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1 ExpressCard STA N D A R DRelease 2009 PCMCIA 2009 PCMCIAAll rights in the United States of (Personal Computer MemoryCard International Association)2635 North First Street, Suite 218 San Jose, CA 95134 USA+1-408-433-2273+1-408-433-9558 (Fax) MAKES NO WARRANTY,EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECTTO THE ExpressCard STANDARD("THE STANDARD"),IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THESTANDARD, INCLUDING AS TO NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT OROTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OFTHIRD PARTIES, ANDMERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FORANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THISSTANDARD IS PROVIDED TO YOU "ASIS".PCMCIA has been informed that thefollowing companies believe that certainimplementations of the Standard couldinfringe their proprietary rights: ActiconTechnologies [a division of General PatentCorporation] (Integrated Connector andModem Patent 4,543,450, ConnectorInterface Patent No. 4,603,320,Multiple Connector Interface PatentNo.)

2 4,686,506, Programmable ConnectorInterface 4,972,470); SanDisk Corporation( Patent No. 6,434,034, ComputerMemory Cards Using Flash EEPROMI ntegrated Circuit Chips and Memory-controller Systems). For more detailedinformation, contact these is not undertaking any duty toadvise users of the Standard of anyfurther developments in this than any which may be listed in thepreceding paragraph, PCMCIA has notbeen informed of any other suchproprietary document is being provided solely forthe internal business use of the companywho purchased the Standard and whosename is watermarked throughout thedocument. All other use, includingdistribution to third parties in anymedium, is expressly ExpressCard rabbit logo andExpressCard are trademarks of PCMCIA,registered in the United Express is a trademark of the PCIS pecial Interest other product names are trademarks,registered trademarks, or servicemarks oftheir respective Printing, February 2009 REVISION HISTORYDateSpecification VersionRevisionsSeptember 10, 2003 Specification adoptedDecember 15, 001 004 IncorporatedJuly 20, Update #1 SCRs 006 009 and Proposals 001, 002, 006, 007 & 008 IncorporatedFebruary 13, 004: Electromechanical InterockProposal 005: Module Thermal RequirementsProposal 010: Release of WAKE# TimingProposal 012: ESD Figure CorrectionProposal 013: ESD TestingProposal 014: Jitter Spec UpdatesProposal 016: Support for PCI Bridges on ModulesProposal 018.

3 BIOS ExpressCard PCIe Support in WinXP/2000 Proposal 019: Security Notch Dimensioning AlignmentProposal 021: CLKREQ# Dynamic Protocol Enable DefaultProposal 022: Enabling Additional Use of SMBus PinsProposal 023: Finger Grip Dimensional OptionsProposal 025: Definition of Terms Rx and TxProposal 026: Allow Modules to Stop PLL in L1 When CLKREQ# is NotHonoredProposal 027: Editorial Cleanup of Proposal 018 March 30, 030: Module Housing Wall Height Dimension ChangeProposal 030: Specify Interior Radii in ModuleProposal 033: Implementing Proper USB Data Line Termination in BusSuspend ModeProposal 034: Active State Link PM Disable DefaultProposal 035: ExpressCard /54 Module Security Notch DimensioningFebruary 27, 037: ExpressCard Seating Plane ClarificationProposal 039: UV Light Test Condition CorrectionProposal 040: CLKREQ# Dynamic Protocol Disable DefaultProposal 042: Adding Next Generation PCIe and USB SupportProposal 043: Miscellaneous Editorial Clarifications to the StandardPCMCIA Membership CertificateJoin PCMCIA today and receive a full refund of yourExpressCard Standard purchase purchase of the ExpressCard Standard entitles you to a 100% refund of the purchase pricetowards membership in the PCMCIA Association.

4 This offer is good for 180 days from thePurchase Date shown below. Please visit for information on the differentlevels and benefits of PCMCIA membership, which include access to the ExpressCardCertification Program and use of the ExpressCard take advantage of this offer, please include a copy of your sales invoice reflecting the purchaseof the ExpressCard Standard when communicating with PCMCIA regarding Mail:PCMCIA2635 North First Street Suite 218 San Jose, CA 95134 USABy Phone/Fax:Telephone: (408) 433-2273 Fax: (408) 433-9558 Email: STANDARDThis document is being provided solely for the internal business use of the company who purchased the Standard and whose name iswatermarked throughout the document. All other use, including distribution to third parties in any medium, is expressly prohibited. 2009 PCMCIAAll rights Introduction_____ ExpressCard Standard Relationship to the PC Card Conventions.

5 Signal Numeric Terms and Related Documents _____ 73. Electrical Specifications_____ Signal Signal/Pin PCI Express Universal Serial Bus (USB) SMBus System Auxiliary Power Voltages and SMBus Module Detection and Module presence pins (CPPE# and CPUSB#)..1 PCI Express functional reset (PERST#)..1 PCI Express Reference Clock (REFCLK+ / REFCLK-)..1 PCI Express clock request (CLKREQ#)..1 Dynamic Clock Clock Request Support Reporting and PCI Express module power control Initial power up for PCI Express-based Power state transitions (S0 to S3/S4 to S0) for PCI Express-based Power down for PCI Express-based USB power control I/O interface detection, set-up and Modules Implementing Both Interface Modules Implementing USB Power PCI Express WAKE#.

6 2 5 CONTENTSRELEASE document is being provided solely for the internal business use of the company who purchased the Standard and whose name iswatermarked throughout the document. All other use, including distribution to third parties in any medium, is expressly rights reserved. 2009 PCI Express link power USB Power USB Remote Electrical Signal PCI Express Reference Clock (REFCLK) Power Supply Power Supply Ramp-up Timing and 04. Module Specifications _____ Module Module Electrical PCI Express Signal Integrity Informative Differences with the PCI Express CEM Normative Differences with the PCI Express CEM Signal Integrity Board Design Grounding/EMI Contact resistance requirement and test Other Electrical Module Thermal Module Thermal Host Thermal Environmental and Mechanical Environmental Operating Storage High Storage Low Storage High Operating Low Operating Thermal Moisture Vibration and High Drop Approved Test Labeling (Marking).

7 495. Connector Specifications _____ Module STANDARDThis document is being provided solely for the internal business use of the company who purchased the Standard and whose name iswatermarked throughout the document. All other use, including distribution to third parties in any medium, is expressly prohibited. 2009 PCMCIAAll rights Host Connector Electrical Environmental Mechanical Additional Host System Specification _____ Slot power control USB Specific PCI Express Slot Capabilities BIOS ACPI Supporting Both Interface Options in Legacy ExpressCard Insertion and Removal Within a PCI Express Aware Operating Supporting PCI Bridging on ExpressCard Electromechanical Interlock PCI Express Link Power USB Power STANDARDThis document is being provided solely for the internal business use of the company who purchased the Standard and whose name iswatermarked throughout the document.

8 All other use, including distribution to third parties in any medium, is expressly prohibited. 2009 PCMCIAAll rights 1-1: ExpressCard concepts in desktop and mobile computing host 1-2: Modular implementation 3-1: Module presence pin schematic 3-2: CLKREQ# Clock Control 3-3: Power up timing for PCI Express-based 3-4: Power state transition timing for PCI 3-5: Power down timing for PCI Express-based 3-6: Out-of-tolerance threshold 4-1: ExpressCard /34 module outline 4-2: ExpressCard /54 module outline 4-3: Alternate 4-4: ExpressCard /34 extended module outline 4-5: ExpressCard /54 extended module outline 4-6: Generalized Link Definition for ExpressCard 4-7: Example of ground/power voids underneath high-speed signal 4-8: Electrostatic discharge Test-2 4-9: Thermal Probe Points for ExpressCard /34 4-10: Thermal Probe Points for ExpressCard /54 4-11: ExpressCard module shock and vibration test 4-12.

9 Label is allowed only in the crosshatched 5-1: Module connector interface 5-2: Recommended module connector 5-3: Recommended module connector 5-4: Host connector 5-5: Recommended host connector 6-1: System INF-to-ACPI 6-2: ExpressCard Module Insertion Events Within a Non-PCI Express Aware 6-3: ExpressCard Module Removal Events Within a Non-PCI Express Aware document is being provided solely for the internal business use of the company who purchased the Standard and whose name iswatermarked throughout the document. All other use, including distribution to third parties in any medium, is expressly rights reserved. 2009 PCMCIAF igure 6-4: ExpressCard Insertion Within A PCI Express Aware Operating 6-5: ExpressCard Removal Within A PCI Express Aware Operating 6-6: ExpressCard Slot Bus Number Allocations for an Example Two-slot 6-7: Example of Default Resource Allocation under Legacy Operating Systems72 RELEASE STANDARDThis document is being provided solely for the internal business use of the company who purchased the Standard and whose name iswatermarked throughout the document.

10 All other use, including distribution to third parties in any medium, is expressly prohibited. 2009 PCMCIAAll rights 3-1: ExpressCard interface List of 3-2: ExpressCard interface Pin assignments for ExpressCard 3-3: CLKREQ# Clock Control 3-4: Power up timing for PCI Express-based 3-5: Power state transition timing for PCI Express-based 3-6: Power down timing for PCI Express-based 3-7: ExpressCard slot power relationships to USB power 3-8: DC Specification for 3-9: ExpressCard module power supply 4-1: Adapting Terminology in the PCI Express CEM Specification for 4-2: ExpressCard requirements that supersede PCI Express CEM 5-1: ExpressCard connector electrical 5-2: Mechanical test procedures and 5-3: Mechanical test 5-4: Additional connector 6-1: Expected behavior of ExpressCard slot 6-2: ExpressCard Slot Resource Allocations to Support PCI Bridging on Modules71 TABLESRELEASE document is being provided solely for the internal business use of the company who purchased the Standard and whose name iswatermarked throughout the document.