PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

SST’s CompactFlash (CF) card is an ultra-small, low cost, high performance, removable flash memory data storage system. This technology is well suited for solid state mass storage portable applications offering new and expanded functionality while enabling smaller and lighter designs.

CompactFlash technology is widely used in a variety of consumer products such as portable computers, digital cameras, handheld data collection scanners, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), handy terminals, audio players, monitoring devices and set-top boxes.

FEATURES:

• CompactFlash Association specification standard

• 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128, 192, and 256 MByte capacities

• Small Form Factor: 36.4 mm x 42.8 mm x 3.3 mm

• Supports 5.0-Volt and 3.3-Volt Read and Write

   – 4.5-5.5V, 3.135-3.465V for commercial

• PC Card ATA and True IDE interface

  – 512 Bytes sector

  – ATA command set compatible

• Low Power Consumption:

  – Active mode: 35 mA/55 mA (3.3V/5.0V)(typical)

  – Sleep mode: 100 µA/150 µA (3.3V/5.0V)(typical)

• Data Transfer Rate to/from Host

  – 20 MB/s burst at 5.0V

  – 6.6 MB/s burst at 3.3V

• High Performance

  –  Up to 1.4 MB/sec sustained write transfer rate(host to flash)

• Controller Overhead Command to DRQ

  – Less than 0.5 ms

• Zero Data Retention Power

  – Batteries not required for data storage

•Start Up Time

  – Sleep to Read: 200 ns

  – Sleep to Write: 200 ns

  – Reset to Ready: 50 ms typical, 400 ms Max.

• Support for Commercial Temperature Range

  – 0°C to +70°C for operating commercial

  – -25°C to +85°C non-operating (storage)

• Extremely Rugged and Reliable

  – Built-in ECC support corrects 3 random Bytes error per 512 Byte sector

  – 2000 G operating and non-operating shock

• Intelligent ATA/IDE Controller

  – Built-in microcontroller with intelligent firmware

  – 256 Bytes of attribute memory for storing CIS information

  – Supports multiple-sector Read/Write operation to enhance system performance

• Power Management Unit

  – Immediate disabling of unused circuitry