SanDisk seemed to have trouble finding a way to sell their innovative solid-state drives but they have now found a market with a lot of potential. That market is in notebook computers and servers. The article from EEtimes below explains more about this great new potential for SanDisk.
For some time, suppliers of solid-state drives (SSDs) have been searching for a high-volume market for their products.
Notebooks, servers and other systems are among the potential high-volume markets for SSDs, but cost has been a major stumbling block. Hard drives remain cheaper and more reliable, some argue.
However, vendors may have finally found a ”killer application” for SSDs, which are based on NAND flash memories. The ultra mobile PC, netbook and related sub-notebook segments could become a big driver for SSDs, said Doreet Oren, director of product marketing for SSDs at SanDisk Corp., during a presentation at the Flash Memory Summit here on Tuesday (Aug. 12).
In this segment, the SSD market could hit 33 million units by 2012, according to Gartner Inc. Ultra mobile systems sell from $250-to-$600. Acer, Asus and Intel are among the pioneers in ultra mobiles, which use SSDs.
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