Antenna system for contactless microcircuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9311591-B2
Application number	US-201314412572-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2013
Priority date	Jul 2, 2012
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a microcircuit card, including steps of: forming a first antenna coil in a card, the first antenna coil having a part following the edge of the card, forming a module having a microcircuit and a second antenna coil around and connected to the microcircuit, and implanting the module into the card at a precise position in relation to the edge of the card, the first antenna coil being coupled by induction to the second antenna coil, the first antenna coil being pre-formed in such a way that only one part of the second antenna coil is at a distance from the first antenna coil of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing a microcircuit card, comprising steps of:
forming a first antenna coil in a card, the first antenna coil comprising a part following the edge of the card,
forming a module comprising a microcircuit and a second antenna coil disposed around and connected to the microcircuit, and
implanting the module into the card at a precise position in relation to the edge of the card, the first antenna coil being coupled by induction to the second antenna coil,
wherein the first antenna coil is pre-formed in such a way that only one part of the second antenna coil is at a distance from the first antenna coil of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil.

2. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the first antenna coil is formed by depositing and etching an electrically conducting layer, or two electrically conducting layers separated by an electrically insulating layer.

3. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the first antenna coil is formed by implanting an insulated wire into the card using ultrasounds.

4. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the first antenna coil comprises a large loop pre-formed to partially follow the edge of the card, and a small loop comprising two first opposite parts following only one part of the edge of the second antenna coil at a distance of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil, and two second opposite parts spaced out from one another by a distance at least 20% greater than the distance between the first opposite parts.

5. Method according to claim 4 , wherein the first antenna coil comprises another part susceptible of being located at a distance from the second antenna coil of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil, given an error margin in the positioning of the first and second antenna coils in relation to each other.

6. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the first antenna coil comprises two parallel branches located at a distance from the second antenna coil of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil.

7. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the first antenna coil comprises two adjacent branches, susceptible of being at a distance from the second antenna coil of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil, given an error margin in the positioning of the first and second antenna coils in relation to each other.

8. Method according to claim 1 , comprising a step of forming a tuning capacitor for tuning the first antenna coil, the tuning capacitor comprising two end parts of wire or conducting path forming the antenna coil, disposed opposite one another, either inside or outside the first antenna coil.

9. A method for collectively manufacturing microcircuit cards, comprising several executions of the method according to claim 1 , to form several card antenna coils on a board, and a step of cutting the board to obtain cards each comprising a card antenna coil, the step of implanting a microcircuit with its antenna coil being performed in each card once individualized.

10. Method according to claim 9 , wherein the card antenna coils are distributed in the board in rows and columns of several card antenna coils.

11. A microcircuit card comprising:
a card,
a first antenna coil implanted into the card, and comprising a part following the edge of the card, and
a module comprising a microcircuit and a second antenna coil disposed around and connected to the microcircuit, the module being implanted into the card at a precise position in relation to the edge of the card,
wherein the first antenna coil is shaped in such a way that only one part of the second antenna coil is at a distance from the first antenna coil of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil.

12. Microcircuit card according to claim 11 , wherein the first antenna coil comprises a large loop shaped to partially follow the edge of the card, and a small loop comprising two first opposite parts following only one part of the edge of the second antenna coil at a distance of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil, and two second opposite parts spaced out from one another by a distance at least 20% greater than the distance between the first opposite parts.

13. Microcircuit card according to claim 12 , wherein the first antenna coil comprises another part susceptible of being at a distance from the second antenna coil of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil, given an error margin in the positioning of the first and second antenna coils in relation to each other.

14. Microcircuit card according to claim 11 , wherein the first antenna coil comprises two parallel branches located at a distance from the second antenna coil of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil.

15. Microcircuit card according to claim 11 , wherein the first antenna coil comprises two adjacent branches, susceptible of being at a distance from the second antenna coil of less than 5% of the width of the second antenna coil, given an error margin in the positioning of the first and second antenna coils in relation to each other.

16. Microcircuit card according to claim 11 , comprising a tuning capacitor for tuning the first antenna coil, the tuning capacitor comprising two end parts of wire or conducting path forming the antenna coil, disposed opposite one another, either inside or outside the first antenna coil.

Assignees

• Inside Secure

Inventors

• Charrat Bruno
• Pic Pierre

Classifications

• G06K19/07745

  Mounting details of integrated circuit chips · CPC title

• G06K19/07783 Primary

  the coil being planar · CPC title

• Y10T29/49018

  with other electrical component · CPC title

• G06K19/07794

  the record carrier comprising a booster or auxiliary antenna in addition to the antenna connected directly to the integrated circuit · CPC title

• G06K19/07756 Primary

  the connection being non-galvanic, e.g. capacitive · CPC title