PCMCIA Intel Series II & II+ Compatible Linear Flash Card

Intel Series II/II+ Compatible Linear  Flash Card

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PSI/C-1 Tech’s Linear Flash cards are fully PC Card (Type I) compatible and operate faster than hard disks, but are removable like floppy disks. Since there are no moving parts, Linear Flash cards operate reliably in conditions that can be normally hostile to data. These cards use solid-state components that can be used day-in-day-out because they are far more reliable than the moveable parts of hard drives.  

Our Flash Memory card is a perfect choice of solid-state mass-storage cards for Palmtops, Hand-held devices, Sub-notebook PC, PDA, PCA, or Digital Cameras equipped with PC Card slots supporting Series II/II+ flash cards. With the optional 2K or 8K bytes "attribute memory" space, the Card Information Structure (CIS) can be written into the card at the factory with standard format or customized requirements. (Customers can only read rather than write into the CIS).

Linear Flash PC Cards support true random access so reads literally happen in a flash. Not only can these cards access stored data rapidly; they can also execute programs directly from the card. This opens the doors for vertical applications. PSI/C-1 Tech’s Linear Flash PC Cards are offered in a variety of read/write voltages. Typical access times are 150ns. However, some faster cards are available.  

Non-volatile Linear Flash cards are used in a variety of applications, including networking and telecom equipment, industrial controls and instrumentation.

Random access, ruggedness and reliability are the basic qualities required of Linear Flash cards. Adding convenient size and low power consumption makes a sure winner.

Our high performance Flash memory cards conform to the PCMCIA / JEIDA international standard. Each card contains multiple Intel 28F008SA/28F016SA(or compatible) Flash memory devices and decoder IC mounted on a very thin printed circuit board using surface mount technology.  Each 28F008SA contains sixteen individually-erasable , 64K byte blocks whereas the 28F016SA contains thirty-two blocks (64 Kbytes) ; therefore , this series Flash memory cards contain from 32 blocks (in 2 MB cards) to 448 blocks (in 28 MB cards). To support PCMCIA compatible byte-wide operation , the flash array is divided into 128K x 8 bits device blocks. To support PCMCIA compatible word-wide operation , the devices are paired so that each accessible memory block is 64K words.

Note: To access and copy files to and from these linear flash cards, you need a PC card reader like OmniDrive USB Pro-LF reader with proprietary driver for linear flash cards.

XXX: Capacity.  For Example: FA2002 is 2MB Intel Series 2 PCMCIA card
* Non standard capacities available, please contact us for details
*** CIS is stored in block 1 of the flash (CIS in EPROM is available upon request)
Temperature range available:  (1)  Commercial: 0⁰C to +70⁰C
                                            (2)  Industrial/Extended: -40⁰C to +85⁰C

ORDERING INFORMATION                                        
Part Number Guide:
Intel Series II with Attribute Memory

  P/N      -    Description
FA2002   -   2MB Linear Flash PC card
FA2004   -   4MB Linear Flash PC card
FA2008   -   8MB Linear Flash PC card
FA2012   -   12MB Linear Flash PC card
FA2016   -   16MB Linear Flash PC card
FA2020   -   20MB Linear Flash PC card
FA2024   -   24MB Linear Flash PC card
FA2028   -   28MB Linear Flash PC card
**Without attribute memory:
FN2XXX

Intel Value Series 100
FA2XXX-S5

FEATURES                                                                  

• Industry standard PCMCIA 2.x compliant

• PCMCIA Type I form factor

• High performance read access of 200 ns and random writes of 10 µ typical word write

• Extremely rugged and reliable

• Very low power consumption with automatic power management

• No battery required for data retention or backup

• Supports Erase Suspend to Read command keeping Erase as a background task

• Mechanical Write protect switch prevents overwriting valuable data. 

• Proven compatibility with popular industry standard - Flash File Systems (FFS) or Flash Translation Layer (FTL)

• Applications for PC, PDA, PCA, Industrial Control, Embedded System, instrumentation, Communication

SPECIFICATIONS                                                    

Dimensions:

• Type I card: 85.6mm(L) x 54mm(W) x 3.3mm(H)

• Weight: 42.5g or 1.5oz

Storage Capacities:

• 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28 and 40MB

System Compatibility:

• Apple Newton Message Pad

• Sharp Zaurus PDA

• HP Omnibook series

• Chinon’s ES-3000 Digital Cameras

• IBM compatible Notebook PCs, Laptops, Palmtops, or Hand-held devices, etc.

Operating System Support:

• DOS, Microsoft Windows 3.x and Windows 95

Performance:

• Read Access time: 200ns (Max.)

• Random Write Access: 10 µ (Typical)

Reliability:

• Over 100,000 write/erase cycles per block

Operating Voltage:

• Read: 5V ± 5%

• Write/erase: 12V ± 5%

Power Consumption:

• Read access: 110 mA (max)

• Write/Erase: 70 mA (max)

• Standby mode: 1.5 mA (max)

Environment conditions:

• Operating temperature: 0°C to 70°C

• Storage temperature: -40°C to 125°C

• Relative Humidity: 95% (Max)

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