Patent ID: 6634564
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: G06K,H01L

Abstract:
A contact/noncontact data carrier module comprising:a base member; a semiconductor chip mounted on the base member, said semiconductor chip comprising a terminal surface with terminals thereon; a coil connected to the semiconductor chip adapted to be electromagnetically coupled with an external booster antenna for noncontact communication; and a contact terminal connected to the semiconductor chip and adapted to be brought into contact with an external contact, wherein the semiconductor chip is located on a first major surface of the base member such that said terminal surface provided with terminals faces away from said first major surface; the contact terminal is located on a second major surface on a side opposite the first major surface of the base member; the semiconductor chip and the contact terminals are connected through a hole located in the base member by a contact terminal connecting part; and the contact terminal connecting part comprising a bonding wire connecting a terminal of the semiconductor chip and the contact terminal.