Multiple individuals have staked a claim to having invented the USB flash drive.

The question of who invented the USB flash drive is contentious. The Israeli company M-Systems, which was acquired by SanDisk in 2006, filed the first patent for a “USB-based PC flash disk” …

Oct 9, 2023 · There is always been debates about where the USB flash drive came from. In 1999, an Israeli company named M-Systems, led by engineer Dov Moran, introduced the …

Mar 21, 2019 · In 1999, USB 1.0 and 1.1 was invented and released. With much dispute as to who actually invented these, the following are amongst many who claim to have invented …

Dec 10, 2022 · In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial …

Oct 16, 2021 · In 1987, Mousaka began creating Nand Flash Memory, the first USB flash drive. However, he and his partner preferred to work on other projects, so Intel took the lead for …

Jul 9, 2025 · A common misconception is that Dov Moran solely invented the USB flash drive. While he led the team that commercialized the DiskOnKey, it’s crucial to acknowledge the …

First commercial product Trek Technology and IBM began selling the first USB flash drives commercially in 2000.

According to his profile on EE Times, Dov Moran of M-Systems first conceptualized the USB flash drive in 1998 after experiencing computer problems during a presentation to investors. The …

Pua Khein-Seng (Chinese: 潘健成; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phoaⁿ Kiān-sêng; born 29 June 1974, is the inventor of USB flash drive. In an interview with The Star, the CEO of Phison Electronics Corp …