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INVENTOR OF FLASH MEMORY

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INVENTOR OF FLASH MEMORY -Toshiba Flash Memory is Reliable. Proven by past results.-

The Toshiba brand is Proof of quality and reliability.
Bridge Media, which uses Toshiba's Flash Memory, is used all over the world.

Toshiba is the "INVENTOR OF FLASH MEMORY"

INVENTOR OF FLASH MEMORY
NAND-type Flash Memory

In 1984, Toshiba successfully developed Flash memory, a new generation of semiconductor memory.

NAND-type Flash MemoryToshiba went on to develop NAND-type Flash Memory, used in numerous types of memory cards and applied equipments, making the Flash Memory market grow rapidly. Today, NAND-type Flash Memory is standard device used around the world. As the INVENTOR OF FLASH MEMORY, Toshiba utilizes its technology and reliability as its strengths to support 'an era of easily portable of video, audio, and data.'

 

♦History of flash memory

1984

Developed NOR-type Flash Memory

1987

Developed NAND-type Flash Memory

2000 July

Released SD Memory Card

2003 Jun

Released miniSD Memory Card

2003 December

Released USB Flash Memory

2006 July

Released microSD Memory Card

2006 October

Released SDHC Memory Card

Toshiba has the second largest market share in the world

Maker Share by Revenue from Shipments of NAND Flash Memory (2008CY)

Toshiba, one of the world's largest suppliers of semiconductors, has the second largest market share of NAND-type Flash Memory in the world. Toshiba Flash Memory is used in memory cards and applied equipments all over the world.

Reliability of "made in Japan"

Yokkaichi Operations in Mie Prefecture

All Toshiba Flash Memory is manufactured in Japan. Toshiba Flash Memory boasts high quality and reliability that only products "Made in Japan" can deliver. They are manufactured at its Yokkaichi Operations in Mie Prefecture, where all our semiconductor memory is produced.

Toshiba is the worldwide No.1 SD Memory Card supplier

Cumulative shipment quantity of Toshiba memory cards

Toshiba is the largest SD Memory Cards (include microSD Memory Cards) supplier in the world*; its cumulative shipment of all memory cards reached over 500 million as of Sep 2008.
This is proof that Toshiba's memory cards are loved all over the world.

*Based on shipment including OEM in 2007CY.
Source: Techno Systems Research Co., Ltd.

 

 

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