SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash
storage solutions, today introduced a new suite of robust,
automotive grade NAND flash solutions designed for next-generation
‘connected cars’ and automotive infotainment systems. SanDisk
Automotive storage solutions are optimized to bring reliable,
high-performance storage to a wide range of in-vehicle
applications, including 3D mapping and advanced augmented reality
in navigation systems, entertainment systems, intuitive driver
assist technology, data event recorders, and more. By providing the
responsiveness and capacity of SanDisk flash storage technology,
SanDisk Automotive solutions offer the potential for car
manufacturers to continue to push the boundaries of connected car
application experience.
SanDisk iNAND embedded flash drive, part
of SanDisk's new SanDisk Automotive suite of solutions. (Photo:
Business Wire)
Today’s vehicles are rapidly becoming more technologically
sophisticated, with many featuring advanced connected applications
that were once only possible on a smartphone. A recent Gartner
Research report forecasted that “about one in five vehicles on the
road worldwide will have some form of wireless network connection
by 2020, amounting to more than 250 million connected vehicles in
service”.1
“Flash is enabling dramatic innovation in the auto industry and
is expected to transform the car into one of the most connected
devices we own,” said Drew Henry, senior vice president and general
manager, Mobile and Connected Solutions, SanDisk. “Our vertical
integration and deep flash expertise uniquely enables us to
architect our automotive grade storage solutions to provide the
responsiveness needed to support new and emerging connected
applications, as well as offer the reliability and trusted
performance that’s absolutely critical for the automotive
market.”
The SanDisk Automotive portfolio of storage solutions includes
an automotive grade SanDisk® SD™ card and iNAND™ embedded flash
drive (EFD), which are available to automotive manufacturers in
capacities up to 64GB2. Leveraging SanDisk’s innovative proprietary
flash storage architectures, these solutions bring superior
experiences to data-intensive automotive infotainment and connected
car applications, enabling maps to load fast, improving
touch-screen responsiveness, and reducing potential interference
from driving on uneven or rough roadways.
SanDisk Flash Technology Means Trusted Performance
SanDisk Automotive storage solutions are built to meet the
intense reliability, endurance, quality and temperature demands of
the automotive market, and are AEC-Q100 certified.
SanDisk’s end-to-end vertical integration heightens quality
control, from flash memory wafer manufacturing to product assembly,
test and analysis, to customer implementation. In addition, SanDisk
is working closely with leading automotive chipset vendors to
optimize the new automotive grade storage solutions for use with
the latest application processors, further streamlining the
implementation process for auto makers.
“It is increasingly becoming clear that tier 1 auto makers will
no longer just compete on the road-performance, comfort and gas
mileage they offer, but also the infotainment and connected car
experiences they deliver to drivers. For these types of
applications, the responsiveness and capacity of flash makes it the
ideal storage medium,” said Richard Robinson, Director of the
Global Automotive Practice at Strategy Analytics.
SanDisk Storage Solutions for the Mobile and Connected
World
SanDisk Automotive storage solutions are the latest additions to
SanDisk’s full portfolio of flash storage solutions for mobile and
connected devices, including SanDisk’s iNAND EFD, microSD™ card and
SD card product families. These products offer trusted flash
storage to smartphones, tablets, e-readers, digital living room,
automotive and other connected devices.
SanDisk Automotive Storage Solutions Features and
Specifications:
- Up to 64GB
- Works in temperatures from -40oC to
85oC
- Enhanced power immunity
- Up to 2 boot/2 user partitions
- Meets AEC-Q100 specifications
SanDisk Automotive iNAND EFD only:
- eMMC 4.51 HS200 specification
- Up to 30 sequential write/ up to
120MB/s sequential read3
Availability
Samples of SanDisk Automotive storage solutions are currently
available to leading automotive manufacturers worldwide. Additional
information is available to automotive manufacturers through their
SanDisk sales representative.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P
500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For
more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of
storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have
transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk’s quality,
state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's
largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smartphones, tablets
and PCs. SanDisk’s consumer products are available at hundreds of
thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit
www.sandisk.com.
1 Gartner, Inc., Predicts 2015: The Internet of Things, December
30, 2014
2 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.
3 Based on internal testing; performance may vary based on
capacity, application and usage. 1MB=1,000,000 bytes.
© 2015 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk is a
trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States
and other countries. iNAND is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation.
SD and microSD are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC.
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including expectations for markets and market growth, industry
trends, customers, new technologies and applications and product
introductions, availability, capabilities and performance, that are
based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and
uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be
inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements
to be inaccurate include among others: the connected car and
infotainment systems markets and demand for our storage solutions
may not develop or grow as expected or our storage solutions may
not be available at the time or in the capacities or quantities
that we expect or perform as expected, or the other risks detailed
from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings
and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent
quarterly report on Form 10-Q. We do not intend to update the
information contained in this news release.
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