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To: slacker711 who wrote (26660)	9/14/2004 8:32:04 AM
From: brian h	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

This one is as good as your news clip. Press Release Source: SanDisk Corporation SanDisk Supplies miniSD Flash Memory Cards to Samsung Electronics for New, High-Resolution Camera Phone Tuesday September 14, 8:01 am ET Samsung Combines a Mobile Phone with a Zoom Lens in One Device SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2004-- SanDisk® Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK - News) today announced that it is supplying Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. with 32-megabyte (MB) miniSD(TM) memory cards that will be sold with a first-of-its-kind Samsung digital camera phone. The SPH-S2300, which has a resolution of 3.2 megapixels, is reportedly the world's first such device with a 3X optical linear zoom. It has started selling in the Korean market. According to Samsung, the camera phone combines quality imaging and phone functionality. In addition to the high megapixel lens and optical zoom, the device has both automatic and manual settings for ISO and white balance, and the flash has been upgraded from an LED to a full, brightness-adjustable camera flash. Also, said the manufacturer, the device can record more than two hours of videos and can be hooked up to a television set for immediate viewing. "The S2300 personifies the incredibly rapid transformation of camera phones," said David Guidry, product marketing manager for SanDisk's handset business unit. "These high quality devices demand high-capacity, removable memory. With SanDisk's miniSD card, users will be able to fully leverage the capabilities of the digital camera features while at the same time enjoying the functionality of a mobile phone." In addition to viewing their images and videos on a TV, users also will be able to see them on a personal computer using a USB cable hookup or one of the low-cost USB readers currently on the market, said Samsung. Measuring 21.5 mm long by 20 mm wide by 1.4 mm thick, the tiny miniSD was designed by SanDisk in cooperation with Matsushita and Toshiba to specifically meet the small space requirements of the mobile phone market, and is based on the industry-leading SD(TM) card standard. The miniSD card is less than half the size of an SD card but has the same electrical interface and functionality built into it. Currently, SanDisk manufactures versions that range from 16MB to 256MB. biz.yahoo.com

To: slacker711 who wrote (26660)	9/14/2004 10:48:53 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Press release: Consumer products to drive flash memory market to $15.9 billion by 2008 e-consultancy.com Release Date: 14 September 2004 Digital cameras fuelling demand; set to give way to demand from mobile phones by 2005 Unit demand for flash memory cards for digital consumer products is set to drive compound annual growth of more than 41% according to Future Horizons Semiconductor Monthly Update report. Future Horizons reports that worldwide sales of flash memory cards reached $4.1 billion in 2003, accounting for 106.2 million units. It forecasts that sales will rise by a compound annual growth rate of 30.8%to reach $15.9 billion by 2008, equivalent to 611.0 millions units. In 2003 digital still cameras dominated unit sales of flash memory cards, accounting for 47 million units (44.3%), while mobile phone accounted for 32 million units (30.1%), digital camcorders 11.2 million units (10.5%), with other consumer products such as personal digital assistances (PDAs), MP3 players and global positioning systems (GPS) accounting for 16 million units (15.1%). Future Horizons predicts that by 2005 flash memory card usage will be dominated by mobile phones and that by 2008 this segment with account for 68.7% of the market, equivalent to 89 million units per year. It predicts that by 2008 digital still cameras will account for 89 million units (14.6%), digital camcorder will account for 39 million units (6.4%) and other applications accounting for 63 million units (10.3%). "Mobile phones are the real upcoming catalyst for the flash memory card market. Over the next three years in order to enhance capabilities the average mobile phone will have a removable card with over 1GB of flash either installed at the same time of purchase or as an after market sales," said Malcolm Penn, chief executive office, Future Horizons. Over the period 2004 to 2008, Future Horizons forecasts a change in the landscape of flash card memory formats with the miniSD, reduced-size multimedia and Sony memory stick becoming the most common. By 2008 Future Horizons predicts that miniSD will account for 35.5%% of the market, reduce-sized multimedia 19.0% and Sony memory stick 24.0%. "In general it is the product manufacturer that decides on the flash card format used in a particular product and a combination of manufacturing from major consumer electronics brands, coupled with the needs for smaller formats is pushing out some of the early formats such as Smart Media and CompactFlash," said Penn. The Future Horizons Semiconductor Monthly Update Report is published monthly and available from Future Horizons priced at 1,000 for a single user license or 2,200 for a multi-user intranet version.