About the talk: Data is at the heart of everything. The true value of data lies in the insights it generates. Today, both data centers and edge computing environments are handling unprecedented amounts of data to derive these insights. This surge in data usage has placed immense pressure on memory and storage systems to deliver both capacity and performance while also reducing energy consumption. We can see very clearly that improvements in memory have an overweight impact on overall system metrics. In this talk, we will delve into the memory hierarchy, focusing on memory and solid-state storage technologies and products. We will examine the future prospects for scaling to reduce costs and improve the performance of both existing and emerging memory technologies. Additionally, we will explore new memory product opportunities and discuss why memory must be central to driving the next wave of technological advancements that will affect all aspects of our lives.

About the speaker: Mark Helm is a Senior Fellow at Micron Technology. Mark’s background in memory technologies and products spans silicon development through system engineering. After 5 years at Cypress Semiconductor developing SRAM, Mark transitioned to Micron where he has spent the past 30+ years in roles focused on process integration, circuit design and memory sub-system architecture across Micron's DRAM, NOR and NAND Flash and emerging memory technologies. This broad background is leveraged in his current role where he leads the pathfinding and strategy teams focused on delivering innovative technologies for Micron’s future product portfolio.

Mark received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He holds over 100 granted patents and has published papers in key IEEE conferences.