AMD Announces Availability of Industrial Temperature Range Flash Memory Miniature Cards.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1997--AMD (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. ) today introduced industrial temperature range flash memory Miniature Cards. The cards can operate in the temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees Celsius. This option is available on all current AMD Miniature Card products. "Due to the wide variety of host systems and operating environments that the Miniature Cards are being designed into, AMD is now offering this option to our customers to better serve their portable memory needs," said Walid Maghribi, group vice president of AMD's memory group. These new cards contain industrial temperature range AMD flash components and are compatible with AMD commercial temperature range Miniature Cards. AMD's Flash Miniature Card AMD offers both 3-volt-only and 5.0-volt-only cards. The 3- volt-only cards are based on AMD's Am29LV081B flash devices and the 5.0-volt-only cards are based on AMD's Am29F017B flash devices. AMD's flash Miniature Card is designed as a low-power, cost-effective, durable memory solution that is targeted at the needs of the consumer and embedded markets. Unlike other competing small form-factor standards, the Miniature Card does not require complex control logic that adds to the cost and power consumption of the solution. The Miniature Card connector is designed to be user friendly, easily serviceable, and lower cost than today's pin-and-socket-type solutions. The stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. Miniature Card case is similar to current PCMCIA card See PC Card. technology and can withstand rugged handling. Since Miniature Cards accommodate more than one flash device, OEMs have more flexibility in the range of densities available to them than with single-chip solutions. The industrial temperature range Miniature Card will provide an additional benefit to embedded applications that are not used within the office environment, such as cellular base stations or aircraft black boxes. Handheld and consumer-oriented applications like global positioning systems Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS), digital cameras, automotive navigation systems, and instrumentation devices will also benefit from the industrial temperature range. AMD Flash Miniature Card Benefits AMD's flash Miniature Cards are compatible with the Miniature Card Implementers Forum (MCIF MCIF Marketing Customer Information File MCIF Marketing Central Information File MCIF Miniature Card Implementers Forum ) standard that ensures interoperability between handheld consumer devices and the PC. A key benefit of the Miniature Card is that it offers removable flash memory, without the additional expense of a microcontroller like an ATA-type card. Additionally, the Miniature Card's small size provides the benefit that less printed circuit board (PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ) space is used on the host system, as compared to a PCMCIA card. Combined, these benefits make the Miniature Card an extremely cost-effective system solution. Price & Availability Orders can be placed for AMD's industrial temperature Miniature Cards in both 3-volt-only and 5.0-volt-only versions. Pricing starts from $28 for a 2Mbyte card in 1,000 unit volumes. Datasheets are available on the AMD web site at http://www.amd.com . About AMD AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. 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