Wireless IC tag and process for manufacturing the same

• US 7,692,545 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2004
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Usami, Mitsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Tai T
• Application Number:
  US11/596,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20070229277A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,149 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.7, 340/572.4, 340/572.8, 340/572.5, 340/505, 340/522, 235/379, 235/380, 235/440, 235/492
• US Class Current: 340/572.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0775 arrangements for connecting the integrated circuit to the antenna
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/16225 the item being non-metallic, e.g. insulating substrate with or without metallisation
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/16227 the bump connector connecting to a bond pad of the item
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/07811 Extrinsic, i.e. with electrical conductive fillers
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/22 by structural association with other equipment or articles
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/16 with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole H01Q9/44 takes precedence

Abstract

There is a problem related to radio wave interference, e.g. the shade of radio wave of a radio IC tag, when a plurality of radio IC tags are present in a region of electromagnetic wave. When a plurality of antennas each having a large area are present in the vicinity of the radio IC tag, the radio IC tag easily receives the affect of an antenna conductor. In a plurality of radio IC tags present in a radio wave area, width of the antenna conductor of the radio IC tag is set at 1.0 mm or less. Furthermore, in order to realize an antenna conductor having a small width, an IC tag chip of both side electrode structure having electrodes on the front surface and rear surface of a chip is sandwiched between antennas.

Claims

1. A wireless IC tag comprising:

an IC tag chip having a memory storing specific identification information; and

an antenna, wherein the IC tag chip has at least a congestion control part, and has a function to deliver the identification information via the antenna in response to an inquiry from a reader existing within a communication area,

wherein the antenna is a dipole antenna that is connected to the IC tag chip and includes a pair of antenna conductors extending in an axial direction at both sides of the IC tag chip,

wherein a width of the antenna conductors is 1.0 mm or less, and

wherein plane parts for connection are provided along an axial direction of the antenna in ends of the antenna conductors, and the IC tag chip is sandwiched between the plane parts for connection.

2. A wireless IC tag comprising:

an IC tag chip having a memory storing specific identification information; and

an antenna, wherein the IC tag chip has at least a congestion control part, and has a function to deliver the identification information via the antenna in response to an inquiry from a reader existing within a communication area,

wherein the antenna is a dipole antenna that is connected to the IC tag chip and includes a pair of antenna conductors extending in an axial direction at both sides of the IC tag chip,

wherein a width of the antenna conductors is 1.0 mm or less,

wherein a sectional shape of the antenna conductors is circular, and

wherein the IC tag chip is disposed inside the ends of the antenna conductors.

3. A wireless IC tag comprising:

an IC tag chip having a memory storing specific identification information; and

an antenna, wherein the IC tag chip has at least a congestion control part, and has a function to deliver the identification information via the antenna in response to an inquiry from a reader existing within a communication area,

wherein the antenna is a dipole antenna that is connected to the IC tag chip and includes a pair of antenna conductors extending in an axial direction at both sides of the IC tag chip,

wherein a width of the antenna conductors is 1.0 mm or less,

wherein the IC tag chip has a rectangular plane, and is a double-sided electrode IC tag chip provided with electrodes on a surface and a back surface of the plane, and

wherein the electrodes of the IC tag chip are respectively connected with the plane parts for connection provided in ends of the antenna conductors.

4. A wireless IC tag comprising:

an IC tag chip having a memory storing specific identification information; and

an antenna, wherein the IC tag chip has at least a congestion control part, and has a function to deliver the identification information via the antenna in response to an inquiry from a reader existing within a communication area,

wherein the antenna is a dipole antenna that is connected to the IC tag chip and includes a pair of antenna conductors extending in an axial direction at both sides of the IC tag chip,

wherein a width of the antenna conductors is 1.0 mm or less,

wherein the antenna conductors have a circular sectional shape,

wherein the IC tag chip has a rectangular plane, and is a double-sided electrode IC tag chip provided with electrodes on a surface and a back surface of the plane, and

wherein the electrodes of the IC tag chip are respectively connected with the plane parts for connection provided along an axial direction in ends of the antenna conductors.