DRAM Dynamics Market Brief - Issue 11 - 2019

Michael Yang

Research Director

Michael Yang brings a wealth of experience to his key research areas of DRAM and flash memory, and storage solutions that includes solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard-disk drives (HDDs).

Michael can attribute his expertise to many years of high-level work in the memory business of industry majors. At Samsung Electronics, he led product marketing efforts for flash memory components and SSDs, while also expanding the company’s mobile memory business. He also held corporate strategy and product management roles at US chipmaker titan Intel Corp., Western Digital and Fujitsu, the Japanese multinational equipment and services provider. Michael earned his MBA at the University of California in Davis and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.

Cliff Leimbach

Senior Research Analyst

As part of Omdia’s memory and storage team, Cliff is responsible for providing research, analysis, and forecasting of DRAM and NAND memory for mobile and embedded applications, as well as providing coverage of the NOR flash market. Cliff’s main research focus is on memory in smartphones. 

Prior to joining Omdia (formerly IHS Markit) in 2008, Cliff received a master’s degree in economics from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Utah.

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