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SanDisk Corp.

(SNDK) is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$5.1B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.3B

Public
US

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SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), based in Sunnyvale, CA, makes flash storage card products used in electronic systems. These allow mass market adoption of digital cameras, multimedia cellular phones, USB flash drives and others. The products are used in digital cameras, personal digital assistants, portable digital music players, digital video recorders and smart phones. In January 2006 the company completed its acquisition of Matrix Semiconductor, Inc., a privately held company based in Santa Clara, California for approximately $250 million.

Number of Employees 3,565

Contact Information

601 McCarthy Boulevard

Milpitas, California 95035

www.sandisk.com

(408) 801-1000

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NAICS Code Computer Storage Device Manufacturing: 334112

Company News

Recent Events

SanDisk initiated with "market outperform"

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SanDisk shares fall after Goldman downgrade

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Goldman Sachs Downgrades SanDisk SNDK, Upgrades Texas Instruments TXN

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SanDisk shares fall after Goldman downgrade

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Intelligently Engineered SD and SDHC Memory Cards By SanDisk

10/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
SanDisk Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

10/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Augh - why is the 64GB card only available as an Extreme Pro? The Extreme...

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SanDisk Upgrades Flash Technology

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SanDisk Q3 Profit Rises, Beat Estimates - Update

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Sandisk SNDK: Downgraded to Sell at UBS

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Gadgets: Drop-and-go' Duracell pad makes charging some gadgets easier

10/02/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
SanDisk Introduces Memory Cards for Gaming Consoles

9/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
SanDisk Launches Cards for PSP Go, DSi

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SanDisk Targets Gamers With New Flash Memory Cards

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News & Analysis

nand flash and sandisk corp. - All News and Analysis

Toshiba, SanDisk expand NAND flash production with new fab (Electronic News)

- 2008-02-25

The companies extend their longstanding NAND flash partnership, announcing plans for a new joint venture and fab in Japan. Toshiba separately announces a second fab for additional semiconductor capacity. The companies extend their longstanding NAND flash partnership, announcing plans for a new joint venture and...

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Toshiba and SanDisk to Expand NAND Flash Memory Production With Construction of New Advanced Fabrication Facility in Japan

- 2008-02-19

First Production Scheduled for 2010

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Toshiba and SanDisk to Expand NAND Flash Memory Production with Construction of New Advanced Fabrication Facility in Japan

- 2008-02-19

-- First Production Scheduled for 2010--

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Toshiba and SanDisk Mark Construction Start of 300mm Wafer Fab for NAND Flash Memory at Yokkaichi Operations; Toshiba and SanDisk Continue Technology and Market Leadership

- 2006-08-04

TOKYO & MILPITAS, Calif. -- Toshiba Corporation (Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan) and SanDiskR Corporation (Milpitas, CA, USA) today announced that, further to definitive agreements that the companies entered into in July 2006, construction has started of Fab 4, a 300-millimeter mm wafer fab, in Yokkaichi, in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Tags: leadership, NAND, NAND flash, SanDisk Corp., Toshiba Corp.
SanDisk Appoints Dr. Atsuyoshi Koike President of SanDisk Limited in Japan; Veteran Executive of Semiconductor Fab Operations Will Lead SanDisk's Activities in Its NAND Flash Strategic Partnership with Toshiba at Yokkaichi

- 2006-08-03

MILPITAS, Calif. -- SanDiskR Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced the appointment of Dr. Atsuyoshi Koike as president of SanDisk Limited SDKK, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary in Japan. Dr. Koike's primary focus will be on technology and Fab operations at SanDisk's flash wafer development and manufacturing facility at Yokkaichi, where SanDisk has...

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Toshiba and SanDisk to Expand NAND Flash Memory Production with Construction of New Advanced Fabrication Facility at Yokkaichi Operations

- 2006-04-05

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & TOKYO -- Toshiba Corporation and SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced that they have agreed to build a new 300-millimeter mm wafer fabrication facility at Toshiba's Yokkaichi Operations to meet fast growing demand for NAND flash memory. The announcement underlines NAND flash memory's position as the storage technology of...

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SanDisk Accelerates Expansion of 300-mm NAND Flash Wafer Facility

- 2006-02-09

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- SanDiskR Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced that it intends to accelerate the expansion of the 300-millimeter mm (Fab 3) wafer fabrication facility in Yokkaichi, Japan. The move is expected to bring Fab 3 wafer capacity from the previously planned 48,750 wafers per month to 70,000 wafers per month...

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SanDisk Appoints Khandker N. Quader to Vice President of Memory Design; Leads Memory Design Group That Designs Advanced NAND Flash for Higher Capacity and Performance at Lower Cost

- 2005-05-03

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK) today announced the promotion of Khandker N. Quader, 46, to the newly created position of vice president of memory design. Quader, whose promotion is effective immediately, will report to Yoram Cedar, SanDisk's senior vice president of engineering and emerging markets.

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Toshiba and SanDisk Celebrate Construction of 300mm-Wafer Fab Building for NAND Flash Memory at Yokkaichi Operations

- 2005-02-21

YOKKAICHI, Japan & TOKYO -- Toshiba Corporation and SanDiskR Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK) today marked the completion of an advanced wafer fabrication facility at Toshiba's Yokkaichi Operations with a traditional ceremony and reception. The new fab is expected to come on line in the second half of CY2005, ahead of the original...

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SanDisk and Toshiba Announce Development of 90 Nanometer Process Technology for Binary and MLC NAND Flash

- 2002-10-09

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