SanDisk and SiliconSystems Cross License Flash Patents

6/28/2004 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) and SiliconSystems, Inc., announced that they have signed a cross license agreement covering flash memory patents. According to the terms of the agreement, SanDisk and SiliconSystems will be cross-licensed to use flash system patents of both companies for specifically defined product applications. Details of the agreement are confidential.

Richard Chernicoff, vice president of business development at SanDisk, said, “This license agreement is tailored to SiliconSystems’ exclusive focus on the enterprise system OEM market. We are pleased with the agreement and look forward to future business cooperation with SiliconSystems.”

“This agreement affords SiliconSystems the opportunity to merge our cutting-edge technology with that of SanDisk, the industry leader in flash technology. We look forward to expanding our solid-state storage product line by building on the unprecedented wealth represented by SanDisk’s technology,” said Michael Hajeck, CEO of SiliconSystems.

SanDisk Corporation, the world’s largest supplier of flash data storage products, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, CA.

SiliconSystems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets solid-state storage products based on its patent-pending SiliconDriveTM technology. The company provides a comprehensive product line of solid-state storage solutions with an exclusive market focus on the high performance/high reliability enterprise system OEM market. SiliconSystems is based in Hawthorne, California.

SanDisk’s web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com
SiliconSystems’ website/homepage address: http://www.siliconsystems.com

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