Toshiba To Launch 16GB microSDHC And Class 6 SDHC Cards

Toshiba Corp. (Toshiba), a leading innovator in memory card technologies and solutions, and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), its subsidiary in the Americas, today reinforced their memory card line-up with the launch of a 16GB microSDHC card offering the largest capacity available in the market. At the same time, the company extended its range of industry-leading memory card solutions by adding ultra fast read/write 8GB and 16GB SDHC cards to its line-up. Mass production of the new SDHC cards will start in December, with production of the new microSDHC slated to start in January 2009.

All of the new SDHC memory cards comply with the SD memory standard Ver. 2.00, and the two new SDHC cards announced today support class 6 ultra fast read/write speed -- a maximum write speed of 20MB per second, delivering high performance for continuous shooting of still images and recording video images. The new cards meet strong market demands for cards combining high capacities with high speed data read and write. The new microSDHC can be used with an adapter that allows it to be used in SDHC slots.

Demand is growing fast for larger data storage in portable digital consumer products. Micro SDHC cards provide a solution for mobile phones, while SDHC memory cards support other digital consumer products.

The high-level specifications and wide range of memory cards announced by Toshiba will allow third-party developers to bring exciting applications to future generations of consumer products. Toshiba will continue to meet market demand by further expanding its SD memory card series.

    Outline of New SD Memory Cards

    Product Name              	  Density  SD Speed Class 	Start of mass production
    microSDHC Memory Card   16GB     Class 2        	Jan, 2009
    SD-C16G
    SDHC Memory Card          16GB     Class 6        	Apr, 2009
    SD-F16G
    SDHC Memory Card          8GB       Class 6        	Dec, 2008
    SD-F08G

    Key Features
    1. microSDHC Memory Card
      (1) Large 16GB capacity in a microSDHC Card. Can store 270 hours of music at a bit rate of 128kbps.
      (2) "Class 2" SD Speed Class
      (3) Integrates highly secure CPRM copyright technology.

    2. SDHC Memory Card (Ultra High Speed Type)
      (1) Realizes maximum write speed of 20MB per sec.
      (2) "Class 6" SD Speed Class
      (3) Integrates highly secure CPRM copyright technology.

    Specifications

                            	SD-C16G           SD-F16G            SD-F08G
    Interface             	SD Memory        SD Memory        SD Memory
                          	Card Standard   Card Standard    Card Standard
                          	Ver. 2.00          Ver. 2.00            Ver. 2.00
                          	Compatible       Compatible        Compatible
    Power Supply Voltage: 	2.7 - 3.6V         2.7 - 3.6V          2.7 - 3.6V
    Compatible Standard   	SD Memory       SD Memory         SD Memory
                          	Card Standard   Card Standard    Card Standard
                          	Ver. 2.00          Ver. 2.00            Ver. 2.00
                          	Compatible       Compatible         Compatible
    SD Speed Class        	Class 2             Class 6              Class 6
    Maximum Write Speed:  	6MB per sec      6MB per sec        6MB per sec
    Exterior Dimensions:  	15×11×1(mm)  32×24×2.1(mm)  32×24×2.1(mm)
    Weight Approx.:       	0.4g                 2g               `     2g