QUALCOMM Incorporated
DISPLAY-SIDE ANTENNA

Abstract:

Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for implementing a display-side antenna are disclosed herein. An example apparatus for wireless communication includes a housing and a display device supported by the housing. The example display device includes at least a glass cover and a panel positioned between the glass cover and an internal surface of the housing. The panel may be configured to output graphical content for presentment on the glass cover via pixels arranged within a visible area of the panel. The example apparatus also includes an antenna array. The antenna array may be configured to facilitate wireless communication at the apparatus. The antenna array may be positioned to overlap a portion of the visible area of the panel and configured to allow graphical content output by the panel to display on the glass cover at the overlapped portion of the visible area.