Transcend Press Release 28/06/04

Taipei, Taiwan, June 28, 2004 /Various Agencies—- With high-resolution digital cameras and other multimedia appliances pushing the need for higher capacity flash memory cards, Transcend has proudly stepped up to the challenge. Transcend Information, Inc. a world leader in flash memory cards, has increased the capacity of their Ultra Performance 45X CompactFlash (CF) Cards to an eye-popping 4 gigabytes (GB), the highest capacity of any CF card in the world. Designed for cameras that use the FAT32 format, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, and Sony high-resolution digital cameras are verified to be 100% compatible.

With the rapid growth in digital image resolution from 1M and 2M pixel CCD/CIS sensors to 4-megapixel or even 6-megapixel CCD/CIS sensors, the data transfer rate has become a critical factor. Different from other manufactures, Transcend insists on using only original SLC (Single-Level-Cell) NAND Flash chips that have a higher write speed, lower power consumption, and superior durability compared with CompactFlash cards made with MLC (Multi-Level-Cell) chips. Ultra Performance 45X CF cards can achieve a read speed of up to 8 MB/sec and a write speed of up to 6.6MB/sec, 3 to 4 times faster than a traditional CompactFlash Card. Transcend?s Ultra Performance CompactFlash cards will be able to bring out the best from your high-resolution digital cameras and other high-performance handheld devices.

Features
? Fully compatible with CompactFlash Association and PCMCIA card standard
? True Plug and Play
? Low power consumption
? Single Power Supply: 5V ? 10% or 3.3V ? 10%
? Recommended operating temperature: 0?C (32?F) to 70?C (158?F)
? Available Sizes: 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB
? 5-year warranty

Ordering Information
Transcend Part Number; Capacity
TS128MCF45; 128MB
TS256MCF45; 256MB
TS512MCF45; 512MB
TS1GCF45; 1GB
TS2GCF45; 2GB
TS4GCF45; 4GB

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.