Patent ID: 7267287

Claim:
A memory card comprising: a substrate having a first side, a second side extending in a direction perpendicular to said first side, a front surface and a rear surface opposite to said front surface; a plurality of conductive patterns arranged over said front surface of said substrate and arranged along said first side; a first flash memory chip and a controller chip for said first flash memory chip arranged over said front surface of said substrate; and a plurality of external terminals arranged over said rear surface of said substrate and electrically connected to said conductive patterns via a plurality of through holes, wherein said memory card further comprises an over-voltage protection element arranged over said front surface of said substrate and connected to at least one of said conductive patterns, wherein, in a direction away from said first side and along said second side, said conductive patterns, said controller chip and said first flash memory chip are arranged in order of said conductive patterns, said controller chip and said first flash memory chip.