Patent ID: 9684863
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06K,H05K

Claim:
1. A smart card, comprising: an external connector including an insulating support, which defines an external face and an internal face opposite each other, and a plurality of external metal contact pads disposed on the external face of the insulating support; a card body having a recess in which the external connector is disposed; and an electronic unit and/or an antenna incorporated in the card body and electrically connected to a plurality of internal metal contact pads disposed in the card body underneath the external connector or on a surface of the recess and which are respectively aligned with the plurality of external metal contact pads in a perpendicular direction to the external face, the plurality of external metal contact pads being respectively electrically connected to the plurality of internal metal contact pads by a plurality of metal parts, which are each formed at least partially by a solder and which traverse the insulating support through a plurality of respective apertures in the insulating support, wherein the plurality of metal parts are respectively covered by the plurality of external metal contact pads, which close the plurality of insulating support apertures on a side of an external face thereof, wherein the insulating support apertures have a diameter of more than 0.2 mm, and wherein most of each aperture of the plurality of insulating support apertures is filled with a metal forming the plurality of metal parts, the plurality of metal parts respectively forming connecting bridges between rear surfaces of the plurality of external metal contact pads and the plurality of internal metal contact pads.