Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: A memory card is disclosed which not only suppresses a lowering of the manufacturing yield caused by warping of a semiconductor chip sealing member, but also reduces the manufacturing cost by using a less expensive material. The memory card comprises a thin plate-like cap formed of a synthetic resin and a sealing member mounted inside the cap. Inside the sealing member are sealed a metallic lead frame and three semiconductor chips (two memory chips and one control chip) mounted on part (leads) of the lead frame. The semiconductor chips are electrically connected to leads through Au wires. Connecting terminals integral with the lead frame are exposed to the back side of the sealing member.

Abstract: A thin semiconductor device which assures a high production yield. The semiconductor device includes: first and second semiconductor chips each of which has electrodes over its first surface; first leads electrically connected with the electrodes of the first semiconductor chip through first bonding wires; second leads electrically connected with the electrodes of the second semiconductor chip through second bonding wires; a die pad with first and second surfaces opposite each other where the first semiconductor chip's first surface is bonded to the first surface and the second semiconductor chip's first surface is bonded to the second surface; and a resin sealer which seals the first and second semiconductor chips, inner portions of the first and second leads, the first and second bonding wires, and the die pad. The inner portions of the first and second leads and the die pad lie at the same height level in a thickness direction of the resin sealer.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.

Abstract: A memory card is disclosed which not only suppresses a lowering of the manufacturing yield caused by warping of a semiconductor chip sealing member, but also reduces the manufacturing cost by using a less expensive material. The memory card comprises a thin plate-like cap formed of a synthetic resin and a sealing member mounted inside the cap. Inside the sealing member are sealed a metallic lead frame and three semiconductor chips (two memory chips and one control chip) mounted on part (leads) of the lead frame. The semiconductor chips are electrically connected to leads through Au wires. Connecting terminals integral with the lead frame are exposed to the back side of the sealing member.

Abstract: A chip mounting method is proposed which considers facilitating the testing of semiconductor chips when a plurality of semiconductor chips are sealed in a single resin sealing body. This method also considers its application to a variety of MCPs and system LSIs. In a single package, one signal output terminal of the first semiconductor chip and a first external terminal of the semiconductor device are internally connected independently. One signal input terminal of the second semiconductor chip and a second external terminal of the semiconductor device are internally connected independently. The first and second external terminals of the semiconductor device are connected outside the semiconductor device to complete the connection between the signal output terminal and the signal input terminal.

Abstract: A chip mounting method is proposed which considers facilitating the testing of semiconductor chips when a plurality of semiconductor chips are sealed in a single resin sealing body. This method also considers its application to a variety of MCPs and system LSIs. In a single package, one signal output terminal of the first semiconductor chip and a first external terminal of the semiconductor device are internally connected independently. One signal input terminal of the second semiconductor chip and a second external terminal of the semiconductor device are internally connected independently. The first and second external terminals of the semiconductor device are connected outside of the semiconductor device to complete the connection between the signal output terminal and the signal input terminal.

Abstract: A chip mounting method is proposed which considers facilitating the testing of semiconductor chips when a plurality of semiconductor chips are sealed in a single resin sealing body. This method also considers its application to a variety of MCPs and system LSIs. In a single package, one signal output terminal of the first semiconductor chip and a first external terminal of the semiconductor device are internally connected independently. One signal input terminal of the second semiconductor chip and a second external terminal of the semiconductor device are internally connected independently. The first and second external terminals of the semiconductor device are connected outside the semiconductor device to complete the connection between the signal output terminal and the signal input terminal.

Abstract: A first semiconductor chip (2) is bonded and secured to a second semiconductor chip (3) with a back surface of the first semiconductor chip (2) and a circuit forming surface (3X) of the second semiconductor chip (3) facing each other, and an inner portion of a support lead (6) is bonded and secured to the circuit forming surface (3X) of the second semiconductor chip (3). Such a configuration makes it possible to provide a semiconductor with a reduced thickness.

Abstract: A chip mounting method is proposed which considers facilitating the testing of semiconductor chips when a plurality of semiconductor chips are sealed in a single resin sealing body. This method also considers its application to a variety of MCPs and system LSIs. In a single package, one signal output terminal of the first semiconductor chip and a first external terminal of the semiconductor device are internally connected independently. One signal input terminal of the second semiconductor chip and a second external terminal of the semiconductor device are internally connected independently. The first and second external terminals of the semiconductor device are connected outside of the semiconductor device to complete the connection between the signal output terminal and the signal input terminal.