SanDisk
Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK),
a global leader in flash storage solutions, was named a Thomson Reuters
Top 100 Global Innovator for 2013, the third consecutive year
SanDisk has received this distinction recognizing its
achievements as one of the world’s most innovative companies. The award
methodology is based on a series of proprietary patent-related metrics
across four principle criteria: overall patent volume, patent grant
success rate, global reach of the portfolio, and patent influence as
evidenced by citations.
SanDisk is named a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovator for the third consecutive year. (Photo: Business Wire)
"I am pleased that Thomson Reuters has again recognized SanDisk as a
global leader in innovation and intellectual property," said Eric
Whitaker, senior vice president and chief legal officer, SanDisk. "The
fact that SanDisk has received this distinction three years running is
powerful validation of the work our employees do to drive the
industry-leading technologies that will enable the next generation of
storage solutions."
From a three-person start-up in Silicon Valley to a world-recognized
brand with more than 5,000 employees, SanDisk is a pioneer in flash
storage solutions, and has maintained a 25-year legacy of expanding the
possibilities of storage.
“The Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators once again prove that
they are the companies driving growth, creating jobs, and pioneering new
products and services,” said David Brown, managing director, Thomson
Reuters IP Solutions. “We congratulate SanDisk and are honored to
recognize their efforts with this annual report.”
The Thomson Reuters 2013 Top 100 Global Innovator peer-reviewed
methodology was executed using Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents
Index® (DWPI), Derwent Patents Citations Index™,
Quadrilateral Patent Index™, and Thomson Innovation®, its IP
and intelligence collaboration platform. Comparative financial analysis
was done using the Thomson Reuters Advanced Analytics for Deal-Making
platform.
According to Thomson Reuters, their 2013 Top 100 Global Innovators:
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Outperformed the S&P 500 for the third consecutive year, by four
percent in annual stock price growth and two percent in market cap
weighted revenue growth
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Collectively generated $4.5 trillion in revenue
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Added 266,152 new jobs over the last year, a rate that was 0.81
percent higher than the new job creation rate among constituents of
the S&P 500
To view the full report on the Thomson Reuters 2013 Top 100 Global
Innovator program, go to www.top100innovators.com.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company,
is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more than 25 years,
SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and
innovative products that have transformed the electronics industry.
Today, SanDisk’s quality, state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of
many of the world's largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smart
phones, tablets and PCs. SanDisk’s consumer products are available at
hundreds of thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information,
visit www.sandisk.com.
© 2013 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk is a trademark
of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other
countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification
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