Abstract:
An antenna for an electronic device is disclosed that can reduce or prevent problems such as a shock hazard and/or an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) issue, particularly in the case when device are subjected to impact such as being dropped. The antenna includes a radiator; an antenna clip connected with a metallic housing of the electronic device; a capacitor includes a part of the antenna clip; and a feeding part and a ground for operating the antenna.

Description:
CLAIM OF PRIORITY 
       [0001]    This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) from a Korean patent application filed on Aug. 4, 2015 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office and assigned Serial number 10-2015-0110070, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    Field of the Disclosure 
         [0003]    The present disclosure relates to an antenna that uses a capacitance component as a part of the antenna. 
         [0004]    Description of the Related Art 
         [0005]    With the development of information and communications technology, network devices, such as a base station and the like, have been installed all across the country. An electronic device wirelessly sends and receives data to and from another electronic device over a network to allow a user to utilize the network freely across the country. 
         [0006]    However, the electronic device has to be equipped with an antenna to utilize the network. Antenna technology has been developing along with the development of the information and communications technology. Recently, technology has been developed that makes it possible to use a metallic case of the electronic device as a part of the antenna. 
         [0007]    In an electronic device including a metallic housing, since metal is exposed to the external environment, the metallic housing may cause an electric shock hazard if there is a problem with the electronic device, such as a short circuit. The electric shock hazard may be prevented by post-processing the metallic housing, for example, plating, painting, oxidation, or the like. However, the electric shock hazard can occur if a protective layer that is formed through the post-processing of the metallic case is damaged. Furthermore, an electrostatic discharge (ESD) issue can still occur due to the metallic housing of the electronic device. 
         [0008]    The above information is presented as background information only to assist with an understanding of the present disclosure. No determination has been made, and no assertion is made, as to whether any of the above might be applicable as prior art with regard to the present disclosure. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0009]    Aspects of the present disclosure address at least some of the above-mentioned problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least some of the advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an antenna that utilizes a capacitive component as a part of the antenna in a manner such that a shock hazard and an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) issue of conventional structures is prevented. 
         [0010]    In one embodiment of the disclosure, An antenna for an electronic device comprising: a radiator; an antenna clip connected to the radiator and to a metallic housing of the electronic device, in which a part of the antenna clip comprises at least a first conductor of a capacitor; a feeding part connected with a first portion of the radiator; and a ground connected with a second portion of the radiator and the capacitor. 
         [0011]    Other aspects, advantages, and salient features of the disclosure will become better appreciated to those of ordinary skill in the art from the following detailed description, which, taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, discloses various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0012]    The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certain embodiments of the present disclosure will become more appreciated by an artisan from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
           [0013]      FIG. 1  is a graph illustrating a transfer characteristic of a capacitor depending on a frequency value, according to an embodiment; 
           [0014]      FIG. 2  is a circuit diagram of an antenna of a conventional electronic device; 
           [0015]      FIG. 3A  and  FIG. 3B  are perspective views of the antenna clip of a conventional electronic device; 
           [0016]      FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating an antenna clip and a capacitor mounted on a printed circuit board of a conventional electronic device; 
           [0017]      FIG. 5A  shows a circuit including a capacitor and an inductor; 
           [0018]      FIG. 5B  is a graph illustrating an antenna characteristic depending on a capacitance value of the capacitor, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0019]      FIG. 6A  shows a circuit including a capacitor and an inductor; 
           [0020]      FIG. 6B  is a graph illustrating antenna characteristics depending on an inductance value, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0021]      FIG. 7  is a perspective view illustrating an antenna clip and a capacitor using the antenna clip as a first conductor, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0022]      FIG. 8A  and  FIG. 8B  are views for describing various factors that are used to determine a capacitance value of a capacitor, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0023]      FIG. 9  is a graph illustrating antenna characteristics in the case that a capacitor using an antenna clip as a first conductor is used as a DC blocking member and that a component capacitor mounted on a printed circuit board is used; 
           [0024]      FIG. 10  is a perspective view illustrating an antenna clip and a capacitor using the antenna clip as a first conductor, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; and 
           [0025]      FIG. 11  is a perspective view illustrating an antenna clip and a capacitor using the antenna clip as a first conductor, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
       
    
    
       [0026]    Throughout the drawings, it should be noted that like reference numbers are used to depict the same or similar elements, features, and structures. 
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0027]    Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure are disclosed with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited by the various embodiments of the present disclosure to a specific embodiment and it is intended that the present disclosure covers all modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of the present disclosure provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. With respect to the descriptions of the accompanying drawings, like reference numerals refer to like elements. 
         [0028]    The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to the bibliographical meanings, but, are merely used by the inventor to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the present disclosure. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the following description of various embodiments of the present disclosure is provided for illustration purpose only and not for the purpose of limiting the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. 
         [0029]    It is to be understood that the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “a component surface” includes reference to one or more of such surfaces. 
         [0030]    The term “include,” “comprise,” and “have”, or “may include,” or “may comprise” and “may have” used herein indicates disclosed functions, operations, or existence of elements but does not exclude other functions, operations or elements. 
         [0031]    For example, the expressions “A or B,” or “at least one of A and/or B” may indicate A and B, A, or B. For instance, the expression “A or B” or “at least one of A and/or B” may indicate (1) at least one A, (2) at least one B, or (3) both at least one A and at least one B. 
         [0032]    The terms such as “1st,” “2nd,” “first,” “second,” and the like used herein may refer to modifying various different elements of various embodiments of the present disclosure, but do not limit the elements. For instance, “a first user device” and “a second user device” may indicate different users regardless of order or importance. For example, a first component may be referred to as a second component and vice versa without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. 
         [0033]    In various embodiments of the present disclosure, when a component (for example, a first component) is referred to as being “operatively or communicatively coupled with/to” or “connected to” another component (for example, a second component), the component may be directly connected to the other component or connected through another component (for example, a third component). In various embodiments of the present disclosure, it is intended that when a component (for example, a first component) is referred to as being “directly connected to” or “directly accessed” another component (for example, a second component), another component (for example, a third component) does not exist between the component (for example, the first component) and the other component (for example, the second component). 
         [0034]    The expression “configured to” used in various embodiments of the present disclosure may be interchangeably used with “suitable for,” “having the capacity to,” “designed to,” “adapted to,” “made to,” or “capable of” according to the situation, for example. The term “configured to” may not necessarily indicate “specifically designed to” in terms of hardware. Instead, the expression “a device configured to” in some situations may indicate that the device and another device or part are “capable of” For example, the expression “a processor configured to perform A, B, and C” may indicate a dedicated processor (for example, an embedded processor) for performing a corresponding operation or a general purpose processor (for example, a central processing unit (CPU) or application processor (AP)) for performing corresponding operations by executing at least one software program stored in a memory device. 
         [0035]    Terms used in various embodiments of the present disclosure are used to describe certain embodiments of the present disclosure, but do not limit the scope of other embodiments. The terms of a singular form may include plural forms unless they have a clearly different meaning in the context. Otherwise, all terms used herein may have the same meanings that are generally understood by a person skilled in the art. In general, terms defined in a dictionary should be considered to have the same meanings as the contextual meaning of the related art, and, unless clearly defined herein, should not be understood differently or as having an excessively formal meaning. In any case, even the terms defined in the present specification do not exclude embodiments of the present disclosure that may not be expressly shown and described herein. 
         [0036]    An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of a smartphone, a tablet personal computer (PC), a mobile phone, a video telephone, an electronic book reader, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG-1 or MPEG-2) Audio Layer 3 (MP3) player, a mobile medical device, a camera, or a wearable device. The wearable device may include at least one of an accessory-type device (e.g., a watch, a ring, a bracelet, an anklet, a necklace, glasses, a contact lens, a head-mounted device (HMD)), a textile- or clothing-integrated-type device (e.g., an electronic apparel), a body-attached-type device (e.g., a skin pad or a tattoo), or a bio-implantable-type device (e.g., an implantable circuit) 
         [0037]    In some various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may be a home appliance. The smart home appliance may include at least one of, for example, a television (TV), a digital video/versatile disc (DVD) player, an audio, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a cleaner, an oven, a microwave oven, a washing machine, an air cleaner, a set-top box, a home automation control panel, a security control panel, a television (TV) box (e.g., Samsung HomeSync™, Apple TV™, or Google TV™), a game console (e.g., Xbox™ or PlayStation™), an electronic dictionary, an electronic key, a camcorder, or an electronic picture frame 
         [0038]    In other various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include at least one of various medical devices (e.g., various portable medical measurement devices (e.g., a blood glucose measuring device, a heart rate measuring device, a blood pressure measuring device, a body temperature measuring device, or the like), a magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a computed tomography (CT), a scanner, an ultrasonic device, or the like), a navigation device, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), an event data recorder (EDR), a flight data recorder (FDR), a vehicle infotainment device, electronic equipment for vessels (e.g., a navigation system, a gyrocompass, or the like), avionics, a security device, a head unit for a vehicle, an industrial or home robot, an automatic teller machine (ATM), a point of sales (POS) device of a store, or an Internet of things (IoT) device (e.g., a light bulb, various sensors, an electric or gas meter, a sprinkler, a fire alarm, a thermostat, a streetlamp, a toaster, exercise equipment, a hot water tank, a heater, a boiler, or the like). 
         [0039]    According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include at least one of a part of furniture or a building/structure, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, or a measuring instrument (e.g., a water meter, an electricity meter, a gas meter, a wave meter, or the like). An electronic device may be one or more combinations of the above-mentioned devices. An electronic device according to some various embodiments of the present disclosure may be a flexible device. An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned devices, and may include new electronic devices with the development of new technology. 
         [0040]    Hereinafter, an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The term “user” used herein may refer to a person who uses or operates an electronic device or may refer to a device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device) that uses or operates an electronic device. 
         [0041]      FIG. 1  is a graph illustrating a transfer characteristic of a capacitor depending on a frequency value, according to an embodiment. 
         [0042]    Referring now to  FIG. 1 , the x-axis of a graph  100  represents a frequency, and the y-axis thereof represents a magnitude of power in decibels. It is assumed that a capacitance value of a capacitor is fixed in the graph  100 . The graph  100  may have a small power value at a low frequency and a great power value at a high frequency. In other words, the capacitor may pass a high frequency band well and may cut off (or attenuate) a low frequency band. 
         [0043]    Since impedance of the capacitor is 1/jωC, the capacitor may operate as an open circuit at the low frequency and as a short circuit at the high frequency. As such, the capacitor may block a direct current (DC) and pass an alternating current (AC). 
         [0044]    Accordingly, if a capacitive component is connected between the metallic housing and a ground, even though an electronic device is being charged, the DC does not flow to a user, which grasps the electronic device, through the metallic housing. That is, the electric shock may not occur. Also, the capacitive component may prevent the ESD issue from happening. 
         [0045]      FIG. 2  is a circuit diagram of an antenna of a conventional electronic device. 
         [0046]    An antenna of the conventional electronic device includes a radiator  210 , a first capacitor  220 , a second capacitor  230 , a feeding part, and a ground. The radiator  210  is connected with the ground through the first capacitor  220  and the second capacitor  230 . Although not illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the radiator  210  may be further connected with the feeding part (not shown) so as to be supplied with a current from the electronic device. 
         [0047]    The first capacitor  220  and the second capacitor  230  may block the DC. Since the DC is blocked by only one of the first capacitor  220  and the second capacitor  230 , the other thereof may be provided as a spare part. That is, only one capacitor may be connected to the radiator  210  of  FIG. 2 . 
         [0048]    The antenna of the conventional electronic device may further include an antenna clip. In this case, the antenna clip may be situated at a point (e.g., between the radiator  210  and the first capacitor  220 ) expressed by a reference numeral  240 . 
         [0049]      FIGS. 3A and 3B  are perspective views of the antenna clip of the conventional electronic device.  FIG. 3A  is a perspective view of an upper side of an antenna clip  300 , and  FIG. 3B  is a perspective view of a lower side of the antenna clip  300 .  FIG. 4  is a view illustrating the antenna clip and a capacitor mounted on a printed circuit board of the conventional electronic device. 
         [0050]    Referring now to  FIGS. 3A and 3B , a connector  310  of the antenna clip  300  is connected with the radiator  210  of  FIG. 2 . Also, a bottom surface  320  of the antenna clip  300  is connected with the first capacitor  220  of  FIG. 2 . 
         [0051]    A printed circuit board  410  is illustrated in  FIG. 4 . A reference numeral  410  denotes a location on which the antenna clip  300  is to be mounted, and reference numerals  410   a  and  410   b  denote locations on which lead pads for fixing the antenna clip  300  to the printed circuit board  400  are to be provided. The antenna clip  300  is situated such that the bottom surface  320  thereof is in direct contact with the printed circuit board  400 . 
         [0052]    In  FIG. 4 , a reference numeral  420  denotes a location on which the first capacitor  220  is to be mounted, and reference numerals  420   a  and  420   b  denote locations on which lead pads for fixing the first capacitor  220  to the printed circuit board  400  are to be provided. Also, a reference numeral  430  denotes a location on which the second capacitor  230  is to be mounted, and reference numerals  430   a  and  430   b  denote locations on which lead pads for fixing the second capacitor  230  to the printed circuit board  400  are to be provided. 
         [0053]    A reference numeral  440   a  denotes a connection line (e.g., a trace) connecting the antenna clip  300  with the first capacitor  220 , a reference numeral  440   b  denotes a connection line connecting the first capacitor  220  with the second capacitor  230 , and a reference numeral  440   c  denotes a connection line connecting the second capacitor  230  with the ground (not shown). 
         [0054]    Even though a component capacitor is used as a DC blocking member, if an electronic device is impacted when a user drops the electronic device, the component capacitor may be cracked (or broken into pieces), thereby causing the electric shock hazard and the ESD issue. For this reason, as illustrated in  FIGS. 2 and 4 , two capacitors are used in the electronic device. However, this causes a cost increase and a space issue. 
         [0055]    Furthermore, the component capacitor may be prone to loss, ESD, leakage current, and the like due to the limit of its own characteristics. 
         [0056]      FIG. 5A  shows a circuit including a capacitor and an inductor, and  FIG. 5B  is a graph illustrating an antenna characteristic depending on a capacitance value of the capacitor, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
         [0057]      FIG. 5A  shows a circuit that includes a capacitor that will be varied in value for the purposes of illustration, and an inductor having an inductance value of, for example, 1 nH. The capacitor and the inductor are connected in series.  FIG. 5B  is a graph illustrating an antenna characteristic of the circuit illustrated in  FIG. 5A . 
         [0058]    In  FIG. 5B , there are illustrated graphs indicating antenna characteristics in the case where the capacitor illustrated in  FIG. 5A  have capacitance values of 10 pF, 20 pF, 30 pF, 40 pF, and 50 pF, respectively. 
         [0059]    Referring now to  FIG. 5B , as a capacitance value becomes greater, a frequency band with the greatest power magnitude may gradually move to a low frequency band. When an inductance value is the same in an LC circuit, the greater the capacitance value, the lower a resonance frequency. For this reason, as the capacitance value becomes greater, a transfer characteristic of power (or signal) may become more excellent in a low frequency region. For example, in the case where the capacitance value is 10 pF, an antenna may transfer the greatest power at 1.5 GHz; in the case where the capacitance value is 50 pF, the antenna may transfer the greatest power at 0.6 GHz. 
         [0060]      FIG. 6A  shows a circuit including a capacitor and an inductor, and  FIG. 6B  is a graph illustrating antenna characteristics depending on an inductance value, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
         [0061]      FIG. 6A  shows a circuit that includes a capacitor having a capacitance value of 30 pF and an inductor that for the purposes of illustration, will be varied. The capacitor and the inductor are connected in series.  FIG. 6B  is a graph illustrating antenna characteristics of the circuit illustrated in  FIG. 6A . 
         [0062]    In  FIG. 6B , there are illustrated graphs indicating antenna characteristics in the case where the inductor illustrated in  FIG. 6A  have inductance values of 0 nH, 1 nH, 2 nH, 3 nH, 4 nH, and 5 nH, respectively. 
         [0063]    Referring now to  FIG. 6B , it may be understood that the magnitude of power becomes gradually smaller from about 0.5 GHz as the inductance value becomes greater. In other words, it is understood that a transfer characteristic becomes worse in a high frequency region as the inductance value becomes greater. For example, with regard to −3 dB, the antenna may transfer power up to about 8 GHz if the inductance value is 2 nH and may transfer power up to about 4 GHz if the inductance value is 4 nH. 
         [0064]    An inductance component may be generated when the antenna clip  410  is connected with the capacitors  420  and  430  via the traces  440   a  to  440   c  on the printed circuit board  400  as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . Furthermore, in the case where each of the capacitors  420  and  430  is a component capacitor, it may include self-inductance. Accordingly, the self-inductance may deteriorate performance of the antenna in a high frequency region. 
         [0065]      FIG. 7  is a perspective view illustrating an antenna clip and a capacitor using the antenna clip as a first conductor, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
         [0066]    An antenna clip  710  may correspond to the antenna clip  300  of  FIG. 3 . A metallic plate  720  is attached to a bottom surface of the antenna clip  710  by an adhesive  730 . 
         [0067]    According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the antenna clip  710  and the metallic plate  720  may be formed of a conductive material, and the adhesive  730  may be formed of a non-conductive material. Accordingly, the bottom surface of the antenna clip  710 , the metallic plate  720 , and the adhesive  730  may constitute a capacitor  700 . For example, the bottom surface of the antenna clip  710 , the metallic plate  720 , and the adhesive  740  may correspond to a first conductor, a second conductor, and a dielectric of the capacitor  700 , respectively. 
         [0068]    The metallic plate  720  may be connected to a printed circuit board, and an upper side (e.g., the connector  310  of  FIG. 3 ) of the antenna clip  710  may be connected to the radiator. In this case, the radiator may be an antenna pattern including at least a part of the metallic housing of the electronic device. 
         [0069]    According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the capacitor  700  may be designed to have a capacitance value large enough to block a DC voltage. A method of designing a capacitance value of a capacitor will be described with reference to  FIG. 8 . 
         [0070]      FIGS. 8A and 8B  are views for describing various factors that are used to determine a capacitance value of a capacitor, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
         [0071]      FIG. 8A  shows a capacitor in which a two plates in the form of a first conductor  810  and a second conductor  820  are parallel with each other. In this case, air between the first conductor  810  and the second conductor  820  may act as a dielectric. The dielectric constant of air may be ∈0. In this case, a capacitance value C may be a value that is obtained by dividing a product of the dielectric constant ∈0 of the air and an area A of the conductors  810  and  820  by a distance d between the conductors  810  and  820 . 
         [0072]      FIG. 8B  shows a capacitor in which a first conductor  830  and a second conductor  840  are parallel with each other. Referring to  FIG. 8B , the capacitor may further include a dielectric  850  that is between the first conductor  830  and the second conductor  840  and has dielectric constant ∈. In this case, a capacitance value C may be a value that is obtained by dividing a product of the dielectric constant ∈ of the dielectric  850  and an area A of the conductors  830  and  840  by a distance d between the conductors  830  and  840 . 
         [0073]    Accordingly, at least one or more of the area of the metallic plate  720  of  FIG. 7 , the dielectric of the adhesive  730 , or a thickness of the adhesive  730  may be designed to have a capacitance value sufficient to block a DC component. For example, the capacitance value may be designed to be 10 pF or more, and the dielectric constant of the adhesive  730  may have a relatively large value, for example, may be 12 F/m or more. 
         [0074]    According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the capacitor  700  of  FIG. 7  may include the metallic plate  720 , which has a surface area greater than that of the component capacitor and may be coupled to the antenna clip  710  through the adhesive  730  provided on a wide surface area. Accordingly, even in the event an impact is applied to the electronic device from the outside, the metallic plate  720  may not be detached from the antenna clip  710 . 
         [0075]    Furthermore, since both traces on the printed circuit board and a component capacitor are not used, the capacitor  700  may include an inductance component. 
         [0076]      FIG. 9  is a graph illustrating antenna characteristics in the case in which a capacitor using an antenna clip as a first conductor is used as a DC blocking member and that a component capacitor mounted on a printed circuit board is used. 
         [0077]    A graph  910  may be a graph in the case where an embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented with a component capacitor on a printed circuit board as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . Also, a graph  920  may be a graph in the case where an embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented with a capacitor in which a metallic plate is attached to an antenna clip with an adhesive. 
         [0078]    A capacitor with characteristics corresponding to the graph  910  may be implemented with two capacitors, each of which has a capacitance value 0.1 nF and which are connected in series. In this case, the total capacitance value is about 50 pF. A capacitor corresponding to the graph  920  may include a dielectric having dielectric constant of 12 F/m and a thickness of 15 um. In this case, a capacitance value of the capacitor is about 18 pF. 
         [0079]    Compared to the capacitor with characteristics corresponding to the graph  910 , the capacitor with characteristics corresponding to the graph  920  may have a relatively small capacitance value. For this reason, the capacitor corresponding to the graph  920  may be relatively vulnerable to a low frequency band and may be relatively strong to a high frequency band. However, the relatively vulnerable low-frequency band may not be a frequency band that a relevant antenna uses. It is understood from the graph  920  that a 700-MHz band that an antenna practically uses has an excellent transfer characteristic. Accordingly, compared to the capacitors  220  and  230 , the capacitor  700  according to various embodiments of the present disclosure is stronger in terms of being able to withstand an impact and may maintain performance at a low frequency band. The result is that performance in a high frequency band is improved. 
         [0080]      FIG. 10  is a perspective view illustrating an antenna clip and a capacitor using the antenna clip as a first conductor, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
         [0081]    A capacitor  1000  in this illustration includes a metallic plate  1020  and an adhesive  1030  that are arranged in parallel with an upper side of an antenna  1010  (e.g., the connector  310  of  FIG. 3 ). Since a surface area of the metallic plate  1020  is smaller than that of the metallic plate  720  of  FIG. 7 , the adhesive  1030  having relatively high dielectric constant may to be designed so as to have a sufficiently reduced thickness than the adhesive shown in  FIG. 7 . 
         [0082]    The metallic plate  1020  may be connected to a housing of the electronic device. However, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the metallic plate  1020  may be a part of the housing of the electronic device and may correspond to an injection-molded area. 
         [0083]      FIG. 11  is a perspective view illustrating an antenna clip and a capacitor using the antenna clip as a first conductor, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
         [0084]    A capacitor  1100  of  FIG. 11  is different in structure from the capacitor  700  of  FIG. 7  in that a metallic plate is divided into two parts  1120   a  and  1120   b . In this case, the two parts  1120   a  and  1120   b  of the metallic plate may be attached to a bottom surface of an antenna clip  1110  by adhesives  1130   a  and  1130   b , respectively. 
         [0085]    The capacitor  1100  of  FIG. 11  may have a structure in which a first capacitor (including the part  1120   a  of the metallic plate as a conductor) and a second capacitor (including the part  1120   b  of the metallic plate as a conductor) are connected in parallel with each other. Accordingly, a sum of a capacitance value of the first capacitor and a capacitance value of the second capacitor may be a capacitance value of the capacitor  1100 . 
         [0086]    An antenna of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may utilize a capacitive component, thereby making it possible to use Alternating Current (AC) to operate the antenna and preventing a Direct Current (DC) from being leaked to the outside through a metallic housing of the electronic device. As such, the electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be effective in terms of preventing an electric shock hazard and the ESD issue. 
         [0087]    The apparatuses and methods of the disclosure can be implemented in hardware, and in part as firmware or via the execution of software or computer code in conjunction with hardware that is stored on a non-transitory machine readable medium such as a CD ROM, a RAM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a magneto-optical disk, or computer code downloaded over a network originally stored on a remote recording medium or a non-transitory machine readable medium and stored on a local non-transitory recording medium for execution by hardware such as by at least one processor, so that the methods described herein are loaded into hardware such as a general purpose computer, or a special processor or in programmable or dedicated hardware, such as an ASIC or FPGA. 
         [0088]    As would be understood in the art, the computer, the processor, microprocessor, controller, control unit or the programmable hardware include memory components, e.g., RAM, ROM, Flash, etc., that may store or receive software or computer code that when accessed and executed by the computer, processor or hardware implement the processing methods described herein. In addition, it would be recognized that when a general purpose computer accesses code for implementing the processing shown herein, the execution of the code transforms the general purpose computer into a special purpose computer for executing the processing shown herein. 
         [0089]    In addition, an artisan understands and appreciates that a “processor”, “microprocessor” “controller”, or “control unit” constitute hardware in the claimed disclosure that contain circuitry, such as integrated circuitry, that is configured for operation. The control unit/controller may include a microprocessor or any suitable type of processing circuitry, such as one or more general-purpose processors (e.g., ARM-based processors), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a Graphical Processing Unit (GPU), a video card controller, etc. 
         [0090]    Under the broadest reasonable interpretation, the appended claims constitute statutory subject matter in compliance with 35 U.S.C. §101 and none of the elements are software per se. 
         [0091]    Nor are the claims directed to Abstract ideas, and constitute statutory subject matter under 35 U.S.C. §101. 
         [0092]    The definition of the terms “unit” or “module” as referred to herein are to be understood as constituting hardware circuitry such as a CCD, CMOS, SoC, AISC, FPGA, at least one processor or microprocessor (e.g. a controller or control unit) configured for a certain desired functionality, or a communication module containing hardware such as transmitter, receiver or transceiver, or a non-transitory medium comprising machine executable code that is loaded into and executed by hardware for operation, in accordance with statutory subject matter under 35 U.S.C. §101 and do not constitute software per se. 
         [0093]    The term “module” used herein may represent, for example, a unit including one of hardware, software and firmware or a combination thereof. The term “module” may be interchangeably used with the terms “unit”, “logic”, “logical block”, “component” and “circuit”. The “module” may be a minimum unit of an integrated component or may be a part thereof. The “module” may be a minimum unit for performing one or more functions or a part thereof. The “module” may be implemented mechanically or electronically. For example, the “module” may include at least one of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), and a programmable-logic device for performing some operations, which are known or will be developed. 
         [0094]    At least a part of devices (e.g., modules or functions thereof) or methods (e.g., operations) according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium in the form of a program module. In the case where the instructions are performed by a processor (e.g., the processor  120 ), the processor may perform functions corresponding to the instructions. The computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, the memory  130 . 
         [0095]    A computer-readable recording medium may include a hard disk, a floppy disk, a magnetic medium (e.g., a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD)), a magneto-optical medium (e.g., a floptical disk), or a hardware device (e.g., a ROM, a RAM, a flash memory, or the like). The program instructions may include machine language codes generated by compilers and high-level language codes that can be executed by computers using interpreters. The above-mentioned hardware device may be configured to be operated as one or more software modules for performing operations of various embodiments of the present disclosure and vice versa. 
         [0096]    A module or a program module according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the above-mentioned elements, or some elements may be omitted or other additional elements may be added. Operations performed by the module, the program module or other elements according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed in a sequential, parallel, iterative or heuristic way. Furthermore, some operations may be performed in another order or may be omitted, or other operations may be added. 
         [0097]    While the present disclosure has been shown and described with reference to certain embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure should not be defined as being limited to the embodiments, but should be defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.