that the exFAT become one of the standard file systems for removable media as well as FAT. The exFAT file system allows the file size larger than 4 GiB limit what FAT file system allows upto and some file system overhead, especially cluster allocation delay, are reduced as well. This feature improves the write throughput to the file.</p>
<p>Note that the exFAT is a patent of Microsoft Corporation. The exFAT function of FatFs is an implementation based on <cite>US. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2009/0164440 A1</cite>. 