One-piece chip carrier for chip card

摘要

The chip carrier (1A) has a stiffening element (3A) which protects the chip carrier from bending when the chip is mounted on the chip carrier and when the chip carrier is inserted in a housing (4), e.g. a chip card.. Pref. the stiffening element is provided by a stiffening rib projecting from the surface of the chip carrier, pref. having rectangular main surfaces and a profile cross-section.