Patent ID: 7271997

Claim:
A portable electronic device display pivotally attached to a chassis, comprising: a multi-unit housing having a front cover, a rear cover, and an interior region, the front cover having an opening through which a display surface of a display located in the interior region is visible and the rear cover covering a first portion of a rear surface of the display; display driver circuitry electrically coupled to the display and operable to generate electrical signals to drive the display, the display driver circuitry mounted on a circuit board located in the interior region, the circuit board extending along the rear surface of the display from a first edge proximate the pivotal attachment to the chassis and partially covering the rear surface of the display; a processor located in the interior region adjacent a second portion of the rear surface of the display proximate a second edge of the display opposite of the pivotal attachment to the chassis and adjacent the rear surface of the display not covered by the circuit board; and a processor cover covering the processor and the second portion of the rear surface of the panel display.