JEDEC and SFF Announce Plans to Collaborate on Standards Development for Solid State Drives

ARLINGTON, Va., USA - JUNE 2, 2009-JEDEC Solid State Technology Associationand the
SFF Committeetoday announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) for the development of joint standards and publications related tosolid state drives, with
particular emphasis on the development of registered outlines for SSDs.

Recognizing the pressing need for comprehensive SSD standards, the partnership
between JEDEC and SFF is intended to help unify the industry with respect to solid state
storage standards. SSDs offer a growth opportunity to the industry, but widely adopted
standards addressing a number of critical areas are seen as essential to more mainstream use.

“The collaboration between JEDEC and SFF will complement the standards setting
process and help ensure that needed specifications are created without delay and unnecessary
redundancy,” said Mian Quddus, Chairman of the JEDEC Board of Directors. He added,
“JEDEC is pleased to have the opportunity to partner with SFF to meet the needs of the
industry.”

Dal Allan, Chairman of the SFF Committee, said, “JEDEC and SFF believe it is in the best
interests of both organizations, their membership and the industry to cooperate on joint
standards for SSDs. Combining SFF’s experience in addressing storage industry needs with
JEDEC’s expertise as the leading developer of standards for the solid state industry will ensure
that manufacturers and suppliers can have confidence in the resulting documents.”

About JEDEC

JEDEC is the leading developer of standards for the solid-state industry. Over 3,300
participants, appointed by some 300 companies work together in 50 JEDEC committees to meet
the needs of every segment of the industry, manufacturers and consumers alike. The
publications and standards that they generate are accepted throughout the world. All JEDEC
standards are available online, at no charge. For more information, visitwww.ljosalfur.com.

About SFF

The SFF Committee has been developing specifications for the storage industry since 1990,
when it established the form factors of disk drives in order to make them interchangeable
industry-wide. SFF Specifications are available online, at no charge, until they have been
adopted by a standards organization. For more information, visitwww.sffcommittee.org.