SD Association News

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Association Press Releases

2025
- October 15, 2025
  Press Release - New
  SD Express Student Projects Competition Winners Announced
- May 20, 2025
  Press Release
  SD Memory Cards Celebrates 25Years as The World’s Favorite Memory Card
2024
- December 24, 2024
  Press Release
  SDUC Memory Cards Now Supported by SD Memory Card Formatter Update From TUXERA
2023
- October 20, 2023
  Press Release
  microSD Express Doubles Speeds, New SD Express Speed Classes Introduced(简体中文)
- April 25, 2023
  Press Release
  SD Memory Card Formatter Supports Linux with Update from Tuxera
2022
- May 18, 2022
  Press Release
  SD Specification 9 –New Opportunities for SD Memory Cards as Semi-Embedded Memory (English)(日本語)
2021
- September 15, 2021
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  SDA Announces New SD Express/UHS-II Verification Program (SVP)
2020
- May 19, 2020
  Press Release
  SD Express Delivers New Gigabyte Speeds For SD Memory Cards Cards reach maximum 4GB/sec transfer rate with PCIe® 4.0 architecture(English)(日本語)(简体中文)
- January 21, 2020
  Press Release
  SD & microSD Memory Cards – The World’s First Choice in Memory Cards – 20 Years of Innovation(English)(日本語)(简体中文)
2019
- February 25, 2019
  Press Release
  microSD Express – The Fastest Memory Card for Mobile Devices
2018
- June 27, 2018
  Press Release
  SD Express – A Revolutionary Innovation for SD Memory Cards
- June 27, 2018
  Press Release
  SD Express Cards with PCIe and NVMe Interfaces(简体中文)
2017
- September 11, 2017
  Press Release
  Tuxera Updates SD Memory Card Formatter for SD Association
- February 27, 2017
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  SD Association adds Higher App Performance Class and Low Voltage Signaling to Expand Support for Mobile Devices
- February 23, 2017
  Press Release
  SD Association Doubles Bus Interface Speeds with UHS-III
2016
- November 21, 2016
  Press Release
  SD Association Introduces App Performance Class and New SD Memory Card Symbol
- February 25, 2016
  Press Release
  New SD Association Video Speed Class Supports 8K and Multi-File Video Recording
- February 22, 2016
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  SDA Shows microSD Value for Mobile Payment and Network Security
2015
- July 13, 2015
  Press Release
  SDA Displays Advanced Solutions for Mobile Devices at MWC SHANGHAI
- March 02, 2015
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  SDA Displays Advanced Solutions for Mobile Devices at MWC
2014
- November 04, 2014
  Press Release
  smartSD Optimizes HCE Solution to Deploy Secure NFC Services on Smartphones
- September 16, 2014
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  SD Association Expands iSDIO Specification, Adds High-Speed Contactless Data Transfer with TransferJet
- March 25, 2014
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  SD Association Signs Collaboration Agreement with TransferJet Consortium
- February 04, 2014
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  SD Association and Near Field Communication Forum Sign Collaboration Agreement
2013
- November 19, 2013
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  SD Association Hosts smartSD Workshop at CARTES
- June 05, 2013
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  SD Association Introduces smartSD Memory Cards with SWP Interface for NFC
2012
- January 09, 2012
  Press Release
  SD Association Adds Standardized Wireless Communication to World-Leading SD Memory Card Standards
2011
- November 09, 2011
  Press Release
  SD Association and GlobalPlatform Collaborate to Enable New Smart Card Applications
- January 05, 2011
  Press Release
  SD Association Triples Speeds with UHS- II and Introduces New e-Book Specification
2010
- September 02, 2010
  Press Release
  SD Association Reveals New Memory Card Design for Incredibly Fast Cards
- June 23, 2010
  Press Release
  SD Association Defines New High-Speed Performance Options for SDXC and SDHC Memory Cards and Devices
- January 05, 2010
  Press Release
  SD Association Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation at CES 2010
2009
- November 11, 2009
  Press Release
  SDA Offers Exclusive Glimpse Into Technology Behind SDXC Memory Card Standard at CEATEC 2009
- November 10, 2009
  Press Release
  SDXC Helps Smart Phones Get Smarter, Ready for More Mobile Services
- January 07, 2009
  Press Release
  SDXC Signals New Generation of Removable Memory with up to 2 Terabytes of Storage
2008
- September 11, 2008
  Press Release
  SD Card Association Introduces Embedded SD for Mobile Phones, Consumer Devices
2007
- March 26, 2007
  Press Release
  SDHC Memory Cards Record Television Programming for Mobile TV Viewers
- March 08, 2007
  Press Release
  SDHC Memory Cards Poised for Market Leadership
2006
- December 04, 2006
  Press Release
  SDA to unveil new mobile TV recording technologies at ITU Telecom world 2006
- January 04, 2006
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  CES 2006 Press Release
2005
- July 13, 2005
  Press Release
  Announcement of microSD Specification Approval
- March 15, 2005
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  CTIA New Orleans
- February 14, 2005
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  3GSM World Congress Cannes, France
2004
- April 29, 2004
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  SDA German Press
- March 22, 2004
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  CTIA San Francisco
- February 23, 2004
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  3GSM World Congress Cannes, France
- February 12, 2004
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  Report on SDA General Meeting in Hawaii
- January 08, 2004
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  CES 2004