According to Bsquare, key new features of version 2.0 of SDIO Now! include: support for the SD Card Association's SDIO 1.1 specification; support for the Intel PXA27x processor's native SDIO controller; substantial performance enhancements; and, support for Windows CE 5.0 and Microsoft's next generation Windows Mobile platform.


SDIO Now! Architecture

In the two years since its introduction, SDIO Now! has been licensed by over 75 device vendors, Bsquare says. The most recent licensees include Symbol Technologies, Widcomm (Broadcom), Ratoc Systems, EOps Technology, ST, SiRF, and Abocom.

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