# Tim Ding

> Tim Ding is the founder, chairman and CEO of PETAiO, an enterprise SSD controller and storage products company founded in 2016. A Peking University space physics alumnus, he held engineering and commercial roles in the storage industry, co-founded TiDAL Systems, which Micron acquired, and co-founded distributed all-flash storage company HoneycombData.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and CEO at PETAiO
- **Organizations:** PETAiO, HoneycombData, TiDAL Systems, Link-A-Media Devices, LSI Corporation, Microstor, Castlewood Systems, Seagate Technology
- **Education:** Undergraduate and master's study in space physics, Peking University, Doctoral study in physics; completed degree not established, University of Texas, Study in electrical engineering and chip engineering; completed degree not established, Santa Clara University
- **Known for:** Co-founded TiDAL Systems and served as founding CEO; Micron acquired the PCIe NAND flash controller developer for $148 million according to its financial reporting., Founded and seed-funded PETAiO, which introduced the Titanium-DC enterprise SSD controller in 2019., Co-founded distributed all-flash storage business HoneycombData.

## Career timeline

- **1984** — Entered Peking University; studied space physics.
- **1994-1998** — Seagate staff/advisory engineer, as listed in the 2019 career profile.
- **1998-2002** — Hardware department management at Microstor and Castlewood Systems, as listed in the 2019 career profile.
- **2002-2010** — Director of sales, marketing and field engineering at LSI.
- **—** — Vice president of sales and technical marketing at Link-A-Media Devices.
- **—** — Co-founder and founding CEO of TiDAL Systems, later acquired by Micron.
- **2014** — HoneycombData was founded in October; its team page names Ding co-founder and CEO.
- **2016** — Founded PETAiO and provided seed investment.
- **2019** — PETAiO emerged from stealth with Titanium-DC.
- **2025** — Peking University alumni network reported PETAiO completed Series D financing.
- **2026** — Participated in the June 12 AI storage industry roundtable in Changzhou.

## Achievements

- Co-founded TiDAL Systems and served as founding CEO; Micron acquired the PCIe NAND flash controller developer for $148 million according to its financial reporting.
- Founded and seed-funded PETAiO, which introduced the Titanium-DC enterprise SSD controller in 2019.
- Co-founded distributed all-flash storage business HoneycombData.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — PETAiO exhibited at the September 15-16 Data Storage and Computing Ecosystem Conference in Beijing; this is company news, not confirmation Ding attended.
- **2026-06** — Ding joined the June 12 Changzhou AI storage industry roundtable, forecast continued growth over two to three years and emphasized product and technology innovation.
- **2025-06** — Peking University alumni network reported PETAiO had completed Series D financing, its eighth funding round.

## Links

- Website: https://www.petaio.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-ding-5681a34

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Last updated: 2026-10-22