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Shigeo Ohshima

Shigeo Ohshima

Senior Fellow, SSD Technology Executive

Summary

25 years of DRAM and Flash memory design experience with unique acting of memory technical marketing, facing customers directly, mostly in US.
Rich experiences in technical promotion and collaboration with customers in and out of Japan, i.e. US, Taiwan, China.

As an expatriate, rich experience of multicultural communications and managements,

Took leadership in the technical part of M&A; OCZ acquisition(2014), DensBit(Avago) team acquisition(2016). Chairman of internal activity on 'Innovative startup project'.
Rich experiences in technical presentation, i.e keynote speaker(7 times at Flash Memory Summit).

Specialties: Visited all of 30 MLB ballparks:-).

Overview

41
41
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Fellow

Kioxia Corporation
01.2022 - Current
  • Executive level collaboration with hyperscaler customers in SSD product engineering.
  • Steering chaired of the crossover development project among memory component, SSD business divisions and R&D institute.
  • Leadership in in-house innovation committee at SSD business division.
  • Keynote and plenary session speaker for technology promotion.

Technology Executive

Toshiba Corporation
04.2011 - 12.2022
  • Head of Flash memory product engineering. Decision making of memory technology roadmap.
  • Executive level collaborations with Flash memory customers. Promote design-win and qualification, eventually GA and revenues.
  • Head of SSD product engineering. Decision making of SSD technology roadmap.
  • Executive level collaborations with SSD customers. Promote design-win and qualification, eventually GA and revenues.
  • Keynote and plenary speakers at various conferences, forums for presentation of technical promotion and technology direction.
  • JEDEC alternative member for DRAM and Flash components committees

VP, Technology Executive

Toshiba America Electronic Components
San Jose, CA
06.2008 - 04.2011

NAND flash technical promotion, especially eterprise SSD vendors.

Senior Manager, Flash Memory Design R&D

Tohisba Corporation
Kawasaki, KANAGAWA
04.2004 - 03.2008

Responsible for the advenced NAND flash design.

Design Engineer, Specialist, Chief Specialist

Toshiba Corporation
Kawasaki, KANAGAWA
04.1983 - 03.2004

DRAM product design. Speciality DRAM such as Video RAM, SDRAM, DDR, Fast Cycle Network DRAM. Acting for DRAM technical marketing

Education

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

Keio University, Yokohama
1981 - 1983

No Degree - Computer Science

Stanford University, Stanford
02.1992 - 07.1993

Stayed as Visiting Research Scientist at Computer Forum.

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Keio University, Yokohama
04.1977 - 03.1981

Timeline

Senior Fellow - Kioxia Corporation
01.2022 - Current
Technology Executive - Toshiba Corporation
04.2011 - 12.2022
VP, Technology Executive - Toshiba America Electronic Components
06.2008 - 04.2011
Senior Manager, Flash Memory Design R&D - Tohisba Corporation
04.2004 - 03.2008
Stanford University - No Degree, Computer Science
02.1992 - 07.1993
Design Engineer, Specialist, Chief Specialist - Toshiba Corporation
04.1983 - 03.2004
Keio University - Master of Science, Electrical Engineering
1981 - 1983
Keio University - Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
04.1977 - 03.1981
Shigeo OhshimaSenior Fellow, SSD Technology Executive