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Card containing a component and a micromodule having side contacts
Assignee: Eurotechnique SA
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Filing: 1986-11-05
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Granted: 1989-04-18
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Expires: 2006-11-05
Abstract
Abstract A card having contact pads disposed in rows and spaced in accordance with electronic card standards is provided with a recess for snap-action engagement of a pluggable micromodule having side contacts and containing the core component of the card. The micromodule is connected to the rows of contact pads by means of transfer contacts formed by metallic strips and side contacts within the card recess.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean P. Gloton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:44
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07745; G06K19/07747; G06K19/07737; G06K19/07739; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/18; H05K1/182; H05K1/184; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09818; H05K2201/09981; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10689; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/325
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A flat plastic card containing an integrated circuit, said card having a first and a second parallel main face and a cavity formed in said first face and containing a micromodule, said cavity having a bottom and lateral walls, said micromodule incorporating an integrated circuit chip and electrical connections for supplying electrical signals to and from said chip, a plurality of conductive pads on said first face, said conductive pads adapted for matching with contacts of a card reading apparatus when said card is removably inserted within such a reading apparatus, a plurality of conductive leads, each extending from one conductive pad on said first face and having a portion on a lateral wall of said cavity, said electrical connections of the micromodule each being in contact with said portion of a respective conductive lead when said micromodule is in place in the cavity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A flat plastic card containing an integrated circuit, said card having a first and a second parallel main face and a cavity formed in said first face and containing a micromodule, said cavity having a bottom and lateral walls, said micromodule incorporating an integrated circuit chip and electrical connections for supplying electrical signals to and from said chip, a plurality of conductive pads on said first face, said conductive pads adapted for matching with contacts of a card reading apparatus when said card is removably inserted within such a reading apparatus, a plurality of conductive leads, each extending from one conductive pad on said first face and having a portion on a lateral wall of said cavity, said electrical connections of the micromodule each being in contact with said portion of a respective conductive lead when said micromodule is in place in the cavity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A card according to claim 1, wherein the micromodule includes a semiconductor circuit in which electrical access terminals are connected to beam leads, and a molded package surrounding said circuit, the beam leads being bent downwards against the sides of said package.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A card according to claim 2, wherein the micromodule is provided with means for guiding and maintaining the downwardly-bent beam leads against the sides of the package.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A card according to claim 2, wherein the package is provided with snap-action means adapted to cooperate with corresponding snap-action means in the card recess for engagement of said package within said recess.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A card according to claim 1, wherein the contact pads are bonded metal strips.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A card according to claim 1, wherein the contact pads are hot-state-pressed metal strips.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A card according to claim 1, wherein the contact pads are screen deposited pads.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A card according to claim 1, wherein the contact pads are vacuum sputtered metal pads.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A card according to claim 1, wherein the micromodule has side contacts card.
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