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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark B Clifton, Robbinsville, NJ (US);
Richard M Flynn, Noblesville, IN (US);
Fred W Verdi, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Corp., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
437226 ; 437225 ; 437974 ; 257679 ;
Abstract
Improved methods for fabricating smart cards are disclosed. Semiconductor die approximately 0.004 to 0.007 inches thick are fabricated using chemical stress relief processes and UV dicing tape. The die are positioned substantially on the neutral axis of a smart card, thereby providing smart cards having improved resistance to mechanical flexure.