Patent ID: 8819918

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a dual interface card comprising a dual interface module showing free contact electrodes at the surface of the card for contact-type communication, and pads connected to an antenna embedded in the card body for contactless-type communication, the method comprising: collocating multiple card support sheets one onto the other, some of said support sheets showing holes to form a recess adapted to receive the dual interface module, one of said support sheets supporting the antenna having solid metallic contact pads at least partially freely accessible in the recess; depositing a conductive adhesive onto the contact pads; positioning the dual interface module in the recess such that the pads of the module are contacting the conductive adhesive; and executing a single lamination step of said support sheets with the module such that the multiple support sheets are laminated together into the card body, the dual interface module is embedded in the recess, and the conductive adhesive between the antenna and the dual interface module is cured thereby creating a permanent electrical contact between the dual interface module and antenna.