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Oh, TransFlash, the code-name for SD that every Shanzhai manufacturer used. Why? I suspect they label SD as TF to avoid paying for licensing the trademark. The
by rescbr 2y ago
Oh, TransFlash, the code-name for SD that every Shanzhai manufacturer used. Why? I suspect they label SD as TF to avoid paying for licensing the trademark. The same thing happens with HDMI - usually they simply label those ports as HD.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoIt certainly could also be trademarks, but I heard that in at least some cases it's because TF only covers the storage part of the spec, whereas the full "SD" spec includes using it as an interface to non-storage stuff... although actually skimming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD_card#SDIO_cards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD_card#SDIO_cards now, I'm less convinced that that's a hard requirement in which case I'd agree that it's 100% trademarks instead of just 90%;)
- userbinator 2y agoCould be trademark, but it's more likely an easy way to say "microSD" (which is what TF refers to.) TransFlash was actually SanDisk's trademark for microSD.
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