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Revision 2.2Chapter 1 – Introduction<strong>SanDisk</strong> <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> Product Manual1 Introduction1.1 General DescriptionThe <strong>SanDisk</strong> Secure Digital (<strong>SD</strong>) <strong>Card</strong> is a flash-based memory card specifically designedto meet the security, capacity, performance and environmental requirements inherent innext generation mobile phones and consumer electronic devices. The <strong>SanDisk</strong> <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong>includes a copyright protection mechanism that complies with the security of the <strong>SD</strong>MIstandard, and is faster and capable of higher memory capacity. The <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> securitysystem uses mutual authentication and a “new cipher algorithm” to protect against illegalusage of the card content. Unsecured access to the user‘s own content is also available. Thephysical form factor: pin assignment and data transfer protocol, with some additions, areforward compatible with the <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong>.<strong>SanDisk</strong> <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> communication is based on an advanced nine-pin interface (clock,command, 4xData and 3xPower lines) designed to operate in a low voltage range. Thecommunication protocol is defined as part of this specification. The <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> host interfacesupports regular MultiMedia<strong>Card</strong> operation as well. In other words, MultiMedia<strong>Card</strong>forward compatibility was kept. The main difference between the <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> andMultiMedia<strong>Card</strong> is the initialization process. Matsushita Electric Company (MEI), ToshibaCorporation, and <strong>SanDisk</strong> Corporation defined the <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> Specification originally.Currently, the Secure Digital Association (<strong>SD</strong>A) controls the specifications. The <strong>SanDisk</strong><strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> was designed to be compatible with the <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> Physical Specification.The <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> Interface allows for easy integration into any design, regardless ofmicroprocessor used. For compatibility with existing controllers, the <strong>SanDisk</strong> <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong>offers, in addition to the <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> Interface, an alternate communication protocol based onthe SPI standard.Currently, the <strong>SanDisk</strong> <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> provides up to 1024 million bytes of memory using flashmemory chips, which were designed especially for use in mass storage applications. Inaddition to the mass storage specific flash memory chip, the <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> includes an on-cardintelligent controller which manages interface protocols, security algorithms for copyrightprotection, data storage and retrieval, as well as Error Correction Code (ECC) algorithms,defect handling and diagnostics, power management and clock control.Figure 1-1<strong>SanDisk</strong> <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong> Block Diagram<strong>SD</strong> Bus/SPI BusInterface<strong>SanDisk</strong>Single ChipControllerData In/OutControlFlashModules<strong>SanDisk</strong> <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong>© 2004 <strong>SanDisk</strong> Corporation 1-1 12/08/04

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