WO1999054845A1 - Method for producing a decorative item on an integrated circuit card - Google Patents
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- WO1999054845A1 WO1999054845A1 PCT/FR1999/000705 FR9900705W WO9954845A1 WO 1999054845 A1 WO1999054845 A1 WO 1999054845A1 FR 9900705 W FR9900705 W FR 9900705W WO 9954845 A1 WO9954845 A1 WO 9954845A1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
- G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
- G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
- G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
- G06K19/077—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
- G06K19/07745—Mounting details of integrated circuit chips
- G06K19/07747—Mounting details of integrated circuit chips at least one of the integrated circuit chips being mounted as a module
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
- B44C5/00—Processes for producing special ornamental bodies
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
- G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
- G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
- G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
- G06K19/077—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
- G06K19/07743—External electrical contacts
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L2224/00—Indexing scheme for arrangements for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies and methods related thereto as covered by H01L24/00
- H01L2224/01—Means for bonding being attached to, or being formed on, the surface to be connected, e.g. chip-to-package, die-attach, "first-level" interconnects; Manufacturing methods related thereto
- H01L2224/42—Wire connectors; Manufacturing methods related thereto
- H01L2224/47—Structure, shape, material or disposition of the wire connectors after the connecting process
- H01L2224/48—Structure, shape, material or disposition of the wire connectors after the connecting process of an individual wire connector
- H01L2224/4805—Shape
- H01L2224/4809—Loop shape
- H01L2224/48091—Arched
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L2224/00—Indexing scheme for arrangements for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies and methods related thereto as covered by H01L24/00
- H01L2224/01—Means for bonding being attached to, or being formed on, the surface to be connected, e.g. chip-to-package, die-attach, "first-level" interconnects; Manufacturing methods related thereto
- H01L2224/42—Wire connectors; Manufacturing methods related thereto
- H01L2224/47—Structure, shape, material or disposition of the wire connectors after the connecting process
- H01L2224/48—Structure, shape, material or disposition of the wire connectors after the connecting process of an individual wire connector
- H01L2224/481—Disposition
- H01L2224/48151—Connecting between a semiconductor or solid-state body and an item not being a semiconductor or solid-state body, e.g. chip-to-substrate, chip-to-passive
- H01L2224/48221—Connecting between a semiconductor or solid-state body and an item not being a semiconductor or solid-state body, e.g. chip-to-substrate, chip-to-passive the body and the item being stacked
- H01L2224/48225—Connecting between a semiconductor or solid-state body and an item not being a semiconductor or solid-state body, e.g. chip-to-substrate, chip-to-passive the body and the item being stacked the item being non-metallic, e.g. insulating substrate with or without metallisation
- H01L2224/48227—Connecting between a semiconductor or solid-state body and an item not being a semiconductor or solid-state body, e.g. chip-to-substrate, chip-to-passive the body and the item being stacked the item being non-metallic, e.g. insulating substrate with or without metallisation connecting the wire to a bond pad of the item
- H01L2224/48228—Connecting between a semiconductor or solid-state body and an item not being a semiconductor or solid-state body, e.g. chip-to-substrate, chip-to-passive the body and the item being stacked the item being non-metallic, e.g. insulating substrate with or without metallisation connecting the wire to a bond pad of the item the bond pad being disposed in a recess of the surface of the item
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- the invention relates to a method of producing a decorative entity on a module card, a card comprising a decorative entity produced according to such a method and its associated module.
- the invention relates more particularly to a method of producing a decorative entity on a card of the type comprising a card body provided with at least one cavity and a module disposed in said cavity, said module comprising at least one series of contact pads on a support film.
- the integrated circuit cards are most of the time provided with a decoration.
- This decor can have a simple aesthetic function intended to personalize the card and make it more attractive.
- This decoration can also have the function of transmitting an advertising message recalling for example the logo of a company.
- the space occupied by the module on the card represents only a small proportion of the area of the card body or in other words support body.
- printing techniques are generally used to decorate the card by which an ink deposit is made on the card body.
- the design of the module, and in particular that of the contact pads, is also linked to criteria of reliability in the face of mechanical and electrical stresses which it must undergo repeatedly during the life of the card.
- the object of the invention is therefore to propose a new method for producing a decorative entity on an integrated circuit card which is both simple and economical, and which in particular does not add any additional step compared to the normal manufacturing method. a poor decoration card.
- the invention proposes a method for producing a card, characterized in that one realizes at at least one pattern of said entity using said module, by arrangement and contrast of the shape of said contact pads with the contour of said support film.
- the contour of the support film corresponds at least partially to the contour of said entity.
- the synthetic material of the support film (16) is at least partly translucent.
- At least one functional element is placed under the support film, at least a part of which is made transparent through the support film.
- the functional element is chosen from adhesive material fixing the module in said cavity, a microcircuit connected to the contact pads, a coating material surrounding a microcircuit, a colored ring around the chip to delimit the coating material .
- the invention also relates to an integrated circuit card comprising a decorative entity produced according to a method having any one of the characteristics listed above.
- the invention also relates to a module of the type comprising at least one series of contact pads on a support film and at least part of a decorative entity, characterized in that at least one pattern of said entity is produced by arrangement and contrast of the shape of said contact pads with the contour of said support film.
- the invention has the advantage of retaining the traditional chip card production technology while respecting the standardized contact areas. In particular, 4 the rules for supplying current are observed, the rules for assembling a microcircuit whatever its size, the rules for inserting the module into the cavity.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of an integrated circuit card according to the state of the technique comprising on the one hand a module and on the other hand a decorative entity printed on the support body;
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view through a plane perpendicular to the plane of the card schematically illustrating the structure of an embodiment of a module
- FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating a ribbon intended for the production of a module according to the structure of Figure 2, the module being in accordance with the state of the art illustrated in Figure 1;
- Figure 4 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 illustrating a card produced according to the method of the invention and having a decorative entity which is drawn by the outline for the module;
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to that of Figure 3 illustrating a ribbon intended for the production of modules in accordance with the teachings of the invention, before the modules are cut;
- FIG. 6 is a view similar to that of FIG. 5 illustrating in dotted lines the cutting line of a module in the ribbon of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 1 Illustrated in FIG. 1 is an integrated circuit card 10, also called a smart card, produced according to the state of the art using a known method.
- the card 10 essentially comprises a support body 12 in particular of rectangular shape and for example in the format of a credit card.
- the body 12 carries a module 14 and it is moreover decorated by a decorative entity 15 which is for example printed on the upper face of the support body 12.
- FIG. 2 illustrates more precisely a known embodiment of a module 14.
- the module 14 firstly comprises a support film 16 which is made of insulating material, for example epoxy or polyimide or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
- a support film 16 which is made of insulating material, for example epoxy or polyimide or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
- An upper face 18 of the support film 16 is covered with a conductive layer which is generally made of metallic material and which is intended to form contact pads 20 visible in FIG. 1.
- the contact pads 20 are produced by etching the metal layer so as to define between each pad gaps which allow the pads to be electrically isolated from one another.
- the metal layer can first be engraved or perforated mechanically so as to form the contact pads 20, then be then affixed to the upper face 18 of the film 16.
- the etching can then be carried out for example by an electrochemical process.
- an electronic microcircuit 24 also called an integrated circuit or electronic chip is arranged on an underside 22 of the support film 16 .
- the microcircuit 24 is intended to be electrically connected to the contact pads 20 by connection wires 26 which extend through holes 28 arranged in the support film 16 so that the wires 26 can be connected to a lower face of the metal layer forming the contact pads 20.
- the lower face 22 of the support film is covered, at least at the level of the microcircuit 24 and the wires 26, by a synthetic protective resin 30.
- the module 14 is therefore for the essential consisting of the support film 16, the contact pads 20, the microcircuit 24, the connecting wires 26 and the protective resin 30.
- This module 14 is intended to be received in a cavity 32 arranged in an upper face 34 of the support body 12 of the card 10.
- the cavity 32 is for example a stepped cavity comprising a central compartment 36 of significant depth in which is received the protective resin 30 of the microcircuit or electronic chip 14.
- the cavity 32 has a depth substantially equal to the cumulative thickness of the support film 16 and of the metal layer forming the contact pads 20.
- the fixing of the module 14 in the cavity 32 is generally carried out by bonding the support film 16 to the bottom of the peripheral portion 38 of the cavity 32 with a adhesive material (45), that is to say that the module 14 is fixed in the cavity 32 by its peripheral contour. 7
- the contact pads 20 are exposed substantially at the same level as the upper face 34 of the card.
- the metallic layer is generally produced in the form of a continuous ribbon which, at least for certain manufacturing processes, is carried by a continuous ribbon of support film 16.
- the metallic ribbon is etched so as to form, at regular intervals along the strip, groups of contact pads which are intended to form a module.
- the metallic ribbon comprises two modules over the width of the ribbon.
- the metal strip also has two lateral rails 40 which extend over the entire length of the strip, on either side of the groups of contact pads.
- the contact pads 20 are all connected to the lateral rails 40 by current supply arms 42 which allow, for example, to carry out electrochemical deposits on the entire metal strip.
- the current supply arms 42 also serve for the mechanical connection of each of the pads with the rails 40.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a card 10 which, in accordance with the teachings of the invention, comprises a module 14 whose contact pads 20 and the support film 16 are adapted in such a way that, while respecting the standardized contact zones , the outline of the module 14 and its external appearance once inserted draw a decorative entity, in this case the same as that which was produced by printing on the card of FIG. 1. 8
- the module 14 includes contact pads 44 in addition to the 6 pads which are intended to be actually connected to the microcircuit.
- These pads 44 which therefore have no functional utility, nevertheless have the same characteristics as those which are effectively connected to the microcircuit 24, owing to the fact that the two types 20, 44 of contact pads are produced simultaneously according to the same manufacturing process.
- the pads 44 which are not functional can of course adopt any contour, on the sole condition of respecting the limits due to manufacturing constraints, and in particular those relating to the engraving of the metal strip.
- the module according to the invention is distinguished by the fact that the external contour of the support film 16, which is shown in dotted lines in FIG. 6, differs from that of the contact pads so that that when the module is inserted into the cavity of the card, the support film 16 is not only visible at the level of the interstices which separate the contact pads, but also around the external contour of the contact pads.
- the material constituting the support film can be colored, for example black but also in other colors, so that the module once inserted has a color contrast, compared to the contact areas but also compared to the material of the card body, which increases the aesthetic character of the decorative entity.
- the film material 16 can also be partially translucent so as to obtain a composition of colors for example with the material of the support body 12 or with the protective resin 30 which are located below it.
- the contact pads can be covered with a material which, while having electrical and mechanical characteristics compatible with the function of these pads, can be of a particular color or appearance.
- the modification of the shape of the contact pads of the module means that the path and the size of the current supply arms 42 have to be modified. Indeed, the size of each arm d
- the current supply is linked, for example, to the unit surface of the contact pad 20 to which it is connected.
- the paths of the current supply arms 42 must not overlap, and it is preferable that they do not cross an area of the support film strip which will later be cut to form the support film 16 of the module.
- some of the current supply arms 42 connect contact pads belonging to different groups, that is to say intended to belong to different modules.
- the invention proposes a new method of producing a decorative entity which brings almost no additional cost compared to a conventional method of producing an integrated circuit card comprising no decoration.
- the inventive unit which is drawn by the module illustrated in FIG. 4 is not limiting, the method according to the invention making it possible to produce modules having various contours, and various patterns inside this contour.
- the synthetic material of the support film (16) is at least partly translucent.
- at least part of a functional element can be made transparent through the support film under the support film.
- the functional element visible through transparency through the support film is preferably any element necessary for the manufacturing process of the module and of the card, for example, the chip or microcircuit, the protective coating, an adhesive material, a colored ring. around the chip to delimit the coating material etc.
- the element can also be added only to participate in the definition of the pattern.
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AU30390/99A AU3039099A (en) | 1998-04-17 | 1999-03-26 | Method for producing a decorative item on an integrated circuit card |
EP99911849A EP1073997A1 (en) | 1998-04-17 | 1999-03-26 | Method for producing a decorative item on an integrated circuit card |
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FR9805267A FR2777506B1 (en) | 1998-04-17 | 1998-04-17 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ENTITY ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TYPE CARD |
FR98/05267 | 1998-04-17 |
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