a method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device . further , the chip for the wireless communication device is nested so as to be flush with the surface of the substrate of the wireless communication device . rollers cut the tabs that form the antenna elements . in a first embodiment , a plurality of rollers are used , each on effecting a different cut whose position may be phased so as to shorten or lengthen the antenna element . in a second embodiment , the rollers are independently positionable to shorten or lengthen the antenna element .