Method for embedding integrated circuit flip chip
First Claim
1. A smart card device comprising:
- a laminated carrier core comprising;
a first substrate;
a second substrate; and
a flexible film having a conductor pattern and interposed between the first and the second substrate, characterised in that the conductor pattern includes;
at least one flip chip embedded into the first or the second substrate,a contact pad arranged offset relative to the at least one flip chip,at least one conductor path electrically coupling the contact pad to the at least one flip chip, wherein the at least one conductor path and the contact pad are formed on the flexible film and wherein the contact pad is projected through a cavity in the second substrate to form a continuous even plane from an outer surface of the laminated carrier core to the contact pad such that a region between the contact pad and the outer surface of the laminated carrier core is devoid of gap.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to processes for fabricating a smart device (200), e.g. smart card, and configurations for smart card devices with greater reliability and lifespan, and improved finish. In the smart card device comprising of laminated substrate layers (220, 240) interposing a flexible film (230) having conductor pattern thereon, at least one flip chip (250) for operating the smart card device is embedded in a first substrate (220) such that the first substrate provides an encapsulation to the at least one flip chip, wherein the at least one flip chip (250) is arranged at a position in a first vertical plane; and a contact pad (260), for providing electrical connection when the smart card device is inserted into a smart card reader, is arranged at a position in a second vertical plane, wherein the first vertical plane is non-overlapping with the second vertical plane. The contact pad (260) is projected through a cavity in a second substrate to form a continuous even plane from an outer surface of the laminated substrate layers to the contact pad (260).
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22 Claims
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1. A smart card device comprising:
a laminated carrier core comprising; a first substrate; a second substrate; and a flexible film having a conductor pattern and interposed between the first and the second substrate, characterised in that the conductor pattern includes; at least one flip chip embedded into the first or the second substrate, a contact pad arranged offset relative to the at least one flip chip, at least one conductor path electrically coupling the contact pad to the at least one flip chip, wherein the at least one conductor path and the contact pad are formed on the flexible film and wherein the contact pad is projected through a cavity in the second substrate to form a continuous even plane from an outer surface of the laminated carrier core to the contact pad such that a region between the contact pad and the outer surface of the laminated carrier core is devoid of gap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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