Kingston Technology MMCmobile 2GB DualVoltage KIN106104 User Manual
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KIN106104
Flash Memory: Empowering A New Generation of Flash
Storage Devices
Storage Devices
Toshiba invented Flash memory in the 1980s as a new memory technology that
allowed stored data to be saved even when the memory device was disconnected
from its power source. Since then, Flash memory technology has evolved into the
preferred storage media for a variety of consumer and industrial devices.
allowed stored data to be saved even when the memory device was disconnected
from its power source. Since then, Flash memory technology has evolved into the
preferred storage media for a variety of consumer and industrial devices.
I N C O N S U M E R D E V I C E S , F L A S H M E M O RY I S W I D E LY U S E D I N :
• Notebook computers
• Digital cameras
• Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
• Cell phones
• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
• Electronic musical instruments
• Solid-state music players such as
• Television set-top boxes
MP3 players
• Pagers
• Personal computers
Flash memory is also used in many industrial applications where reliability and data
retention in power-off situations are key requirements, such as in:
retention in power-off situations are key requirements, such as in:
• Security systems
• Military systems
• Embedded computers
• Solid-state disk drives
• Networking and communication products
• Wireless communication devices
• Retail management products
• Medical products
(e.g., handheld scanners)
Flash Card or USB Flash Drive Capacity
Some of a Flash storage device’s listed capacity is used for formatting and other
functions and thus is not available for data storage.
functions and thus is not available for data storage.
When a Flash storage device is manufactured, steps are taken to ensure that the
device operates reliably and to permit the host device (computer, digital camera,
PDA, cell phone, etc.) to access the memory cells — i.e., to store and retrieve data on
the Flash storage device. These steps — loosely called “formatting” — utilize some of
the memory cells within the device and thus reduce the capacity available for data
storage by the end user.
device operates reliably and to permit the host device (computer, digital camera,
PDA, cell phone, etc.) to access the memory cells — i.e., to store and retrieve data on
the Flash storage device. These steps — loosely called “formatting” — utilize some of
the memory cells within the device and thus reduce the capacity available for data
storage by the end user.
Formatting includes the following operations:
1.Testing each memory cell in the Flash storage device.
2.Identifying all defective cells and taking steps to ensure that no data will be written
to or read from a defective cell.
Its enduring
commitment to service
and support makes
Kingston an easy choice
for Flash memory.
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