Saturday, January 10, 2009

Spotlight of the Month - Semiconductor - Memory Chips - SanDisk

SanDisk Unleashes Worlds Fastest MLC Solid-State Drive (SSD) Family - SanDisk unveils its third-generation family of solid-state drives (SSDs). Using multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory technology, SanDisk’s G3 Series establishes new benchmarks in performance and price-performance leadership in the SSD industry.

SanDisk and Sony to Expand Memory Stick PRO and Memory Stick Micro Formats - The two companies jointly announced the joint development of two expanded formats that will shape the flash memory landscape for years to come. “Memory Stick format for Extended High Capacity (Tentative name)” expands the “Memory Stick PRO” format series to achieve a maximum storage capacity of 2-terabytes (TB)1, while the “Memory Stick HG Micro” format enables a maximum data-transfer speed of 60 megabytes per second (MB/s)2, making it one of the fastest-smallest memory card formats to date. Format licensing corresponding to the “Memory Stick format for Extended High Capacity” and the “Memory Stick HG Micro” is scheduled to start in 2009.

SanDisk Extends Gaming Experience With 2GB Rock Band 2 SD Card - SanDisk announced a 2-gigabyte (GB)2 Rock Band 2 SD™ gaming card, significantly increasing the storage capacity available to gamers using the Nintendo® Wii™ console. This memory boost enables users to conveniently store additional content without worrying about running out of space.

SanDisk Mobile Ultra microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) Premium Mobile Memory Cards Increase Capacity to 16 Gigabytes - global leader in flash memory products, today announced that it will be shipping its 16 gigabyte (GB)1 SanDisk Mobile Ultra microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) mobile memory cards – the world’s largest removable storage capacity for mobile phones – in January. This increased capacity, coupled with the high performance of the SanDisk Mobile Ultra line, allows consumers to further take advantage of the many storage-intensive features offered by today’s portable handsets such as music playback, photo and video camera functions, gaming and GPS applications.

SanDisk Launches Worlds First Button Backup USB Flash Drive - SanDisk introduced an innovative new family of SanDisk® USB flash drives, including the world’s first backup USB flash drive with simple backup software activation at the touch of a button. The SanDisk Ultra® Backup USB portable flash drive is the first offering of the company’s new SanDisk Ultra USB product line. With capacities up to 64 gigabytes1 (GB), the SanDisk Ultra Backup USB flash drive is designed to protect computer users’ photos, music, videos, personal and business documents, and other types of digital files, with the simple touch of a button. No software installation is needed. The drive protects onboard digital content with a dual layer of security, including password-protected access control and ultra-secure AES hardware-based encryption.

What’s Up With SanDisk? Stock Soars 14% on No News - What’s going on with SanDisk (SNDK)? Shares of the flash memory chip maker were up $1.39, or 14.4%, at $10.98, and earlier traded as high as $11.31, on no obvious news. One scrap floating around is a note today from American Technology Research that says that “fabless” chip makers such as SanDisk will gain share of the semiconductor market over time, although their share of chips will decline this year to 26% of all semi shipments from a recent high of 28% to 29%.

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