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To: Road Walker who wrote (17887)	1/2/2001 1:49:02 PM
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SanDisk Tops Amazon Top 100 Electronics List The 32MB SanDisk SmartMedia card is Amazon's top seller. amazon.com The 32MB (#10) and 96MB (#30) SanDisk CompactFlash cards are also in the Top 100 List. Aus

To: Road Walker who wrote (17887)	1/2/2001 1:54:45 PM
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I found this statement interesting... original source: Dow Jones News Service Flash memories are broadly divided into two types: NAND and NOR. Toshiba and its partner SanDisk Corp. (SNDK) of the U.S. are the industry leaders in NAND flash memories. "I can guarantee this market (for NAND) will explode in years to come with the arrival of the digital consumer electronics age. A wide range of digital electronics products will use the memory cards as a storage medium," Fujii said. "And we have a dominant position in the market with NAND flash memory technology." NAND flash memories that are currently on the market include Toshiba's "SmartMedia," Sony Corp.'s (SNE or 6758) "Memory Stick," and "SD Memory Card," which was jointly developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (MC or 6752), SanDisk, and Toshiba. In its memory business, Toshiba will boost revenue from NAND flash memories and reduce that from DRAMs (dynamic random-access memories). DRAMs are mostly used as data storage devices for PCs. "We plan to generate revenue on a 50:50 basis from NAND flash memories and DRAMs in 2002," Fujii said. "Our stance in the DRAM business over the next three years or so is it's okay as long as it's not making any losses." Toshiba expects to double revenue from NAND flash memories to Y80 billion for this fiscal year through March from Y40 billion for the prior year. It plans to raise revenue to Y150 billion for the fiscal year starting April 2002. Fujii also stressed that the NAND flash memory market will not become volatile like the DRAM market, where aggressive production by South Korean and other overseas makers sometimes creates a supply overhang, driving prices down sharply. Toshiba will try to avoid a glut of NAND memories in the market by being "careful about giving the patent to outside firms," Fujii said. ragingbull.altavista.com Aus