NEW EXPRESSCARD STANDARD RELEASED

The PCMCIA organization has finalized the ExpressCard 2.0 standard. The new 2.0 standard is 10 times faster than the previous 1.2 standard and will offer transfer rates of up to 5Gbps.

The PCMCIA’s ExpressCard and PC Card slots are used in almost every notebook. Several manufactures including AMD, Fujitsu Siemens, LG Electronics, Intel, Lenovo, Lexar Media, Microsoft, Qualcomm, SanDisk, Sony, Texas Instruments and Toshiba support the ExpressCard Standard now.

The new 2.0 standard is backward compatible with the earlier 1.2 standard, so you will have no problem using your existing ExpressCard devices on the new card slots. Devices based on the new ExpressCard 2.0 Standard will be available by 2011.