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This article is about SanDisk Corporation. For Computer Storage Device in Storage Area Network (SAN), see Storage Area Network.
| SanDisk Corporation
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: SNDK) |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Milpitas, California, USA |
| Key people | Eli Harari, Founder, President & CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, Founder, COO, Executive Vice President Jack Yuan, Founder |
| Industry | Flash memory Digital audio player |
| Products | Flash memory cards USB flash drives Digital Audio Players |
| Employees | 3000 (Q3 2007) |
| Website | www.SanDisk.com |
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is an American multinational corporation which designs and markets flash memory card products. SanDisk was founded in 1988 by Eli Harari and Sanjay Mehrotra, non-volatile memory technology experts. SanDisk became a publicly traded company on NASDAQ in November 1995. In January 2008 its market capitalization was US$6.5 billion. SanDisk produces many different types of flash memory, including various memory cards and a series of USB removable drives. SanDisk markets to both the high-end and low-end sector demand for premium quality flash memory; and markets to other equipment makers as well as direct to consumers.
The company is headquartered in Milpitas, California, with offices or manufacturing facilities in 10 locations in Asia, 6 locations in Europe, and 3 locations in Israel.
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SanDisk is a component of the GSTI Semiconductor Index
On September 4 2006 at the IFA show in Berlin, Germany authorities seized all MP3 players that were in SanDisk\'s booth since Italian patent company Sisvel had won an injunction against it regarding the MP3 format.SanDisk faces MP3 licence dispute. BBC News (2006-09-04). Retrieved on 2006-09-08. Sisvel, who had previously filed a separate lawsuit in Mannheim, claims that SanDisk uses the MP3 format without paying the required licensing fee. On September 8, 2006, a Berlin court overturned the injunction and SanDisk put the players back on display.MP3 player court order overturned. BBC News (2006-09-08). Retrieved on 2006-09-08.
On March 16 2007 SanDisk issued a press release announcing they had reached agreement and now acquired licences for all current and future MP3 applications.SISVEL and Audio MPEG Grant SanDisk an MPEG Audio Patents License. SanDisk (2007-03-16). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
FlashCP is a digital rights management technology for the storage of electronic materials (e.g. e-books) on portable devices. FlashCP is targeted primarily at students and allows transportation of copyrighted material while enforcing copy restrictions against the user. SanDisk acquired the technology in 2005 with the purchase of Israel-based MDRM. As an avid proponent of DRM, this is one of many such technologies developed by SanDisk, the other ones being Gruvi pre-loaded memory cards and the underlying TrustedFlash technology. SanDisk media players have near universal support for Windows Media DRM and rely almost exclusively on variants of the copy-protection capable Secure Digital format for removable storage.
Currently, SanDisk manufactures one drive that uses the FlashCP technology, called the Freedom Drive, which is part of the Cruzer line. Additionally, digital content can be downloaded to Cruzer Freedom from the SanDisk Plaza, a fast growing online store offering digital books, music, games, and education tools. Prices for on line products vary. Many selections are free. Once downloaded, the digital content may be used online and offline.
The current Sansa line consists of the following:
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