# US 2010/0165589 A1 · Sim card, sim card holder and electronic device with same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0165589 A1 - Document ID: US20100165589A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/512,395 - Filed: 2009-07-30 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-25 - Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd.; Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc. - Inventors: Ri Zhou - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100165589A1 ## CPC - H04B 1/3816: Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices - G06K 7/0021: {for reading/sensing record carriers having surface contacts} - G06K 7/0073: {having multiple insertion slots, the respective slots suited for the same or different card form factors} - G06K 19/07: with integrated circuit chips - G06K 19/072: {the record carrier comprising a plurality of integrated circuit chips} - G06K 19/07747: {at least one of the integrated circuit chips being mounted as a module} - H04M 2250/14: including a card reading device - H04B: TRANSMISSION - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract A. SIM card includes a base body, two integrated circuits mounted on the base body, an electrical connector electrically connected to each of the two integrated circuits respectively. A SIM card holder for the SIM card includes a bracket defining a cavity to receive the SIM card, and a terminal connected to each of the electrical connectors respectively. The SIM card and the SIM card holder occupy little space and can be easily assembled and detached. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A SIM card, comprising: a base body; at least two integrated circuits mounted on the base body; an electrical connector electrically connected to each of the at least two integrated circuits respectively. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The SIM card of claim 1, wherein the SIM card comprises two integrated circuits and two electrical connectors, each electrical connector connected to one of the two integrated circuits respectively. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The SIM card of claim 2, wherein each electrical connector comprises a supply voltage contact, a reset contact, a clock signal contact, a ground contact, a programming voltage contact and a data input/output contact. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The SIM card of claim 3, wherein the two integrated circuits are used in different mobile networks. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The SIM card of claim 2, wherein the base body is a substantially plastic sheet and comprises a surface defining two areas to receive the two integrated circuits respectively. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The SIM card of claim 5, wherein the materials of the base body is selected from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and polyvinylchloride. ### Claim 7 A SIM card holder for a SIM card having a base body, at least two integrated circuits mounted on the base body, and an electrical connector electrically connected to each of the at least two integrated circuits respectively, the SIM card holder comprising: a bracket defining a cavity to receive the SIM card; a terminal connected to each of the electrical connectors respectively; and at least one fixing assembly to fix the SIM card to the bracket. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The SIM card holder of claim 7, wherein each terminal comprises a supply voltage part, a reset part, a clock signal part, a ground part, a programming voltage part and a data input/output part. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The SIM card holder of claim 7, wherein each fixing assembly comprises a base sheet, two sidewalls substantially perpendicularly extending from opposite sides of the base sheet, and a connecting portion formed on the end of the sidewall, the SIM card is fixed in the cavity by the base sheet elastically resisting on the SIM card and the two sidewalls being fixed to the two sides of the base body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The SIM card holder of claim 7, wherein the bracket is plastic and formed by insert-molding. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The SIM card holder of claim 7, wherein each terminal comprises a plurality of elastic arcuate sheets connected to the SIM card and pins formed on a bottom surface of the bracket corresponding to the arcuate sheets. ### Claim 12 An electronic device comprising: a main body; a main circuit board received in the main body; a SIM card comprising a base body, at least two integrated circuits mounted on the base body, and an electrical connector electrically connected to each of the at least two integrated circuits respectively; a SIM card holder comprising a bracket defining a cavity to receive the SIM card, a terminal connected to each of the at least electrical connectors respectively, and at least one fixing assembly to fix the SIM card to the bracket; and a connecting circuit connecting the SIM card to the main circuit board. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein each fixing assembly comprises a base sheet, two sidewalls substantially perpendicularly extending from opposite sides of the base sheet, and a connecting portion formed on the end of the sidewall, the SIM card is fixed in the cavity by the base sheet elastically resisting on the SIM card and the two sidewalls being fixed to the two sides of the base body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the bracket is plastic and formed by insert-molding. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein each terminal comprises a plurality of elastic arcuate sheets connected to the SIM card and pins formed on a bottom surface of the bracket corresponding to the arcuate sheets.