Secondary memory units and systems including the same

1. A secondary memory unit comprising:

a first substrate;

a non-volatile memory unit that is mounted on the first substrate and which is configured to receive power from an external power supply;

a second substrate that is separate from the first substrate;

an energy storage and supply medium that is mounted on the second substrate; and

an energy transfer medium that is configured to electrically connect the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein the energy storage and supply medium is configured to supply an operating power to the non-volatile memory unit when power from the external power supply to the non-volatile memory unit is cut off.

2. The secondary memory unit of claim 1 , wherein the second substrate is spaced apart from the first substrate.

3. The secondary memory unit of claim 1 , further comprising a first case in which the first substrate is at least partially accommodated and a second case in which the second substrate is at least partially accommodated.

4. The secondary memory unit of claim 3 , wherein a thermally insulating material is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

5. The secondary memory unit of claim 3 , wherein the first case comprises metal or a carbon-based material, and the second case comprises a polymer material.

6. The secondary memory unit of claim 3 , wherein the first case exposes the bottom surface of the first substrate, and the second case exposes the top surface of the second substrate, and the second substrate is disposed below the first substrate, and

wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are thermally insulated from each other by an intervening insulating material.

7. The secondary memory unit of claim 6 , wherein the first case further comprises a guide, and the second case is guided by the guide and is movable.

8. The secondary memory unit of claim 3 , further comprising a display device that indicates an amount of charge included in the energy storage and supply medium.

9. The secondary memory unit of claim 1 , wherein the first case covers both a top surface and a bottom surface of the first substrate, and wherein the second case covers both a top surface and a bottom surface of the second substrate.

10. The secondary memory unit of claim 9 , wherein at least one spacer is disposed between the first case and the second case, wherein the spacer is configured to suppress heat transfer between the first case and the second case.

11. The secondary memory unit of claim 10 , wherein the energy transfer medium electrically connects the first substrate and the second substrate via through the spacer.

12. The secondary memory unit of claim 9 , wherein the first case and the second case are arranged in a direction perpendicular to a top surface of the first substrate or in parallel to a top surface of the first substrate.

13. The secondary memory unit of claim 9 , wherein the second case comprises a recess and the first case is configured to be inserted into the recess to be combined with the second case.

14. The secondary memory unit of claim 1 , in combination with:

a central processing unit (CPU);

an input unit for inputting information to the CPU; and

an output unit for outputting information from the CPU,

wherein the secondary memory unit is configured to transfer stored information to the CPU or for storing information output from the CPU.

15. A secondary memory unit comprising:

a first substrate on which one or more non-volatile memory units are mounted; and

a first case in which the first substrate is accommodated,

wherein the first case comprises a first terminal configured to supply normal power to the non-volatile memory units from a primary power source that is external to the first case and a second terminal configured to supply a backup operating power to the non-volatile memory units from a backup power source that is external to the first case when the normal power is cut off.

16. A secondary memory unit, comprising:

a first case that includes a first substrate that has a non-volatile memory unit mounted thereon;

a second case that has a second substrate that has an energy storage and supply medium mounted thereon; and

an energy transfer medium that electrically connects the first substrate to the second substrate and that is configured to selectively supply energy from the energy storage and supply medium to the non-volatile memory unit in response to power to the first substrate from a power supply that is external to the secondary memory unit being cut off.

17. The secondary memory unit of claim 16 , further comprising at least one thermally insulative material that is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first case is at least partially formed of a thermally conductive material and the second case is at least partially formed of a thermally insulative material.

18. The secondary memory unit of claim 16 , wherein the energy transfer medium includes a plug that is associated with one of the first case or the second case and a socket that is associated with the other of the first case or the second case.

19. The secondary memory unit of claim 16 , wherein the first substrate includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of edge surfaces, and wherein the second substrate includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of edge surfaces, and wherein a first of the edge surfaces of the first substrate faces a first of the edge surfaces of the second substrate.

20. The secondary memory unit of claim 16 , wherein the first case is slidably moveable with respect to the second case.