Patent ID: 7676242
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: H01Q,H04M

Abstract:
1. A thin smartphone, comprising: a display screen; a keypad; a flexible printed circuit board (PCB), the flexible PCB comprising at least one cantilevered portion for the incorporation of at least one electrical component, the at least one cantilevered portion attached to the printed circuit board at a first end, separated from the printed circuit board at a second end, and bent out from printed circuit board; a magnesium chassis that encases at least the display screen, PCB, and keypad and that incorporates a magnesium plate between the flexible PCB and at least one of the display screen or the keypad to retain support for the display screen or the keypad, the magnesium chassis further comprising at least one of a recessed area that corresponds to the cantilevered portion on the flexible PCB or an opening, wherein the recessed area or the opening being adapted for the incorporation of an electrical component; and at least one electrical component incorporated within at least one of the cantilevered portion of the flexible PCB, the at least one electrical component being positioned within the cross-sectional dimension of the flexible printed circuit board, wherein the opening in the magnesium chassis, or the recessed area in the magnesium chassis corresponds to the cantilevered portion of the flexible printed circuit board and the height of the at least one electrical component is embodied within the thickness of the magnesium plate.