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THNCFxxxMAA Series
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**THNCFxxxMAA Series
CompactFlash™ Card
OUTLINE
The THNCF***MAA series CompactFlash™ card is a flash technology based with ATA interface flash memory card. It is constructed with flash disk controller chip and NAND-type (Toshiba) flash memory device. The CompactFlash™ card operates in both 5-Volt and 3.3-Volt power supplies. It comes in capacity of 8, 16, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 256, 320, 384 and up to 512 MB unformatted for type-I card. Emulating IDE hard disk drives and being certified in accordance with the CompactFlash™ Certification Plan it is a perfect choice of solid-state mass-storage cards for battery backup handheld devices such as Digital Camera, Audio Player, PDA, or the applications which require high environment tolerance with high performance sustained write speed.
FEATURES
CompactFlash™ Compatibility
Certified in accordance with the CompactFlash™ Certification Plan Substantially compatible with PC Card standard and PC Card ATA Support for CIS implemented with 256 bytes of attribute memory
ATA/IDE interface
ATA command set compatible Support for 8- or 16-bit host transfers Programmable and auto-wait-state generation for compatibility with any host speed using IORDY
High performance
Fast ATA host-to-buffer burst transfer rates up to 20 Mbytes/second Supports PIO mode 4, both at 16.6 Mbytes/second Buffer transfer rates to and from flash memory up to 12.5 Mbytes/second Sustained write : up to 1.5 Mbytes/second (8MB~48MB), 3.2 Mbytes/second(64MB~512MB) Sustained read : up to 5.6Mbytes/second Card capacity of 8, 16, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 256, 320, 384 and up to 512 MB Mbytes available Single +5 Volt or 3.3 Volt power supply and very low power consumption with automatic power management.
NOTES
CompactFlash™ is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation and is licensed royalty-free to the CFA, which in turn will license it royal-free to CFA members. CFA: CompactFlash™ Association. • TOSHIBA is continually working to improve the quality and the reliability of its products. Nevertheless, semiconductor devices in general can malfunction or fail due to their inherent electrical sensitivity and vulnerability to physical stress. It is the responsibility of the buyer, when utilizing TOSHIBA products, to observe standards of safety, and to avoid situations in which a malfunction or failure of a TOSHIBA product could cause loss of human life, bodily injury or damage to property. In developing your designs, please ensure that TOSHIBA products are used within specified operating ranges as set forth in the most recent products specifications. Also, please keep in mind the precautions and conditions set forth in the TOSHIBA Semiconductor Reliability Handbook. • Please do not use this device in the following applications special applications such as military related equipment, nuclear reactor control, and aerospace. control devices for automotive vehicles, train, ship and traffic equipment safety system for disaster prevention and crime prevention medical related equipment including medical measurement devices. TOSHIBA do not guarantee any liability for loss or damage caused by the use in these applications. • The products described in this document are subject to foreign exchange and foreign trade laws. • The information contained herein is presented only as a guide for the applications of our products. No responsibility is assumed by TOSHIBA CORPORATION for any infringements of intellectual property or other rights of the third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property or other rights of TOSHIBA CORPORATION or others. • The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
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Products Models unformatted 8MB 16MB 32MB 48MB 64MB 96MB 128MB 160MB 192MB 256MB 320MB 384MB 512MB Cylinder 248 248 496 744 978 733 978 611 733 978 814 977 993 Head 2 4 4 4 4 8 8 16 16 16 16 16 16 Sector 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 48 48 63 Model No. THNCF008MAA THNCF016MAA THNCF032MAA THNCF048MAA THNCF064MAA THNCF096MAA THNCF128MAA THNCF160MAA THNCF192MAA THNCF256MAA THNCF320MAA THNCF384MAA THNCF512MAA
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Product Specifications Dimensions: Type I card: Weight:
Preliminary version
36.4mm(L) x 42.8mm (W) x 3.3mm (H) 14.2 g or 0.5 oz
Storage Capacities:
8,16, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 256, 320, 384 and up to 512 MB Mbytes (unformatted)
System Compatibility: Please refer to the compatibility list. Performance: Data Transfer Rates: To/from Flash memory: To/from host: Sustained write: Sustained read: Command to DREQ: Idle to Read Idle to Write SRAM data buffer
up to 4.1Mbyte/s in ATA PIO mode 4 up to 12.5 Mbytes/s up to 20Mbytes/s up to 2.98Mbyte/s in ATA PIO mode 4 up to 5.62Mbyte/s in ATA PIO mode 4 <4ms <1 µs <1 µ s 6 KBytes SRAM
Operating Voltage:
3.3V / 5V +/- 10%
Power consumption: Read mo.