Surface-tolerant RFID transponder device

A carrier assembly for receiving an RFID transponder chip, the carrier assembly having an attachment side for being attached to a consumer device and having an operation side for receiving an RF signal in operational use of the RFID transponder chip, wherein:

• the carrier assembly comprises a layer stack that includes an antenna layer, a magnetic layer, and an electrically conductive shielding layer;
• the antenna layer is arranged between the operation side and the magnetic layer;
• the electrically conductive shielding layer is arranged between the magnetic layer and the attachment side;
• the antenna layer comprises an antenna having contacts for being coupled to the RFID transponder chip;
• and
• an outer contour of a first projection of the antenna in a direction perpendicular to the antenna layer fully encloses an outer contour of a second projection of the electrically conductive shielding layer in the direction perpendicular to the antenna layer.