Patent ID: 7874491

Claim:
A smart card module, comprising: a smart card body; a semiconductor chip having chip connection areas; a carrier arrangement comprising: a carrier having a chip side on which the semiconductor chip is fixed; contacts configured to at least partly connect electrically with the chip connection areas of the semiconductor chip; and at least one overvoltage protection in a form of a spark gap arrangement formed between the contacts, wherein the contacts are formed as contact areas, and the carrier arrangement can be connected to a read/write unit, wherein the spark gap arrangement is formed between the contact areas, wherein the carrier comprises plated-through holes and a contact area side, which is opposite the chip side, and the contact areas are formed on the contact area side, and conductor structures, which are located on the chip side, have an electrical connection to the contact areas via the plated-through holes, and have an electrical connection to the chip connection areas of the semiconductor chip, wherein the conductor structures are formed such they form another spark gap arrangement.