I picked this off on the business wire. Do not know if it competes
with NCI.
Low-Voltage CompactFlash Cards and Adapters Provide Complete
Solutions for Users of Mobile Consumer Products
06:44 Nov 05, 1996 EST
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1996--SMART Modular Technologies Inc.
(NASDAQ:SMOD) today announced the immediate availability of low-voltage CompactFlash
small-format, removable memory cards and adapters.
SMART's new product line will offer substantial benefits to manufacturers and users of mobile
consumer products such as digital still cameras, digital audio recorders and telephone answering
devices, palmtop and ruggedized handheld computers, PDAs, cell phones and game machines.
SMART initially will offer a 4 Megabyte version of the CompactFlash Card, with 8MB and 16MB
versions expected to follow in Q2/CY97. Designated SM9FLATA04CMPCT, the 4MB-density
card will be capable of storing 28 high-density pictures, or 60 low-density, in digital still cameras.
Users will be able to remove the card from the camera, insert it into a SMART-supplied adapter,
and plug it into their PC for viewing and modifying before printing the pictures.
In recording devices, the 4MB card will be able to record up to one hour of audio. The 4MB
SM9FLATA04CMPCT CompactFlash Card is priced at $99 in quantities of 100. In order to
offer customers a complete solution, SMART also manufactures adapter cards that enable the
cards to be plugged directly into a PC Card drive.
"As an Executive Member of the CompactFlash Association (CFA), SMART is the only member
other than SanDisk to offer the small-format memory card in both 5V and 3V versions," said Bill
Johnston, SMART's Director of Marketing. "SMART is the only CompactFlash supplier to
manufacture CompactFlash cards also designed to operate as low as 2.5V."
Johnston added, "Low-voltage operation is particularly advantageous to consumers as the batteries
in their handheld devices, such as digital cameras, operate longer between recharges. Products that
incorporate CompactFlash cards manufactured by SMART will continue to operate as the
batteries discharge down to the 2.5V level, while other products will cease operation when the
batteries discharge below 3V."
"The SM9FLATA04CMPCT is designed for 10,000 insertions," stated Dhaval Brahmbhatt,
SMART's Vice President of Technology Development. "For example, a digital camera user could
store 22 high-resolution pictures as many as 10,000 times in the lifetime of a single card."
Brahmbhatt continued, "The 14-mil PCB used for CompactFlash is 22% thinner than a Type II PC
Card and uses special TSOP devices for its circuitry. SMART's extensive SMT manufacturing and
testing expertise is well suited to CompactFlash card production.
"Initially, the new line will be produced at SMART's manufacturing facility in Fremont, Calif., where
design and manufacture are tightly linked. However, as volume increases due to demand, the firm's
additional manufacturing capacity in Puerto Rico and Scotland will be available to ensure
uninterrupted supply for customers worldwide."
SMART Modular Technologies Inc. is a leading independent manufacturer of specialty memory
modules, standard memory modules, embedded processor modules and PC cards with memory
and communications functionality.
SMART offers over 400 products under the SMART and Apex Data brand names to leading
OEMs and distribution channels in the computer, networking and telecommunications industries.
The Apex Data Products Division is a supplier of award-winning PC card connectivity and wireless
solutions. SMART has manufacturing facilities in California, Puerto Rico and Scotland, and
additional design center in India and sales organizations worldwide.
(See also: businesswire.com)
Copyright 1996, Business Wire
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