Integrated circuit card comprising an interface terminal strip and method for making same
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1. An integrated circuit card, comprising:
- a card body having a cavity;
a set of contacts on a surface of said card body that conform in size to an established standard; and
a module disposed in said cavity at said surface and having a size smaller than said standardized size, said module including an integrated circuit and a connector interface of metallic sheet material having a plurality of terminals that are electrically connected to pads on said integrated circuit;
wherein said contacts are formed by a conductive ink and cover at least a portion of said terminals and a portion of said surface of said card body.
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Abstract
An integrated circuit card includes a card body having an integrated circuit electrically connected to contact pads formed by electrically conductive ink. An interface terminal strip provided with a series of terminals is electrically connected to the integrated circuit contacts. The contact pads are formed on the card body upper surface such that each pad comprises a portion which covers, at least partially, a terminal of the interface terminal strip.
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11 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit card, comprising:
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a card body having a cavity;
a set of contacts on a surface of said card body that conform in size to an established standard; and
a module disposed in said cavity at said surface and having a size smaller than said standardized size, said module including an integrated circuit and a connector interface of metallic sheet material having a plurality of terminals that are electrically connected to pads on said integrated circuit;
wherein said contacts are formed by a conductive ink and cover at least a portion of said terminals and a portion of said surface of said card body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit card, comprising the following steps:
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providing a card body having a cavity therein;
forming a module comprising an integrated circuit and a connector interface made of metallic sheet material having a plurality of terminals that are electrically connected to pads on said integrated circuit, said module having a size which is smaller than an established standard size for contacts on an integrated circuit card;
inserting said module in said cavity so that said connector interface is disposed at a surface of said card body; and
depositing a conductive ink to form contacts that conform in size to said standard and cover at least a portion of said terminals and a portion of said surface of said card body. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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