Patent ID: 6321993
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: G06K,H01L

Abstract:
A data carrier comprising:a carrier body having a recess;an insulating layer having an outer surface exposed to an environment of the data carrier and having an inner surface;a chip module comprised in the recess, the chip module comprising a chip with chip contacts, a cover of electrically insulating material, and a metal lead frame; anda transmission coil with coil contacts, the transmission coil being mounted in a zone outside the chip module,the metal lead frame comprising a first part, a second part and a third part, the first, second a third parts being substantially co-planarly arranged with respect to each other, the first part carrying the chip at a side remote from the environment, and the second and third parts forming lead frame contacts that are electrically coupled to the coil contacts and the chip contacts,the cover comprising the insulating layer and a cover part inside the data carrier, the inside cover part electrically insulating the first, second and third parts, and mechanically coupling the first, second and third parts to each other, andthe metal lead frame being mechanically coupled to the inner surface of the insulating layer.