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Encyclopedia > MicroSD Card
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microSD is an ultra-compact (currently the world's smallest) flash RAM memory card format. Flash memory is a form of EEPROM that allows multiple memory locations to be erased or written in one programming operation. ... Memory card or Flash Memory Card refers to solid-state electronic flash memory data storage devices used with digital cameras, handheld and laptop computers, telephones, music players, video game consoles, and other electronics. ...


microSD cards are 11mm x 15mm x 1mm thick -- roughly the size of a fingernail -- and are intended for use in small devices like mobile phones and portable audio players. microSD cards are usable in SD-compatible devices via an adapter. A digital audio player (DAP) is a device that stores, organizes and plays digital music files. ... 16Mb SD Card 1 GB SD Card Secure Digital (also known as SD) is a flash memory memory card format. ...


microSD cards come in capacities of 16-256MB, and are expected to reach capacities of 512MB by the end of 2005. The format is currently supported primarily by mobile phone manufacturers, including Kyocera, Motorola and Samsung. Kyocera (京セラ, also known as Kyoto Ceramics) is a Japanese company based in Kyoto, Japan. ... Motorola (NYSE: MOT) (TYO: 6686) is an electronics company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. ... The Samsung Group is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ...


The microSD format was originally created by SanDisk. It was originally called T-Flash and then TransFlash before being rechristened microSD when adopted by the SD Card Association (SDA). Other flash card formats approved by the SDA include miniSD and SD. SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), formerly SunDisk, is a US-based multinational corporation which designs and markets flash memory card products. ... Announced for the first time by SanDisk Corporation at CeBIT 2003, the miniSD joined the MemoryStick Duo and xD-Picture Card at this small Form factor. ... 16Mb SD Card 1 GB SD Card Secure Digital (also known as SD) is a flash memory memory card format. ...


References

  1. SanDisk TransFlash Memory Module white papers, brochures, and notes
  2. SD Card Association

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Sandisk First to Offer 512-Mb microSD Card (637 words)
The new microSD card is fully compatible with the TransFlash card and is designed as a small, flash memory storage card for mobile phones and devices.
The company expects to have a 1-gigabyte microSD card by the end of the year and a 2GB card in 2006.
The SanDisk microSD cards sold in retail channels will include an adapter that allows them to be used in any of the existing devices with SD card slots.
Kingston Technology Company - Flash Memory - MicroSD Card (725 words)
With Kingston's microSD card, your mobile content is no longer tied to your phone.
Each Kingston microSD comes with an SD adapter that gives you the convenience to use it as a full-size secure digital (SD) card in SD-enabled devices, including media readers such as Kingston's TravelLite and 15-in-1 Reader.
All cards come with a lifetime warranty10 year warranty in France, Germany and Austria.
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