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Electronic microcircuit card and method for its manufacture

US5097117A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 1989
Grant dateMar 17, 1992
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2224/48465
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic microcircuit card and method for its manufacture are disclosed. Contacts 12 that are accessible through an opening 26 of the card 10 are raised by a boss 27 formed under the contacts in such a manner that they come approximately to the level of the outer face 22a of the card. The invention applies particularly to credit cards, the thickness of which meets the standard for credit cards as established by the International Standards Organization (ISO).

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