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Method of manufacturing a hybrid chip card
Assignee: Gemplus SA
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Filing: 1995-10-04
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Granted: 1997-09-30
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Expires: 2015-10-04
Abstract
Abstract A method of manufacturing a hybrid chip card comprises the steps of providing a card body; forming a cavity in the card body; mounting the electronic module in the cavity of the card body; and connecting an antenna to the electronic module. The cavity opens out on a face of the card body and is adapted for receiving an electronic module. The electronic module includes an integrated circuit chip. The mounting step further includes the step of exposing a plurality of contact pads of the electronic module on the outer surface of the card. The plurality of contact pads permit contact communication between the electronic module and the chip card reader, and the antenna permits contact-free communication between the electronic module and the chip card reader. The hybrid chip card thus manufactured is capable of both contact and contact-free communication with a chip card reader.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Christophe Fidalgo
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-04 03:54
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07749; G06K19/07766; G06K19/07769; G06K19/0775; G06K19/07773; G06K19/07777; G06K19/07779; G06K19/07783; H; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/754; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49016; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of manufacturing a chip card, the method comprising the steps of: attaching an antenna to a lower thermoplastic sheet, the antenna having two contact terminals; covering the antenna with an upper thermoplastic sheet, the upper thermoplastic sheet and the lower thermoplastic sheet forming a chip card body, the upper thermoplastic sheet having a cavity formed therein such that, after the antenna is covered with the upper thermoplastic sheet, the cavity reveals the two contact terminals of the antenna and the cavity opens out on a face of the chip card body; and then mounting an electronic module in the cavity of the chip card body, the electronic module having two contact zones connected to an integrated circuit, and connecting the two contact zones of the electronic module to the two contact terminals of the antenna.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of manufacturing a chip card, the method comprising the steps of: attaching an antenna to a lower thermoplastic sheet, the antenna having two contact terminals; covering the antenna with an upper thermoplastic sheet, the upper thermoplastic sheet and the lower thermoplastic sheet forming a chip card body, the upper thermoplastic sheet having a cavity formed therein such that, after the antenna is covered with the upper thermoplastic sheet, the cavity reveals the two contact terminals of the antenna and the cavity opens out on a face of the chip card body; and then mounting an electronic module in the cavity of the chip card body, the electronic module having two contact zones connected to an integrated circuit, and connecting the two contact zones of the electronic module to the two contact terminals of the antenna.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the antenna is attached to the thermoplastic sheet in the form of a spiral whose ends, namely the two contact terminals, are localized in a position where they face each other, one terminal being on the inside of the spiral and the other terminal being on the outside of the spiral.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the attaching step comprises the step of bonding the antenna on the lower thermoplastic sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the attaching step comprises the step of depositing an adhesion-promoting product on the lower thermoplastic sheet by way of a silk-screen printing operation, and then depositing a chemical for metallization.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of coating the antenna, except for the two contact terminals, with a thermoactivable bonder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the attaching step comprises the step of negative-molding the upper thermoplastic sheet on the lower thermoplastic sheet and the antenna by molding, using a mold that has a core covering the contact terminals of the antenna.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the cavity is formed with a plane drilled with apertures at the bottom of which there appear the two contact terminals of the antenna.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the antenna permits contact-free communication between the electronic module and a first chip card reader, wherein the mounting step further includes the step of exposing a plurality of contact pads of the electronic module on the outer surface of the chip card body, and wherein the plurality of contact pads permit contact communication between the electronic module and a second chip card reader.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
184 words
A method of manufacturing a hybrid chip card, the hybrid chip card being capable of both contact and contact-free communication, the method comprising the steps of: attaching an antenna to a lower thermoplastic sheet, the antenna having two contact terminals, and the antenna being adapted for contact-free communication with a first chip card reader; coveting the antenna with an upper thermoplastic sheet, the upper thermoplastic sheet and the lower thermoplastic sheet forming a chip card body, the upper thermoplastic sheet having a cavity formed therein such that, after the antenna is covered with the upper thermoplastic sheet, the cavity opens out on a face of the chip card body; and then mounting the electronic module in the cavity of the card body, and connecting the two contact terminals of the antenna to two contact zones of the electronic module, the two contact zones of the electronic module being connected to an integrated circuit chip and being located on respective lower faces of two contact pads of the electronic module, the two contact pads being adapted for contact communication with a second chip card reader.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
184 words
A method of manufacturing a hybrid chip card, the hybrid chip card being capable of both contact and contact-free communication, the method comprising the steps of: attaching an antenna to a lower thermoplastic sheet, the antenna having two contact terminals, and the antenna being adapted for contact-free communication with a first chip card reader; coveting the antenna with an upper thermoplastic sheet, the upper thermoplastic sheet and the lower thermoplastic sheet forming a chip card body, the upper thermoplastic sheet having a cavity formed therein such that, after the antenna is covered with the upper thermoplastic sheet, the cavity opens out on a face of the chip card body; and then mounting the electronic module in the cavity of the card body, and connecting the two contact terminals of the antenna to two contact zones of the electronic module, the two contact zones of the electronic module being connected to an integrated circuit chip and being located on respective lower faces of two contact pads of the electronic module, the two contact pads being adapted for contact communication with a second chip card reader.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of manufacturing a hybrid chip card, the hybrid chip card being capable of both contact and contact-free communication, the method comprising the steps of: providing a card body; forming a cavity in the card body, the cavity opening out on a face of the card body and being adapted for receiving an electronic module; mounting the electronic module in the cavity of the card body, the electronic module including an integrated circuit chip, the mounting step further including the step of exposing a plurality of contact pads of the electronic module on the outer surface of the card, the plurality of contact pads permitting contact communication between the electronic module and a first chip card reader; and, connecting an antenna to the electronic module, the antenna permitting contact-free communication between the electronic module and a second chip card reader; and wherein the electronic module is mounted in the cavity and connected to the antenna after the card body is provided and the cavity is formed.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of manufacturing a hybrid chip card, the hybrid chip card being capable of both contact and contact-free communication, the method comprising the steps of: providing a card body; forming a cavity in the card body, the cavity opening out on a face of the card body and being adapted for receiving an electronic module; mounting the electronic module in the cavity of the card body, the electronic module including an integrated circuit chip, the mounting step further including the step of exposing a plurality of contact pads of the electronic module on the outer surface of the card, the plurality of contact pads permitting contact communication between the electronic module and a first chip card reader; and, connecting an antenna to the electronic module, the antenna permitting contact-free communication between the electronic module and a second chip card reader; and wherein the electronic module is mounted in the cavity and connected to the antenna after the card body is provided and the cavity is formed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of providing the card body includes the steps of providing first and second plastic sheets, the first plastic sheet having the cavity pre-formed therein.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method according to claim 11, wherein the step of connecting the antenna further comprises the steps of providing the antenna between the first and second plastic sheets, and drilling an aperture in the first plastic sheet, the aperture extending from a bottom of the cavity of the first plastic sheet to an opposite side of the first plastic sheet, the aperture permitting an electrical connection to be established between the antenna and the electronic module.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of connecting an antenna comprises the steps of providing a length of metal having two ends, and forming the length of metal in the shape of a spiral, the spiral having two ends defined by the two ends of the length of metal, and the two ends of the spiral being disposed beneath the cavity formed in the card body.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein the antenna is formed using a silk screening process.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of coating the antenna, except for the two contact terminals, with a thermoactivable bonder.
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