# US 12,191,583 B2 · Electronic device including antenna > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,191,583 B2 - Document ID: US12191583B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/086,070 - Filed: 2022-12-21 - Published: 2023-06-01 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-29 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Kyoungmok Kim; Sungjun Lee; Sanggon Shin; Oleg Feygenson; Chaeup Yoo; Soonho Hwang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12191583B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 9/0442: {with particular tuning means} - H01Q 1/24: with receiving set - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - H01Q 1/46: Electric supply lines or communication lines - H01Q 1/48: Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises - H01Q 5/328: between a radiating element and ground - H01Q 5/335: at the feed, e.g. for impedance matching - H01Q 9/0407: {Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna (dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40)} - H01Q 9/42: with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength - H01Q 21/08: the units being spaced along or adjacent to a rectilinear path {(waveguide fed H01Q21/0037)} - H04M 1/02: Constructional features of telephone sets - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract An electronic device may include a housing including a first side surface, a first conductive portion disposed between at least a first segmenting portion and a second segmenting portion formed in the first side surface, and including a first feeding point, a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing and including a ground, a first electronic component disposed adjacent to the first conductive portion, a first conductive connection member electrically connected to the first electronic component, a first wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the first feeding point, a processor electrically connected to the first wireless communication circuit, and a matching circuit electrically connected to the first conductive connection member and the ground, and configured to electrically connect or disconnect the first conductive connection member and the ground under control of the processor. The radiation performance of the antenna can be improved by adjusting the resonance frequency of the antenna through the control of the matching circuit. Other various embodiments are possible. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing including a first side surface; a first conductive portion disposed between at least a first segmenting portion and a second segmenting portion formed in the first side surface, and including a first feeding point; a printed circuit board disposed at least partially inside the housing and including a ground; a first electronic component disposed adjacent to the first conductive portion; a first conductive connection member electrically connected to the first electronic component; a first wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the first feeding point; a processor electrically connected to the first wireless communication circuit; and a matching circuit electrically connected to the first conductive connection member and the ground, and configured to electrically connect and/or disconnect the first conductive connection member and the ground under control of the processor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first electronic component and the first conductive portion are disposed in a coupling structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein an antenna, including at least a part of the first conductive portion, is configured to have a resonance frequency adjusted based on at least one passive electrical element included in the matching circuit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the matching circuit is electrically connected to the first conductive connection member through an electrical path and/or a connector. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the matching circuit includes: at least one switch; and at least one passive element configured to be selectively connected to the at least one switch and having different element values. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one passive element includes at least one of: a resistor, an inductor, or a capacitor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the matching circuit is configured to adjust a matching value under control of the processor and/or the first wireless communication circuit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first electronic component includes one of a power button, a fingerprint key, or a volume control button. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first conductive connection member includes an extension portion having a specified length and/or shape. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a second side surface forming a part of the housing; a second conductive portion disposed between at least a third segmenting portion and a fourth segmenting portion formed in the second side surface, and including a second feeding point; an antenna module, comprising at least one antenna, disposed adjacent to the second conductive portion; a second conductive connection member electrically connected to the antenna module; and a second wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the second feeding point and the processor, wherein the matching circuit is configured to electrically connect and/or disconnect the second conductive connection member and the ground under control of the processor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the antenna module and the second conductive portion are disposed in a coupling structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the antenna module is configured to operate in a first frequency band, and the second conductive portion is configured to operate in a second frequency band. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising: a third side surface forming a part of the housing; a third conductive portion disposed between at least a fifth segmenting portion and a sixth segmenting portion formed in the third side surface, and including a third feeding point; a second electronic component disposed adjacent to the third conductive portion; a third conductive connection member electrically connected to the second electronic component; and a third wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the third feeding point and the processor, wherein the matching circuit is configured to electrically connect and/or disconnect the third conductive connection member and the ground under control of the processor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the second electronic component and the third conductive portion are disposed in a coupling structure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the second electronic component includes a sound output module comprising circuitry and/or a camera module comprising a camera. ### Claim 16 An electronic device comprising: a housing including a first side surface and a second side surface; a first conductive portion disposed between at least a first segmenting portion and a second segmenting portion formed in the first side surface, and including a first feeding point; a second conductive portion disposed between at least a third segmenting portion and a fourth segmenting portion formed in the second side surface, and including a second feeding point; a printed circuit board disposed at least partially inside the housing and including a ground; a first electronic component disposed adjacent to the first conductive portion; an antenna module, comprising at least one antenna, disposed adjacent to the second conductive portion; a first conductive connection member electrically connected to the first electronic component; a second conductive connection member electrically connected to the antenna module; a first wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the first feeding point; a second wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the second feeding point; a processor electrically connected to the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit; and a matching circuit electrically connected to the first conductive connection member and the ground and/or to the second conductive connection member and the ground, and configured to electrically connect and/or disconnect the first conductive connection member and the ground and/or the second conductive connection member and the ground under control of the processor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first electronic component and the first conductive portion are disposed in a coupling structure, and wherein the antenna module and the second conductive portion are disposed in a coupling structure. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, further comprising: a third side surface forming a part of the housing; a third conductive portion disposed between at least a fifth segmenting portion and a sixth segmenting portion formed in the third side surface, and including a third feeding point; a second electronic component disposed adjacent to the third conductive portion; a third conductive connection member electrically connected to the second electronic component; and a third wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the third feeding point and the processor, wherein the matching circuit is configured to electrically connect and/or disconnect the third conductive connection member and the ground under control of the processor. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the second electronic component and the third conductive portion are disposed in a coupling structure. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the first electronic component includes at least one of a power button, a fingerprint key, or a volume control button, and the second electronic component includes at least one of a sound output module comprising circuitry or a camera module comprising a camera.