Patent ID: 8573989

Claim:
A memory card reader comprising: a printed circuit on which a memory card connector is mounted, said memory card connector having a slot configured for inserting a memory card and a set of contact points enabling data exchange between said memory card and a processor mounted on said printed circuit, wherein said printed circuit is further equipped with an anti-intrusion device formed and fixed thereto such that said anti-intrusion device prevents access, from the exterior of said reader, to at least one connection portion between at least one of said contact points of said set of contact points and said printed circuit, said anti-intrusion device comprising several superimposed layers of printed circuit which are interconnected by embedded vias; wherein said anti-intrusion device comprises at least two contact elements enabling contact of a conducting circuit with a connector area for said anti-intrusion device on said printed circuit, said connector area comprising at least one contact area; and wherein said contact area comprises at least two separate portions, while, during attachment of said anti-intrusion device onto said printed circuit, a space enables air resulting from said attachment to be discharged.