SanDisk Doubles the Capacity of iNAND Embedded Flash Drive
Going from 8GB to 16GB, and 32GB slated for 2H08
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on February 12, 2008 at 3:20 pmSanDisk Corporation announced the 16-gigabyte (GB)
iNAND embedded flash
drive (EFD). During February 11-14, the Company will be showcasing this
new product, along with many other products designed specifically for
the mobile industry at the Fira de Barcelona convention center.
Adding to the industry-leading 8GB iNAND from SanDisk, this new iNAND
packs double the storage capacity into a standard JEDEC 12x16mm package
thanks to recent advances in multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash
technology.
iNAND is designed for the latest mobile handsets, which feature a
growing number of storage-intensive features including music players,
digital cameras, and video recording, playback and GPS capabilities. By
providing abundant storage for these features, in addition to high
performance and reliability, iNAND helps to enable new and exciting
mobile experiences for mobile handset users.
“As more and more applications and multimedia
capabilities converge within sleeker mobile handsets, the need for
high-capacity mobile storage increases substantially from year to year,”
said Dan Inbar, vice president and general manager of the Mobile Handset
Vendors division at SanDisk. “The new 16GB
iNAND is the ideal solution for accommodating mobile applications,
operating system programs and premium content such as large quantities
of music, photos and video. Featuring a standard package interface, the
16GB iNAND EFD is designed to be quickly integrated into various handset
designs for both storage capacity scalability and a smooth migration to
future products and functionalities, such as system boot.”
iNAND devices adhere to JEDEC package and ball-out requirements, common
throughout the industry, providing virtually “plug
and play” integration and allowing them to be
designed into mobile handsets quickly. Additionally, iNAND devices
utilize the industry-leading and field-proven SD
interface.
iNAND 16GB is expected to be available for sampling to mobile handset
vendors in Q2 2008, with iNAND 32GB slated for introduction in H2 2008.
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