why?
I emailed Sharon asking her if they were shipping 64MB MMC. Her reply:
Yes, we are shipping 64MB MMC. We announced the increase in capacity in November of last year. See the attached press release.
SANDISK SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES CAPACITY OF ALL FLASH MEMORY PRODUCTS WITH NEW 256 MEGABIT TECHNOLOGY
New Double Density Technology Increases PC Card
Capacity To Over One Gigabyte Of Flash Memory
SUNNYVALE, CA, November 1, 1999 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced a new generation of flash memory technology that greatly increases the capacity of its MultiMediaCards, CompactFlash™ (CF™) cards, PC Cards, SD (Secure Digital) Memory Cards, FlashDrives and flash chipsets. The high capacity flash products are based on a new 256 megabit (Mbit) D2 (Double Density) flash chip designed by SanDisk. This third generation D2 flash memory has been designed to achieve sustained write rates equivalent to SanDisk’s standard (binary) flash design.
Using the new technology, SanDisk’s top capacity of the MultiMediaCard increases from 32 megabytes (MB) to 64 MB, its new SD Memory Card will be 64 MB, Type I CompactFlash cards increase from 96MB to 192 MB and the Type II CF cards go from 160 MB to 300 MB. SanDisk’s Type II PC cards rise in capacity from 440MB to 1.2 gigabytes (GB). In the FlashDrive form factor, SanDisk increases capacity from 440 MB to 1.2 GB and its flash chipsets increase from 32 MB to 64 MB. SanDisk also introduced a Type III PC card with a capacity of 1.6 GB.
The new products will be demonstrated at COMDEX in Las Vegas, NV, November 15-19 at the SanDisk booth, Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall,
L-1509.
Nelson Chan, SanDisk’s vice president of marketing, said, “By producing these new high capacities across our entire product line, we intend to remain the world’s largest supplier of flash memory cards. Our product offering has always experienced strong demand because of its high capacity, extreme reliability and competitive price. Using our new 256Mbit technology, which is our third generation of D2 technology, we can continue to meet our customers’ demands.”
He added that, “the consumer market wants higher capacity cards for after market sales in such areas as digital cameras, handheld PCs and the popular new portable MP3 internet music players. Our postage stamp-sized MultiMediaCard and the SD Memory Card will now be able to store over one hour of MP3 music. With our solid-state 1.2 GB Type II PC Card and 1.6 GB Type III PC Card, we continue to offer industrial computer applications the most rugged, reliable, high capacity data, image and audio storage cards where rotating memory storage devices are not viable solutions.”
SanDisk patented D2 technology doubles the capacity of flash storage products by storing two bits of data in each flash cell instead of the typical one bit.
Sampling of the new SanDisk flash memory cards, drives and chipsets, with the exception of the MultiMediaCard and SD Memory Card started in October, 1999, with production shipments starting in November – December, 1999. The new MultiMediaCards and SD Memory Card will range in capacity between 32 and 64 MB while Type I CompactFlash cards will range between 24 and 192 MB capacities. Type II PC Card and FlashDrive capacities will range between 32 MB and 1.2 GB.
Some sample, high volume OEM pricing: CF card, 192 MB -- $382; CF card, Type II, 300 MB -- $598; PC card, Type II, 1.2 GB -- $2400; Flashdrives, 1.2 GB -- $2400; PC card, Type III, 1.6 GB -- $3200.
SanDisk-branded flash memory cards are sold in more than 11,000 stores worldwide as well as through an extensive worldwide industrial distribution channel.
SanDisk Corporation, the world’s largest supplier of flash data storage products, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, CA.
The matters discussed in this news release contain forward looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as described under the caption “Factors That May Affect Future Results” in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.
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SanDisk’s web site/home page address: sandisk.com |
