Sandisk

<p>Sandisk Corporation is an American multinational computer technology company based in <a href="/facts/Milpitas%2c_California/kjUVfUXV">Milpitas, California</a>, that designs and manufactures <a href="/facts/Flash_memory/Cn8JsStx">flash memory</a> products, including <a href="/facts/Memory_card/Rwy2lKS2">memory cards</a>, <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drives</a>, and <a href="/facts/Solid-state_drive/aMHBy8gU">solid-state drives</a>. It was founded in 1988 as SunDisk by <a href="/facts/Eli_Harari/lRXeCyFE">Eli Harari</a>, <a href="/facts/Sanjay_Mehrotra/cmbrWtzI">Sanjay Mehrotra</a>, and Jack Yuan. The company developed early flash storage technologies, including the first flash-based solid-state drive introduced in 1991. SunDisk changed its name to SanDisk in 1995 and subsequently held an initial public offering. In 2016, SanDisk was acquired by <a href="/facts/Western_Digital/Yqc4qS3l">Western Digital</a>. In 2025, Western Digital spun off its flash storage business as an independent public company under the Sandisk name.
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