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A Conversation with Michael Wu

Michael Peres sits down with Michael Wu, general manager and president of Phison Technology USA and a veteran of 20+ years in the NAND storage industry. After starting in radio frequency engineering, Michael took a leap into storage when Phison opened its U.S. office, helping grow it into a leading flash storage solutions provider and overseeing its American operations today.
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Michael Peres sits down with Michael Wu, general manager and president of Phison Technology USA and a veteran of 20+ years in the NAND storage industry. After starting in radio frequency engineering, Michael took a leap into storage when Phison opened its U.S. office, helping grow it into a leading flash storage solutions provider and overseeing its American operations today.

In this episode, you’ll learn

  1. How Michael went from RF test engineer to leading a major NAND storage company
  2. Why he chose hardware over programming and what drew him into storage
  3. What SSDs and flash looked like 17 years ago versus where the industry is today
  4. How advances in storage parallel CPU evolution and shape the future of computing
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Michael Wu

Michael Wu

Michael Wu is the GM & President of Phison Technology Inc. (USA). Michael is an acclaimed technology expert in the NAND storage sector and boasts over 20 years of industry experience.

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