Company Enhances its SanDisk-Branded Mobile
Storage Portfolio with the Industry’s Highest Capacity e.MMC-Based
Embedded Flash Drive
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS - Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:
WDC) today introduced the iNAND® 7350 storage solution, the
company’s most advanced and highest capacity embedded flash drive
(EFD) to date. Leveraging Western Digital’s 3D NAND and unique and
highly intelligent, fourth-generation SmartSLC technology, iNAND
7350 delivers up to 256 gigabytes (GB)1 of reliable and responsive
embedded storage that is ideal for data-rich applications and
next-generation mobile experiences.
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“Our new 256GB iNAND 7350 is the highest capacity embedded
storage device available today on e.MMC, the industry’s most proven
interface,” said Christopher Bergey, vice president of Embedded and
Integrated Solutions with Western Digital. “By combining our 3D
NAND technology and latest application-aware architecture, we have
built the iNAND 7350 storage device to deliver an exceptional
balance of performance, capacity and cost-efficiency. This can
enable smartphone manufacturers to introduce mainstream devices
that offer the high capacity consumers crave and deliver
outstanding application experiences – from high-quality 4K Ultra HD
video playback to next-generation augmented reality (AR).”
Memory-Level and Application Architecture Advancements
Enhance Capacity and Performance
Designed with smartphone original equipment manufacturers’
(OEMs) needs in mind, the iNAND 7350 is the first Western Digital
embedded storage solution to leverage the company’s 3D NAND
technology, which helps enhance the device’s performance, capacity
and data retention.
The new addition to the SanDisk-branded iNAND family of
solutions is the company’s best performing embedded mobile storage
device to date. The newly enhanced SmartSLC technology inside iNAND
7350 enables it to quickly and intelligently respond on-demand to
deliver the ideal level of application performance needed. This
proven and proprietary technology also helps to enhance the
device’s sequential write speed, allowing it to provide speeds of
up to nearly 2 gigabits (Gb) per second2. This translates to a
better experience for consumers who can now transfer a 1GB digital
file up to 40 percent faster compared to smartphones built with the
company’s previous generation embedded mobile device.3 In addition,
the iNAND 7350 also delivers outstanding random read performance,
offering speeds of up to 22,000 IOPs4 – the fastest random read
performance of any e.MMC device5.
With these advancements, the iNAND 7350 can easily support
today’s most advanced Wi-Fi and cellular speeds, as well as popular
applications such as social media. It can also enhance the
performance of consumers’ most demanding experiences, such as 4K
Ultra HD video capture, AR and virtual reality, and
professional-quality photography.
* See https://www.sandisk.com/oem-design/mobile for additional
product information or visit the SanDisk stand at Mobile World
Congress 2017 (Hall 3, Stand Number 3K25).
Availability
Currently sampling iNAND 7350 storage solution to select OEMs,
with general availability beginning in Q2 2017.
About Western Digital
Western Digital is an industry-leading provider of storage
technologies and solutions that enable people to create, leverage,
experience and preserve data. The company addresses ever-changing
market needs by providing a full portfolio of compelling,
high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused innovation,
high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products are marketed
under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs, distributors,
resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and consumers. Financial
and investor information is available on the company's Investor
Relations website at investor.wdc.com.
Western Digital is a registered trademark or trademark of
Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or
other countries. All other marks are the property of their
respective owners. © 2017 Western Digital Corporation or its
affiliates. All rights reserved.
1 – 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.
2 – Speed based on 128GB capacity only; actual sequential write
speeds up to 250MB/s. Based on internal testing; performance may
vary depending upon drive capacity, host device, file attributes,
OS and application.
3 – Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending
upon drive capacity, host device, file attributes, OS and
application.
4 – 22,000 IOPs speed based on 128GB and 256GB only. Based on
internal testing; performance may vary depending upon drive
capacity, host device, file attributes, OS and application.
5 – Highest speed based on 32GB only. Based on internal testing
using Android Bench; performance may vary depending upon drive
capacity, host device, file attributes, OS and application.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including expectations for 3D NAND technology, including its
development, timing for initial output, commercial volume
production, product sampling and shipment, capabilities,
performance improvements, applications, capacities and customers
that are based on current expectations. There are a number of risks
and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements
to be inaccurate including, among others: volatility in global
economic conditions; business conditions and growth in the storage
ecosystem; impact of competitive products and pricing; market
acceptance and cost of commodity materials and specialized product
components; actions by competitors; unexpected advances in
competing technologies; our development and introduction of
products based on new technologies and expansion into new data
storage markets; risks associated with acquisitions, mergers and
joint ventures; difficulties or delays in manufacturing; and other
risks and uncertainties listed in the company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the
company's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 8, 2016, to
which your attention is directed. You should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances.
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Western Digital Corporation Investor RelationsBob Blair,
+1-949-672-7834robert.blair@wdc.comorWestern Digital Corporation
Media RelationsLaura Bakken,
+1-408-801-7653laura.bakken@sandisk.com
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