Lexar plans will release faster, higher-capacity CompactFlash cards using what it calls a new generation of the flash memory technology.

The outfit said that its top-end 300X cards will be outpaced by new models shipping later this year. The current range uses a standard called Ultra Direct Memory Access to transfer data at 45MB/second. They start to get a bit breathless at around 16GB. But using a new generation of the standard, UDMA 6, Lexar will release cards that have significantly faster transfer speeds and larger capacity.

It is fairly likely that the new cards will be 32GB, and their transfer speeds likely be 100MB/sec.

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