FLASH MEMORY SUMMIT 2023

Belinda’s core expertise is memory technology, especially DRAM and 3D NAND flash memory. At the same time, she also investigates IC technologies as well as advanced packaging. 
Belinda’s mission is to develop reverse engineering & costing products. She also works on custom projects, where she works closely with the laboratory team to set up significant physical & chemical analyses of innovative memory chips. Based on the results, Belinda identifies and analyzes the overall manufacturing process and all technical choices made by the memory makers. The objectives of these analyses are to understand the structure of the device, identify all materials used, and point out the link between functionality and technology selected by the memory company.
In addition, a significant portion of her mission is dedicated to a strategic technology watch, where her aim is to identify innovative memory chips and manufacturing processes. Based on her expertise, Belinda updates internal simulation tools and runs custom training sessions and demos with industrials.
Belinda attends many international trade shows & conferences where she collects valuable information and meets leading memory players. She regularly has an opportunity to reveal pertinent results during key onsite presentations and webcasts.
Prior to Yole Group, Belinda had the opportunity to work on several R&D projects dedicated to MEMS technologies and new substrates at INSA (Lyon, France).
Belinda holds a master’s degree in Instrumentation & Nanotechnology Engineering from INSA (France).

Mike’s mission at Yole is to deliver a comprehensive understanding of the entire memory and semiconductor landscape (with special emphasis on DRAM) via market updates and Market Monitors. Mike is also deeply involved in the business development of all memory activities. Mike is based in the US.
Mike has a deep understanding of the DRAM and memory markets with a valuable combination of industry and market research experience. For the decade prior to joining Yole, Mike was the Senior Director of DRAM and Memory Research at IHS. Before IHS, Mike worked at Micron Technology where he had roles in corporate development, marketing, and engineering.
Mike earned a Master of Business Administration at The Ohio State University (United-States), a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Finance at the University of Washington (Washington, United-States).

Based in the US, Walt is leading the day-to-day production of both market updates and Market Monitors, and is deeply involved in the business development of these activities.
Prior to Yole, Walt spent 16 years at Micron Technology.
Walt Coon earned a Master of Business Administration from Boise State University (Idaho, United-States) and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Utah (United-States).

As member of the Yole Group’s Memory team, he contributes on a day-to-day basis to the analysis of markets and technologies, their related materials, device architectures and fabrication processes. 
Previously, Simone carried out experimental research in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, focusing on emerging semiconducting materials and their opto-electronic device applications. He (co-) authored more than 20 papers in scientific journals and was awarded the prestigious Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship. 
Simone obtained a PhD in physics in 2015 from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), where he developed novel flash memory cells based on heterostructures of two-dimensional materials and high-κ dielectrics. Simone earned a double M. A. Sc. degree from Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada) and Politecnico di Milano (Italy), graduating cum laude.