JPH0416396A - Semiconductor device card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable two kinds of functions to be used on a same card by a method wherein a large sized card having an opening part and a small sized card capable of being inserted into its opening part, are established. CONSTITUTION:A card inserting part 4 is provided to a frame 2 of a card body 1, and a small card 5 is made capable of being inserted into the card inserting part 4. In the case where the small sized card 5 is inserted, an electrode contact part like to correspond to an outside connector is provided inside the card inserting part 4 of the large sized card 1, and the small sized card 5 is electrically connected to the large sized card 1. Thus, one sheet of a card can be used for various uses and further, for instance, for a jointly used card for RAM and ROM, since the ROM side can be especially exchanged, the use of the ROM card is widened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a semiconductor device card used for game cards, industrial cards, and the like.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional IC card (hereinafter referred to as a card) used for a game card with built-in video game software, an industrial memory card, etc. has a structure as shown in FIG. In the figure, (7) is a frame serving as a card base, (6) is a panel attached to the front and back of the frame (7) with adhesive or the like to protect the internal semiconductor elements, and (8) is a shutter.

Here, a cart edge type cart with a shutter will be explained. An external electrode is provided inside the glosser (8), for example, as shown in the figure, the shutter (
8), the external electrode (not shown) is exposed to the surface.

Next, the operation will be explained. When this cart is inserted into the connector (not shown) on the cart reader side, the shutter (8) is normally closed or the shutter (8) is opened.
External electrodes installed inside are exposed. Information is exchanged by contacting this external electrode or each electrode contact portion (not shown) of the connector.

[Invention or problem to be solved]

Conventional cards were configured as described above, so for example, if cards with other functions were to be used together, two types of carts were required, and non-volatile semiconductor elements such as ROM were required. In the case of a cart that has a function, there is a problem that only the functions can be applied.

The present invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a semiconductor device cart that can use two types of functions for different purposes on the same card.

[Means to solve the problem]

The semiconductor device cart according to the present invention allows a card having one function to be inserted into a card having another function.

[For production]

The semiconductor device card according to the present invention is composed of two types of carts, and an opening is provided in a part of the large cart.
Other small carts can be inserted into the opening.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In Figure 1, (1) is the cart body, (2) is the frame, (3) is the protective panel, (4) is the cart insertion part provided in the frame (2), and (5) is the cart. It is a small cart that is inserted into the insertion section.

Next, the operation will be explained.

The small card (5) is inserted into the cart insertion section (
4) is inserted and used. Tatami, small card (5
) can be operated without inserting. Furthermore, the operating methods of the large card (1) and small card (5) are no different from the conventional ones.

However, when a small cart (5) is inserted inside the card insertion part (4) of the large card (1), there is no electrode contact part that corresponds to an external connector (not shown). The structure is such that the small card (5) and the large cart (1) are electrically connected.

In the above embodiments, the structure for electrically connecting the electrode contact portion with an external connector is a cart edge type, but is not limited to a separate card edge type.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, since a small cart can be inserted into a large cart, a single card can be used for various purposes. In particular, since the ROM side can be replaced, various uses can be considered. Furthermore, it has the effect of broadening the uses of ROM carts.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a semiconductor device cart according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a conventional semiconductor device cart. In the figure, (1) is the cart body. (
2) is a frame, (3) is a panel, (4) is a cart insertion part, and (5) is a small cart. In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or equivalent parts. 2 Fushima J Heinel Diagram 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a semiconductor device card that has a semiconductor element inside and is provided with a metal panel or the like on the front and back to protect the semiconductor element, there is a large card with an opening and a small card that can be inserted into the opening. A semiconductor device card characterized by comprising a card.