Paper Title: DNA Data Storage @ Scale

Paper Abstract: As data storage demand is continuing its explosive growth, archive storage is the fastest growing category, with the amount as well as the retention horizon continuing to increase indefinitely. It is foreseeable that new storage solutions will be needed to handle this demand, and DNA Data Storage is contemplated to emerge as the predominant storage solution for archives and the cooler segment of the storage stack. This demand will require scaling and innovation, with DNA synthesis being the initial bottleneck. This talk will showcase the world's first silicon chip with a DNA write density of 100M sequences per square centimeter, which is thus able to write GB-class DNA Data Storage. The race to further advance synthesis and sequencing scaling paired with increased automation to deliver a viable Archive Storage solution at scale within this decade is accelerating.

Paper Author: Steffen Hellmold, President, Pithos LLC

Author Bio: Mr. Hellmold joined Twist in October 2021, bringing more than 25 years of industry experience in product, technology as well as business development roles in semiconductor memory and data storage. He will be responsible for promoting, educating and driving market awareness and reception for DNA data storage. His expertise includes driving product roadmap leadership and establishing strategic relationships with ecosystem stakeholders to fuel the adoption of DNA data storage solutions across existing and emerging archive storage use cases. Before joining Twist, Mr. Hellmold was Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development for Strategic Initiatives at Western Digital. Prior to Western Digital, Mr. Hellmold held executive management positions at Everspin, SandForce, Seagate Technology, Lexar Media, Samsung Semiconductor, Fujitsu and SMART Modular. Mr. Hellmold has been deeply engaged in various industry trade associations and standards organizations including co-founding the DNA Data Storage Alliance as well as USB Flash Drive Alliance. He holds an Economic Electrical Engineering degree (EEE) from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.