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Samsung patents foldable phone design with cut-out touch layer

Samsung describes a foldable device where the touch-sensitive layer under the screen has specific cut-outs or openings. These gaps are spaced out to allow the panel to bend smoothly at the hinge without breaking the internal wiring.

Why it mattersThis design aims to make the touch screen more durable and flexible, which is a key challenge for any folding smartphone.

In the filing’s own words

A foldable electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge device rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing, a flexible display disposed across the first housing and the second housing, and a digitizer panel disposed below the flexible display, the digitizer panel including a bending pattern including multiple openings disposed at designated interval and a folding region, and wherein the digitizer panel further includes a circuit portion including at least one wiring layer and at least one insulation layer, a first shell layer disposed on an upper portion of the circuit portion, and a second shell layer disposed on a lower portion of the circuit portion.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A foldable electronic device comprising: a first housing; a second housing; a hinge device rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing; a flexible display disposed across the first housing and the second housing; and a digitizer panel disposed below the flexible display, the digitizer panel including a bending pattern including a plurality of openings disposed at a designated interval and a folding region, wherein the digitizer panel further includes: a circuit portion including at least one wiring layer and at least one insulation layer; a first shell layer disposed on an upper portion of the circuit portion; and a second shell layer disposed on a lower portion of the circuit portion.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
Publication number
US20260271201A1
Application number
19664065
Filed
Apr 30, 2026
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
20

Classified under

H05K 5/0226 Electricity & electronicsH05K 5/0018 Electricity & electronics
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