Electronic interface apparatus and method and system for manufacturing same

A method for manufacture of a chip card having an electronic interface, comprising:

• defining a pair of apertures in a substrate layer;
• associating an antenna with said substrate layer such that opposite ends of said antenna terminate at said apertures, wherein said associating is performed after said defining;
• placing a metal element in each of said apertures, wherein said placing is performed after said associating;
• connecting said ends of said antenna to said metal elements, wherein said connecting is performed after said placing;
• laminating said substrate layer together with a top layer and a bottom layer, wherein said laminating is performed after said connecting;
• forming a recess in said top layer and said substrate layer to expose the metal elements in the recess formed, wherein said forming is performed after said laminating;
• attaching ends of connection wires to said metal elements exposed in the recess;
• attaching opposite ends of said connection wires to a chip module;
• and
• inserting the chip module into said recess and sealing said chip module in said recess, wherein the steps of attaching said ends and said opposite ends of said connection wires to said metal elements and said chip module, respectively, are carried out while said chip module is positioned completely outside of said recess, and wherein each of said connection wires is a single integral piece and has sufficient length to extend outside of said recess after said ends of said connection wires are attached to said metal elements and said opposite ends of said connection wires are attached to said chip module.