Transcend Press Release 16/11/04

Enjoy Your Digital Life With Transcend’s 1 GB High-Capacity MMC

Taipei, Taiwan, November 16, 2004 /Various Agencies—- High-resolution digital cameras and growing multimedia appliances have catapulted flash memory cards to a much higher capacity than before. Transcend Information Inc., a world leader in flash memory devices, recommends the 1GB Multimedia Card, the highest capacity of any MMC card in the world. 

The card measures 32x24x1.4mm and only weighs 2g. Multimedia Cards are easy to transport and use in modern-day devices. More than thirteen thousand JPEG photos with 640x480 pixel-resolution can be stored with this high-capacity MMC card. Now you can save pictures, MP3?s, or MPEG 4 video clips to one MMC card and utilize these files through digital audio players, digital cameras, and PDA?s. Thru the testing of many digital cameras and cell phones that have a SD/MMC slot, Transcend?s 1GB MMC has the best compatibility and durability.

Different from other manufactures, Transcend insists on using only original SLC (Single-Level-Cell) NAND Flash chips that have higher write speeds, lower power consumption and superior durability compared with Multimedia Cards made with MLC (Multi-Level-Cell) chips.

Furthermore, Transcend?s 1GB MMC card can achieve a write speed of up to 2 MB/sec. Transcend?s flash media will always prove to be the best choice for your digital cameras and other handheld devices.

Features
? Up to 2MB/sec high speed data transfer rate
? Available from 32MB to 1GB capacity.
? Low power consumer.
? Damage-free powered card insertion and removal
? Operation shock rating of 2,000G, equivalent to a 10-foot drop to the floor
? Compatible with all digital music players, digital camcorders, handheld PCs, mobile phones and other devices that feature a MultiMediaCard slot
? Adoption original SLC NAND flash chips
? 5-year Warranty

Order Information
Transcend Part Number…...Capacity
TS32MMC….............................32MB
TS64MMC….............................64MB
TS128MMC .............................128MB
TS256MMC…..........................256MB
TS512MMC…..........................512MB
TS1GMMC…............................1GB

Company Introduction
Established in 1988, Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend) is one of the world’s leading memory manufacturers. It was the first company in Taiwan to gain the ISO 9001 certification for memory products and the first company in the world to offer its customers memory with a lifetime guarantee. Transcend broke into the motherboard market in 1998 and now offers award-winning designs for Slot 1, Socket 370, Slot A and Socket A processors, with a plethora of chipsets, form factors and leading edge features. Transcend is one of the few companies to ensure that every motherboard component vendor is Intel approved. The company operates a global manufacturing and logistics network with over 350 employees in Taiwan, The USA, The Netherlands, Germany, Japan and Hong Kong. This network means customers get local technical support, and can expect product delivery within 24 hours. After 12 years of sustained growth, Transcend’s total global annual revenues in 1999 exceeded US$200 million.