Abstract: Disclosed herein is a memory card that is a second memory card provided in connection with a first memory card. The first and second memory cards include: a body portion having the shape of a rectangular plate; and guide portions that project from both sides of the body portion in a width direction of the body portion and extend in a longitudinal direction of the body portion. Each guide portion has a thickness less than a thickness of the body portion. The first and second memory cards are equal in thickness and length of the body portion and distance between tips of the guide portions. The body portion of the second memory card has a width greater than a width of the body portion of the first memory card.

Abstract: A servo writer for writing a servo signal in a running tape memory medium comprises: a head which is arranged in a vicinity of a running path of the running tape memory medium; and a pair of guides which are disposed adjacent to the head in an upstream and downstream of the head in a tape running direction, wherein at least one of the head and pair of guides has a flange with which one edge the tape memory medium set in the running path runs is in contact, while the tape memory medium is running between the pair of guides, wherein the head has a sliding surface which slides in contact with a recording surface of the running tape memory medium, wherein the sliding surface is set with an inclination against a tape width direction of the tape memory medium, and the tape memory medium, which is running, is guided by the flange by having the one edge of the tape memory medium slide in contact with the flange.

Abstract: A card-type peripheral device having a plurality of specifications of external interfaces includes a connector configured to connect the card-type peripheral device to a connectable device connectable to the card-type peripheral device, the connector including a dedicated terminal in which an interface to be used is set; an electronic component configured to be accessed via the set interface; a plurality of interface function units each configured to control an interface compliant with one of the plurality of specifications; and a communication function unit configured to perform communication with the electronic component using one of the interface function units having a specification corresponding to a setting of the dedicated terminal.

Abstract: A card-type peripheral device includes an electronic component disposed in a case, and a terminal part including connection terminals connectable with a to-be-connected device, wherein a function of the electronic component and the number of terminals of the terminal part are maintained to be compatible with those of the to-be-connected device, and the outside dimensions of the case are set to be smaller than the outside dimensions of the to-be-connected device and greater than the outside dimensions of a predetermined small-size card.

Abstract: A card-type peripheral device includes an electronic component including a memory disposed in a case, a terminal part including connection terminals connectable with a to-be-connected device, and a switch for disabling writing to the memory. The card-type peripheral device further includes a signal terminal capable of transmitting a signal indicating the status of the switch to the to-be-connected device.

Abstract: A card type peripheral apparatus is disclosed which can be removably inserted not only into a slot of an electronic apparatus of a small size but also into a slot of an external apparatus readily and with certainty. The apparatus includes a first case, an electronic part accommodated in the first case, and a connector provided at a first end in the lengthwise direction of the first case for electrically connecting an external apparatus to the electronic part. The attachment includes a second case. Mounting portions are provided at a second end in the lengthwise direction of the first case and a first end in the lengthwise direction of the second case such that the first and second cases are removably attached to each other at the mounting portions thereof while the lengthwise directions thereof are juxtaposed with each other.

Abstract: A card tray to be mounted to a memory card can make the memory card mountable in a card slot for memory cards conforming to standards different from those to which the memory card conforms. The card tray has a main body and a recessed mount section. The recessed mount section is formed such that the holder of a second memory card can be mounted to one of the major surfaces of the main body. A memory-card-mounted body is produced when the second memory card is mounted to the recessed mount section. The card tray is configured such that, when the first memory card is placed on the memory-card-mounted body with the left and right edges thereof aligned with each other, the contact pieces of the first memory card and the contact pieces of the second memory card have longitudinally overlapping parts and transversally overlapping parts as viewed from above.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a memory card that is a second memory card provided in connection with a first memory card. The first and second memory cards include: a body portion having the shape of a rectangular plate; and guide portions that project from both sides of the body portion in a width direction of the body portion and extend in a longitudinal direction of the body portion. Each guide portion has a thickness less than a thickness of the body portion. The first and second memory cards are equal in thickness and length of the body portion and distance between tips of the guide portions. The body portion of the second memory card has a width greater than a width of the body portion of the first memory card.

Abstract: In a memory card with a newly-added module for performing data communication, data communication is stably performed without receiving a noise effect. As an embodiment of the present invention, a memory card 100 has a thin-plate-shaped holding member 20, a memory section 24 provided as buried in the holding member 20, plural first connection pieces 2-10 connected to the memory section 24, a data communication section 26 provided as buried in the holding member 20, and two connection pieces 11, 12 connected to the data communication section 26. The two second connection pieces 11, 12 are disposed at the end of a row part R1 on which only the plural first connection pieces 2-10 are aligned. One first connection piece 10 positioned at the end of the row part R1 is a ground terminal. That is to say, in the plural first connection pieces 2-10, the first connection piece 10 adjacent to the second connection piece 11 is a ground terminal.

Abstract: There is provided a memory card usable with a selected one of a plurality of interfaces. The memory card (100) includes a holder (20), a memory unit (22) buried in the holder (20), a controller (24) buried in the holder (20), a plurality of first contacts (2 to 10) connected to the controller (24), a select signal generator (26) buried in the holder (20) and two second contacts (11, 12) connected to the select signal generator (26). The select signal generator (26) is to supply a select signal S1 to an interface unit (2402) correspondingly to interface select signals D1 and D2 supplied via the second contacts. One of two types of interfaces is selected based on the interface select signal S1 supplied via the second contacts and data communication is made via the selected interface.

Abstract: A storage device includes a plurality of memories storing data; and a controller controlling the memories, the controller performing in parallel in a number of the memories, the number being specified by a supplied specifying signal, one of a data writing process for writing data supplied from a connection destination device to which the storage device is connectable and a data reading process for reading data requested by the connection destination device.

Abstract: There is provided a tape reel in which any of an upper flange and a lower flange is formed on both ends of a cylindrical hub having a magnetic tape wound therearound. A ring-shaped groove is formed on at least one of upper and lower ends of the outer circumference surface of the hub. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a tape edge of the magnetic tape from shifting onto any of the flanges and contain the tape edge of the magnetic tape in the groove when the magnetic tape is shifted onto the flanges.

Abstract: A servo writer for writing a servo signal in a running tape memory medium comprises: a head which is arranged in a vicinity of a running path of the running tape memory medium; and a pair of guides which are disposed adjacent to the head in an upstream and downstream of the head in a tape running direction, wherein at least one of the head and pair of guides has a flange with which one edge the tape memory medium set in the running path runs is in contact, while the tape memory medium is running between the pair of guides, wherein the head has a sliding surface which slides in contact with a recording surface of the running tape memory medium, wherein the sliding surface is set with an inclination against a tape width direction of the tape memory medium, and the tape memory medium, which is running, is guided by the flange by having the one edge of the tape memory medium slide in contact with the flange.

Abstract: To provide a memory card advantageous for coping with an increase of storage capacity. As an embodiment of the present invention, a memory card is formed in a rectangular thin-plate form, by a housing that is made of an insulated material and in that a recessed part is formed on the top surface being one surface in the thickness direction, and a rectangular multi-chip package contained in the recessed part. The housing has a rectangular bottom wall and side walls standing from three of the four sides of the bottom wall. In these side walls, two side walls face to each other, and the remaining one side wall connects one end part of these side walls. The recessed part is formed to be open upward and sideward by the bottom wall and the three side walls.

Abstract: A card tray to be mounted to a memory card can make the memory card mountable in a card slot for memory cards conforming to standards different from those to which the memory card conforms. The card tray has a main body and a recessed mount section. The recessed mount section is formed such that the holder of a second memory card can be mounted to one of the major surfaces of the main body. A memory-card-mounted body is produced when the second memory card is mounted to the recessed mount section. The card tray is configured such that, when the first memory card is placed on the memory-card-mounted body with the left and right edges thereof aligned with each other, the contact pieces of the first memory card and the contact pieces of the second memory card have longitudinally overlapping parts and transversally overlapping parts as viewed from above.

Abstract: A card type peripheral apparatus is disclosed which can be removably inserted not only into a slot of an electronic apparatus of a small size but also into a slot of an external apparatus readily and with certainty. The apparatus includes a first case, an electronic part accommodated in the first case, and a connector provided at a first end in the lengthwise direction of the first case for electrically connecting an external apparatus to the electronic part. The attachment includes a second case. Mounting portions are provided at a second end in the lengthwise direction of the first case and a first end in the lengthwise direction of the second case such that the first and second cases are removably attached to each other at the mounting portions thereof while the lengthwise directions thereof are juxtaposed with each other.