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Printed circuit board including bending portion, and electronic device including the same

US10736211B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 19, 2019
Grant dateAug 4, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2201/10128
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A foldable electronic device according to certain embodiments comprises a display, a cover covering one or more hinges, and a flexible printed circuit board disposed between the flexible display and the cover, wherein the flexible printed circuit board includes, a cover section accommodated in the cover, a first connection section extending to a first side of the cover section, and a second connection section extending to a second side of the cover section, wherein the cover section includes a first fixing area extending from the first connection section and configured to fix an area of the flexible printed circuit board to the electronic device, a second fixing area extending from the second connection section and configured to fix another area of the flexible printed circuit board to the electronic device, and a deformable area disposed between the first fixing area and the second fixing area, and wherein a number of multiple conductive layers forming the first fixing area and a number of conductive layers forming the second fixing area are equal to each other, and a number of multiple conductive layers forming the deformable area and the number of multiple conductive layers form…

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