External storage device
US5550709A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/01079
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An external storage device includes an external storage device main and an external storage device unit. The external storage device main includes a thin type external storage device module formed into a one-side sealed package and having a storage medium series element containing at least one non-volatile semiconductor memory device, and a flat type external connection terminal connected to an input/output terminal of the storage medium series element and led and exposed to a backside of the external storage device module. The external storage device unit includes an external storage device main detachable section for engaging, insertedly attaching and detaching the external storage device main, a resilient contact electrically connecting to the external connection terminal of the external storage device main to be mounted, and at least a part of circuit function for driving and controlling the storage medium series element.
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