Friday, 24 August 2007

Toshiba Unveils 32 GB Flash Card

Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has said that it will soon add three new high-density flash memory cards to its product lineup including a 32GB flash card that it claims is the world’s first...

Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has said that it will soon add three new high-density flash memory cards to its product lineup including a 32GB flash card that it claims is the world’s first.

Toshiba has also launched a 16GB SDHC card and an 8GB microSDHC card.

The Tokyo based firm said all the new cards meet the Class 4 specification in the SD Speed Class that enable them to deliver enough power to run new-generation mobile phones and other handheld products.

"The speed class is important to maximize performance for demanding applications and help the consumer choose the right card for their camera or camcorder," said Brian Kumagai, business development manager for NAND Flash at Toshiba America Electronic Components.

Toshiba, SanDisk and Matsushita Electric Industrial—best known for its Panasonic brand, jointly developed the SD memory card in 1999. SD memory cards have been widely adopted as a de facto standard worldwide; Toshiba has shipped more than 300 million memory cards and is currently the world's second-largest supplier of NAND flash memory, behind Samsung.