US4997791A
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IC card and method of manufacturing the same
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-04-13
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Granted: 1991-03-05
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Expires: 2010-04-13
Abstract
Abstract An IC card comprises a thermoplastic resin core sheet and an IC chip bearing a conductive projection formed on an electrode of the IC chip, the IC chip being embedded in the core sheet in such a manner that the exposed top surface of the conductive projection is made flush with the main surface of the core sheet. A conductive layer pattern formed on the main surface of the core sheet is extended for contact with the exposed top surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Ohuchi
- 👤 Hirosi Oodaira
- 👤 Kenichi Yoshida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:16
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/0198; G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07745; H10W70/00; H10W70/01; H10W70/05; H10W70/099; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/65; H10W70/699; H10W72/012; H10W90/00; H10W90/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A method for manufacturing an IC card involving a thermoplastic resin core sheet and a semiconductor IC chip embedded in said core sheet, which method comprises: (a) preparing said thermoplastic resin core sheet with a greater thickness than that of said semiconductor IC chip and forming at least one hole penetrating said core sheet; (b) forming a conductive projection on an electrode deposited on said semiconductor IC chip; (c) inserting said semiconductor IC chip into said penetrating hole with said conductive projection positioned at the side of the main surface of said core sheet; (d) plastically deforming said core sheet involving said inserted semiconductor IC chip by applying heat and pressure between said main and opposite surfaces, until the exposed top surface of said conductive projection is made flush with said main surface; and (e) depositing a conductive layer pattern on said main surface so as to be contacted with said exposed top surface.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A method for manufacturing an IC card involving a thermoplastic resin core sheet and a semiconductor IC chip embedded in said core sheet, which method comprises: (a) preparing said thermoplastic resin core sheet with a greater thickness than that of said semiconductor IC chip and forming at least one hole penetrating said core sheet; (b) forming a conductive projection on an electrode deposited on said semiconductor IC chip; (c) inserting said semiconductor IC chip into said penetrating hole with said conductive projection positioned at the side of the main surface of said core sheet; (d) plastically deforming said core sheet involving said inserted semiconductor IC chip by applying heat and pressure between said main and opposite surfaces, until the exposed top surface of said conductive projection is made flush with said main surface; and (e) depositing a conductive layer pattern on said main surface so as to be contacted with said exposed top surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said conductive projection is prepared from a softer material than said semiconductor IC chip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said conductive projection is prepared from at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Au, Cu, Ag, Al, Zn, Pd, Sn, Os, Pt, and Ir.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said conductive projection is made of an alloy prepared from at least two metals selected from the group consisting of Pd, Sn, In, Ag, Ga, Au, Bi, Te, Ge, and Sb.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said conductive projection is prepared from a mass comprised of a metal and a resin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said conductive projection is formed by any of the following processes: ball bonding, electroplating, vacuum deposition, sputtering, ion plating, laser growing, transcripting, dipping and dispensing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said conductive projection is formed in such a manner that a distance from the top surface of said conductive projection to that of said semiconductor IC chip is defined to be equal to or longer than a measurement arrived at by subtracting the thickness of said semiconductor IC chip from that of said thermoplastic core sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic core sheet is prepared from at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl chloride-acetate copolymer, polysulfone, polyethylene terephthalate, polyetherketone, polymethylpentene, polyallylate, polyether-sulfone, polyetherimide, polyphenylene-sulfide and ABS.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
100 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said conductive layer pattern is printed on the surface of the thermoplastic resin core sheet by means of conductive paste formed by kneading at least one of the groups consisting of metal powder, metal alloy powder and metal oxide powder with a resin, said metal powder being prepared from at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Au, Ag, Cu, Pt, Ni, Sn, W, Mo, Pd, SiC, C and RuO 2 , said metal alloy powder being formed of a metal alloy composed of at least two of said metal group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said conductive layer pattern is prepared by depositing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Au, Ag, Cu, Pt, Ni, Sn, W and Mo on the main surface of said core sheet by one of the following processes: vacuum depositing, sputtering, and electroless plating, and then patterning said deposited metal layer by means of photolithography.
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