Patent ID: 7581308

Claim:
Method of connecting an antenna wire to a transponder chip comprising: providing a recess in a surface of a substrate; mounting the antenna wire to the surface of the substrate so that two end portions of the antenna wire span the recess; characterized by: the end portions of the antenna wire are spaced a distance apart from one another which is greater than a width dimension of the transponder chip; after the antenna wire is mounted to the surface of the substrate, inserting the transponder chip into the recess, past the two end portions of the antenna wire, wherein the two end portions of the antenna wire form wire bridges on each side of the transponder chip; and subsequently repositioning the end portions so that the two end portions of the antenna wire are located directly over corresponding two terminals of the transponder chip; further comprising: providing slots under the end portions of the antenna wire to allow the end portions to be gripped for repositioning.