PCMCIA

This article is about the industry body. For the PCMCIA card format, see PC Card.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Company typeNon-profit industry consortium
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
FounderIan H. S. Cullimore
Defunct2009; 15 years ago (2009)
FateDissolved
SuccessorUSB Implementers Forum
ProductsTechnical specifications of the PC Card and ExpressCard
Websitepcmcia.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-12-25)

The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) was an industry consortium of computer hardware manufacturers from 1989 to 2009. Starting with the PCMCIA card in 1990 (the name later simplified to PC Card), it created various standards for peripheral interfaces designed for laptop computers.