July 19, 2007 - 08.45 GMT The CompactFlash Association initiates the development of a CompactFlash card with a SATA (Serial ATA) interface. The current PATA (parallel ATA) interface provides up to a 133MB/second interface data rate. The SATA interface will provide even faster interface data rates as well as compatibility with the SATA disk drive interface. CompactFlash cards are currently available up to 32GB with sustained data rates of 40MB/second and provide flash storage solution a variety of devices, including the new multimega pixel Digital SLR cameras...More
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