CHIP CARD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF
First Claim
1. A chip card device comprising a card-like carrier having received therein a semiconductor substrate in the form of a chip of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), wherein the chip comprises at least a memory element and is provided with contact surfaces that are accessible on the surface of the card-like carrier to enable reading of the memory element therewith, wherein the chip of the SIM is further releasable from the card-like carrier for use of the chip of the SIM, wherein the card-like carrier comprises a card part with the chip of the SIM and a further card part adjoining the card part via a fold line such that the further card part is foldable onto the semiconductor substrate of the card part, wherein at least one of the sides of the card part and the further card part, which sides are foldable onto each other, is provided with personal user information associated with the SIM such that the other of the card part and the further card part covers the personal user information when the card part and the further card part are folded onto each other.
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Abstract
A chip card device including a card-like carrier having received therein a semiconductor substrate in the form of a chip, the semiconductor substrate including at least a memory element and is provided with contact surfaces which are accessible on the surface of the card-like carrier to enable reading of the memory element therewith. The card-like carrier including a linear fold line configured for placing, on or close to a card part including the contact surfaces, a further card part situated on the side of the fold line remote from the card part.
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- 1. A chip card device comprising a card-like carrier having received therein a semiconductor substrate in the form of a chip of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), wherein the chip comprises at least a memory element and is provided with contact surfaces that are accessible on the surface of the card-like carrier to enable reading of the memory element therewith, wherein the chip of the SIM is further releasable from the card-like carrier for use of the chip of the SIM, wherein the card-like carrier comprises a card part with the chip of the SIM and a further card part adjoining the card part via a fold line such that the further card part is foldable onto the semiconductor substrate of the card part, wherein at least one of the sides of the card part and the further card part, which sides are foldable onto each other, is provided with personal user information associated with the SIM such that the other of the card part and the further card part covers the personal user information when the card part and the further card part are folded onto each other.
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17. A method for manufacturing a chip card device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first card part on which a semiconductor substrate in the form of a chip of a Subscriber Indentity Module (SIM) is placed; providing a second card part; connecting the first and second card parts via a fold line such that the second card part is foldable onto the semiconductor substrate of the first card part; and providing at least one of the first and second card parts with personal user information associated with the SIM.
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Specification