摘要 |
<p>An IC card (1) comprising a card base (2) and an IC module (10) fitted into a recess (3) in the base. The IC module (10) includes a substrate (11), a terminal portion (15) disposed on one of the surfaces of the substrate (11) and an IC chip (12) and a frame member (14) disposed on the other surface of the substrate (11). A seal resin (13) for sealing the IC chip (12) is packed into the frame member (14). The deformation per unit length of the substrate (11) under a predetermined load is greater than that of the card substrate (2). When a bending stress is applied to the IC card (1), the frame member (14) and the seal resin (13) protect the periphery of the IC chip (12) but allow the substrate (11) other than the periphery of the IC chip (12) to undergo great deformation so as to absorb the bending stress.</p> |