Patent ID: 8691369

Claim:
A labeled electronic component, comprising: a first region comprising a first material made of plastic, the first region being a layer or a body made of the first material; and at least one lift-off layer applied to the first region, the at least one lift-off layer comprising a second material that comprises silicon or germanium; wherein the at least one lift-off layer is at least partially lifted-off in a lift-off area, wherein the lift-off area forms a pattern, wherein the at least one lift-off layer is electrically nonconducting or semiconducting, wherein the pattern that is formed in the lift-off area of the at least one lift-off layer is a machine-readable label of the labeled electronic component, wherein the at least one lift-off layer comprises a conglomerate of nanoparticles of at least two different materials, and wherein the at least one lift-off layer comprises electrically conducting and nonconducting nanoparticles.