Patent ID: 8348171

Claim:
An inlay for a smartcard, the inlay comprising: a substrate; a first trace attached to the substrate; a second trace attached to the substrate; and an antenna with a first end and a second end, wherein: the first end is coupled to a first area of the first trace, and the second end is coupled to a first area of the second trace, wherein a second area of the first trace and a second area of the second trace are configured to be coupled to an integrated circuit (IC) or IC module; wherein the first area of the first trace is located away from the second area of the first trace and the first area of the second trace is located away from the second area of the second trace; wherein the first area of the first trace comprises a first length in a first direction and a first width, and the second area of the first trace comprises a second length in a second direction and a second width; wherein the first direction is different than the second direction; and wherein the first length is greater than the first width, the second length is greater than the second width.