The HDD companies, Seagate, Western Digital and Toshiba are participating in better management of storage device energy use, as are flash manufacturers such as SanDisk, Samsung and Toshiba and many flash based storage equipment suppliers such as Skyera, Smart Storage Systems and Virident.

FORBES: Nothing Comes for Free

Flash memory and other semiconductor manufacturing uses equipment with a lot of similarities to the equipment used to make magnetic recording components.

FORBES: The Engines of Innovation

Multiple original equipment manufacturers are now reviewing and committing to the use of the faster, power-efficient flash drives, and he believes STEC's leadership position in developing those drives bodes well for their prospects.

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