Patent ID: 7341198

Claim:
A method of fabricating an IC card characterized in comprising the following steps: (a) a step of preparing a card board having a plurality of card regions and printed with first information at a first main face of each of a plurality of card regions, a second main face on an opposed side thereof or the two main faces; (b) a step of forming a recess portion at the first main face of each of the plurality of card regions; (c) a step of forming a recess portion at the second main face of each of the plurality of card regions; (d) a step of cutting out each of the plurality of card regions from the card board; (e) a step of fixing an IC portion including an IC chip having a memory function, a calculating function, and a control function to the recess portion formed at the second main face of a cap portion of each of the plurality of card regions; (f) a step of writing a desired data to the IC chip; and (g) a step of forming an opening portion penetrating the first main face and the second main face of the card board at a portion of the card board at a surrounding of the cap portion such that the cap portion is held in a state of being hung by the card board by way of a connecting portion.