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US 7,253,024 B2Granted
Dual-interface IC card by laminating a plurality of foils and method of same
AssigneeJt Co., Ltd.
InventorsHong Jun Yu, Jung Ho Kim
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing IC card by laminating a plurality of foils. The method of the present invention includes steps of putting a COB, a contact electrode of the COB facing downward; laying at least 2 foils having a hole, wherein said COB is inserted in said respective holes of the foils; laying a foil not having a hole on the foils having a hole; and compressing all of the foils.
Claims30
A method for manufacturing a dual-interface IC card comprising the steps of:
- providing a COB (chip on board) having a pair of antenna electrodes on a main board and an IC chip mounted thereon;
- providing a hot melt sheet having a pair of sheet holes so that the antenna electrodes are exposed, and having a central hole so that the IC chip is inserted into the central hole;
- providing an antenna foil having a second hole whose size is smaller than those of the COB and the hot melt sheet, and having an antenna wound on the antenna foil to be connected to the antenna electrodes;
- providing a core foil having a third hole whose size is equivalent to that of the IC chip, so that the IC chip is inserted into the third hole and the hot melt sheet is adhered;
- connecting electrically the antenna connection elements of the antenna to the antenna electrodes;
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- heat-pressing the laminated structure of the COB, the hot melt sheet, the antenna foil and the core foil.
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A dual-interface IC card comprising:
- a COB having a pair of antenna electrodes on a main board and an IC chip mounted thereon;
- a hot melt sheet having a pair of sheet holes so that the antenna electrodes are exposed, and having a central hole so that the IC chip is inserted into the central hole;
- an antenna foil having a second hole whose size is smaller than those of the COB and the hot melt sheet, and having an antenna wound on the antenna foil to be connected to the antenna electrodes;
- and
- a core foil having a third hole whose size is equivalent to that of the IC chip, so that the IC chip is inserted into the third hole and the hot melt sheet is adhered;
- wherein said dual-interface IC card is manufactured by laminating the COB, the hot melt sheet, the antenna foil and the core foil, connecting electrically the antenna connection elements of the antenna wound on the antenna foil to antenna electrodes of the COB, and heat-pressing the laminated structure of the COB, the hot melt sheet, the antenna foil and the core foil.
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A method for manufacturing a dual-interface IC card comprising the steps of:
- providing a COB having a pair of antenna electrodes on a main board and an IC chip mounted thereon;
- providing an antenna foil having a second hole whose size is equivalent to that of the COB, and having an antenna wound on the antenna foil to be connected to the antenna electrodes of the COB;
- providing a hot melt sheet having a central hole so that the IC chip is inserted into the central hole and the size of the central hole is larger than that of the second hole to cover the second hole;
- providing a core foil having a third hole whose size is equivalent to that of the IC chip, so that the IC chip is inserted into the third hole and the hot melt sheet is adhered;
- connecting electrically the antenna connection elements of the antenna to the antenna electrodes;
- and
- heat-pressing the laminated structure of the COB, the antenna foil, the hot melt sheet and the core foil.
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A dual-interface IC card comprising:
- a COB having a pair of antenna electrodes on a main board and an IC chip mounted thereon;
- an antenna foil having a second hole whose size is equivalent to that of the COB, and having an antenna wound on the antenna foil to be connected to the antenna electrodes of the COB;
- a hot melt sheet having a central hole so that the IC chip is inserted into the central hole and the size of the central hole is larger than that of the second hole to cover the second hole;
- and
- a core foil having a third hole whose size is equivalent to that of the IC chip, so that the IC chip is inserted into the third hole and the hot melt sheet is adhered;
- wherein said dual-interface IC card is manufactured by laminating a COB, an antenna foil, a hot melt sheet and a core foil, connecting electrically the antenna connection elements of the antenna wound on the antenna foil to antenna electrodes of the COB, and heat-pressing the laminated structure of the COB, the antenna foil, a hot melt sheet and the core foil.
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A method for manufacturing a half-finished dual-interface IC card comprising the steps of:
- providing a COB having a pair of antenna electrodes on a main board and an IC chip mounted thereon;
- providing a hot melt sheet having a pair of sheet holes so that the antenna electrodes are exposed, and having a central hole so that the IC chip is inserted into the central hole;
- providing an antenna foil having a second hole whose size is smaller than those of the COB and the hot melt sheet, and having an antenna wound on the antenna foil to be connected to the antenna electrodes;
- providing a core foil having a third hole whose size is equivalent to that of the IC chip, so that the IC chip is inserted into the third hole and the hot melt sheet is adhered;
- providing a first overlay foil to be laminated on the core foil;
- connecting electrically the antenna connection elements of the antenna to the antenna electrodes;
- filling a gap between the molding element of the COB and the first overlay foil with a filler;
- and
- heat-pressing the laminated structure of the COB, the hot melt sheet, the antenna foil, the core foil and the first overlay foil.
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A half-finished dual-interface IC card comprising:
- a COB having a pair of antenna electrodes on a main board and an IC chip mounted thereon;
- a hot melt sheet having a pair of sheet holes so that the antenna electrodes are exposed, and having a central hole so that the IC chip is inserted into the central hole;
- an antenna foil having a second hole whose size is smaller than those of the COB and the hot melt sheet, and having an antenna wound on the antenna foil to be connected to the antenna electrodes;
- a core foil having a third hole whose size is equivalent to that of the IC chip, so that the IC chip is inserted into the third hole and the hot melt sheet is adhered;
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- a first overlay foil to be laminated on the core foil;
- wherein said half-finished dual-interface IC card is manufactured by laminating the COB, the hot melt sheet, the antenna foil and the core foil, connecting electrically the antenna connection elements of the antenna wound on the antenna foil to the antenna electrodes of the COB, filling a gap between the molding element of the COB and the first overlay foil with a filler and heat-pressing the laminated structure of the COB, the hot melt sheet, the antenna foil and the first overlay foil.
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A method for manufacturing a half-finished dual-interface IC card comprising the steps of:
- providing a COB having a pair of antenna electrodes on a main board and an IC chip mounted thereon;
- providing an antenna foil having a second hole whose size is equivalent to that of the COB, and having an antenna wound on the antenna foil to be connected to the antenna electrodes of the COB;
- providing a hot melt sheet having a central hole so that the IC chip is inserted into the central hole and the size of the central hole is larger than that of the second hole to cover the second hole;
- providing a core foil having a third hole whose size is equivalent to that of the IC chip, so that the IC chip is inserted into the third hole and the hot melt sheet is adhered;
- providing a first overlay foil to be laminated on the core foil;
- connecting electrically the antenna connection elements of the antenna to the antenna electrodes;
- filling a gap between the molding element of the COB and the first overlay foil with a filler;
- and
- heat-pressing the laminated structure of the COB, the antenna foil, the hot melt sheet, the core foil and the first overlay foil.
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A half-finished dual-interface IC card comprising:
- a COB having a pair of antenna electrodes on a main board and an IC chip mounted thereon;
- an antenna foil having a second hole whose size is equivalent to that of the COB, and having an antenna wound on the antenna foil to be connected to the antenna electrodes of the COB;
- a hot melt sheet having a central hole so that the IC chip is inserted into the central hole and the size of the central hole is larger than that of the second hole to cover the second hole;
- a core foil having a third hole whose size is equivalent to that of the IC chip, so that the IC chip is inserted into the third hole and the hot melt sheet is adhered;
- and
- a first overlay foil to be laminated on the core foil;
- wherein said half-finished dual-interface IC card is manufactured by laminating the COB, the antenna foil, the hot melt sheet and the core foil, connecting electrically the antenna connection elements of the antenna wound on the antenna foil to the antenna electrodes of the COB, filling a gap between the molding element of the COB and the first overlay foil with a filler and heat-pressing the laminated structure of the COB, the antenna foil, the hot melt sheet, the core foil and the first overlay foil.
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A method for manufacturing a half-finished dual-interface IC card comprising the steps of:
- providing a COB having a pair of antenna electrodes on a main board and an IC chip mounted thereon having a molding element in the middle of the main board;
- providing a hot melt sheet having a pair of sheet holes so that the antenna electrodes are exposed, and having a central hole so that the molding element is inserted into the central hole;
- providing a second overlay foil having a fifth hole so that the hot melt sheet is inserted into the fifth hole;
- providing a base foil having a fourth hole so as to be laminated on the second overlay foil, a pair of antenna holes into which the antenna connection elements are inserted, and an antenna wound in the base foil;
- connecting the antenna connection elements to the antenna electrodes electrically;
- filling the upper gaps of the antenna and the molding element with fillers;
- providing a first overlay foil to be laminated on the base foil;
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- compressing the laminated structure with the first overlay foil thermally;
- wherein the thickness of the second overlay foil and the base foil is equivalent to that of the molding element and the filler.
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A half-finished dual-interface IC card comprises:
- a COB having a pair of antenna electrodes on a main board and an IC chip mounted thereon having a molding element in the middle of the main board;
- a hot melt sheet having a pair of sheet holes so that the antenna electrodes are exposed, and having a central hole so that the molding element is inserted into the central hole;
- a second overlay foil having a fifth hole so that the hot melt sheet is inserted into the fifth hole;
- a base foil having a fourth hole so as to be laminated on the second overlay foil, a pair of antenna holes into which the antenna connection elements are inserted, and an antenna wound in the base foil;
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- a first overlay foil to be laminated on the base foil;
- wherein said half-finished dual-interface IC card is manufactured by connecting the antenna connection elements to the antenna electrodes electrically, filling the upper gaps of the antenna and the molding element with fillers and heat-pressing the laminated structure of the COB, the hot melt sheet, the second overlay foil, the base foil and the first overlay foil;
- wherein the thickness of the second overlay foil and the base foil is equivalent to that of the molding element and the filler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.