DEI, or diversity, equity, and inclusion, is an important aspect of a company’s value and is crucial in building a stronger organization and a more inclusive society.
Last year, a bottom-up group called Eucalyptus Group was formed within KIOXIA Corporation, consisting of both women and men who have a high sense of awareness related to women’s empowerment. This group actively engages various initiatives to enhance DEI within our company, to create an environment where all employees can fully demonstrate their strengths and make valuable contributions at work, regardless of gender. We would like to take this opportunity to think together about the DEI in the SSCS (Solid-State Circuits Society) and pave the way for future advances.

Asuka Maki received the B.E. and the M.E. degrees in electrical engineering from Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan, in 2000 and 2002, respectively. In 2002, she joined the Corporate Research & Development Center, Toshiba Corporation, Kanagawa. She has been engaged in the development of wireless communication circuits. She is now with the KIOXIA Corporation, Yokohama, Japan. Her current research interests include efficient AI algorithms for storage, personal AI and efficient hardware for machine learning applications. In 2023, she became a member of a newly formed internal group at KIOXIA Corporation called the Eucalyptus Group, which supports the career development of its female employees and also helps raise further awareness of the importance of diversity and inclusion to every individual in the company. Aligned with KIOXIA’s mission, a company dedicated to producing memory devices and to “uplift the world with memory”, the Eucalyptus Group is starting an initiative to uplift the company through “Diversity & Inclusion”. She is actively involved in building bridges and sparking change to build a stronger company and a more inclusive society. She also has a passion in increasing STEM field experiences for middle and high school students and is actively supporting these initiatives.