Patent ID: 6538311
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: B29C,G06K,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A semiconductor card comprising:a printed circuit substrate comprising: a circuit side having a peripheral portion; a back side having a peripheral portion; a peripheral substrate edge joining said back side to said circuit side; a plurality of conductors on said circuit side; a plurality of external contacts on said back side in electrical communication with said plurality of conductors; at least one semiconductor component on said circuit side in electrical communication with said plurality of conductors; a first plastic casting molded to said circuit side to encapsulate said at least one semiconductor component and leave said external contacts and said peripheral portion of said circuit side uncovered; a second plastic casting molded to said peripheral portion of said circuit side and extending laterally outwardly therefrom to form a periphery of said semiconductor card; and at least one connecting segment exposed at said semiconductor card periphery.