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Radio frequency identification transponder having integrated antenna

US6268796A · kind A · utility

153Cited by
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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 1997
Grant dateJul 31, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2224/16225
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A radio frequency identification device (RFID) has an antenna formed on a chip. The chip has backside and a front side coated with conductive traces, which are connected through conductive traces on the sides of two elongate through-hole slots formed on the chip to form an operative coil having the chip as a core. In one embodiment, the antenna chip may be stacked above an integrated circuit. In another embodiment, the integrated circuit may be formed on the antenna chip. The antenna chip may include a high magnetic permeability layer to increase the inductance of the coil, a capacitor to tune the coil to a desired frequency, and a coupling capacitor to power the integrated circuit. As well as the specific application disclosed, an inductance useful in numerous applications can be formed according to the above structure.

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