CompactFlash Association Announces
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CompactFlash Association

Member Benefits

CFA currently has over 90 Corporate Members consisting of Host, Card, Peripheral and Tester manufacturers.

Any company that plans to design, manufacture, market, or sell CFA-defined products are required to obtain licensing from CFA for its specifications, trademarks and logos. Licensing can be attained by becoming a member of CompactFlash Association and maintaining membership during the duration of the product(s).

A group photo of CFA members in Shanghai, China for the 2025 Spring General Meeting.
Hiroshi Noda from Canon presents about the major differences between VPG Profile 4 and 5 at the 2025 Spring General Meeting in Shanghai, China.

As a CompactFlash Association (CFA) member, you will also benefit from:

  • Ability to influence the development of industry standards - Help shape the future of the industry by participating in the development of key specifications and standards for removable media.
  • Gaining a competitive advantage - CFA members have the unique opportunity to be at the forefront of technological advancements, positioning themselves as leaders in adopting and integrating the latest innovations.
  • Saving money and time - Active participation allows member companies to stay ahead of emerging trends and technologies, providing close insight into the industry’s roadmap and helping them avoid costly investment mistakes.
  • Valuable networking opportunities - Build business relationships with customers and competitors.
Angelbird Technologies GmbH
Canon, Inc.
CHIPFANCIER
Delkin Devices, Inc.
Exascend (Hong Kong) Co., Limited
Leica Camera AG
Lexar
Nextorage Corporation
Nikon Corporation
Other World Computing, Inc.
Phison Electronics Corporation
ProGrade Digital Inc.
SanDisk Corporation
Silicon Motion
Sony Corporation
Wise Advanced Co., Ltd.
Angelbird Technologies GmbH
Canon, Inc.
CHIPFANCIER
Delkin Devices, Inc.
Exascend (Hong Kong) Co., Limited
Leica Camera AG
Lexar
Nextorage Corporation
Nikon Corporation
Other World Computing, Inc.
Phison Electronics Corporation
ProGrade Digital Inc.
SanDisk Corporation
Silicon Motion
Sony Corporation
Wise Advanced Co., Ltd.

The CFA has been played an instrumental role in creating and growing the adoption of removable storage for over 30 years. It has served as a meeting place for all companies interested in developing and marketing industry leading memory card standards and assuring compatibility across thousands of products from hundreds of companies. Prograde Digital is proud to be a part of this important organization.

Wes Brewer ProGrade Digital

The CompactFlash Association (CFA) is a standards-setting organization that creates the future of removable media for a wide range of applications, including the imaging industry. Members have access to the latest standards and enjoy the development of highly competitive products for high-speed data transfer.

Let's join CFA and make the future together!

Hiroshi Noda Canon

At Sandisk, we're proud to be a founding member of CompactFlash Association—leading the way in developing and promoting professional removable memory card standards and technologies through collaboration and innovation.

Diana Chang SanDisk

CompactFlash Association (CFA) has had tremendous impact since its inception in the imaging industry by bringing camera and memory card manufacturers together to create innovative and differentiated industry standard solutions that simply work. I am honored to represent Other World Computing (OWC) as an executive and a member of board of directors at CFA.

Farshid Tabrizi Other World Computing
CompactFlash Association

Membership Levels

There are two levels of membership in the CompactFlash Association; Affiliate and Executive.

This is a table comparing membership benefits between the two CompactFlash Association (CFA) membership levels: affiliate membership and executive membership.

Affiliate Membership

$2,500 /Year
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Affiliate members are able to access documents including various technical specifications and guidelines related to all CFA proposals, in order to develop, manufacture, and sell products compliant with those specifications and guidelines. In addition, Affiliate members are able to participate in all conferences, work groups and events administered by the CompactFlash Association.

Executive Membership

$5,000 /Year
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Executive members influence the direction of CFA by having voting rights to technical and operational matters that are strategic to CFA. This includes the voting right to ratify new specifications. Executive members are also eligible to become board members and committee chair persons.

Apply to be a CFA Member

Step one

Check if your company is already a member of CompactFlash Association.
Member Access Request
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Step two

Complete the application form using your company email.

Step three

Wait for CFA to email back providing the following documents:
  1. CompactFlash Association License and Sublicense Agreement
  2. Invoice for the current year

Step four

Sign the Agreement, and send it back to [email protected] along with the membership fee (following the directions on the invoice).

Step five

Once the funds are received by CFA, the Agreement will be countersigned by the President of CFA and sent back to the applicant.

Step six

Congratulations, you are now a CFA member! A system-generated email will be sent by Basecamp, a communication platform used by CFA and its members, to set up your member account.

Allow 5 business-days for the application process to complete.

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Membership Application

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Specifications for Non-Members

Interested in CFA specifications, but not sure if you want to be a member yet?

Legacy specifications, namely, CompactFlash and CFast, can be downloaded for $100 by non-members.

Non-Member Specification Request
Check the legacy specifications you'd like to request for $100:
Please note that only CFA members may access CFexpress and Video Performance Guarantee (VPG) specifications.
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