled with the amplifier through the second PCB and configured to receive a wireless communication signal corresponding to a first frequency, and a second antenna electrically coupled with the amplifier through the second PCB and configured to receive a wireless communication signal corresponding to a second frequency. The first antenna and the second antenna may be disposed closer to the second PCB than the first PCB in the electronic device. The amplifier may amplify a wireless communication signal received from the first antenna and second antenna.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device comprising:

a first Printed Circuit Board (PCB);
a second PCB;
a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver disposed on the first PCB;
a Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB) coupled with the first PCB and the second PCB, electrically coupled with the RF transceiver, and including a transmission line of a wireless communication signal;
an amplifier disposed on the second PCB and electrically coupled with the RF transceiver by the FPCB;
a first antenna electrically coupled with the amplifier through the second PCB and configured to receive a wireless communication signal corresponding to a first frequency;
and
a second antenna electrically coupled with the amplifier through the second PCB and configured to receive a wireless communication signal corresponding to a second frequency,
wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are disposed closer to the second PCB than the first PCB in the electronic device, and
wherein the amplifier is configured to amplify a wireless communication signal received from the first antenna and second antenna.

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An electronic device comprising:

a housing;
a first PCB disposed in the housing;
a second PCB spaced apart from the first PCB and disposed in the housing;
an RF transceiver circuit disposed on the first PCB;
a Flexible printed circuit Radio frequency Cable (FRC) coupling with the first PCB and the second PCB;
an amplifier disposed on a first face of the second PCB and electrically coupled with the RF transceiver circuit by the FRC;
a first antenna disposed on the first face of the second PCB and electrically coupled with the amplifier;
and
a second antenna disposed on the first face of the second PCB and electrically coupled with the amplifier,
wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are configured to operate as an antenna for MIMO communication, and
wherein the RF transceiver circuit is configured to:
amplify an RF signal received through the first antenna and the second antenna, using the amplifier;
and
receive the amplified signal output from the amplifier through the FRC.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electronic device including plurality of antennas

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Electronic device including plurality of antennas

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