An electronic card for electromagnetic data exchange, the electronic card including an electronic circuit (2) which is contained in a housing (1), the housing (1, 1') being provided with a bottom element (10) and a top element (20), the electronic circuit (2) being contained between inner surfaces (10', 20') of the bottom and top elements (10, 20). At least one of the bottom element (10) and the top element (20) is provided with at east one recess (11, 12, 21, 22, 11a, 12a, 21a, 22a), into which the electronic circuit (2) is inserted, the shape (11', 12', 21', 22', 11a', 12a', 21a', 22a') of the recess (11, 12, 21, 22, 11a, 12a, 21a, 22a) corresponding to an outer shape (2a', 2b', 2c'; 2a', 2c') of the electronic circuit (2), the electronic circuit (2) being at least partially covered by the top element (20), and the housing (1; 1') being encased by a sheathing (50) made of plastics.
An antenna assembly for a telecommunication apparatus is disclosed. The antenna assembly has a conductive element defining a planar antenna and a flexible member arranged to carry the conductive element. A method of encapsulating a planar antenna within a flexible member is also disclosed.
Financial transaction and similar cards are fabricated with a split core adapted to received embedded electronic circuitry. The card core has two or more laminated layers. The cavity is milled into one or more of the layers to receive the electronic circuitry. The core layers are then laminated together, along with protective overlays. Alternative fabrication methods include co-extrusion and injection molding.
A wallet card, such as a financial transaction card, has a substantially non-foldable semi-rigid base. Optionally, the semi-rigid base may include a magnifying lens. One or more lights are disposed in the card base to provide illumination.
