SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the proven leader in flash
memory storage cards, today announced the 16-gigabyte (GB)(1)
iNAND(TM) embedded flash drive (EFD). During February 11-14, the
Company will be showcasing this new product, along with many other
products designed specifically for the mobile industry, in the main
SanDisk booth, #8C55, located in Hall 8 of the Fira de Barcelona
convention center.
Adding to the industry-leading 8GB iNAND from SanDisk, this new
iNAND packs double the storage capacity into a standard JEDEC 12x16mm
package thanks to recent advances in multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash
technology.
iNAND is designed for the latest mobile handsets, which feature a
growing number of storage-intensive features including music players,
digital cameras, and video recording, playback and GPS capabilities.
By providing abundant storage for these features, in addition to high
performance and reliability, iNAND helps to enable new and exciting
mobile experiences for mobile handset users.
"As more and more applications and multimedia capabilities
converge within sleeker mobile handsets, the need for high-capacity
mobile storage increases substantially from year to year," said Dan
Inbar, vice president and general manager of the Mobile Handset
Vendors division at SanDisk. "The new 16GB iNAND is the ideal solution
for accommodating mobile applications, operating system programs and
premium content such as large quantities of music, photos and video.
Featuring a standard package interface, the 16GB iNAND EFD is designed
to be quickly integrated into various handset designs for both storage
capacity scalability and a smooth migration to future products and
functionalities, such as system boot."
iNAND devices adhere to JEDEC package and ball-out requirements,
common throughout the industry, providing virtually "plug and play"
integration and allowing them to be designed into mobile handsets
quickly. Additionally, iNAND devices utilize the industry-leading and
field-proven SD(TM) interface.(2)
iNAND 16GB is expected to be available for sampling to mobile
handset vendors in Q2 2008, with iNAND 32GB slated for introduction in
H2 2008.
In addition to the iNAND EFD, SanDisk also offers a broad range of
removable storage solutions and SIM cards for consumers, mobile
handset manufacturers and mobile network operators.
SanDisk Corporation, the inventor and world´s largest supplier of
flash storage cards, is a global leader in flash memory - from
research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and
retail distribution. SanDisk´s product portfolio includes flash memory
cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital
audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the
enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives
for computers. SanDisk (www.sandisk.com/corporate) is a Silicon
Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside
the United States.
SanDisk´s web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com.
SanDisk´s product and executive images can be downloaded from
http://www.sandisk.com/corporate.
SanDisk and the SanDisk logo are trademarks of SanDisk
Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries.
iNAND is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. SD is a trademark. Other
brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and
may be trademarks of their respective holder(s).
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including expectations for new product introductions, specifications,
applications, markets, customer acceptance, customers and
specifications, that are based on our current expectations and involve
numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking
statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these
forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others:
market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our
expectations or there may be a slower adoption rate for these products
in new markets that we are targeting, these products may not perform
as expected, these products may not be available when expected, and
the other risks detailed from time-to-time under the caption "Risk
Factors" and elsewhere in our Securities and Exchange Commission
filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our Form 10-K and
our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We do not intend to update the
information contained in this press release.
(1) gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. Some capacity not available
for data storage
(2) Also available in MMC I/F
