Introduction

Ritek, manufacturer and marketer of the popular Ridata brand of recordable CD and DVD media and digital media accessories, has added a fast 150x Secure Digital card to its Ridata brand of flash-memory products. It is the one of the fastest Secure Digital (SD) cards available anywhere. It is specifically engineered to meet the high-security capacity, performance, and environmental requirements inherent in emerging image, video, and audio consumer electronics devices. ?The development of our new Ridata 150x Secure Digital memory card continues Advanced Media?s goal to be a major manufacturer and supplier of leading electronic storage media,? remarked Harvey Liu, Advanced Media, Inc. president.
Formats
?It is easy to use, compatible with a wide variety of digital equipment, and supports a host of application formats. Because of its compact, slim design, it is easy to move between different devices, an important factor for so-called ?bridge? media. The Ridata 150x Secure Digital memory card is ideal for audio, visual, or document multi-media data.? The new Advanced Media card features cryptographic security for protecting copyrighted data; user-selectable write-protect switch on the card casing; zero-power data retention; and automatic power-saving technology.
2GB storage capacity
It has tested for 100,000 minimum erase cycles and 10,000 minimum insertions. It is available in the following capacities: 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB. The Secure Digital memory card is helping pave the way for tomorrow's fully networked society. It links various kinds of digital equipment through its easy connectivity that supports a host of application formats and does not require the use of a PC. The SD memory card has the broad interoperability and compatibility needed to ensure that its applications will continue to grow. It is supported by more than 665 companies around the world. The SD memory card is quickly becoming the de facto standard memory card for digital connectivity.
Availability
The Ridata 150x Secure Digital flash card is now available through selected retailers, Ridata distributors, and at various online outlets. It features popular pricing for a wide variety of quantities. Advanced Media offers a wide selection of flash memory products, including CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, CompactFlash PRO, MultiMediaCard PRO, reduced-size MultiMediaCard PRO, Secure Digital PRO, and mini Secure Digital PRO cards; a flash memory card adapter; a USB card reader; and assorted-size USB EZ drives.