Memory
cards have evolved from the early MMC and SD cards to the second-generation
miniSD and RS-MMC specifications, grow-ing smaller, lighter and thinner while
providing ever increasing storage and flexibility for digital products. The
third-generation microSD cards have taken this evolution to the next step:
nearly the size of a fingernail (15mm x 11mm x 1mm), microSD cards are now the
world's smallest memory card products.
In 2005, the SD association announced the microSD specification, the
newest member of the SD family. microSD is 100 percent compatible with the
earlier T-flash format, and due to its extremely small size, microSD has gained
popularity among mobile phone makers seeking a smaller storage medium. Kingmax is one of the world's only memory manufacturers that
possess IC packaging facilities, and Kingmax is also the world's leading
manufac-turer of PIP packaged memory products. When used with very small surface
area mem-ory cards, PIP packaging pro-vides incomparable perform-ance and value.
In addition to water and dust resistance (as well as heat and pressure
resistance), microSD's main advantage lies in its tiny size. At the same time,
the PIP packaging technology enables Kingmax to apply its distinc-tive red
color, which allows consumers to know at first glance their products are genuine
Kingmax memory products.
Higher capacity cards such as the 512MB microSD cards are produced by
stacking two 70-nanometer 256MB flash chips. Circuit paths are already quite
complicated in such a small area, and stacking two ICs makes the process even
more complicated. Therefore, memory makers lacking IC packaging technology face
many difficulties producing this type of memory card, and it is precisely this
technology that makes Kingmax one of the world's only companies who can
provide a stable supply. With its patented PIP packaging technology and
outstanding quality and compatibility, it is no wonder that Kingmax products are
the most widely respected by electronics manufacturers and consumers alike.
Many of the world's major mobile phone manufacturers have
taken notice of the Kingmax microSD cards and Kingmax has already begun
receiving large orders and forming partnerships to supply microSD cards to
mobile phone companies around the world. Through these partnerships, Kingmax
will bring an all-new mobile multimedia experience to consumers the world over.