SanDisk SDCFH-004G Product Manual - Page 9

SanDisk CompactFlash Card OEM Product Manual Introduction 1.5 PCMCIA Standard SanDisk CompactFlash Memory cards are fully electrically compatible with the PCMCIA specifications listed below: • PCMCIA PC Card Standard, 7.0, February 1999 • PCMCIA PC Card ATA Specification, 7.0, February 1999 These specifications may be obtained from: PCMCIA 2635 N. First Street, Suite 209 San Jose, CA 95131 USA Phone: 408-433-2273 Fax: 408-433-9558 1.6 Related Documentation ATA operation is governed by the ATA-4 specification published by ANSI. For more information, refer to the American National Standard X3.221: AT Attachment for Interface for Disk Drives document. Documentation can be ordered from IHS by calling 1-800-854-7179 or accessing their Web site: http://global.ihs.com. 1.7 Functional Description CompactFlash Memory cards contain a high level, intelligent subsystem as shown in the block diagram, Figure 1-1. This intelligent (microprocessor) subsystem provides many capabilities not found in other types of memory cards. These capabilities include the following: • Standard ATA register and command set (same as found on most magnetic disk drives). • Host independence from details of erasing and programming flash memory. • Sophisticated system for managing defects (analogous to systems found in magnetic disk drives). • Sophisticated system for error recovery including a powerful error correction code (ECC). • Power management for low power operation. • Implementation of dynamic and static wear-leveling to extend card's life. © 2007 SanDisk Corporation 1-3 Rev. 12.0, 02/07