Electronic circuit construction, as for a wireless RF tag

A set of electronic articles, wherein each electronic article need not be of the same size and/or shape, each electronic article comprising:

• an insulating substrate having an electrical conductor thereon, wherein the electrical conductor includes first and second contact sites spaced apart substantially a predetermined distance, wherein said insulating substrate need not be a dimensionally stable material;
• an insulating electronic circuit substrate having a length substantially the predetermined distance between first and second ends, having first and second contact sites substantially at the first and second ends, respectively, and having first and second terminals respectively connected to the first and second contact sites thereof,
• wherein said insulating electronic circuit substrate includes a dimensionally stable substrate material;
• an electronic device mounted to said insulating electronic circuit substrate and having first and second contacts respectively connected to the first and second terminals of said insulating electronic circuit substrate;
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• means for respectively electrically connecting the first and second contact sites of said insulating substrate and the first and second contact sites of said insulating electronic circuit substrate,
• whereby, for the insulating substrate of each article, the electronic device is on and connected to said insulating electronic circuit substrate which is on and connected to the electrical conductor of said insulating substrate.

A set of electronic circuits, each electronic circuit comprising:

• a rectangular insulating electronic circuit substrate having a predetermined length between first and second opposing ends;
• first and second elongated rectangular conductors on a surface of said rectangular insulating electronic circuit substrate separated by a gap, wherein said first elongated rectangular conductor has an end at the first end of said rectangular insulating electronic circuit substrate and said second elongated rectangular conductor has an end at the second end of said rectangular insulating electronic circuit substrate;
• a rectangular area of solder or electrically conductive adhesive disposed on each of the first and second elongated rectangular conductors of said insulating rectangular circuit substrate at the end thereof that is at an end of said rectangular insulating electronic circuit substrate, wherein each rectangular area of solder or electrically conductive adhesive has a cut edge at the end of said first and second elongated rectangular conductor at the end of said rectangular insulating electronic circuit substrate;
• a rectangular terminal of solder or electrically conductive adhesive on each of said first and second elongated rectangular conductors adjacent the gap;
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• an electronic device mounted to said rectangular insulating electronic circuit substrate and having first and second contacts connected to the respective rectangular terminals of the first and second elongated rectangular conductors of said rectangular insulating electronic circuit substrate;
• whereby the electronic device is on and connected to said elongated rectangular conductors of said rectangular insulating electronic circuit substrate.

A set of electronic articles comprising:

• a plurality of article substrates each having an electrical conductor thereon, wherein ones of said plurality of article substrates may be of different size than other ones of said plurality of article substrates, wherein the electrical conductor of each of said plurality of article substrates includes first and second contact sites spaced apart substantially a predetermined distance;
• on each of said plurality of article substrates:
• an electronic circuit substrate having a length substantially the predetermined distance between first and second ends thereof and having first and second contact sites substantially at the first and second ends thereof, respectively;
• an electronic device mounted to said electronic circuit substrate and having at least two contacts respectively connected to the first and second contact sites of said electronic circuit substrate;
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• means for electrically connecting the first and second contact sites of each of said plurality of article substrates and the first and second contact sites of one electronic circuit substrate,
• whereby for each article substrate of said plurality of article substrates the electronic device is on and connected to said electronic circuit substrate which is on and connected to the electrical conductor of said article substrate.

A set of electronic articles, wherein each electronic article need not be of the same size and/or shape, each electronic article comprising:

• an insulating tag substrate having an elongated electrical conductor providing an antenna thereon, wherein the electrical conductor includes first and second contact sites spaced apart substantially a predetermined distance, and wherein said insulating tag substrate is of a material that is not dimensionally stable;
• an insulating jumper circuit substrate having a length substantially the predetermined distance between first and second ends and having an electrical conductor therebetween on one surface thereof, and having first and second contact sites substantially at the first and second ends, respectively;
• wherein said insulating jumper circuit substrate is of a substrate material that is dimensionally stable;
• an electronic device mounted to one of said insulating tag substrate and said insulating electronic jumper circuit substrate and having first and second contacts respectively connected at opposing sides of a gap in one of the elongated electrical conductor of said insulating tag substrate or the electrical conductor of said insulating electronic jumper circuit substrate;
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• means for respectively electrically connecting the first and second contact sites of said insulating tag substrate and the first and second contact sites of said insulating electronic jumper circuit substrate at the first and second ends of said insulating jumper circuit substrate with the one surface thereof distal the insulating tag substrate;
• whereby the electronic device is operatively connected to the antenna of said insulating tag substrate and said electronic article is a wireless article.

A set of electronic circuits, each electronic circuit comprising:

• a dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate having a predetermined length between first and second opposing ends;
• first and second elongated rectangular conductors on a surface of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate separated by a gap, wherein said first elongated rectangular conductor has an end at the first end of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate and said second elongated rectangular conductor has an end at the second end of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate;
• a rectangular area of solder or electrically conductive adhesive disposed on each of the first and second elongated rectangular conductors of said dimensionally-stable insulating circuit substrate at the end thereof that is at an end of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate, wherein each rectangular area of solder or electrically conductive adhesive has a cut edge at the end of said first and second elongated rectangular conductor that is at the end of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate;
• a rectangular terminal of solder or electrically conductive adhesive on each of said first and second elongated rectangular conductors adjacent the gap therebetween;
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• an electronic device mounted to said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate and having first and second contacts connected to the respective rectangular terminals of the first and second elongated rectangular conductors of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate;
• whereby the electronic device is on and connected to said elongated rectangular conductors of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate.

A set of electronic circuits, each electronic circuit comprising:

• a dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate having a predetermined length between first and second opposing ends;
• first and second elongated conductors on a surface of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate separated by a gap, wherein said first elongated conductor has an end at the first end of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate and said second elongated conductor has an end at the second end of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate;
• an area of solder or electrically conductive adhesive disposed on each of the first and second elongated conductors of said dimensionally-stable insulating circuit substrate at the end thereof that is at an end of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate, wherein each area of solder or electrically conductive adhesive has a cut edge at the end of said first and second elongated conductor that is at the end of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate;
• a terminal of solder or electrically conductive adhesive on each of said first and second elongated conductors proximate the gap therebetween;
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• an electronic device mounted to said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate and having first and second contacts connected to the respective terminals of the first and second elongated conductors of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate;
• whereby the electronic device is on and connected to said elongated conductors of said dimensionally-stable insulating electronic circuit substrate.

A set of electronic articles comprising:

• a plurality of article substrates each having an electrical conductor thereon, wherein ones of said plurality of article substrates may be of different size than other ones of said plurality of article substrates, wherein the electrical conductor of each of said plurality of article substrates includes first and second contact sites spaced apart substantially a predetermined distance, and wherein said article substrates are not dimensionally stable;
• on each of said plurality of article substrates:
• a dimensionally-stable electronic circuit substrate having a length substantially the predetermined distance between first and second ends thereof, and having first and second contact sites substantially at the first and second ends thereof, respectively;
• an electronic device mounted to said dimensionally-stable electronic circuit substrate and having at least two contacts respectively connected to the first and second contact sites of said dimensionally-stable electronic circuit substrate;
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• solder or electrically conductive adhesive electrically connecting the first and second contact sites of each of said plurality of article substrates and the first and second contact sites of one dimensionally-stable electronic circuit substrate, respectively,
• whereby for each article substrate of said plurality of article substrates the electronic device is on and connected to said dimensionally-stable electronic circuit substrate which is on and connected to the electrical conductor of said article substrate.