The CFast card combines the original CompactFlash (CF) card form factor with a Serial ATA (sATA) interface. With this melding of two industry standards, the CFast card specification was created that allows for new applications in the embedded and industrial markets. Often in these markets - performance, speed, system downtime, and flexibility are important design considerations. CFast addresses these considerations and more while maintaining a small package size and providing high-speed data transfer. The use of the sATA interface on CFast cards allows for a vast improvement over slower parallel data transfer methods by offering a bandwidth up to 300MB/s. For engineers and designers CFast offers the small size, flexibility, and features of a CF card while providing the simplicity and speed of a sATA communication interface. The CFast card can be operated using a single 3.3V (+ / -5%) low power source and supports three sATA power management states: Active, Partial, and Slumber. The CFast is a perfect choice for both fixed and removable applications where low to medium storage densities are required and the physical size of conventional mechanical or solid state hard drives are impractical. The migration effort to CFast is further simplified because it electrically complies with the Serial ATA International Organization standard and utilizes the same sATA command set.

	F-100 PIO / MDMA / UDMA
Interface	CFast - sATA II - 300Gbit/sec
Densities	4GB to 32GB* *Coming Soon
Temperature	Commercial: 0°C to +70°C Industrial: -40°C to +85°C
Compliance	CFast™ Spec. Rev. 1.0, CE / FCC
Voltage	3.3V +/- 5%
Data Transfer Mode	Up to PIO4, MDMA2, UDMA6
Performance	Read Seq. up to 105MB/s Write Seq. up to 90MB/s
Marking	WEEE, Swissbit, Density, CE, Part Number, Lot Code, RoHS
Target Application	Industrial Embedded Systems, Medical Solutions, Point-of-Sales, Gaming Industry, Automation Solutions, etc.
Dimensions	36.4mm X 42.8mm X 3.6mm
Power Consumption	UDMA6 290mA, Slumber 210mA, Sleep 20mA -- typical values
Endurance	10 years data retention. Global wear leveling. Endurance: ~2,000,000 erase/ write cycles, depends on average file size. Read unlimited. Power loss data protection.
Tools	Life Time Monitoring (S.M.A.R.T.) Evaluation kit with 2.5" sATA adapter board available