SanDisk and Sony Announce SxS™ Memory Card Specification for Professional Camcorders

SxS^™ memory cards will leverage the technology strength of SanDisk and Sony, who have a long and successful history of co-developing and promoting flash memory products. With this high-performance and high-reliability memory card, both companies are targeting workflow improvements for professional camcorders and non-linear video editing systems.

The SxS^™ memory card specification uses flash memory and complies with the ExpressCard^™ industry standard, and the card connects directly to computer systems through the high-speed PCI-Express^™ bus. ExpressCard^™ has been rapidly adopted by PC manufacturers to replace the legacy PC Card^™ form factor, giving the SxS^™ memory cards broad support in post-production hardware.

Sony will adopt this high-speed SxS^™ memory card specification in its “XDCAM EX^™” series professional camcorders. SxS^™ memory cards from SanDisk and Sony are expected to be available later in 2007.