Metallic foil card and manufacturing thereof
AssigneeThales Dis France SAS
InventorsStéphane KARAFOTIS, Sébastien SUBRA
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Abstract
Provided is a method of manufacturing a data carrier, in particular a smartcard, comprising steps for providing at least one carrier body, and providing at least one metallic foil. The method further comprises the step of providing at least one transferring element being at least temporarily in connection with the metallic foil. The metallic foil is transferred from the transferring element to the carrier body in a step of transferring. Other embodiments disclosed.
Claims18
A method of manufacturing a data carrier (1), suitable for use as a smartcard, comprising the steps of:
- Providing at least one carrier body (4);
- Providing at least one metallic foil (2);
- wherein the method further comprises the step of providing at least one transferring element (8) being at least temporarily in connection with the metallic foil (2),
- wherein the metallic foil (2) is transferred from the transferring element (8) to the carrier body (4) in a step of transferring.
A data carrier (1), suitable for use as a smartcard, extending along an extension direction and comprising:
- at least one carrier body (4);
- and
- at least one metallic foil (2),
- wherein the metallic foil (2) comprises one or more, preferably a plurality of microcracks (3), and/or
- wherein the metallic foil (2) is electrically non-conductive or essentially electrically non-conductive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.