IMAGING CARTRIDGE AND MEMORY CHIP APPLIED TO IMAGING CARTRIDGE

The present invention discloses an imaging cartridge and a memory chip applied to the imaging cartridge. The memory chip is detachably installable on an imaging cartridge, and the imaging cartridge is detachably installable in the imaging device. The memory chip includes: an interface unit, electrically connecting the memory chip to the imaging device, and receiving an instruction that is sent from the imaging device; a storage unit, storing information related to the imaging cartridge; a service life determining unit, determining, according to the information that is related to the imaging cartridge and that is stored in the storage unit, whether a service life of the imaging cartridge runs out; and an exception processing unit, performing, when the service life determining unit determines that the service life of the imaging cartridge runs out, exception processing according to the instruction sent by the imaging device.