27 November 2008

Toshiba To Launch
16GB microSDHC Memory Card

Several weeks ago I informed you that Toshiba is working on the 16GB MicroSD card and it seems that I was right!

Toshiba Corp., a leading innovator in memory card technologies and solutions, and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., its subsidiary in the Americas, today reinforced their memory card line-up with the launch of a 16GB microSDHC card, which is equivalent to the industry's largest available microSD card produced by SanDisk!

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 second4 , 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.

MicroSDHC Memory Card Featuers

• Large 16GB capacity in a microSDHC Card. Can store 270 hours⁵ of music at a bit rate of 128kbps⁶ .
• "Class 2" SD Speed Class
• Integrates highly secure CPRM⁷ copyright technology.

An enlarged model showing the inner structure of the 16GB microSDHC card