What's the unique ID card? In a freewheeling chat with ET, Sandisk founder-chairman and CEO Dr Eli Harari talks about India's Unique ID project. SanDisk, which he founded with Eli Harari and Jack Yuan in 1988, turned flash into an everyday product now sold next to chewing gum and tabloids at grocery store checkouts. âI consider myself to have been the luckiest guy in our industry these past 22 years as, together with our team, we built SanDisk from the proverbial idea sketched on a napkin into a great company in an industry that we pioneeredâ, said Harari, announcing his retirement last week. He along with fellow founders Eli Harari, and Jack Yuan could now list in world billionaire list after selling SanDisk to Western Digital. Established in 1988,SanDisk, Western Digital Brand, is an industry which manufactures products of digital storage devices having memory cards, USB flash drives, and solid states drives. 40 years that changed the world. Eli Harari To Leave SanDisk San Diskâs founding CEO, Eli Harari, is to retire at the end of this year. Dr. Eli Harari, the Israeli founder and retired chairman & CEO of SanDisk Corporation has been selected as one of the 2014 honorees of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the United Statesâ highest honor recognizing achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology. Meaning and history The SanDisk logo is very recognizable around the world. Dr. Eli Harari developed the Floating Gate EEPROM which proved the practicality, reliability, manufacturability and endurance of semiconductor-based data storage. Boom of SanDisk. In 1991 SanDisk produced the first flash based SSD in a 2.5-inch hard disk drive form factor for IBM with a 20 MB capacity priced ⦠To achieve this, they designed the first flash-based SSD mounted in a 2.5inch hard drive for IBM. SanDisk ⦠Eli Harari was born in 1945 to Abraham and Genia, prewar immigrants from Poland. 1 of 2 SanDisk CEO Eli Harari spoke with The Chronicle's business staff on Monday, September 8, 2008 in San Francisco. Eli Harari: In 1992 SanDisk was a private company and we had come very close to running out of money. SanDisk co-founder Eli Harari developed the Floating Gate EEPROM which proved the practicality, reliability and endurance of semiconductor-based data storage. SAN JOSE, Calif. â In a major surprise, Eli Harari, founder, chairman and chief executive of SanDisk Corp., will retire from his current positions on Dec. 31, 2010. The ability of Flash to sustain growth will hinge on new and innovative System-Flash solutions, including advanced Solid-State Disk and embedded Flash that will be custom-tailored for specific usage cases. SanDiskâs flash memory storage products include solid-state drives (SSDs) and caching software for laptop, PC and enterprise applications; ⦠Basically, we were ready with our first flash product, a 20-megabyte solid-state disk. Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced that the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), in partnership ⦠Eli Harari Milpitas, CA, July 22, 2010 - SanDisk Corporation, the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced that after 22 years of dedicated service to SanDisk, Dr. Eli Harari, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will retire from his current positions on December 31, 2010. SanDisk was founded in 1988 by Eli Harari, Sanjay Mehrotra, and Jack Yuan, incorporated at the time as SunDisk. Know more on SanDisk >> Recruitment Process: SanDisk conducts around 3 to 4 rounds to recruit engineers for software ⦠During the brandâs history, there ⦠SanDisk was founded in 1988 by Eli Harari, Sanjay Mehrotra and Jack Yuan, incorporated at the time as SunDisk. Initially, they wanted to replace hard disk drives with their flash solid-state drives (SSD). â âSanDisk History. Dr Eli Harari , founder-chairman and CEO of Sandisk , the worldâs largest manufacturer of flash memory cards, becomes a little guarded when he talks about technologies like cloud computing, which are a threat to storage devices. SanDisk Logo PNG SanDisk is an American brand of flash memory devices manufacturer, established in 1988 by Eli Harari and Jack Yuan. In 2014, he received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation "for invention and commercialization of flash storage technology to enable ubiquitous data in consumer electronics, mobile computing, and ⦠Physics alumnus and founder of global flash-memory giant, SanDisk, Dr Eli Harari joined the event as a guest speaker, who tuned in from the US. In 2016 the company was acquired by Western Digital and today is one of the worldâs leading brands in production of flash Malory cards and drivers. Flash will enable new ⦠Dr. Harari Recognized for Transformative Innovations in Flash Memory. This pioneering work laid the foundation for the flash memory market that would significantly impact the ⦠1 of 2 SanDisk CEO Eli Harari spoke with The Chronicle's business staff on Monday, September 8, 2008 in San Francisco. Co-Founder and Former CEO and Chairman (retired) of SanDisk Corporation, Eli Harari, presents a plenary speech at the 2012 International Solid-State Circuit Conference. It claims: SanDisk-branded products deliver the peace of mind that data is readily available and reliable, even in the most challenging environments . The first commercial flash ⦠Western Digital Congratulates SanDisk Founder and Retired CEO Dr. Eli Harari on Induction Into National Inventors Hall of Fame. SanDisk was founded in 1988 by Dr. Eli Harari, Jack Yuan and Sanjay Mehrotra, non-volatile memory technology experts. He shared his entrepreneurial journey with the audience and the importance of inventing and commercialising. SanDisk co-founder Eli Harari developed the Floating Gate EEPROM which proved the practicality, reliability and endurance of semiconductor-based data storage. Harari himself holds some 70 patents in the field of nonvolatile memories and storage systems. The company provides reliable products from data centers to smart phones. In this video profile by engineering alumnus Michael Wood, Harari recalls how his research experience at Princeton influenced his work as founder and chief executive officer of SanDisk Corp. Eli Harari, who earned a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton in 1973, describes how a successful inventor recognizes a need and changes the world by pushing innovation. The basis for flash-based SSDs, flash memory, was invented by Fujio Masuoka at Toshiba in 1980 and commercialized by Toshiba in 1987. In 1991 SanDisk ⦠It will include band images and links to other Rolling Stones albums that the consumer could buy, Harari said. SanDisk was founded in 1988 by Eli Harari, Sanjay Mehrotra, and Jack Yuan, incorporated at the time as SunDisk. "The support provided by Eli Harari over the last seven years has enabled new and exciting ventures to be developed." Other products and technology of the company are FlashCP, StartKey, Secure USB Drive, SanDisk Sansa, Eye- Fi, and many more. Eli Harari earned his Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University in 1973 and shortly thereafter was employed by the microelectronics division of Hughes Aircraft Company. Sanjay Mehrotra must be a happiest man in California today. SanDisk became a publicly traded company on NASDAQ in November 1995. Eli Harari, chairman and chief executive officer of SanDisk Corp., holds a SlotMusic card case during an editorial board meeting in New York, U.S.,... Eli Harari, chairman and chief executive officer of SanDisk Corp., demonstrates the Sansa slotRadio player during an ⦠SanDisk Corp's Eli Harari watches Apple, Google and others battle for dominance in smartphones knowing that flash memory could win big, as demand could potentially outpace supply in coming months. The worldâs largest storage manufacturer announced today that the company has cleared all ⦠Harari told the viewers: âwhat you ⦠He is recipient of the 2009 IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal and his work on the Floating Gate EEPROM was recognized as a 2012 IEEE Milestone. Indian co-founder of SanDisk enters billionaire club after a whopping $19 billion deal with Western Digital. SanDisk was founded by Eli Harari and Sanjay Mehrotra on June 1, 1988 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. SanDisk founders: Jack Yuan, Eli Harari, and Sanjay Mehrotra (2010) SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD. As of March 2013, its market capitalization was over US$13 billion. SanDisk Corporation (then SanDisk) founders Eli Harari and Sanjay Mehrotra, along with Robert D. Norman, saw the potential of flash memory as an alternative to existing hard drives, and filed a patent for a flash-based SSD in 1989. Harari will provide advisory services to the company for a period of two years starting Jan. 1, 2011. Though it was of only 20MB capacity, it was a great move to install the technology which was ⦠In 1988, Sanjay Mehrotra, Eli Harari, and Jack Yuan started a small company in Silicon Valley. Jack Yuan (left), Sanjay Mehrotra (middle) and Eli Harari In 2008, when the global economy was collapsing, SanDisk hit the skids. Eli Harari, Deo Of Sandisk In Tokyo, Japan On September 06, 2007 - Press conference, SanDisk DEO Dr - Eli Harari at Tokyo Sep - 6, 2007. Harari retired in 2010 as chairman and CEO of SanDisk. San Jose, CA - May 8, 2017 2017-05-08 05:05:00.000-07:00. Dr. Harari will provide advisory services, particularly technology related, to the Company for a period of two years ⦠SanDisk now employs more than 8,000 people worldwide, and has more than 5,000 patents and $6.5 billion in annual sales.