SD MEMORY CARD FORMATTER SUPPORTS LINUX WITH UPDATE FROMTUXERASD Association collaborates with leading data storage management company
helping users optimize SD memory card performance on all major desktop
operating systems
Helsinki: April 25, 2023 - The SD Association (SDA) released an SD Memory Card
Formatter that is compatible with the Linux operating system, meaning users of thepopular open-source OS now have a safe and reliable way to ensure optimal
performance of their SD memory cards. Tuxera collaborated with the SDA to deliver thisnew capability.
The SDA is an industry organization and global ecosystem establishing interoperable
SD memory card standards for storage since 2000. By developing and adopting
standards, members enjoy interoperability of cards between devices, greatly enhancing
customer enjoyment and convenience.
Tuxera, a board member of the SDA since 2019, is an international leader in qualityassured data storage management and networking technologies, with expertise indeveloping embedded file systems and optimizing the speed and integrity of data
storage on devices like SD cards.
Tuxera and the SDA have worked together for more than a decade on the evolution andmaintenance of the SD Memory Card Formatter to increase the efficiency, performanceand longevity of data storage systems.
“The SDA worked with Tuxera to provide Linux with a safe way to ensure their SD
memory cards stay compliant with our rigorous specifications so that they deliver thebest possible performance,” said Yosi Pinto, chairman of the SDA. “The original SD
Memory Card Formatter continues to support MacOS and both Windows 10 and 11.”
The new Linux-compatible version is vital as the operating system becomesincreasingly popular with businesses and individuals for its lower cost, highperformance, security, reliability and privacy.
For more than two decades, SD memory cards have been a trusted and near-universal
method of safely storing everything from industrial uses to personal memories.

-more-“SD memory cards are used to store valuable data, whether it’s commercial or personal
projects, so it’s important to maximize their performance and longevity,” said Sami
Kassimäki, Product Manager at Tuxera. “The SD Memory Card formatter makes it
simple for users to format their cards via Linux, Windows or Macs and ensure the cards
perform at their very best.”
The application formats the card to be fully compliant with SD specification standards,
ensuring the SD memory card will have the maximum lifetime and best performancewith all SD host devices. Kassimäki notes that this is a major advantage over anoperating system’s built-in formatting tool or other formatters, which may not strictly
adhere to SDA standards nor be tested as rigorously. In addition, because operating
system formatters may not be optimized for the card in question, they may provide lessdata reliability and integrity.
Testing by Tuxera compared the throughput of the SD Memory Card Formatter with thatof standard operating system formatters on cards from four vendors. Formatting with theSD Memory Card Formatter provided sequential reads on average 52.5% faster, as well
as 3% faster random reads and 61.2% faster random writes – a significant advantage
for the user.
Only the SDA offers the formatter software from its website. The version for Linux is aseparate application than the one for Windows and Mac OS, and is distributed with acommand line interface (CLI), from which the formatting operation is performed.
SD Card Formatter for Linux: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/sd-memory-cardformatter-for-linux/
SD Card Formatter for Windows/Mac: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/
About Tuxera
Tuxera is the leading provider of quality-assured data storage management softwareand networking technologies. We help people and businesses store and move datareliably while making file transfers fast and content easily accessible. Our software is at
the core of billions of phones, tablets, cars, TV sets, cameras, drones, external storage,routers, spacecraft, IoT devices, and public cloud storage platforms.
Tuxera's customers include car makers, device manufacturers, industrial equipmentmanufacturers, data-driven enterprises, and much more. They rely on our software toprotect data integrity, improve storage performance, transfer data rapidly and securely,and extend flash memory lifetime in their products and for their projects. We are also
members of JEDEC, AGL, SDA, The Linux Foundation, and other industry associations.
Founded in 2008, Tuxera's headquarters are located in Finland, with regional offices in
China, Germany, Hungary, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the U.S. To learn more
about how Tuxera protects data integrity, visit http://www.tuxera.com.
-more-About SD Association
The SD Association is a global ecosystem of nearly 800 technology companies charged
with setting interoperable SD standards. The Association encourages the developmentof consumer electronic, wireless communication, digital imaging and networking
products that utilize market-leading SD technology. The SD standard is the number one
choice for consumers and has earned more than 80 percent of the memory card market
with its reliable interoperability and its easy-to-use format. Today, smartphones, tablets,drones, IoT devices, HDTVs, audio players, automotive systems, computers, digitalcameras and digital video cameras feature SD interoperability. For more information
about SDA or to join, please visit the Association’s website, https://www.sdcard.org.
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For more information, please contact:
VP Marketing, Tuxera
Tiff Rossi
press@tuxera.com
Director of Communications, SD Association
Kevin Schader
media@sdcard.org