Integrated circuit board combining external contact zones and an antenna, and process for manufacturing such a board

Abstract

Integrated circuit board combining external contact zones and an antenna to receive data transmitted by a terminal, and process for manufacturing such a board. The integrated circuit board in accordance with the invention comprises a single integrated circuit connected both to an antenna by connection terminals and to external contact zones by other connection terminals; the antenna is arranged between a support and a strip; the above-mentioned connection terminals are arranged opposite the corresponding connection ends of the integrated circuit and are respectively connected to them; the integrated circuit is arranged by a process know by the name “flip-chip” in a cavity in which the connection terminals of the antenna and those of the external contact zones are accessible. The board in accordance with the invention may by used both with a reader connected to the external contact zones or with a terminal transmitting data without contacts, by means of the antenna.

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