ST Introduces its New Voltage-level Translator with SD 3.0
The SD 3.0 specification provides up to 2 terabytes of storage capacity
Feb 01, 2012
STMicroelectronics has unveiled industry’s first voltage-level translator compliant with the latest SD (Secure Digital) 3.0 standard. The increase in storage capacity and access speed of SD 3.0, together with the low static power consumption and small package size of ST’s new level translator, makes it an ideal choice for interfacing application processors or digital basebands to SD memory cards in mobile phones, portable media players, tablets, digital cameras or personal navigation devices.
The SD 3.0 specification provides up to 2 terabytes of storage capacity and accelerates SD interface read/write speeds to 50 megabytes per second, at 50 MHz Double Data Rate. ST’s newest voltage-level translator is the first device on the market to support the new standard, giving system designers a head start in developing portable applications with increased storage space and faster access to multimedia content, including music, videos and pictures.