Patent ID: 7382045

Claim:
A memory card comprising: a substrate having a front surface and a rear surface, a flash memory chip mounted over the front surface of the substrate, a controller chip for the flash memory chip mounted over the front surface of the substrate, a plurality of external connection terminals arranged over the rear surface of the substrate, a first sealing portion covering the flash memory chip, the controller chip and at least a portion of the front surface of the substrate adjacent to one of the flash memory chip and the controller chip, and a case covering the first sealing portion, wherein a second sealing portion is formed over the rear surface of the substrate and covers the rear surface of the substrate such that the external connection terminals are exposed, wherein the first sealing portion is made of thermosetting resin material, wherein the case and the second sealing portion are made of thermoplastic resin material, wherein the second sealing portion has portions formed between adjacent ones of the external connection terminals, and wherein the memory card has a mechanically operated part externally accessible at a side-surface of the memory card.