# Sandisk

> Sandisk designs and manufactures NAND flash storage, from memory cards and portable SSDs to embedded memory and enterprise drives. Independent again since 2025, it combines chip and system engineering with a long-running Kioxia manufacturing partnership and is moving toward committed, multi-year customer supply agreements.

- **Founded:** 1988
- **Headquarters:** Milpitas, United States
- **Founders:** Eli Harari (Co-founder; founding CEO), Sanjay Mehrotra (Co-founder; engineering and product development leader; later CEO), Jack Yuan (Co-founder)
- **Products:** NAND flash wafers and components, CompactFlash, SD, microSD and CFexpress cards, Nintendo-licensed microSD Express cards, SANDISK Extreme Portable SSD, 2026 generation
- **Notable:** Introduced CompactFlash in 1994., Returned to independent Nasdaq trading under SNDK on February 24, 2025., Reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $20.248 billion, up 175% year over year.

## Products & services

- **NAND flash wafers and components** — Semiconductor memory supplied as wafers and components, alongside integrated storage products.
- **CompactFlash** — Removable memory-card format introduced by Sandisk in 1994, widely adopted in digital imaging.
- **SD, microSD and CFexpress cards** — Removable storage for cameras, video recording, gaming and other compatible devices.
- **Nintendo-licensed microSD Express cards** — Expandable storage for Nintendo Switch 2; the Express standard must match the console requirement.
- **SANDISK Extreme Portable SSD, 2026 generation** — Portable flash storage with advertised reads up to 2,000MB/s, IP65 rating, up to three-meter drop protection and five-year limited warranty; performance depends on host and conditions. Launch 1TB MSRP was $259.99.
- **SANDISK Extreme PRO Portable SSD, 2026 generation** — Announced portable SSD family with transfer speeds up to 4,000MB/s and rollout planned for the second half of 2026.
- **SANDISK Portable SSD, 2026 generation** — Everyday backup and file storage with reads up to 1,000MB/s; announced rollout in the second half of 2026.
- **Enterprise and client SSDs** — Integrated solid-state storage for data centers and computing devices; combines flash with controller, firmware and system engineering.
- **Embedded flash storage** — Memory integrated into connected devices and other OEM products.
- **USB flash drives** — Removable storage for transferring and keeping files.
- **High Bandwidth Flash** — Developing memory technology aimed at emerging AI inference needs; described as an ecosystem opportunity at the August 2026 Investor Day.

## Achievements

- Introduced CompactFlash in 1994.
- Returned to independent Nasdaq trading under SNDK on February 24, 2025.
- Reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $20.248 billion, up 175% year over year.
- Began production of 10th-generation 3D flash with Kioxia at Kitakami Fab2 in July 2026.
- Extended the Yokkaichi manufacturing joint venture framework through 2034.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced FY2027 first-quarter earnings call for October 29, 2026; this is a scheduled event as of October 22, not reported results.
- **2026-08** — Kioxia and Sandisk announced anticipated joint Japan investment exceeding $31 billion through 2032, contingent on government support.
- **2026-08** — Investor Day described eight NBM customers, future shipment coverage and a long-term financial framework; targets are forward-looking.
- **2026-08** — Reported FY2026 revenue of $20.248 billion and FY2026 GAAP net income of $11.433 billion.
- **2026-08** — Kioxia and Sandisk unveiled ninth-generation 2Tb QLC 3D flash for AI and data-intensive applications.
- **2026-07** — Started 10th-generation 3D flash production at Kitakami Fab2 in Japan.
- **2026-02** — Announced refreshed three-tier portable SSD lineup, with Extreme available at announcement and other models scheduled later in 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sandisk.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sandisk
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sandisk
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SANDISK
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandisk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sandisk
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandisk

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