Abstract: An element assembly has a structure in which insulator layers including first and second insulator layers are laminated in an up-down direction. The first insulator layer is above the second insulator layer. A radiant conductor layer is on an upper surface of the first insulator layer. A first capacitance defining portion includes a first interlayer connection conductor passing through one or more of the insulator layers in the up-down direction. The first interlayer connection conductor is electrically connected to the radiant conductor layer. The radiant conductor layer, a ground conductor, and the first capacitance defining portion define and function as a patch antenna. When the first interlayer connection conductor is electrically connected to the radiant conductor layer, a distance from a lower end of the first interlayer connection conductor to the ground conductor in the up-down direction is shorter than a distance from the radiant conductor layer to the ground conductor in the up-down direction.

Abstract: A sanitary article is equipped with a moisture-detecting RFID tag that includes a moisture-absorptive material; a moisture-detecting RFID tag adjacent to the moisture-absorptive material; and a relay antenna that is connected to the moisture-detecting RFID tag and that extends the communication range by relaying an output of the moisture-detecting RFID tag. Moreover, the moisture-detecting RFID tag includes an RFIC element, and an antenna element that is connected to the RFIC element. The moisture-detecting RFID tag outputs a variation of a communication distance or a signal intensity, originated from a variation of a moisture amount included in the moisture-absorptive material.

Abstract: A resin substrate includes a resin base material including a first main surface, electrode pads provided on the first main surface, circuit conductor patterns, a resist film, and a coverlay film. The resist film includes, on the outer circumference, a plurality of protruding portions each of which has a tapered shape with a vertex. A portion of the circuit conductor patterns are covered with the resist film, and the coverlay film covers a portion of the resist film including the protruding portions and exposed portions of the circuit conductor patterns. The protruding portions are located at positions sandwiching the exposed portions of the circuit conductor patterns.

Abstract: An attention tag for a retail article that includes a label having an adhesive region bonded to a retail article and a protruding region that protrudes from the retail article when the label is attached thereto. Moreover, an RFID tag is disposed on the label and includes an RFIC element and an antenna pattern including first and second antenna portions that are respectively connected to first and second ends of the RFIC element. Moreover, the first antenna portion is disposed in the protruding region of the label while the second antenna portion of the RFID tag is disposed in the adhesive region of the label at a position facing a portion of the retail article.

Abstract: In a method for reading from an RFID-tagged article and an RFID system, information is accurately read from an RFID tag while interference with other devices is prevented by use of a compact and simple configuration. An article is conveyed on a conveyor belt. Also, an RFID tag is attached to the article. Information on the RFID tag is read by a leaky coaxial cable that is a stationary read/write antenna in a vicinity of the conveyor belt. The leaky coaxial cable is above the conveyor belt and at least a portion of the cable traverses the conveyor belt.

Abstract: A resin substrate includes a resin base material including a first main surface, electrode pads provided on the first main surface, circuit conductor patterns, a resist film, and a coverlay film. The resist film includes, on the outer circumference, a plurality of protruding portions each of which has a tapered shape with a vertex. A portion of the circuit conductor patterns are covered with the resist film, and the coverlay film covers a portion of the resist film including the protruding portions and exposed portions of the circuit conductor patterns. The protruding portions are located at positions sandwiching the exposed portions of the circuit conductor patterns.

Abstract: A reader device is provided having a wider readable area and a table with the reader device. The reader device includes an antenna element communicating with an RFID tag attached to an article, a reader module electrically connected to the antenna element and reading information of the RFID tag through the antenna element, and a case housing the antenna element and the reader module. Moreover, the antenna element includes a first dipole antenna having a first element axis extending in a first direction, and a second dipole antenna having a second element axis extending in a second direction crossing the first direction.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a carrier tape housing a plurality of electronic components with seal materials includes forming housing holes in tape-shaped main body with first and second principal surfaces along a longitudinal direction of the tape-shaped main body, the housing holes penetrating from the first principal surface to the second principal surface, affixing an adhesive layer of a tape-shaped seal material to the second principal surface of the tape-shaped main body to cover the housing holes, forming cuts in the tape-shaped seal material to separate portions defining and functioning as the seal materials including portions at least partially overlapping with the respective housing holes in a planar view from the other portions, and providing chip-shaped electronic component into each of the housing holes of the tape-shaped main body and fixing the electronic component to the adhesive layer of the seal material exposed in each of the housing holes.

Abstract: A reader device is provided having a wider readable area and a table with the reader device. The reader device includes an antenna element communicating with an RFID tag attached to an article, a reader module electrically connected to the antenna element and reading information of the RFID tag through the antenna element, and a case housing the antenna element and the reader module. Moreover, the antenna element includes a first dipole antenna having a first element axis extending in a first direction, and a second dipole antenna having a second element axis extending in a second direction crossing the first direction.

Abstract: An RFIC device including a resin block having a first surface, a second surface that faces the first surface, and a through-hole that extends through the first surface and the second surface. Moreover, the RFIC device includes an RFIC element that is embedded in the resin block and a coil antenna disposed in the resin block that is connected with the RFIC element and that has a central axis that extends from the first surface to the second surface. In addition, the through-hole extends inside the coil antenna.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a conductive radiating element, a conductive member, and a first impedance circuit. The first impedance circuit includes a first parallel resonant circuit (an LC parallel resonant circuit) and is directly connected between the radiating element and the conductive member (the conductor plate). Since the first parallel resonant circuit has high impedance in its resonant frequency band and is equivalently in an open state, one end of the radiating element is opened in the resonant frequency band. Accordingly, the radiating element defines and functions as a standing-wave antenna that contributes to electric-field radiation and a loop portion including the radiating element, the conductive member, and the first impedance circuit defines and functions as a magnetic-field radiation antenna that contributes to magnetic-field radiation.

Abstract: In a wireless communication device, radiation conductors including a first and second end portions are reformed on an upper surface of a radiation conductor base material. First and second terminal electrodes are provided at a same or substantially the same interval as the first and second end portions, on a lower surface of a RFIC element. A seal includes an adhesive surface larger than a principal surface of the RFIC element. The RFIC element is arranged on the upper surface of the radiation conductor substrate so that each of the first and second terminal electrodes comes into contact with the first and second end portions. The seal is pasted to the radiation conductor substrate so as to cover the RFIC element.

Abstract: An attention tag for a retail article that includes a label having an adhesive region bonded to a retail article and a protruding region that protrudes from the retail article when the label is attached thereto. Moreover, an RFID tag is disposed on the label and includes an RFIC element and an antenna pattern including first and second antenna portions that are respectively connected to first and second ends of the RFIC element. Moreover, the first antenna portion is disposed in the protruding region of the label while the second antenna portion of the RFID tag is disposed in the adhesive region of the label at a position facing a portion of the retail article.

Abstract: A basket with a reader device including a basket main body that receives an article including an RFID tag having a dipole antenna attached thereto, and a reader device disposed on the basket main body and that reads the RFID tag. The reader device includes an RFIC element, and a cable-like antenna with one end connected to the RFIC element. The cable-like antenna is a ground radiation type cable-like antenna and the cable-like antenna is arranged in a circling manner around an axis passing through an opening portion of the basket main body.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a carrier tape housing electronic components with seal materials includes preparing a tape-shaped main body with housing holes including bottom surfaces along a longitudinal direction, providing chip-shaped electronic components respectively into the housing holes, affixing a tape-shaped seal material having an adhesive layer on one principal surface to the tape-shaped main body such that the adhesive layer covers the housing holes and adheres to the electronic components, and forming cuts in the tape-shaped seal material to separate portions defining and functioning as the seal materials including portions at least partially overlapping with the respective housing holes in a planar view from the other portions.

Abstract: In a wireless communication device, radiation conductors including a first and second end portions are reformed on an upper surface of a radiation conductor base material. First and second terminal electrodes are provided at a same or substantially the same interval as the first and second end portions, on a lower surface of a RFIC element. A seal includes an adhesive surface larger than a principal surface of the RFIC element. The RFIC element is arranged on the upper surface of the radiation conductor substrate so that each of the first and second terminal electrodes comes into contact with the first and second end portions. The seal is pasted to the radiation conductor substrate so as to cover the RFIC element.

Abstract: In a wireless IC device, a columnar body includes a metal body with an insulating film. A loop-shaped antenna conductor is provided on an upper surface of the columnar body via an insulating pedestal. The loop surface of the antenna conductor is parallel or substantially parallel to the upper surface of the columnar body. On the lower surface of a RFIC element, two terminal electrodes are provided. The RFIC element is mounted on the antenna conductor such that the two terminal electrodes are connected to both ends of the antenna conductor, respectively. One end of the connecting conductor is connected to the vicinity of one end of the antenna conductor, and the other end of the connecting conductor is connected to the upper surface of the columnar body.

Abstract: A coupling assistance device is provided with a base material having a first principal surface, and a planar antenna provided at the base material. Moreover, the first principal surface of the base material has a first region to which a coil antenna of a portable telephone terminal is to be adjacent, and a second region to which a coil antenna of an RFID tag-containing article is to be adjacent. The planar antenna is provided from the first region over to the second region of the base material, and is coupled to the antenna of the portable telephone terminal in the first region and to the antenna of the RFID tag-containing article in the second region.

Abstract: A basket with a reader device including a basket main body that receives an article including an RFID tag having a dipole antenna attached thereto, and a reader device disposed on the basket main body and that reads the RFID tag. The reader device includes an RFIC element, and a cable-like antenna with one end connected to the RFIC element. The cable-like antenna is a ground radiation type cable-like antenna and the cable-like antenna is arranged in a circling manner around an axis passing through an opening portion of the basket main body.

Abstract: An RFIC chip includes a first input/output terminal and a second input/output terminal and is built into a multilayer substrate. A power feeding circuit includes coil conductors and is built into the multilayer substrate. A first coil conductor includes a first coil end connected to the first input/output terminal, and a second coil conductor includes a second coil end connected to the second input/output terminal. First and second terminal electrodes are connected to one end of the first coil conductor and one end of the second coil conductor, respectively. A first coil portion is disposed in a section extending from the first coil end to the first position and a second coil portion is disposed in a section extending from the second coil end to the second position. The RFIC chip is interposed between the first coil portion and the second coil portion in a planar view of the multilayer substrate.