Transcend Upgrades Industrial SDHC Card Lineup with Higher Capacity and Advanced SLC Flash

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend ), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, today announced a new high capacity 16GB Industrial Grade SDHC Class 10 card, and an SLC Flash upgrade for its “Ultimate” SDHC150 SDHC Class 10 cards. Compared to standard SDHC cards, industrial SDHC cards provide higher durability, wide operating temperatures and optimized R/W performance for industrial applications that are often exposed to extreme operating environments.

Industrial SDHC Class 10 Card

The newly released Industrial SDHC Class 10 cards are now available in 16GB capacity, allowing data-intensive industrial systems to benefit from the increased durability and performance of industrial grade storage. Offering excellent temperature flexibility from -40°C to 85°C, shock and vibration resistance, and low power consumption, Transcend’s Industrial Grade SDHC cards are suitable for use in industry-standard SD equipped devices, such as handheld bar code readers, POS terminals, in-vehicle advertising and entertainment, medical computing, set-top boxes, surveillance systems, portable vehicle navigation systems, and more.

Called 32nm SLC NAND Flash chips,the cards are designed for enhanced performance, extra long life and sustained stability. They support high write/erase cycle endurance and meet the small form-factor requirements of high-resolution digital recording devices such as automotive DVRs, surveillance systems and high-end digital cameras that require stable operation under demanding conditions

Transcend is a globally recognized leader in the manufacture of storage and multimedia products. Established in 1988, Transcend offers a full line of standard and proprietary memory modules, flash memory cards, USB flash drives, portable hard drives, solid-state drives, digital music players, card readers and multimedia products.