Samsung today announced a major new commitment to the MultiMediaCard (MMC) market by initiating mass production of two new ultra-high-speed MultiMediaCards : MMC plus and MMC mobile.

The new, ultra-fast MMCs are capable of transmitting data at 52MBytes per second, up to twenty times faster than existing MMCs, by supporting wider x4 and x8 bus widths.

A third Samsung MMC, the MMC micro, went into mass production earlier this year in densities of 32MByte/64MByte/128MByte/256MByte.

The faster speeds and smaller footprint of MMCs allows consumers to enjoy higher performance from advanced mobile consumer devices, such as mobile phones, DSCs, PDAs, MP3 Players and PMPs (portable multimedia players).

MMC plus

The MMC plus, which runs on 3.3V and is three times faster than SD Memory Cards, represents a strong memory solution for digital cameras. A 512Mbyte MMC plus card will provide storage space for 250 pictures of five-megapixel quality or three hours of QVGA-class video.

MMC mobile

The second new Samsung MMC entry, MMC mobile, is one-half the size of the MMC plus and capable of dual voltage support (1.8 or 3.3V). Designed for mobile phones requiring low voltages, the small, high-performance card will be supplied en masse to select companies beginning in July.

MMC micro

The third MMC memory device in mass production, Samsung's MMC micro, is one-third the size of the MMC mobile . Extremely rugged, the MMC micro can survive repeated jarring impact to itself or its host device, in sharp contrast to similarly sized cards.

Samsung adds to its original line-up of MMC cards: a world first 512Mb MMC mobile , MMC plus and MMC mobile products available in 64MByte, 128MByte, 256MByte and 512MByte densities.