	US 7,489,027 B2
	Accessible electronic storage apparatus
Hiroshi Iwasaki, Yokohama (Japan)
Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jan. 04, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/7,034.
Application 10/640038 is a division of application No. 09/275815, filed on Mar. 25, 1999, granted, now 6,642,611.
Application 12/007034 is a continuation of application No. 11/346314, filed on Feb. 03, 2006, granted, now 7,411,284.
Application 11/346314 is a continuation of application No. 10/640038, filed on Aug. 14, 2003, granted, now 7,019,392.
Claims priority of application No. P10-079574 (JP), filed on Mar. 26, 1998.
Prior Publication US 2008/0151486 A1, Jun. 26, 2008
Int. Cl. H01L 23/02 (2006.01); H01L 23/48 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 257—679 [257/E23.064; 257/E23.125; 257/E23.061; 257/E23.124; 257/E21.504; 257/680; 257/380; 257/382; 257/396; 257/390; 257/209; 257/415; 257/315; 235/380; 235/382; 235/487; 235/488; 235/492]

8 Claims

1. A storage device, comprising:

a storage apparatus having a thickness of 1.4 mm±0.1 mm, which has a first surface and a second surface, a flat type external connection terminal disposed on the first surface, a flash memory in the storage apparatus, a marker formed on the second surface of the storage apparatus representing an inserting direction of the storage apparatus, and a first set of connection terminals; and

a supporting frame supporting the storage apparatus having an engaging portion, the engaging portion detachably receiving said storage apparatus, the supporting frame having a second set of connection terminals that electrically engage the first set of connection terminals, and a third set of connection terminals that are connected to the second set of connection terminals,

wherein said storage apparatus is configured to output data stored in the flash memory through the support frame, and

wherein signals received on said second set of connection terminals are identical to signals output on said third set of connection terminals.