SANDISK INTRODUCES WORLD'S SMALLEST 64GB SOLID STATE DRIVE - FIRST IN NEW EMBEDDED SSD CATEGORY
Category Serves Fast-Growing Market for Ultra-Thin Tablets and
Mobile Computers
- SanDisk® integrated SSD (iSSD) is smaller than a postage stamp
and weighs less than a paper clip
- Fastest high capacity embedded storage solution at this
physical size- designed for high performance and reliability for
mobile computing platforms
- Broad range of capacities available to OEM customers-4GB to
64GB
- Market research firm IDC establishes "Embedded SSD" category
for highly portable consumer electronics devices
Flash Memory
Summit, Santa Clara, Calif., August 18, 2010-SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:
SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced the
first product in a new category of embedded solid state drives
(SSD) that are smaller than a postage stamp and offer higher
capacities and performance than existing storage solutions. The
SanDisk® integrated SSD (iSSD), the first high-capacity product
within this new category, is designed for use in fast-growing
mobile computing platforms such as tablet PCs and ultra-thin
notebooks.
Computing platforms are responding to consumer demand for highly
portable, ultra-thin, anywhere-anytime access to the Internet and
their favorite content. The SanDisk iSSD drive is the first flash
SSD device to support the industry standard SATA interface in a
small BGA (Ball Grid Array) package that can be soldered onto any
motherboard, and that is fast enough for use with advanced
operating systems in next-generation mobile computing
platforms.
"The new category of embedded SSDs
should enable OEMs to produce tablets and notebooks with an
unprecedented combination of thin, lightweight form factors and
fast performance," said Doron Myersdorf, senior director, SSD
marketing, SanDisk.
"With our embedded flash storage
leadership, SanDisk believes it is uniquely positioned to deliver
the ultra compact SSD solutions needed by OEMs."
"The ultra-thin tablet and mobile
computer markets are expected to experience tremendous growth over
the coming years, and new advanced platforms will introduce new
requirements for storage solutions," said Jeff Janukowicz, research
manager, solid state drives, IDC. "New embedded SSDs such as the
SanDisk iSSD drive, which meet the stringent size requirements of
small and light devices while offering greater performance, are
designed to enable OEMs to deliver an enhanced user experience in
their next-generation designs."
The SanDisk iSSD offers 160MB/sec
sequential read and 100MB/sec sequential write speeds for greater
system responsiveness*. With no moving parts, the tiny, robust
drive is designed to deliver the durability needed by portable
devices that are frequently dropped or jostled. SanDisk iSSD offers
a substantial level of design flexibility for OEMs who seek to
create the next generation of tablets and ultra thin mobile devices
based on the standard SATA interface.
The SanDisk iSSD is available now for
sampling to OEMs, and is being evaluated by top-tier manufacturers.
Measuring 16mm x 20mm x 1.85mm and weighing less than one gram, the
drive uses a BGA form factor and a SATA interface, and is
compatible with all leading operating systems. SanDisk iSSD is
available in capacities ranging from 4 gigabytes (GB)1 to 64GB,
with pricing dependent upon the quantity ordered.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global
leader in flash memory cards - 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 is a Silicon
Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales
outside the United States.
1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes.
*Based on SanDisk internal testing of sequential read and write
speeds; Performance may be lower depending upon host device, OS and
application. 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes.
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trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States
and other countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for
identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their
respective holder (s).
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements, including expectations for our iSSD
product, technology measurement standards, performance,
applications, features, markets, and customers 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: the market demand for our
products, including the iSSD product 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, our products may not
be available at the prices, or in the geographies or capacities
that we anticipate, 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 annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q. We do not intend to update the information contained in
this press release.
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