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exFAT ( Extensible File Allocation Table) is a file system introduced by Microsoft in 2006 and optimized for flash memory such as USB flash drives and SD cards. [6] exFAT was proprietary until 28 August 2019, when Microsoft published its specification. [7] Microsoft owns patents on several elements of its design. [2]
August 1999. Secure Digital, officially abbreviated as SD, is a proprietary, non-volatile, flash memory card format the SD Association (SDA) developed for use in portable devices. The standard was introduced in August 1999 by SanDisk, Panasonic (Matsushita) and Toshiba as an improvement on MultiMediaCards (MMCs). [1]
2400 Camino Ramon, Suite 375. San Ramon, California, U.S. Website. www .sdcard .org. The SD Association ( SDA) is an American nonprofit organization that sets standards for the SD memory card format. SanDisk, Panasonic (Matsushita), and Toshiba formed the SD Association in January 2000. [1] In 2010, the SDA had approximately 1,000 member ...
Etcher (software) balenaEtcher (commonly referred to and formerly known as Etcher) is a free and open-source utility used for writing image files such as .iso and .img files, as well as zipped folders onto storage media to create live SD cards and USB flash drives. It is developed by Balena, [2] and licensed under Apache License 2.0. [3]
ReadyBoost (codenamed EMD [1]) is a disk caching software component developed by Microsoft for Windows Vista and included in later versions of Windows. ReadyBoost enables NAND memory mass storage CompactFlash, SD card, and USB flash drive devices to be used as a cache between the hard drive and random access memory in an effort to increase ...
Rufus was originally designed [4] as a modern open source replacement for the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool for Windows, [5] which was primarily used to create DOS bootable USB flash drives. The first official release of Rufus, version 1.0.3 (earlier versions were internal/alpha only [6] ), was released on December 04, 2011, with originally ...
CompactFlash ( CF) is a flash memory mass storage device used mainly in portable electronic devices. The format was specified and the devices were first manufactured by SanDisk in 1994. [3] CompactFlash became one of the most successful of the early memory card formats, surpassing Miniature Card and SmartMedia.
History. The SmartMedia format was launched in the summer of 1995 [citation needed] to compete with the MiniCard, CompactFlash, and PC Card formats. [citation needed] Although memory cards are nowadays associated with digital cameras, digital audio players, PDAs, and similar devices, SmartMedia was pitched as a successor to the computer floppy disk.