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Established in 2000, the department of Semiconductor Research focuses on the supply chains of memory and semiconductor products (e.g. DRAM, NAND Flash, eMMC, SSD, servers and datacenters) and provides industry-related information, including accurate market quotes, in-depth analysis of capital and production capacity developments, far-sighted predictions of market trends, and insightful research reports.
Research Vice President
TrendForce Research Vice President Avril Wu has well over a decade of professional experience specializing in various aspects of memory product research. Prior to her 10-year tenure with TrendForce, Avril had worked with an established memory company for more than two years, also covering the same sector. Despite focusing on the DRAM market initially, Avril extended her expertise in 2019 to include NAND Flash as well, meaning she is currently more than qualified to cover the entire memory sector.
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Name:Avril Wu Position:Research Vice President Research Areas:DRAM Supply Chain & Related End Markets (PC DRAM, Server DRAM, Mobile DRAM and Smartphones) Professional Experience: ASUSTeK
SK Hynix
Academic Background: Master of International Management, School of Business Administration, Portland State University
MBA, National Taiwan University
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TrendForce Research Vice President Avril Wu has well over a decade of professional experience specializing in various aspects of memory product research. Prior to her 10-year tenure with TrendForce, Avril had worked with an established memory company for more than two years, also covering the same sector. Despite focusing on the DRAM market initially, Avril extended her expertise in 2019 to include NAND Flash as well, meaning she is currently more than qualified to cover the entire memory sector.
Senior Research Vice President
Ken Kuo, AVP of DRAMeXchange, is in charge of DRAM market analysis with emphasis on the supply side of the industry. He holds B.S. degrees in Software Engineering and Communication. He has over 10 years of experience in the IC industry and 8 years in the DRAM industry. Before joining DRAMeXchange, Ken worked at Murata Manufacturing Co., Hirose Electronic, and Buffalo Technology.
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Name:Ken Kuo Position:Senior Research Vice President Research Areas:DRAM, Server DIMM, Consumer DRAM Professional Experience: ASUS
Murata
Buffalo JP
Academic Background: Chinese Culture University’s Information and Communications Technology program
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Ken Kuo, AVP of DRAMeXchange, is in charge of DRAM market analysis with emphasis on the supply side of the industry. He holds B.S. degrees in Software Engineering and Communication. He has over 10 years of experience in the IC industry and 8 years in the DRAM industry. Before joining DRAMeXchange, Ken worked at Murata Manufacturing Co., Hirose Electronic, and Buffalo Technology.
Research Manager
Prior to joining TrendForce, Liu worked for four years as a semiconductor industry analyst at related industry. Liu’s research encompasses the entire DRAM and NAND Flash supply chains.
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Name:Mark Liu Position:Research Manager Research Areas:Datacenter, Server DRAM, Server CPU & Related Server Supply Chain Professional Experience: Analyst, related industry
Academic Background: MSc., Marketing Management, De Montfort University
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Prior to joining TrendForce, Liu worked for four years as a semiconductor industry analyst at related industry. Liu’s research encompasses the entire DRAM and NAND Flash supply chains.
Senior Analyst
Yao has seven years of experience as a technology news journalist providing in-depth reporting on topics such as EDA, processors, MCU and analog components. As a member of TRI’s semiconductor team, Yao investigates competition strategies in the semiconductor sector, tracks developments in chip design/applications and assembles valuable databases.
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Name:CY Yao Position:Senior Analyst Research Areas:Co-opetition Strategy of IDM and Fabless, Chip Design, Various End-Applications Professional Experience: TrendForce Senior Analyst in the department of semiconductor research
CTIMES, Senior journalist
Academic Background: B.B.A, Hsuan Chuang University
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Yao has seven years of experience as a technology news journalist providing in-depth reporting on topics such as EDA, processors, MCU and analog components. As a member of TRI’s semiconductor team, Yao investigates competition strategies in the semiconductor sector, tracks developments in chip design/applications and assembles valuable databases.
Research Manager
Huang previously worked in procurement for prestigious tech companies. She currently analyzes DRAM supply chain and end markets at TrendForce.
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Name:Mia Huang Position:Research Manager Research Areas:Mobile DRAM, Smartphone Professional Experience: Buffalo
Academic Background: Bachelor’s Degree, Ming Chuan University
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Huang previously worked in procurement for prestigious tech companies. She currently analyzes DRAM supply chain and end markets at TrendForce.
Analyst
Prior to joining TrendForce, Ben worked in Quanta Computer’s procurement center. He specializes in analyzing eMMC and NAND Flash markets.
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Name:Ben Yeh Position:Analyst Research Areas:NAND Flash and eMMC Professional Experience: Quanta Computer
Academic Background: B.A., Department of International Business, College of Commerce, National Chengchi University
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Prior to joining TrendForce, Ben worked in Quanta Computer’s procurement center. He specializes in analyzing eMMC and NAND Flash markets.
Analyst
Focuses on the developments and trends of compound semiconductors and the semiconductor packaging and testing industry; previously worked in research and development of related technologies at Innolux and ITRI.
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Name:John Wang Position:Analyst Research Areas:Compound Semiconductors and the Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Industry Professional Experience: Innolux Corporation, Technology and Development Engineer
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Associate Researcher
Academic Background: B.S., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
M.S., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
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Focuses on the developments and trends of compound semiconductors and the semiconductor packaging and testing industry; previously worked in research and development of related technologies at Innolux and ITRI.
Analyst
Ao focuses on demand trends of NAND Flash storage solutions used by server OEMs, data center operators, and AI or edge computing service provider. He previously worked in an electronic component distributor specializing in mobile device memory solutions and SSD controller ICs.
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Name:Bryan Ao Position:Analyst Research Areas:Enterprise SSDs, NAND Flash Market Professional Experience: Broker for electronic components
Academic Background: MBA, Fox School of Business at Temple University
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Ao focuses on demand trends of NAND Flash storage solutions used by server OEMs, data center operators, and AI or edge computing service provider. He previously worked in an electronic component distributor specializing in mobile device memory solutions and SSD controller ICs.
Analyst
Joanne’s research focuses on foundry market analysis, including production capacity, technological development, and customer demand.
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Name:Joanne Chiao Position:Analyst Research Areas:Foundry Professional Experience: TrendForce, 2017 - present
Academic Background: Bachelor’s Degree, Department of Statistics and Information Science, Fu Jen Catholic University
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Joanne’s research focuses on foundry market analysis, including production capacity, technological development, and customer demand.
Analyst
Guan-Wei’s research covers a wide variety of semiconductor design-related markets, including fingerprint sensors, TDDI, TWS, MEMS sensors, and HMI. He worked as an engineer for TSMC prior to joining TrendForce.
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Name:Guan-Wei Tseng Position:Analyst Research Areas:Semiconductor design, fingerprint sensors, TDDI, TWS, MEMS sensors, HMI Professional Experience: TSMC engineer
Academic Background: M.A., Graduate Institute of Manufacturing Technology, NTUT
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Guan-Wei’s research covers a wide variety of semiconductor design-related markets, including fingerprint sensors, TDDI, TWS, MEMS sensors, and HMI. He worked as an engineer for TSMC prior to joining TrendForce.
Senior Analyst
Simon Kuo primarily specializes in tracking semiconductor industry trends and analyzing the foundry market. His research expertise encompasses such areas as WFE , IDM, fabless, foundry, OSAT, and ODM. Prior to joining TrendForce, Simon possessed 16 years of professional experience in the semiconductor industry overseeing DRAM process development, supply chain management, product planning, and technical marketing, among other duties.
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Name:Simon Kuo Position:Senior Analyst Research Areas:Foundry Professional Experience: XMC, YMTC, Innodisk, Nanya & Inotera Academic Background: M.S., Environmental Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University |
Simon Kuo primarily specializes in tracking semiconductor industry trends and analyzing the foundry market. His research expertise encompasses such areas as WFE , IDM, fabless, foundry, OSAT, and ODM. Prior to joining TrendForce, Simon possessed 16 years of professional experience in the semiconductor industry overseeing DRAM process development, supply chain management, product planning, and technical marketing, among other duties.
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