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 COMPACTFLASH (CF) CARD

Industrial-grade CompactFlash with highest reliability, durability, and capacity enabled by proprietary controller, patented memory-stacking, and rugged industrial design.

One of the most widely utilized flash memory products in the world, STEC CompactFlash has become the card of choice for discriminating customers requiring the highest quality and reliability in a high-capacity yet compact storage solution. STEC CF cards are available in Type I format up to 8GB and Type II format up to 16GB, with 32GB available in the near future.

Engineered for quality, reliability, and compatibility, STEC CF cards are ideal for industrial and embedded. The card's state-of-the-art controller and firmware design offers the highest flexibility to support a broad range of customer applications, as well as future flash technologies.

STEC also offers value-added services such as customized form factors, testing, custom firmware, software imaging, controlled bill of materials, customer-specific labeling and serialization, and in-field support.

 FEATURES
 3-Year Warranty (see warranty terms)
CFA Compliant
ATA and True IDE Mode Support
Capacities up to 16GB (enabled by proprietary IC Tower® Stacking Technology)
Built-in Wear Leveling and Block Management for ultra-high endurance
Built-in power-down data protection
Built-in ECC Engine for high data integrity
Commercial and Industrial operating temperature range
Optional Read/Write Protection
 SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION MACH2 COMPACTFLASH (CF)
  INTERFACE
ATA-5 compatible
  Transfer modes:
  UDMA 0-5, MWDMA 0-4, P10 0-6
   Supports PC Card Memory
   PC Card I/O, and True IDE Mode
  CAPACITIES
1GB - 16GB
  READ/WRITE PERFORMANCE (MB/s)
30/20
  ENDURANCE
  Program/Erase Cycles
  MTBF
   
+2,000,000 (over 10 years estimated life in normal operation conditions)
8,000,000 hours
  ENVIRONMENTAL
  Shock Tolerance
  Vibrartion Tolerance
  Humidity
  Industrial Temperature
   
1500G
20G
85°C 85% RH, 500 hrs
-40°C to 85°C
  POWER CONSUMPTION
  Sleep/Idle mode
  Operating mode
   
2mA (max)
90mA (typical)
 SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION MACH1 COMPACTFLASH (CF)
  INTERFACE
ATA-5 compatible
  Transfer modes:
   PIO 0-6, MWDMA 0-4
   Supports PC Card Memory
   PC Card I/O, and True IDE Mode
  CAPACITIES
Up to 8GB (Type I), Up to 16GB (Type II)
  READ/WRITE PERFORMANCE
10MB/7MB
  ENDURANCE
  Program/Erase Cycles
  MTBF
   
+2,000,000 (over 10 years estimated life in normal operation conditions)
8,000,000 hours
  ENVIRONMENTAL
  Shock Tolerance
  Vibrartion Tolerance
  Humidity
  Industrial Temperature
   
1500G
20G
85°C 85% RH, 500 hrs
-40°C to 85°C
  POWER CONSUMPTION
  Sleep/Idle mode
  Operating mode
   
2mA (max)
75mA (max)
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 WHY CF?

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High Performance
Highest Capacity
High Reliability
Compatibility
Form Factor
Security
Standard Compliance
   
HIGH PERFORMANCE
COMPACTFLASH (CF)

High performance is ensured via SLC NAND flash and state-of-the-art controller technology. Additional customized features allow for optimized performance in small sector write applications.

HIGHEST CAPACITY
COMPACTFLASH (CF)

STEC's patented IC Tower® Stacking Technology make it possible to provide the highest capacity Compact Flash in the industry, up to 16GB with 32GB supported in the near Future.

HIGH RELIABILITY
COMPACTFLASH (CF)

STEC's proprietary state-of-the-art flash memory controllers provide high data reliability and endurance. The built-in ECC engine can detect up to 5-byte errors and correct up to 4-byte errors, while sophisticated wear leveling algorithms guarantee +2M Write/Erase Cycles. Based on SLC Flash and high quality components, STEC Compact Flash solutions provide an unparalleled MTBF of more than 8,000,000 hrs. In the event of host system power loss, data integrity is further assured via STEC's power-down data protection methodology ensuring that critical data is not lost or corrupted.

COMPATIBILITY
COMPACTFLASH (CF)

For applications requiring an IDE interface, compatibility is ensured by the Compact Flash card's ATA and True IDE support. The Compact Flash cards can also operate in legacy PIO modes as well as DMA. Because STEC develops its own controller and firmware, the Compact Flash cards can be adapted to meet a wide variety of timing and software requirements

FORM FACTOR
COMPACTFLASH (CF)

Compact Flash cards can be used to interface with a host system via the standard 50-pin CF connector or a standard 68-pin PCMCIA connector when using the STEC PCMCIA adaptor.

SECURITY
COMPACTFLASH (CF)

STEC's TotalDriveProtection provides multiple levels of security including password write-protection (enabled in hardware and software), read-protection, secure partitioning, and custom ID strings to allow customers to protect preloaded content from piracy.

STANDARD COMPLIANCE
COMPACTFLASH (CF)

STEC Compact Flash cards comply with CE requirements, FCC standards, and have been approved by the UL organization. The cards are also provided in full lead-free (RoHS-6) designs for worldwide deployment.



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DATASHEETS
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BROCHURES
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CERTIFICATE & COMPLIANCE
RoHS Certification
EDUCATION CENTER
WHY CF?
High Performance
Highest Capacity
High Reliability
Compatibility
Form Factor
Security
Standard Compliance
PART NUMBERS
CompactFlash (CF):
SLCFxxx(M/G)M1U(I)

Guide:
xxx
  128, 256, 512 MB
1, 2, 4, 8, 16 GB
M/G
  indicates if preceding
Capacity (xxx) is in
Megabytes (M) or Gigabytes (G)
U
  RoHS-6 compliant
I
  Industrial temperature
CONTACT INFORMATION
CompactFlash Team
3001 Daimler Street
Santa Ana California 92705
Tel (949) 476-1180
Email CFcard@stec-inc.com
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