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Are there not specific access modes that do require a license / royalty? It is true anyone can use an SD card. But displaying the logo, as well as some access
by ddingus 7y ago
Are there not specific access modes that do require a license / royalty?
It is true anyone can use an SD card. But displaying the logo, as well as some access protocols are controlled.
Things like 1 bit serial vs 4 bits, may mean "unofficial" = slow
For small scale, say custom embedded, small run stuff, nobody cares. But at the smart phone level?
- NikkiA 7y agoGiven that they already have those specs for the 'licensed' modes, it's irrelevant, unless the SD assoc. is going to release a new version of the SD standard specifically just to ensure huawei don't have the spec for it, and then make all other SD licensees force using this upgrade; all to validate trump's trade war. Such a move would very likely backfire on the US.
- ddingus 7y agoIt is not a technical restriction, but a legal one. They are no longer licensed to use the more efficient comms. Those specs are not hard to get. They can, of course, use them, and can be hauled into court for doing so without paying royalties. Same for displaying the logo.