With growing interest by consumers to enjoy multi media such as music, pictures and videos on advanced mobile phones, the original microSD card format with limit of 2GB can not provide the sufficient storage to share their enjoyable experiences they have captured on the card with others. Apacer Technology Inc., a global leader in memory modules and digital storage, today announced its new product lineup of microSD™ High Capacity (microSDHC™) flash memory cards staring with a 4G microSDHC™ in a class 6 speed rating, while 8GB microSDHC™ is scheduling to launch in 2008 Q1.

According to Apacer's Product Director, C.K. Chang, "The market for high-capacity memory cards is growing rapidly, driven by more and more personal digital devices able to handle high resolution video clips, pictures and other media applications. Demand for microSDHC cards is expected to boost in the mobile phone market in 2008. To focus on this market trend and maximizing the satisfaction of consumer's need, Apacer has enhanced its competitiveness in advanced technologies by integrating supply chain, in addition to guarantee abundant output from the manufactories for mobile cards to expend the market share in whole world."

Apacer offers a complete lineup of mobile cards: microSD and microSDHC cards range in capacity from 1GB to 8GB (2008, Q1). An 8GB microSDHC card is capable of storing around 2,048 digital songs, more than 2,400 high-resolution pictures, or up to 34.3 hours of high-quality MPEG 4 video*. Their mammoth capacity and performance let you enjoy various media applications on-the-go, without ever running out of memory. The compatible devices of microSDHC card are including Apple iPhone, Nokia N95 and much more coming up soon.

While the same size with the original microSD card, microSDHC is only compatible with microSDHC host devices and not backward compatible with standard microSD-enabled devices and readers. Please check the SDHC logo on the product or packaging of your device.

Features – Apacer microSDHC Memory Card
(1) Compliant with the SD Association Specification, Version 2.00
(2) Capacities: 4GB/ 8GB (coming soon)
(3) Can be used as full-size SDHC card with attached adapter
(4) "Class 6" SD Speed Class, guaranteeing sustained write speed at 6MB/s.
(5) Integrates highly secure CPRM copyright technology.
(6) Support ECC (Error Correcting Code) function
(7) Support Wear Leveling function to extend product life cycles
(8) Compatible with microSDHC-enabled devices/readers only

Note:
*This may vary depending on the compression rate and the device.