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M-Systems' Mobile DiskOnChip Incorporated In Sony CLIE

M-Systems, a leader in flash-based data storage products, announced that its Mobile DiskOnChip has been adopted in Sony's PEG-UX50 CLIE handheld device. This design win exemplifies the capabilities next-generation mobile devices can implement using a NAND-based flash memory solution such as Mobile DiskOnChip.

M-Systems' 512-megabit (64 megabyte) Mobile DiskOnChip delivers the storage capacity needed within the new PEG-UX50 CLIE model to realize functions such as PDA/scheduler, address book, task management, memo pad, music player, digital image capture and movie playback.

"M-Systems' Mobile DiskOnChip, with its compact-sized package, competitive cost structure and high speed write performance, contributes to our CLIE PEG-UX50 handheld for features and performance that customers request," said Hideki Tanabe, chief engineer of Sony Corporation's Handheld Computer Company.

"We are proud that Sony is recognizing M-Systems' solution as the non-volatile memory solution of choice for the new CLIE PEG-UX50 handheld device," said Yuval Adler, vice president of M-Systems Japan. "Mobile DiskOnChip paves the way for Sony's CLIE to offer customers the abundant storage capacity previously unavailable to users of Palm-based PDAs."