Leading Supply Chain Beyond NAND into the AI Era

4:40 pm - 5:00 pm

In the AI era, storage has become a critical battleground. Solidigm's high-density enterprise QLC technology helps alleviate the storage bottleneck constraining AI infrastructure. Sustaining that advantage, however, requires mastery beyond NAND itself. Every component in the bill of materials—from substrates, PCBs, ASICs, and wafers to a half-cent capacitor—can become a supply constraint that impacts SSD delivery. Success depends on orchestrating suppliers, materials, demand signals, and forecasts across a globally distributed ecosystem. Supply-chain management is no longer about component purchasing alone; it requires raw-material assurance, strategic supplier partnerships, and AI-driven decision making at both global and regional levels. The complexity and pace of AI demand require a flexible supply-chain infrastructure rather than reliance on any single platform provider. In the AI era, the enduring competitive advantage will come not only from silicon innovation, but from the ability to orchestrate the entire supply-chain ecosystem at scale.

 

Key Technologies Covered

  • From QLC Leadership to Supply-Chain Command: Winning the AI Storage Race
  • No Weak Links: Building End-to-End BOM Resilience for Every AI SSD
  • Beyond Procurement: AI-Driven Intelligence Across the Full Supply Chain
  • The Half-Cent Capacitor Problem: Why Total Component Visibility Defines the AI Storage Leader

Featured Speakers

Mr. Skip Wong

Mr. Skip Wong

Head of Global Sourcing and Procurement, Solidigm

Kaichiu “Skip” Wong is the Head of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement at Solidigm, where he leads the company’s global sourcing, procurement, and supply chain partnership strategies. Since joining Solidigm in 2020, he has driven significant operational and cost optimization initiatives, delivering more than $500 million in cost improvements while transforming the company’s supplier ecosystem into a focused network of strategic partners.

With more than three decades of semiconductor industry experience, Skip has held senior leadership roles across engineering, operations, manufacturing, and supply chain management. Prior to Solidigm, he served as Vice President of Engineering and Operations at ON Semiconductor, where he led large-scale business transformation efforts that enhanced operational efficiency and delivered substantial cost savings across the dorganization.

Skip began his career as a process and yield engineer at Cypress Semiconductor and subsequently expanded his expertise across technology development, operations, and business leadership. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation for driving operational excellence, fostering strategic supplier relationships, and enabling sustainable growth in highly competitive global markets.

Today, Skip works closely with customers, suppliers, and industry partners to strengthen supply resilience, accelerate innovation, and create long-term value across the semiconductor ecosystem.

Skip holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School.