Patent · US Expired

External storage device

US6141210A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 3, 1996
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 3, 2016

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 includes a thin type external storage device module formed into a package sealed on one side from a storage 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 element and led and exposed to a backside of the module, and an external storage device unit that 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, and at least a part of a circuit for driving and controlling the storage element.

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