Terminal device
AssigneeVivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
InventorsYijin Wang, Xianjing Jian
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Abstract
A terminal device includes: a screen and a mainboard, where an edge of the screen has a clearance area. The terminal device further includes a first RFIC and at least one antenna element. At least a portion of the antenna element is disposed within the clearance area. The antenna element is connected to the first RFIC, the first RFIC is disposed on a first FPC of the screen, and the first FPC is connected to the mainboard through a first BTB connector.
Claims13
A terminal device, comprising a screen and a mainboard, wherein an edge of the screen has a clearance area, and the terminal device further comprises a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) and at least one antenna element;
- wherein
- at least a portion of the antenna element is disposed within the clearance area;
- the antenna element is connected to the first RFIC;
- and
- the first RFIC is disposed on a first flexible printed circuit (FPC) of the screen, a screen integrated circuit (IC) and a touch IC are further disposed on the first FPC, and the first FPC is connected to the mainboard through a first board to board (BTB) connector;
- wherein
- the antenna element is a millimeter-wave antenna element;
- and
- the terminal device further comprises a second FPC and a second RFIC, the first FPC is disposed at a first end in a length direction of the screen, and the second FPC is disposed at a second end in the length direction of the screen;
- the second RFIC is disposed on the second FPC, and the second FPC is connected to the mainboard through a second BTB connector;
- and millimeter-wave antenna element is disposed at both the first end and the second end, a millimeter-wave antenna element located at the first end is connected to the first RFIC, and a millimeter-wave antenna element located at the second end is connected to the second RFIC.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.