Patent ID: 6310778
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G06K,H01L

Abstract:
An IC card module for producing an IC card having at least one coil and at least one chip for the formation of a transponder unit, with the chip and the coil being connected together by a module carrier having an external contact face said module carrier having coil contact printed conductors for the purpose of establishing an electrically conductive connection between the chip and the coil, and external contact printed conductors for the purpose of establishing an electrically conductive connection between said external contact face of the module carrier and the chip, each of said coil contact printed conductors having contact faces, and with the IC card module having a retaining means for retaining the IC card module in a card body, wherein for the purpose of forming the retaining means the coil is arranged in relation to the module carrier in such a way that it extends at least in part beyond the surface of the module carrier.