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Kingston Technology first to invest in Multimediacard 4.0 Technology
[1 June 2004] Kingston Technology, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced a technology breakthrough with its development of the first high-performance MultiMediaCard 4.0 (MMC 4.0).

Popular in mobile phones and digital cameras, MultiMediaCards are small, removable non-volatile memory cards that store photo images, digital music, games, and various other types of data. Initially, Kingston Technology will be manufacturing MMC 4.0 cards in 256MB and 512MB capacities, later on to be followed by capacities up to 2GB.

"Kingston Technology is breaking new ground with the development of our MMC 4.0 card and leading the way with MMC technology," said Richard Bull, Director of Marketing, Kingston Technology

The most advanced MMC standard available today, the new MMC 4.0 offers next to the highest data transfer rates of 20MB/sec. read speed and 17MB/sec. write speed, dual-voltage operation of 1.8V/3V and multiple bus widths of x1, x4 and x8 bit. The MMC 4.0 card is backward compatible with all previous versions of MultiMediaCards and host devices.

Built with the innovative Skymedi SK6802 MMC 4.0 controller, Kingston Technology engineers have developed working samples that will preview at the upcoming Computex Taipei show, June 1 - 5, 2004 in Taiwan. Products in quantities will be available end of Q3 this year.

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston Technology operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Fountain Valley, Calif., including Payton Technology Corp., Kingston Technology's back-end processing facility supporting memory packaging, test and logistics. With the advent of Payton, Kingston Technology supports all memory processing functions from receipt of wafer to completed module. Kingston Technology serves a network of distributors, OEMs and retail customers in more than 3,000 locations worldwide. For more information on Kingston Technology, call the European toll free number on 00800 8888 0101 or go to www.kingston.com/uk.

For further information please call the international free phone line 00800 8888 0101.

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Brigitte Haas
PR Manager EMEA
Kingston Technology
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Email: bhaas@kingston-technology.com

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