MOSHAV HAVATZELET HASHARON, Israel — SanDisk Corp. has confirmed that its R&D center in Tefen in northern Israel was hit by rockets about three weeks ago.
The center, which employs 65 people, had been closed during the Israeli-Hezbollah war, but resumed normal operations in the last few days. The bombing damaged the building, and SanDisk moved 40 of the employees to its daughter-company in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, Secure Content Solutions (formerly MDRM). The other 25 employees worked remotely, mostly from their homes.
The 40 workers that were moved to the Tel Aviv area, whose families were provided with hotel rooms, continued working remotely by secure connections and laptops supplied by the company. According to Shimon Stolero, who manages SanDisk's activity in Israel, the damage was limited to broken glass in the outer parts of the buildings.
All workers returned to the Tefen R&D center during the last few days, SanDisk said. The center develops SD, miniSD and MicroSD memory cards, along with TrustedFlash security technology.
The incident was first reported by the Israeli newsletter Daily Maily.
SanDisk announced recently that it has agreed to acquire M-Systems Ltd. (Kfar-Saba, Israel), in a stock deal estimated to be worth about $1.55 billion.
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