InnoDisk Corp of Taiwan developed an USB flash memory drive that has a connector block made of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) integrated with the main body.
The resin is available from Victrex Plc. InnoDisk aims at the reduction of product weight and production cost by employing a resin featuring an excellent flexibility in design, which can be commercialized in a shorter period of time compared to metal.
The dimensions of metal connectors used in USB memories are standardized by the USB compliance committee and are common to all manufacturers. Thus, the company reduced the thickness of the main body of the USB drive to be as thin as the connector block.
At the same time, the company succeeded in reducing the number of production processes and the product weight. The new memory drive measures 4.6mm in thickness and weighs approximately 3g. InnoDisk selected the PEEK resin for the material of connector block reportedly because it has a high resistance to abrasion and heat as well as a high dimensional stability.
Meanwhile, InnoDisk plans to exhibit the USB memory drive at SEMICON Japan 2007 scheduled for Dec 5-7, 2007.
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