ExpressCard
Sign in to saveExpressCard, initially called NEWCARD, is an interface to connect peripheral devices to a computer, usually a laptop computer. The ExpressCard technical standard specifies the design of slots built into the computer and of expansion cards to insert in the slots. The cards contain electronic circuits and sometimes connectors for external devices. The ExpressCard standard replaces the PC Card (also known as PCMCIA) standards.
Key facts
- Computer Hardware Bus.name
- ExpressCard
- Computer Hardware Bus.image
- Expresscard done.svg
- Computer Hardware Bus.alt
- ExpressCard logo, combining a stylized hare with a thunderbolt
- Computer Hardware Bus.invent date
- 2003
- Computer Hardware Bus.replaces
- PC Card
- Computer Hardware Bus.numdev
- 1 per slot
- Computer Hardware Bus.style
- s
- Computer Hardware Bus.hotplug
- Yes
- Computer Hardware Bus.external
- Yes
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- Standards
- {{anchor|Express34|Express54}}Form factors
- Comparison to other standards
- Availability
- ExpressCard 2.0
- See also
- References
- External links
ExpressCard, initially called NEWCARD, is an interface to connect peripheral devices to a computer, usually a laptop computer. The ExpressCard technical standard specifies the design of slots built into the computer and of expansion cards to insert in the slots. The cards contain electronic circuits and sometimes connectors for external devices. The ExpressCard standard replaces the PC Card (also known as PCMCIA) standards.
ExpressCards can connect a variety of devices to a computer including mobile broadband modems (sometimes called connect cards), IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connectors, USB connectors, Ethernet network ports, Serial ATA storage devices, solid-state drives, external enclosures for desktop-size PCI Express graphics cards and other peripheral devices, wireless network interface controllers (NIC), TV tuner cards, Common Access Card (CAC) readers, and sound cards.