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The Remarkable Rise in Raspberry Pi - 23 million + computers sold
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• 23 million + Raspberry Pi computers sold to date with no signs of slowing down. • 250,000 + young people engaging with clubs, competitions, and programmes every week. • Tens of thousands of young people learning digital skills through Raspberry Pi partnerships. • 30,000 + volunteers mobilised. • 50,000 + teachers and volunteers have taken part in Raspberry Pi online courses. • Over 1 million projects completed on the Raspberry Pi new projects site.
Cardwave has been a trusted partner to Raspberry Pi since its inception in 2012. “We have been continually impressed with the service from Cardwave. The neat little adapters and speedy programming of the NOOBS microSD cards have been an important part of our customer offering” Eben Upton, CEO Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd
Global embedded system market showing no signs of slowing down* The embedded systems market was valued at USD 84.55 billion in 2016 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.05% between 2017 and 2023. The major factors driving the growth of this market include increasing adoption of embedded systems in the automotive industry, use of multicore processor technology in military applications, growing market for wearable devices, increase in usage of embedded systems in smart appliances of smart homes, and rising demand for embedded systems in healthcare equipment. The Internet of Things (IoT) has
already revolutionised the consumer application industry. Large research and development (R&D) investments, acquisitions, and funding in IoT research projects are driving the growth of the IoT market. North America is estimated to be the leading contributor to the regional market share with large deployments of smart meters and smart grids positively impacting the market. Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) is anticipated to show highest growth potential in the forecast period. *sources: Radiant Insights Inc /MarketWatch/transparency market research/future market insights/digital journal/markets and markets
What we can offer you We are a trusted go-to supplier of quality microSD cards, pre-installed with NOOBS, in card sizes of your choice for your customers, along with bespoke packaging options. We can also offer you cards in trays or our own Trusted Memory packaged brand to sell on your own shop, shipped direct from our UK or US offices.
SanDisk class10 microSD card
(Custom retail packaging available, POA for more information) / 64GB and 128GB options available (POA) / Custom OS pre-programming build available (POA)
Specification • • • • • •
SanDisk OEM microSD Sequential Write: 10 MB/s Sequential Read: 40 MB/s UHS1 / Speed Class 10 Operating temperature -13°F to 185°F (-25°C to 85°C) SanDisk NAND wear levelling technology
“Cardwave understands the importance of the microSD card in a Raspberry Pi and we have continually found SanDisk cards outperform most other manufacturers, plus the brand is recognised and valued by the Raspberry Pi community” Paul Norbury, Chief Executive, Cardwave
Cards from other manufacturers are also available – please ask for a quote.
About Cardwave Celebrating its’ 15th anniversary this year, Cardwave Services Ltd is a multi-award winning, pioneering services company, specialising in removable and embedded solid-state storage solutions. The core of the business is focused on large, blue-chip organisations with Cardwave helping them to manage, distribute and protect their digital assets (content with commercial value) on storage devices. Our roots and expertise in the flash memory industry can be traced back over 20 years, long before SSDs, SD cards and USB flash drives existed. During that time we have established an extensive network with the leading manufacturers in the industry and we leverage these relationships to offer our customers an unbiased and independent choice on all products that are available. Our expertise and support helps customers to make an informed decision on product selection and product qualification, which is then delivered with a commitment to customer service that puts our customers in control of their business.
We are a full-service organisation, working closely with our customers and manufacturing partners to deliver the right products and services for your business. We operate from our well-equipped service centres in the UK and US serving customers across Europe and North America, and we have partnerships in South America and Asia that enable us to offer a global service to our customers. Cardwave’s objective is to ensure our customers have better performing products that meet expectations. We do this by understanding business needs, solving problems and ultimately delivering a service that is second to none. Our extensive knowledge and contacts in the flash memory market, the specialist skills we have learned over many years and the capabilities and resources of our manufacturing centre enables us to provide an end-to-end service for customers in diverse sectors.
Contact us today to discuss your requirements. Cardwave Service Ltd 6c Hopton Industrial Estate Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2EU United Kingdom +(44) 1380 738395 info@cardwave.com www.cardwave.com SMART SOLUTIONS THROUGH INNOVATION
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