PSI/C-1 Tech AMD C/D Series Compatible Linear  Flash Card

Product Overviews

Our high performance Flash memory cards conform to the PCMCIA / JEIDA international standard. Each card contains multiple AMD's Flash memory devices and decoder IC mounted on a very thin printed circuit board using surface mount technology.  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

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.

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 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).

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.

Temperature range available:  (1)  Commercial: 0⁰C to +70⁰C
                                            (2)  Industrial/Extended: -40⁰C to +85⁰C

ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number Guide:

AMD D-Series Compatible
  P/N      -    Description
FAD004   -   4MB Linear Flash PC card
FAD008   -   8MB Linear Flash PC card
FAD012   -   12MB Linear Flash PC card
FAD016   -   16MB Linear Flash PC card
FAD020   -   20MB Linear Flash PC card
FAD024   -   24MB Linear Flash PC card
FAD028   -   28MB Linear Flash PC card
FAD032   -   32MB Linear Flash PC card

FEATURES    

• Industry standard PCMCIA 2.x compliant

• PCMCIA Type I form factor

• Single 5-Volt read, write, and erase

• Embedded programming algorithms at device level automatically writes and verifies data

• Extremely rugged and reliable

• Very low power consumption with automatic power management

• No battery required for data retention or backup

• Byte-wide (8bit) or word-wide (16bit) operation

• Mechanical Write protect switch prevents overwriting valuable data

• Erase Suspend/Resume feature allows the user to suspend an erase operation and read data from any other sector on the card

• Device level hardware block protection disables any combination of blocks (4 sectors) from write/erase operation

• Supports for XIP (Execution-In-Place) eliminates the need for redundant DRAM

• Applications for PC, PDA, PCA, Industrial Control, Embedded System, Instrumentation, Communication, etc.

• Options:

  • Attribute memory (256bytes or 2Kbytes)

  • Industrial temperature version

  • Custom 8-bit databus only version

  • Custom 16-bit databus only version

SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions:

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

• Weight: 42.5g or 1.5oz

Storage Capacities:

• 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32 and 40MB

System Compatibility:

• Apple Newton Message Pad 120 with OS 2.0 and above

• Apple Newton Message Pad 130

• Apple Newton Message Pad 2000

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

Third Party Software Support:

• SystemSoft CardSoft 3.1/CardWizard

• Phoenix PCM 4.0

• Award Cardware 2.5+

• Datalight Cardtrick 2.50

Operating System Support:

• DOS, Microsoft Windows 3.x and Windows 95 (with TFFS)

Performance:

• Read Access time: 150ns (Max.)

• Random Write Access: 8 µ (Typical)

Reliability:

• min. 100,000 write/erase cycles per card

Operating Voltage:

• Read/Write/erase: 5V ± 5%

Power Consumption:

• Read access: 60 mA (max)

• Write/Erase: 120 mA (max)

• Standby mode: 100 uA (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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• 1 year warranty

• Tech Support from PSI and respective manufacturers

• If you need to access your data on the flash cards using a Windows PC, please check here.