SANDISK RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD AT 2009 INTERNATIONAL SOLID STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE
IEEE Honors SanDisk's
Groundbreaking X3 Technology And Innovative Multi-Level Cell
Solutions
ISSCC CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF., February 9, 2009 - SanDisk Corporation today
announced that it has received the Lewis Winner Outstanding Paper
Award at the 2009 IEEE International Solid State Circuits
Conference (ISSCC), which is being held Feb 8-12 at the San
Francisco Marriot Hotel. The award was presented to Yan Li, who
delivered a paper at last year's conference entitled "A 16Gb
3b/Cell NAND Flash Memory in 56nm with 8MB/s Write Rate," which
detailed key advancements leading to the development of
3-bit-per-cell (X3) memory on 56 nanometer (nm) technology.
"On behalf of the team at SanDisk, I am honored to receive this
prestigious award in recognition of our successful development of
the 3-bit-per-cell technology," said Yan Li, senior design manager,
SanDisk. "Utilizing patented All Bit Line (ABL) architecture with
advanced proprietary programming algorithms and multilevel data
storage management schemes, we produced the X3 NAND flash memory
chip without sacrificing performance or reliability."
"Multi-level flash memory design is a complex topic,
particularly when one is concerned with achieving high write-rate.
This outstanding paper describes a clear advance in the combination
of high level and high rate, achieving 3 bits-per-cell at 8 MB/s,"
said Dr. Kenneth C. Smith, ISSCC Awards Chair.
SanDisk co-developed 3-bit-per-cell technology with its memory
technology and manufacturing partner, Toshiba. X3 enables high
manufacturing efficiency and lower die cost, while maintaining
performance and reliability found in conventional multilevel cell
(MLC) chips.
About SanDisk
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.
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including expectations for technological advancements and new
product introductions 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: difficulties in producing x3 NAND, and our products may not
perform as expected and the other risks detailed from time-to-time
in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports,
including, but not limited to, our most recent Annual Report filed
on Form 10-K and our subsequent Quarterly Reports filed on Form
10-Q. We do not intend to update the information contained in this
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