Apparatus, system, and method for implementing multipurpose screw holes in circuit packaging for mobile devices
AssigneeMeta Platforms Technologies, LLC
InventorsQiuming Li, Colden Niles Eldridge, Ming Lei, Yibo Liu, Md Rashidul Islam, Sung Hoon Oh
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Abstract
A circuit package may comprise (1) a substrate, (2) at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit disposed on the substrate, and (3) a plurality of screw holes that are incorporated into the substrate and configured to support mounting the substrate to an enclosure, wherein at least one of the screw holes is further configured to provide at least one supplemental function in connection with the RF circuit. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
Claims19
A circuit package comprising:
- a substrate;
- at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit disposed on the substrate;
- and
- a plurality of screw holes that are incorporated into the substrate and configured to support mounting the substrate to an enclosure, wherein:
- at least one of the screw holes is further configured to provide an RF grounding feature that electrically couples an electrical ground of the RF circuit to an electrical ground of the enclosure;
- and
- the RF grounding feature comprises a conductive ring that:
- at least partially surrounds the screw hole;
- is electrically coupled to the electrical ground of the RF circuit;
- and
- is disposed on a surface of the substrate that makes contact with the electrical ground of the enclosure.
A circuit package comprising:
- a substrate;
- at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit disposed on the substrate;
- and
- a plurality of screw holes that are incorporated into the substrate and configured to support mounting the substrate to an enclosure, wherein at least one of the screw holes comprises an antenna feeding point of an antenna structure electrically coupled to the RF circuit.
A circuit package comprising:
- a substrate;
- at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit disposed on the substrate;
- an antenna structure electrically coupled to the RF circuit;
- and
- a plurality of screw holes that are incorporated into the substrate and configured to support mounting the substrate to an enclosure, wherein at least one of the screw holes is electrically coupled to an antenna tuning point of the antenna structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.