Patent ID: 6492717
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: G06K,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
An Integrated Circuit (IC) module for use with a smart card, the module comprising:a substrate having a first side and a second side, the first and second side each having deposited thereon a conductive layer, the substrate having a total thickness ranging between 125 and 160 microns, wherein a portion of the first side of the substrate defines a bonding area, the bonding area being adapted for securement to the smart card, and wherein the bonding area is sized to be greater than 83 square millimeters; a die mounted adjacent the substrate first side, the die being coupled to the substrate first side by a plurality of bonds; and a protective coating covering the die; whereby the module has a thickness ranging between 500 and 560 microns.