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EP0195159A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Semiconductor integrated circuit card

Assignee: MIPS Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-09-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-09-27
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Abstract

Abstract An IC card (A) has terminals (3) arranged in two or more rows (L) at an edge of the card, on one or both faces of the card. The terminals in adjacent rows may be staggered, i.e. offset in formation.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshitaka Hamada

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 11:14
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07743; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/117

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 25 words
An IC card, having a plurality of circuit terminals (3) arranged in two or more transverse rows (L) at an edge of the card's surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 25 words
An IC card, having a plurality of circuit terminals (3) arranged in two or more transverse rows (L) at an edge of the card's surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
An IC card according to claim 1, wherein the circuit terminals (3) in the rows (L) are arranged in a staggered formation offset from one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
An IC card according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein rows (L) of circuit terminals are positioned on both faces of the card.

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