Masatoshi Ishii received the B.E. degree in electronics engineering from Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, in 1998. He joined IBM, Japan, in 1998, where he has been engaged in PCB and package layout design for various products including ThinkPad, signal and power integrity simulation for high-speed signal and memory interfaces, and full custom circuit design for SRAM and CAM macros. His current research interests include neuromorphic computing and storage class memory.