An RFID device includes conductive tabs, and a conductive structure, with
a dielectric layer between the conductive tabs and the conductive
structure. The conductive structure overlaps the conductive tabs and acts
as a shield, allowing the device to be at least somewhat insensitive to
the surface upon which it is mounted, or to the presence of nearby
objects, such as goods in a carton or other container that includes the
device. The dielectric layer may be a portion of the container, such as
an overlapped portion of the container. Alternatively, the dielectric
layer may be a separate layer, which may vary in thickness, allowing one
of the conductive tabs to be capacitively coupled to the conductive
structure. As another alternative, the dielectric layer may be an
expandable substrate that may be expanded after fabrication operations,
such as printing.