Methods and systems of attaching a radio transceiver to an antenna

1. A system comprising:

an antenna comprising:

a ground plane having a first edge surface on a perpendicular plane;

an active element having a second edge surface;

wherein the ground plane and the active element are retained together such that the first and second edge surfaces are substantially coplanar and form an antenna edge; and

an integrated circuit of a tag in communication with a reader, the integrated circuit configured to operate as a radio transceiver, the integrated circuit mechanically coupled to and supported on the antenna edge, and electrically coupled to the active element.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the integrated circuit is a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit.

3. The system according to claim 1 wherein the integrated circuit is a bare die, and wherein the integrated circuit mechanically and electrically couples to the antenna edge by way of a controlled collapse chip connection.

4. The system according to claim 1 wherein the antenna is at least one selected from the group consisting of: a patch antenna; an inverted “F” patch antenna; and a fractal antenna.

5. A method comprising:

providing an antenna having a ground plane with an edge on a perpendicular plane, and a top defined by a substantially planar active element; and

supporting by and attaching to the edge an integrated circuit configured to operate as a radio transceiver.

6. The method according to claim 5 wherein attaching further comprises attaching at least one selected from the group consisting of: an RFID reader; and an RFID circuit.

7. The method according to claim 5 wherein attaching further comprises:

adhering the integrated circuit being a bare die integrated circuit to the edge; and

electrically coupling by at least one selected from the group consisting of: a wire bond;

and a controlled collapse chip connection.