SanDisk, Sony, Nikon formulated a new memory card specification with a transfer rate of 500 MB / second and a capacity of 2 TB or more

Compared to five years ago, memory cards of digital cameras have progressed considerably in terms of large capacity and high speed, but for professional use there is a voice calling for a memory card capable of processing larger capacity files. For that reason, SanDisk, Sony and Nikon have formulated specifications for new memory cards which have dramatically improved compared to existing memory cards for higher transfer speed and larger capacity, and standardized group CompactFlash Association (CFA) I proposed that to.

In this specification, transfer speed is 500 MB / sec and capacity is 2 TB or more is theoretically possible.

Details are as below.
SanDisk | Corporate | Press Room | Press Releases - SanDisk, Sony and Nikon Propose Next-Generation High-Speed ​​Memory Cards to Standardized Organizations

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Nikon | News | Press Release: SanDisk, Sony and Nikon Propose Next-Generation High-Speed ​​Memory Card to Standardized Organization

According to the announcement by SanDisk, Sony, Nikon, the three companies proposed specifications that dramatically improved transfer speed and capacity compared with the existing products, and now for professional use, further processing of large capacity files at high speed It seems that it is aiming for standardization by formulating from the existence that there is a need to do.

Interface is industry standard, highly versatilePCI Expressuse. With the theoretical value it is possible to transfer 500 MB per second,ATA (PATA)It seems that it will be possible to realize applications that are impossible with compact flash with interface. By the way,It was announced the other dayThe speed of the compact flash's new standard "CF 6.0" is 167 MB per second.

Moreover, the capacity is also improved, and theoretically it is possible to increase the capacity exceeding 2 TB.

The size seems to be almost the same size as the current compact flash.