Item 2. Properties
Item 2. Properties
Our principal executive offices are currently located at 951 Sandisk Drive, Milpitas, California 95035. Our principal manufacturing, research and development (“R&D”), marketing and administrative facilities as of the date of this information statement were as follows:
Location Buildings Owned or Leased Approximate Square Footage Description
United States
California
Irvine Leased 105,000 Flash R&D, marketing and sales, and administrative
Milpitas Leased 578,000 Flash R&D, marketing and sales, and administrative
Colorado
Longmont Leased 31,000 Flash R&D
Minnesota
Rochester Leased 45,000 Flash product development
Asia
Korea
Seoul Leased 4,000 Flash R&D
China
Beijing Leased 5,000 Flash R&D, marketing and sales, and administrative
Shanghai Leased 5,000 Flash assembly and testing
Shenzhen Leased 6,000 Flash R&D, marketing and sales, and administrative
Taiwan
Hsinchu Leased 27,000 Flash R&D
Taichung Leased 6,000 Flash R&D
Taipei Leased 7,000 Flash R&D, marketing and sales
Japan
Fujisawa Owned 23,000 Flash R&D, Sales
Malaysia
Penang Owned 1,177,000 Flash R&D, manufacturing of media
India
Bangalore Owned and Leased 37,000 Flash R&D and administrative
Middle East
Israel
Kfar Saba Owned 204,000 Flash R&D
Tefen Owned 58,000 Flash R&D
Omer Leased 39,000 Flash R&D
Europe
Prague Leased 5,000 Flash R&D, marketing and sales, and administrative
We also lease office space in various other locations throughout the world primarily for R&D, sales, operations, manufacturing, administration and technical support. We believe our present facilities are adequate for our current needs, although we update our facilities from time to time to meet anticipated future technological and market requirements.
Substantially all of our flash-based memory wafers are manufactured by the Flash Ventures in purpose-built, wafer fabrication facilities, that they lease, located in Yokkaichi and Kitakami, Japan.
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Item 3. Legal Proceedings
There are no material legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the company, to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or of which any of our or our subsidiaries’ property is subject.
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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PART II
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