SanDisk iNAND™

The SanDisk iNAND eSD family of high-capacity Embedded Flash Drives (EFDs) lets designers give users more memory, up to 16GB*, for more multimedia and handset functionality. iNAND uses a standard SD™ interface and standard ball-out configurations, combined with advanced, cost-effective multi-level cell (MLC) NAND fl ash technology, an internal controller and dedicated firmware for high performance and reliability.

Standard SD Interface
The true value behind the iNAND family of embedded SD (eSD) flash drives is its use of the standard, industry-leading SD interface. This makes integration a snap. A high-speed data bus delivers maximum performance, while providing an optimal solution for multimedia handsets that require tight routing due to design constraints and limited space.

More Functionality in One Device
iNAND eSD is a reliable code storage and boot device. Dedicated physical partitions, managed by customizable levels of protection, now allow boot code to be safely stored and accessed via the SD interface. Eliminating the need for an additional boot code storage device and a NOR or NAND interface substantially reduces system design complexity and cost.

Ease of Design Redefined
iNAND eSD comes in a wide range of storage capacities and packages with up to 16GB* NAND flash. It is also available as part of an MCP configuration with up to 2Gb of low-power DRAM. All iNAND and iNAND-based MCP products share the same ballout and design requirements, allowing customers to design once for several projects with scaling storage capacities.

* 16GB devices available from Q2 2008.

Note: 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes; 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus is not available for data storage. Read more.