Datentraegerkarte mit einem Kartenzwischenerzeugnis

The manufacture involves making a flat plastic card body (2) with at least one chip (1) in a recess in the body. A number of conducting tracks (3) on the body connect the chip with external contacts. A cover (5) closes the recess and covers most of one flat side of the body. The cover is made in one piece with the card body. The cover protrudes laterally on a narrow side of the body. It pivots wrt. the body by means of a flexible region (6) between them. After the chip has been mounted, the cover is rotated onto the flat side of the chip body contg. the recess and is fixed in place. USE/ADVANTAGE - Logistics and manipulations on assembly line are substantially improved and simplified. Protects against chemical, thermal and physical damage.