SanDisk Introduces 2-Gigabyte microSD Mobile Phone Card Aimed At Growing Market For MP3 Phones

Worldwide Launch of Highest Capacity, Fingernail-Size Memory Card Includes Exclusive U.S. Rollout in Verizon Wireless Stores For Chocolate By LG Mobile Phone

MILPITAS, CA, JULY 31, 2006 – SanDisk ® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced a 2-gigabyte (GB)* microSD ™ card – the largest capacity of the world’s smallest removable flash memory card – to meet demand for a new generation of MP3 music phones, including the forthcoming Verizon Wireless Chocolate by LG mobile phone.

Using the SanDisk microSD card, the Verizon Wireless phone can store up to 1,000 digital songs downloaded from the company’s V CAST music service.** The card, which is sold with an adapter that enables it to fit into a standard-size SD ™ slot of other devices, will debut in the U.S. exclusively at 1,900 Verizon Wireless stores for the next 60 days. Internationally, it will be sold by a variety of mobile retailers.