Crucial Technology Introduces Hi-Speed USB Flash Card Readers; Online Memory Leader Enhances Card Reader Line with Hi-Speed 7-in-1 and Single-Slot Card Readers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MERIDIAN, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2003 Crucial Technology, a division of Micron and one of the world's largest direct memory upgrade providers, today introduced three new Hi-Speed USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. flash card readers A peripheral device that reads and writes a flash memory card. Typically connecting to the computer via the USB port, readers were first available for only one type of card. Today, readers are available for all popular memory cards. . Crucial's new Hi-Speed USB readers make it easy to transfer digital data from flash memory cards directly to a desktop computer or notebook at speeds up to 480 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. (Mbps), 40 times faster than original USB card readers. "Many companies call their card readers Hi-Speed USB, however few offer true Hi-Speed USB products with data rates as fast as 480Mbps," said Crucial Technology Director of Marketing Rafe VanDenBerg. "If customers want to take full advantage of their Hi-Speed USB-enabled computer systems, Crucial's new readers give them significant performance gains." The following card readers are now available on Crucial's Web site at www.crucial.com. Crucial (R) Hi-Speed USB 7-in-1 Card Reader -- Four slots, compatible with seven flash memory cards -- MultiMediaCard(TM), CompactFlash(TM) Type I and II, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Microdrive, SmartMedia, Secure Digital, Memory Stick, and Memory Stick Pro. -- Hi-Speed USB, compatible with the USB 2.0 specification and original (1.1) USB systems, peripherals, and cables. -- Drag-and-drop data transfer between memory cards. -- Active LED, indicating flash card usage. -- Hideaway USB extension cable for quick and easy access to desktop or notebook. -- Currently priced at US$25.99. Crucial(R) Hi-Speed USB CompactFlash/IBM Microdrive Reader -- Compatible with CompactFlash(TM) Type I and Type II, and IBM Microdrive. -- Hi-Speed USB, compatible with the USB 2.0 specification and original (1.1) USB systems, peripherals, and cables. -- Active LED, indicating flash card usage. -- Currently priced at US$19.99. Crucial(R) Hi-Speed USB Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard Reader -- Compatible with Secure Digital and MultiMediaCard. -- Hi-Speed USB, compatible with the USB 2.0 specification and original (1.1) USB systems, peripherals, and cables. -- Active LED, indicating flash card usage. -- Currently priced at US$16.99. Crucial Hi-Speed USB card readers offer a true Plug and Play solution, appearing automatically as a removable drive (1) A device that spins, reads and writes an optical disc, hard magnetic disk or floppy (magnetic) disk, which is inserted into the unit by means of a drive tray or cartridge slot. Examples of removable drive media are CDs, DVDs, REV disks and Zip disks. See removable disk. when plugged in to a USB port A USB socket on a computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged. See USB. . To achieve maximum speed capabilities, the card readers require a 2.0 USB port and an operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. supporting USB 2.0. If the operating system and computer's USB port do not support USB 2.0, the card reader operates at original USB speeds. All Crucial card readers come with a multilingual user guide, CD software driver, an extension cable, Crucial's limited lifetime warranty and renowned customer service and technical support. About Crucial Crucial Technology is a division of Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Micron Technology Micron Technology ("Micron") NYSE: MU is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, and CMOS image sensing chips. , Inc. Crucial sells high-quality RAM upgrades, flash memory cards, and video cards on its Web site at http://www.crucial.com. Crucial offers over 110,000 upgrades for more than 20,000 desktops, notebooks, servers, routers, printers, and electronic devices. Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, Flash memory, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor components and memory modules for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit its Web site at www.micron.com. Micron, Crucial and Crucial Technology are registered trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. Micron Technology, Inc., is an authorized licensee of the CompactFlash(TM) and MultiMediaCard(TM) trademarks. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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