MLC FLASH NEWS

LAS VEGAS----Jan. 5, 2006--Building on its strong entry into the handheld gaming market with high-capacity flash memory cards, SanDisk Corporation today introduced a gaming-oriented USB smart drive -- the SanDisk Cruzer Crossfire -- to serve the needs of console and PC video gamers.

LAS VEGAS----Jan. 5, 2006--SanDisk Corporation today announced a significant enhancement to its line of award-winning Cruzer Micro and Cruzer Titanium USB flash drives. The two models feature a sleek new design and include software that turns them into 'U3 smart drives' so users can access their "personal workspace" -- software programs, personal preferences, personal files and data as well as the means for managing them within a highly secure environment -- on any personal computer running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000.

LAS VEGAS----Jan. 5, 2006--SanDisk Corporation introduced today its top-of-the-line SanDisk Sansa e200 MP3 player with a large color screen and 6-gigabytes of storage capacity that makes it ideal for listening to music or viewing photos and personal videos.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.----Jan. 5, 2006--SanDisk Corporation plans to announce its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005 financial results after the market close on Thursday, January 26, 2006.

Forbes Magazine announced Tuesday its selections for the Platinum 400 list, America's best big companies.

Technology stocks rallied late Tuesday with the broader market amid news that the Federal Reserve would only have to engineer a few more interest rate hikes to keep inflation in check.