RFID Smart Label with Reduced Layers and Method of Production

An RFID smart label, comprising:

• a release agent used as a release liner for removing other layers;
• an adhesive which has low strength to enable removal of said release agent;
• a substrate coupled to said adhesive, said substrate having a depression/recession region;
• an RFID antenna for receiving or transmitting signals;
• and
• an RFID chip/strap located in said depression/recession region and not extending above said RFID antenna so that said RFID chip/strap and said RFID antenna form a substantially flat surface for directly printing information or graphics using a roll printer.

An RFID smart label, comprising:

• a substrate comprising:
• a first surface and a depression/recession region in said first surface, wherein said depression/recession region comprises a second surface that is substantially parallel to said first surface;
• a third surface connecting said first surface to said second surface, wherein said third surface is not perpendicular to either said first surface or to said second surface;
• and
• an RFIC or RFID chip/strap positioned on said second surface so that said RFIC or RFID chip/strap and said first surface form a substantially flat surface for directly printing information or graphics using a roll printer.

A method of manufacturing an RFID smart label, comprising:

• providing a substrate to support an RFIC or RFID chip/strap;
• making a depression in said substrate for positioning said RFIC or RFID chip/strap in said depression;
• and
• positioning said RFIC or RFID chip/strap in said depression so that said RFIC or RFID chip/strap is substantially conformal with an exterior surfaces of said substrate so that said RFIC or said RFID chip/strap and said exterior surface of said substrate form a substantially flat surface for directly printing information or graphics using a roll printer.

A method for manufacturing a radiofrequency identification (RFID) antenna, comprising:

• impressing a pattern on a surface of a substrate to make a first portion of the substrate having a positive image of the RFID antenna and a second portion of the substrate having a negative image of the RFID antenna;
• applying a release agent on the second portion of the substrate having a negative image of the RFID antenna;
• depositing a metallization layer over the surface of the substrate;
• applying a solvent over the metallization layer;
• and
• scraping the surface of the substrate causing mechanical interruption of the metallization layer.