January 27, 2004
1-GB SanDisk SD Cards
SanDisk Corporation is now shipping the world's first production 1-GB secure digital (SD) card.
At $500, the 1-GB SD card has the capacity to store over 30 hours of digitally compressed music, 1,000 high-res digital images, and over five hours of MPEG-4 compressed video.
This new SD card uses a novel stacking technology, which enables SanDisk to double the previous memory capacity without increasing the size of the card.
SanDisk worked with Sharp's Integrated Circuits Group to devise a way to stack additional layers of NAND MLC die in ultra-thin packages without increasing the card size. In the 1-GB card, two ultra-thin packages are vertically mounted in the same height that currently houses a single package.
The new stacking process also has the potential for application to compact flash (CF) and Sony memory stick (MS) storage media.
Posted by Sam | Permalink | TrackBackAnd I thought I was cool with my 256 megabyte card! Sadly I'm going to have to wait to get this for my Palm Pilot until it comes down in price. For now I'll have to deal with a more limited selection of MP3's.
Posted by Jeramey at January 28, 2004 12:19 AM$500?! Wow.
256mb is around $70-$80 range.
512mb is around $170-$190 range.
And now twice the memory from 512mb is almost three times the price? I was waiting for the 1GB for storage, but now I guess I'll have to settle for the 512mb... in a couple of months. It'll probably come down in price in a little bit so I can be patient.
$500. Wow.
Posted by Ivan at February 2, 2004 12:38 PMI've seen 512MB SD cards on sale (after rebate) for $129, so prices definitely are coming down. Although, I'm as frustrated as the next guy that double the space means quadruple the price.
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