Patent ID: 7669773

Claim:
An IC card module comprising: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a plurality of first external connecting terminals and a plurality of second external connecting terminals both exposed to the first surface of the substrate; a flash memory chip disposed on the second surface of the substrate and having a plurality of first pads; a controller chip for controlling the flash memory chip disposed on a surface of the flash memory chip and having a plurality of second pads, the second pads electrically connected to the second external connecting terminals and the first pads; and a microcomputer chip disposed on said surface of the flash memory chip and having a plurality of third pads, the third pads electrically connected to the first external connecting terminals; wherein the flash memory is a rectangular shape and has a pair of first and second sides, wherein the controller chip is disposed along the first side of the flash memory, and wherein the microcomputer chip is disposed along the second side of the flash memory.