SanDisk is a celebration of its 25th birthday has decided to remind that it was the one who in 1991 released the first solid-state drive 2.5 ". It contained a total of 20 MB of RAM and cost $ 1,000. At the time, the company has a slightly different name - SunDisk.
In 1997, SanDisk introduced MLC memory type with two bits per cell, in 2008, came the memory with three bits per cell. Today it is difficult to provide a mobile electronic device that does not use a solid state drive. NAND flash memory will retain a dominant position on the market for at least another ten years.
In celebration of the 25th anniversary SanDisk company attract five thousand of its employees working in different countries to participate in charity events.