At CTIA WIRELESS 2005 held here today, the SD Card Association announced plans to finalize specifications for a new, super-compact memory card this Spring. The microSD card, expected to be the world's smallest memory card and measuring just 11mm x 15mm x 1mm, will be completely compatible with SanDisk Corporation's TransFlash format. The microSD card offers the advantages of removability and SD compatibility for use with a host of SD- and miniSD-enabled products.

The SD Memory Card is the dominant memory format of choice for the wireless communications industry. The format is supported by SDA members Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sharp, Panasonic, Toshiba, NEC and other leading marketers of SD and miniSD-enabled mobile phones around the world.

microSD features and benefits:

• Specifically designed for mobile phones
• Provides additional memory and expansion and upgrade potential for mobile phones without adding cost to handset
• Permits lower cost handset production by minimizing embedded memory
• Fully compatible with hosts that use SD or miniSD Memory Cards
• SD Adaptor available so users can insert into standard SD card slot
• Supports CPRM, SD and smartSD security
• Operators could preload content as added value