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ExpressCard Product Introduction. April 27, 2004. Product Overview. ExpressCard Is the new modular expansion standard from the PCMCIA Standards organization intended to replace the PCMCIA Card or PC-Card commonly found in notebook computers today
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ExpressCard Product Introduction April 27, 2004
Product Overview • ExpressCard • Is the new modular expansion standard from the PCMCIA Standards organization • intended to replace the PCMCIA Card or PC-Card commonly found in notebook computers today • ExpressCard implements both the new PCI-Express and USB 2.0 busses for easy implementation and high bandwidth • Applications • Notebook Computers • Desktop Computers • Servers • Hand-held Devices • Set Top Boxes Host Connector Card Connector
ExpressCard Features • Industry Standard • ExpressCard Standard v1.0 & EIA 364-1000.0 • Flexible • Compact Size allows it to reduce the size of notebook computers • USB bus allows easy migration path and immediate utility for existing designs • Fast • PCI-Express bus increases overall throughput dramatically over previous standards