WEDC Launches Medical CompactFlash® Cards in Densities up to 8GB

Phoenix, AZ—December 1, 2006—White Electronic Designs Corporation (NASDAQ:WEDC) today announces the availability of its Medical Series 1 CompactFlash® cards. Available in densities from 256MB up to 8GB, at an operating range of -40C to +85C, the new card series is bundled with several commonly desired needs of the medical community.

“Utilizing the best SLC (Single Level Cell) grade NAND Flash components, coupled with a controller designed around a 32 Bit RISC core, these cards provide world class reliability. Static wear leveling across the entire card yields a typical card endurance of 4 million read/writes,” states Mark Downey, WEDC’s Director of Commercial Microelectronics Marketing. “Additionally, these cards implement what the industry has termed 6-bit ECC which is the superior class of error correction available. By locking both the bill of materials and the firmware on the card, we are able to provide our medical customers with the type of product stability and control they desire.”

In addressing another major concern of the medical industry, WEDC’s Medical Series 1 CompactFlash cards are designed to control power down interruptions extremely well. Many industry cards fail to maintain data quality and in many cases completely lose the ability to function after a power interruption. By utilizing a proprietary technique at both the hardware and firmware level, the cards contain built-in protection which mitigates power down related failures.

WEDC’s Medical Series 1 CompactFlash cards are available with options for an environmentally resistant conformal coating. The coating protects the cards from potentially harsh chemical environments associated with various medical applications, and in a standard removable or a fixed device configuration. The fixed device configuration enables use in more mobile embedded medical applications.

“Initial customer response among medical equipment manufacturers has been extremely positive,” commented Jeff Osmun, WEDC’s Vice President of Microelectronic Sales & Marketing. “The fact that we are sensitive to the particular needs of the medical equipment market seems to be quite appreciated by our customers and is generating substantial interest in our CompactFlash cards, as well as other memory products.”

The completely ROHS compliant cards are packaged in a standard Type I form factor (3.3mm thickness). As part of WEDC’s qualification, mechanical package validation testing (compliant with many MIL-STD and JEDEC requirements) is performed, as well as electrical validation which includes compliancy testing to the CFA standard 2.1.

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About White
White Electronic Designs Corporation designs, develops and manufactures innovative solutions for military, industrial and commercial markets; advanced semiconductor packaging, high-density memory products and state-of-the-art microelectronic multi-chip modules for data communications and telecommunications providers, defense and aerospace system suppliers; LCD panels and ruggedized displays for commercial/military aircraft and ordnance delivery systems; designs and manufactures membrane and elastomer keypads, medical sensors and RFID antennae; and electromechanical assemblies for OEM's in commercial and military markets. White is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and has design and manufacturing centers in Arizona, Indiana, Oregon and Ohio. To learn more about White Electronic Designs, visit our web site at www.wedc.com.

CompactFlash is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation.



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