Patent ID: 8837123

Claim:
An electronic device, the electronic device comprising: a metallic housing comprising: a main body defining a receiving chamber and an opening communicating with the receiving chamber; and a covering plate positioned on the main body adjacent to a side of the main body, the covering plate being welded to the main body by friction stir welding, thereby forming a welded region on a side surface of the metallic housing, such that the welded region is smooth with the main body and the covering plate; a display panel positioned adjacent to the covering plate and fixed to the main body of the metallic housing, the covering plate being combined to an edge of the display panel without overlapping the display panel, the display panel and the covering plate cooperatively covering the opening, thereby sealing the receiving chamber, and a top surface of the display panel being coplanar to a top surface of the covering plate; and a plurality of electronic components received in the receiving chamber.