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From Technologies to Market

5G impact on RF Front End Modules & Connectivity for

Cellphones

2018 report

June 2018

Sample

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Biography & contact

Technology & MarketAnalyst, RF Devices & Technologies

Division Director, Power & Wireless

Claire Troadec is Director, Power and Wireless, at Yole Développement (Yole) where she has been a member of the MEMSmanufacturing team since 2013. Claire graduated from INSA Rennes in France with an engineering degree in microelectronicsand material sciences. She then joined NXP Semiconductors, and worked for 7 years as a CMOS process integration engineer atthe IMEC R&D facility. During this time, she oversaw the isolation and performance boost of CMOS technology node devicesfrom 90 nm down to 45 nm. She has authored or co-authored seven US patents and nine international publications in thesemiconductor field.Claire also managed her own distribution company before joiningYoleDéveloppement.

As a Technology & Market Analyst, specialized in RF devices & technologies iwithin the Power & Wireless division at YoleDéveloppement (Yole), Cédric Malaquin is involved in the development of technology & market reports as well as theproduction of custom consulting projects. Prior his mission at Yole, Cédric first served Soitec as a process integration engineerduring 9 years, then as an electrical characterization engineer during 6 years. He deeply contributed to FDSOI and RFSOIproducts characterization. He has also authored or co-authored three patents and five international publications in thesemiconductor field.Cédric graduated from Polytech Lille in France with an engineering degree in microelectronics and materialsciences.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

REPORT OBJECTIVES 6

METHODOLOGY 8

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 14

1 – INTRODUCTION TO 5G 36

2 – GLOBAL MOBILE ECOSYSTEM 55

Smartphones facts and figures 56

RF spectrum 74

RF front-end industry 92

Innovation in RF front-ends 101

Wi-Fi technology landscape 117

3 – MARKET FORECASTS 127

Radio frequency power amplifiers (RF PAs) 130

Radio frequency low-noise amplifiers (RF LNAs) 134

Switches 138

Filters 142

Antenna tuners 146

Millimeter wave FEM 150

All components 153

RFFE module 159

Wafer projections 168

4 – EVOLUTION TRENDS 177

Network performance and technologies 178

Future architecture 187

New RF front-end 204

5 – INDUSTRIAL PLAYERSAND MARKET STRATEGIES 210

RF front-end ecosystem 211

Front-end players capability and plants 214

RF front-end players strategy 219

New entrants 229

CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK 235

RELATED REPORTS 241

APPENDIX – BACK TO BASICS: DESCRIPTION OF THE RFCOMPONENTS IN RFFE MODULES 242

Power amplifiers 246

Low noise amplifiers 261

Filters 267

Switches 285

Antenna tuning 301

Carrier aggregation 305

OFDM 318

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COMPANIES CITED IN THE REPORT

AIROHA, Akoustis, Alcatel, Alcatel-Lucent, Analog Devices Inc. (Hittite),Amazon, Amkor, Apple, ASE Group, ASUS, AT&T, BLU, Broadcom Ltd. (Avago Technologies, Javelin Semiconductor), Brocade, Cavendish Kinetics, Cisco, China Mobile, China Telecom,

China Unicom, Coolpad, DelfMEMS, Ericsson, Fujitsu, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Gartner, Gionee, Google, Facebook, HTC, Huawei (HiSilicon), Infineon, Intel, IPDIA, JCET/STATS ChipPAC, KDDI, KT, Kyocera, Lava, Lenovo, LG, LG U+, MACOM, Marvell, Maxim Integrated, Mediatek, Microsoft, Mitsubishi Electric, Motorola, Murata Manufacturing Company, Nokia, NEC, NTT Docomo, NXP Semiconductors (Freescale), OMMIC, OnePlus, OPPO, Orange, Panasonic, Peregrine Semiconductor/Murata, Primatec, Qorvo

(RFMD, Triquint), Qualcomm (RF360), Quantenna, RDA, Realtek, Resonant, Samsung, SKT, Skyworks Solutions Inc (RFaxis), SoftBank, Soitec, Sony Semiconductor, Sprint, ST-Microelectronics, Taiyo Yuden Company Ltd., TDK-EPC (EPCOS), TCL, Telefonica, Telia, Telstra, Towerjazz, TPSCO, TSMC, T-Mobile, USI, UMC, Verizon, Verykool, Vivo, Vodafone, Win Semiconductors Corp., Wilocity,

WIPAM, Wisol, WiSpry, Xiaomi, ZTE, and more

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OBJECTIVES OF THIS REPORT

• Ecosystem identification and analysis:

o Determine market dynamics

o Technical market description

o Economic requirements, bysegment

o Key players, by market and analysis

o Market size and market forecast in $M and Munits

• Analysis and description of market and technologies involved:

o Major players worldwide

o Technology identification for different devices and processes

o Competing technologies

o Main technical challenges

o Future direction

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SCOPE OF THE REPORT

RF and Wi-Fi Bluetooth components and Front-End modules are considered in this report. Modem, transceivers, antennas, IPDs, … are not covered.

RF components (PA, LNA, filters, switches, antenna tuners)

4G and 5G technologies

Wi-Fi & Bluetooth modules…

Modems, transceivers, baseband processors

Antennas, IPDs, …

Topics NOT included in the report

Focus of the report

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AIR INTERFACE STANDARD PENETRATION RATE

In 2017, GSM and HSPA together represent 54% of cellular technology in mobile handsets. LTE continuous progression along with the upcoming 5G offering will lead to an inflexion point in between 2018 and 2019.

• HSPA record the strongest decreaseenabling LTE penetration

• Among LTE standards, LTE-A andLTE-A Pro are those that betterpenetrate the mobile market. LTEstart to phase out by 2020

• 5G sub 6 GHz will take off onluxury phone from 2019 withsignificant volume and will then beextended in some of the high endphones explaining fastest adoptionthan those of LTE-A Pro

• 5G millimeter wave phase in shouldstart in 2021 and could come formid tier phone OEM looking fordisruption

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SMARTPHONE MARKET SHARE IN VALUE

Top 5 handset OEM together capture 74% of the market value. Among the other numerous brand, Xiaomi is the most likely to change this ranking.

• Apple remain the champion of market

value with 31% of smartphone market

value, it achieved a record of 141 $B of

net sales in 2017 for the mobile

segment

• Samsung consolidate its 2nd position

with 22% of global smartphone market,

almost 100 $B generated

• Huawei rank 3rd with 37 $B of revenue

generated in the mobile segment

• Oppo and Vivo complete the top 5,

however Xiaomi competition is even

more intense and Xiaomi is expected

to enter the top 5 in 2018

• Among the other brand, ZTE is under

pressure with the recent ban decided

by US government. Commercial war is

engaged with Chinese government still

blocking NXP acquisition by

Qualcomm

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CELLULAR MODEM CAPABILITY VS TECHNOLOGY

Gigabit LTE linear evolution with Carrier Aggregation technology scaling in handset augmented by 4x4 MIMO technology. mmW technology could be a disruptive technology for the very next generation of handset.

• Carrier Aggregation (CA) is the driving

technology employed by chip maker for

data rate improvement

• Today downlink speed reached a record

of 1.2 Gbps thanks to the use of 5

component carriers (CC).

Uplink speed reach 300 Mbps (3CC)

• Next generation phone could

theoretically reach 2 Gbps for the

downlink with 5CC

• MIMO 4x4 is now supported by all chip

vendors allowing spectral efficiency

improvement. It is extended through

more supported CC increasing the

possible number of spatial stream (up to

12 today)

• All chip vendors support 256QAM since

the 3rd modem generation

• mmW technology come as a disruptive

technology to traditional CA scaling and

is developed by main modem vendors

for future handset generation

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EVOLUTION TO DUAL CONNECTIVITY

Sub 6 NR UHB (ex N78) to be aggregated on LTE bands (ex 1, 3, 7). Mm-Wave bands provide extra capacity for real time upload and download

Control Extra upLink

with 5G mmW

• Sub 6 NR UHB are likely to be impacted by harmonics because

of the wide bandwidth. It could lead to receiver desensing

while LTE transmit. For instance, 2nd harmonic LTE band 3 fall

into NR band N71. It is thus important to design high Q filters. Rx

Tx

N71

B3

B3 2nd harmonic

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REGIONAL ALLOCATION FOCUS ON ULTRA HIGH BAND

Ultra high fat band adoption is largely expected worldwide through band N77, N78, N79

Source Qorvo modified by Yole

• Korea and Japan are the

main user of UHB LTE

spectrum. Both countries

consider UHB spectrum

extension through 5G NR

• UHB 5G spectrum

expansion is also expected

in Europe, China, Russia and

India

• FCC have not yet decided

to expand UHB spectrum

in the US

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RF FRONT END SEGMENTATION

Module integration and multiplication, plus RF signal multiplexing were the main evolution in RF front end market in 2017

• More OEM are moving for integration this

year with OEM such as Xiaomi starting to

use PA Module while it used to be on a

discrete architecture 1 year ago.

• Fully integrated PA module (PAMiD) still

only are affordable in high end segment.

However Huawei opened up a path with

its P10 using Skyworks PAMiD

• Rx diversity module also made a huge

penetration in the front end with

implementation of more carrier

aggregation (up to 5-6 CC) and MIMO 4x4

• Multiplexer now have entered the market

with quad and quint-plexer also following

carrier aggregation and MIMO 4x4

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Apple - iPhone X - A1902

Apple - iPhone X - A1901

Apple - Watch Series 3

Samsung Galaxy S8 - SM950F

Samsung Galaxy S8 - SM95U1

Huawei P10

Sony Xperia XZs

Asus ZenFone 4 Pro

Xiaomi Mi6

Area Distribution per Function

PAMiD FEMiD RxDM PAM Multiplexer Total

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MARKET FORECASTS

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ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS

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RELATED REPORTS

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5G will totally redefine how the radio frequency (RF) front-end interacts in-between the network and the modem. Indeed, new radio frequency bands, sub-6 GHz, and mm-wave (as defined in 3GPP release 15) pose big challenges for the industry. However, with these challenges comes opportunity to disrupt the market’s leadership.

On the sub-6 GHz side, the current front-end leaders (Broadcom, Qorvo, Skyworks, and Murata) have already begun adapting to these changes. Broadcom prepared for the arrival of 5G ultra-high band by integrating mid and high bands together. And with its FBAR BAW filter technology, Broadcom also owns the main critical building block for the high and ultra-high frequency bands.

Skyworks is positioned on the 5G ultra-high band market with its newly announced Sky5TM platform. Moreover, the company has already earned some design wins in the high-end segment with its SkyOneR LiTE platform, in addition to the low-end segment with its leading position among Chinese OEMs (Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi).

Qorvo has a similar approach, with a broad product portfolio covering the high-end and low-end segments with its RF FusionTM and RF FlexTM platforms, respectively. Another Qorvo strength is its internal test and packaging capability, which enable quick reaction time and continuous improvement. Notably, Qorvo was the first player

to unveil a front-end module for ultra-high band coverage.

Murata mostly covers the low band, but is very well positioned for the growing, diversity module market.

Qualcomm is the new entrant that brings with it an end-to-end solution from modem to antenna. Also, strategic investment in TDK Epcos’ filtering technology has become profitable. The first revenue was generated in the RF front-end segment during 2017. We can expect further revenue to come in the near future. A first mobile phone (i.e. Sony’s XZ2) already adopted Qualcomm’s complete solution.

Along with sub-6 GHz, the mm-wave front-end module will completely disrupt the front-end industry, representing a completely different technology mindset that could create a new path to high data-rate access. While Qualcomm is one of the new entrants clearly positioned for mm-wave technology, all of the top platform providers (i.e. Intel, Samsung, HiSilicon, and Mediatek) are exploring this new business opportunity.

The sub-6 GHz radio band will always be required for radio coverage and link integrity, but complexity could drop in the sub-6 GHz regime with mm-wave technology’s arrival, especially in dense urban areas when the mm-wave network is deployed. The mud fight has already begun.

5G’S IMPACT ON RF FRONT-END MODULE AND CONNECTIVITY FOR CELL PHONES 2018Market & Technology report - July 2018

5G - WHO HAS THE MOST TO WIN (AND LOSE)?

How is 5G enabling new business opportunities despite flat mobile growth?

KEY FEATURES• Market forecast 2017 - 2023,

including revenue, players, and volumes

• Current 5G characteristics and future outlook, including carrier aggregation, MIMO, dual connectivity, and new wave form

• Roadmap for technology evolution and future developments

• RF front-end - industry strategy• Back to basics - a detailed

description of RF device functions and their challenges/key characteristics

WHAT’S NEW• Wi-Fi connectivity market forecast

2017 - 2023• Mm-wave front-end module

market forecast 2017 - 2023

OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT• Ecosystemidentificationand

analysis:> Determine market dynamics> Technical market description> Economic requirements, by

segment> Key players, by market and

analysis> Market size and market forecast

in $M and Munits• Analysis and description of market

and technologies involved:> Major players worldwide>Technologyidentificationfor

different devices and processes> Competing technologies> Main technical challenges> Future direction

(Yole Développement, July 2018)11

mm-WAVE

SUB 6 GHZCarrier Aggregation

4x4 MIMO

256 QAM

Ma-MIMOBeam formingUHF spectrum

Non exhaustive list of companies 2018 – 2020+

From the lte race to the 5G mud fight

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5G’S IMPACT ON RF FRONT-END MODULE AND CONNECTIVITY FOR CELL PHONES 2018

5G OFFERS A BIGGER MARKET OPPORTUNITY TO THE RF FRONT-END INDUSTRY…

The mobile handset RF front-end market, along with the WiFi connectivity sector, is expected to reach $35.2B in 2023 at a CAGR of 14%. LTE evolution clearly is the first growth wave (as we stated in our 2017 report), but most of the market opportunities in the mid-term will come from 5G non-stand-alone (NSA) radio, which became prevalent in late December 2017 (as defined in 3GPP during release 15). The need for dual connectivity (i.e. the 5G new radio (NR) band attachment to the LTE) implies evolution on RF front-end architecture and additional components.

Not all components will exhibit equal market growth. Filters, which represent the RF front-end industry’s biggest market segment, will almost triple from 2017 - 2023. This growth will come mainly from the significant penetration rate of high-quality BAW filters, which will be required for the ultra-high frequency range defined by 5G NR. Another example is co-existence filters for diversity antenna-sharing with Wi-Fi, since rejection band will be critical.

The LNA market is expected to grow at a 16% CAGR with the implementation of the diversity module, along with integration in power amplifier modules for handsets. The switch market will enjoy the same growth due to the addition of a new RF path with 4x4 MIMO implementation, which will lead to more diversity switch needs.

The antenna tuner market is also expected to record significant growth with 4X4 MIMO technology’s penetration. It is worth noting that 4x4 MIMO will be mandatory for 5G.

Power amplifier (PA) will be the sole market to remain almost flat over this period. High-end LTE PA market growth, especially in high and ultra-high band, will compensate for the 2G/3G market’s shrinkage (currently, this market is handled by multi-mode multi band (MMMB) PA).

2017-2023 market outlook

(Yole Développement, July 2018)

Total RF components & FEM/PAMiD module manufacturersFiltersAntenna tunersSwitchesPAsLNAsmmW FEM

$22,5BCAGR +19%

$7BCAGR +7%

$1BCAGR +15%

$3BCAGR +15%

$35B

$8B

$5B

$463M

$1B

$15B2017

2023

$423Mmm-Wave

$246M

$602MCAGR +16%

CAGR +14%

…BUT COMPLEXITY FOR THE RF FRONT-END SHOULD BE EXPECTED TOO

LTE evolution has led to complex architecture in today’s mobile phones, mostly due to carrier aggregation. Meanwhile, RF’s board area and available antenna space have been reduced, leading to a densification trend with more handset OEMs adopting power amplifier modules and implementing new technics, i.e. antenna-sharing between LTE and WiFi. In the low-frequency band, the inclusion of the 600 MHz band (for which T-Mobile recently acquired licenses) will

pose new challenges for low-band antenna design and antenna tuners.

5G will add even more complexity, with new radio bands released in ultra-high frequencies (N77, N78, N79). This first field is being addressed by Skyworks and Qorvo via a new product release, as explained in this flyer’s first section. Band re-farming (early bands are N41, N71, N28, N66, with more to come) with dual connectivity will also contribute to increasing constraint for the front-end. More densification in front-end modules will be required to enable new band integration, which is the approach followed by Broadcom with its innovative mid/high band module.

Another new 5G requirement will be 4x4 MIMO implementation, which will turn from a “nice to have” luxury on LTE high-end mobile phones to a “must-have” for every 5G handset. This will add a significant amount of RF streams in the handset, and combined with carrier aggregation requirements will lead to more complex specifications for antenna tuners and multiplexers.

Last but not least is the implementation of the mm-wave module into the handset - a topic that poses many challenges, ranging from antenna array integration (taking into account radiating efficiency and hand-blockage effects) to power amplifier efficiency, since antenna gain cannot be too high given the low number of antenna array elements allowable in the handset format. While still at the R&D level, great progress

RF front-end evolution from 2017 to 2020+

(Yole Développement, July 2018)

HB module

MB module

LB module

UHB module

HB+MB module

LB module

> 3 GHz

> 2 GHz

> 1.5 GHz

UHB module

HB+MB module

LB module

2017 2018 2019

< 6GHz

> 700 MHz

NR band dualconnectivity

600 MHzinclusion

More CABand refarming

Densification

> 2020

UHB module

HB+MB module

LB module

mmWmmW module

Band refarming

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MARKET & TECHNOLOGY REPORT

COMPANIES CITED IN THE REPORT (non exhaustive list)AIROHA, Akoustis, Alcatel, Alcatel-Lucent, Analog Devices Inc. (Hittite), Amazon, Amkor, Apple, ASE Group, ASUS, AT&T, BLU, Broadcom Ltd. (Avago Technologies, Javelin Semiconductor), Brocade, Cavendish Kinetics, Cisco, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Coolpad, DelfMEMS, Ericsson, Fujitsu, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Gartner, Gionee, Google, Facebook, HTC, Huawei (HiSilicon), Infineon, Intel, IPDIA, JCET/STATS ChipPAC, KDDI, KT, Kyocera, Lava, Lenovo, LG, LG U+, MACOM, Marvell, Maxim Integrated, Mediatek, Microsoft, Mitsubishi Electric, Motorola, Murata Manufacturing Company, Nokia, NEC, NTT Docomo, NXP Semiconductors (Freescale), OMMIC, OnePlus, OPPO, Orange, Panasonic, Peregrine Semiconductor/Murata, Primatec, Qorvo (RFMD, Triquint), Qualcomm (RF360), Quantenna, RDA, Realtek, Resonant, Samsung, SKT, Skyworks Solutions Inc. (RFaxis), SoftBank, Soitec, Sony Semiconductor, Sprint, STMicroelectronics, Taiyo Yuden Company Ltd., TDK-EPC (EPCOS), TCL, Telefonica, Telia, Telstra, Towerjazz, TPSCO, TSMC, T-Mobile, USI, UMC, Verizon, Verykool, Vivo, Vodafone, Win Semiconductors Corp., Wilocity, WIPAM, Wisol, WiSpry, Xiaomi, ZTE, and more

Report objectives 6

Methodology 8

Executive summary 14

Introduction to 5G 36

Global mobile ecosystem 55> Smartphones - facts and figures > RF spectrum > RF front-end industry > Innovation in RF front-end > WiFi technology

Market forecasts 127> Radio frequency power amplifiers (RF PAs) > Radio frequency low-noise amplifiers (RF LNAs) > Switches > Filters > Antenna tuners > Millimeter wave FEM > All components > RFFE module > Wafer projections

Evolution trends 177> Network performance and technologies > Future architectures > New RF front-end

Industrial players and market strategies 210

> RF front-end - ecosystem > Front-end players - capabilities and plants > RF front-end players - strategy > New entrants

Conclusion and outlook 235

Related reports 241

Appendix - Back to basics: description of RF componenets in RFFE modules 242

> Power amplifiers > Low-noise amplifiers > Filters > Switches > Antenna tuning > Carrier aggregation

> OFDM

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AUTHORSAs a Technology & Market Analyst, specialized in RF devices & technologies iwithin the Power & Wireless division at Yole Développement (Yole), Cédric Malaquin is involved in the development of technology & market reports as well as the production of custom consulting projects. Prior his mission at Yole, Cédric served Soitec. He deeply contributed to FDSOI and RFSOI products characterization. He has also authored or co-authored three patents and five international publications in thesemiconductorfield.CédricgraduatedfromPolytech Lille (France) with an engineering degree in microelectronics and material sciences.

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Claire Troadec is Director of the Power & Wireless Division at Yole Développement (Yole), part of Yole Group of Companies. These activities are covering power electronics, batteries & energy management, compound semiconductors and emerging materials and RF electronics. Daily interactions with leading companies allow these analysts to collect a large amount of data and cross their vision of market segments’ evolution and technology breakthroughs. Prior Yole, she joined NXP Semiconductors and worked for 7 years at the IMEC R&D facility. Claire Troadec holds a Master’s degree in Applied Physics specializing in Microelectronics from INSA (Rennes, France).

has been made on these mm-wave front-end silicon-based platforms, demonstrating record power efficiency and noise level improvement. Bulk CMOS is preferred by Qualcomm, with TSMC’s 28nm platform. Other possible platforms include SiGe and RFSOI, for example with GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ capability.

With this new mm-wave connectivity for cell phones, we are entering an exciting new era of technology competition and breakthrough performance. This will seriously impact RF front-end’s bill of materials, and could be useful for reducing overall connectivity cost. Who

then will be the first OEM to implement this technology when it’s ready? Could it be Chinese OEMs like Huawei and Vivo, with their strong market dynamics and appetite for differentiation/competition with market leaders like Apple and Samsung? Or will it be the current leaders, who are always first to innovate?

For this latest chapter, let’s not forget that Samsung has always been very keen to utilize innovative connectivity solutions: for example, they were the first to implement 4x4 MIMO solutions (on the S7 in 2016).

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Founded in 1998, Yole Développement has grown to become a group of companies providing marketing, technology and strategy consulting, media and corporate finance services, reverse engineering and reverse costing services and well as IP and patent analysis. With a strong focus on emerging applications using silicon and/or micro manufacturing, the Yole group of companies has expanded to include more than 80 collaborators worldwide covering MEMS and image sensors, Compound Semiconductors, RF Electronics, Solid-state lighting, Displays, Software, Optoelectronics, Microfluidics & Medical, Advanced Packaging, Manufacturing, Nanomaterials, Power Electronics and Batteries & Energy Management.The “More than Moore” market research, technology and strategy consulting company Yole Développement, along with its partners System Plus Consulting, PISEO and KnowMade, support industrial companies, investors and R&D organizations worldwide to help them understand markets and follow technology trends to grow their business.

CONSULTING AND ANALYSIS• Market data & research, marketing analysis• Technology analysis• Strategy consulting• Reverse engineering & costing• Patent analysis• Design and characterization of innovative optical systems• Financial services (due diligence, M&A with our partner)More information on www.yole.fr

MEDIA & EVENTS• i-Micronews.com website & related @Micronews e-newsletter• Communication & webcast services• Events: TechDays, forums…More information on www.i-Micronews.com

REPORTS• Market & technology reports• Patent investigation and patent infringement risk analysis• Teardowns & reverse costing analysis• Cost simulation toolMore information on www.i-micronews.com/reports

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YOLE DEVELOPPEMENT – 4 DIVISIONS

Life Sciences

& Healthcare o Microfluidic

o BioMEMS

o Inkjet Printing

o Solid-State Medical Imaging& BioPhotonics

o BioTechnologies

Power

& Wireless

o RF Devices&Technology

o Compound Semiconductors& Emerging Materials

o Power Electronics

o Batteries & Energy Management

Semiconductor

& Software o Package &Assembly & Substrates

o SemiconductorManufacturing

o Memory

o Software & Computing

Photonics,

Sensing & Display

o Solid-State Lighting & Display

o MEMS,Sensors & Actuators

o Imaging

o Photonics & Optoelectronics

Semiconductor

& Software

Power & Wireless

Photonics,

Sensing

& Display

Life

Sciences &

Healthcare

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3 BUSINESS MODELS

o Consulting and Analysis

• Market data & research,

marketing analysis

• Technology analysis

• Strategy consulting

• Reverse engineering & costing

• Patent analysis

• Design and characterization of

innovative optical systems

• Financial services (due diligence,

M&A with our partner)

www.yole.fr

o Syndicated reports

• Market & technology reports

• Patent investigation and patent

infringement risk analysis

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analysis

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• @Micronews e-newsletter

• Communication & webcast

services

• Events: TechDays, forums,…

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6 COMPANIES TO SERVE YOUR BUSINESS

Due diligence

www.yole.fr

Manufacturing costs analysis

Teardown and reverse engineering

Cost simulation tools

www.systemplus.fr

Market, technology and strategy

consulting

www.yole.fr

IP analysis

Patent assessment

www.knowmade.fr

Innovation and business maker

www.bmorpho.com

Design and characterization of

innovative optical systems

www.piseo.fr

Yole Group of Companies

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OUR GLOBAL ACTIVITY

30%of our business

40%of our business 30%

of our business

Greater

China office

Yole Japan

HQ in Lyon

Nantes

Paris

Nice

Vénissieux

Europe office

Frankfurt

Hsinchu

Tokyo

Yole Inc.

Phoenix

Yole Korea

Seoul

Palo Alto

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ANALYSIS SERVICES - CONTENT COMPARISON

Technology

and Market

Report

Leadership

Meeting

Q&A

Service

Depth of the analysis

Bre

adth

of th

e a

nal

ysis

Meet the

Analyst

Custom

Analysis

High

High

Low

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SERVING THE ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN

Our analysts provide market analysis,

technology evaluation,

and business plans along the entire

supply chain

Integrators, end-

users and software

developpers

Device manufacturers

Suppliers: material, equipment,

OSAT, foundries…

Financial investors, R&D centers

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SERVING MULTIPLE INDUSTRIAL FIELDS

We workacross

multiples industries to understand

the impact of More-than-

Moore technologies from deviceto system

From A to Z…

Transportation

makers

Mobile phone

and

consumer

electronics

Automotive

Medical

systems

Industrial

and defense

Energy

management

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o Yole Développement, System Plus Consulting, KnowMade and PISEO, all part of Yole Group of Companies, keep on increasing their collaboration to offer, in 2018, a

collection of 150+ reports. Combining respective expertise and methodologies from the 4 companies, the reports aim to provide market & technology analysis, patent

investigation and patent infringement risk analysis, teardowns & reverse costing analysis.They cover:

o You are looking for:

• An analysis of your product market

• A review of your competitors evolution

• An understanding of your manufacturing and production costs

• An understanding of your industry technology roadmap and related IPs

• A clear view on the evolution of the supply chain…

Our reports are for you!

The combined team of 60+ experts (PhDs, MBAs, industry veterans…) from Yole Développement, System Plus Consulting, KnowMade and PISEO, collect information,identify the trends, the challenges, the emerging markets, the competitive environments and turn it into results to give you a complete picture of your industrylandscape.

In the past 20 years, we worked on more than 1 700 projects, interacting with technology professionals and high level opinion makers from the main players of theindustry.

o In 2018, Yole Group of Companies plan to publish +150 reports.Gain full benefit from our Bundled Offer and receive at least a 36% discount.

REPORTS COLLECTION

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• MEMS & Sensors

• RF devices & technologies

• Imaging

• Medical technologies (MedTech)

• Photonics

• Advanced packaging

• Manufacturing

• Advanced substrates

• Power electronics

• Batteries and energy management

• Compound semiconductors

• Solid state lighting

• Displays

• Software

• Memory

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OUR 2018 REPORTS COLLECTION (1/4)

MEMS & SENSORS

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Status of the MEMS Industry 2018 – Update

− Silicon Photonics 2018 – Update

− Consumer Biometrics: Hardware & Software 2018 – Update

− Inkjet Functional and Additive Manufacturing for Electronics 2018

− Fingerprint Sensor Applications and Technologies – Consumer Market Focus 2017

− Sensors and Sensing Modules for Smart Homes and Buildings 2017

− Acoustic MEMS and Audio Solutions 2017

− MEMS & Sensors for Automotive Market & Technology Trends 2017

− High End Inertial Sensors 2017

− Magnetic Sensor 2017

o REVERSE COSTING® – STRUCTURE, PROCESS & COST REPORT– by System Plus Consulting

− Piezo MEMS 2018 *

o PATENT ANALYSES – by KnowMade

− MEMS Microphone – Patent Landscape Analysis

− Knowles MEMS Microphones in Apple iPhone 7 Plus – Patent-to-Product

Mapping 2017

o LINKED REPORTS – by Yole Développement, System Plus Consulting and KnowMade

− MEMS Pressure Sensor 2018 – Market & Technology Report

− MEMS Pressure Sensor Comparison 2018 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

− Gas & Particles 2018 – Market & Technology Report

− Gas & Particles Comparison 2018 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

− LiDARs for Automotive and Industrial Applications 2018 – Market & Technology Report

− LiDAR for Automotive 2018 – Patent Landscape Analysis

− MEMS Packaging 2017 – Market & Technology Report

− MEMS Packaging Comparison 2017 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

RF DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Wireless technologies (Radar, V2X) for Automotive 2018

− RF Standards and Technologies for Connected Objects 2018

− RF & Photonic Components & Technologies for 5G Infrastructure 2018

o REVERSE COSTING® – STRUCTURE, PROCESS & COST REPORT– by System Plus Consulting

− Automotive Radar Comparison 2018

o PATENT ANALYSES – by KnowMade

− RF Acoustic Wave Filters 2017 – Patent Landscape Analysis

o LINKED REPORTS – by Yole Développement, System Plus Consulting and KnowMade

− 5G impact on RF Front End Modules and Connectivity for Cellphones 2018 – Market

& Technology Report – Update

− RF Front-End Module Comparison 2018 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

− RF Front End Modules for Cellphones 2018 – Patent Landscape Analysis

− Advanced RF System-in-Package for Cellphones 2018 – Market & Technology Report – Update*

− Advanced RF SiPs for Cell Phones Comparison 2017 – Structure, Process

& Cost Report

− RF GaN Market: Applications, Players, Technology, and Substrates 2018-2023 Market & Technology Report – Update

− RF GaN Comparison 2018* – Structure, Process & Cost Report

− RF GaN 2018 – Patent Landscape Analysis

SOFTWAREo MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Consumer Biometrics: Sensors & Software 2018 – Update

− Processing Hardware and Software for AI 2018 - Vol. 1 & 2

− From Image Processing to Deep Learning, Introduction to Hardware and Software

Update : 2017 version still available / *To be confirmed

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OUR 2018 REPORTS COLLECTION (2/4)

IMAGING & OPTOELECTRONICS

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Status of the Compact Camera Module and Wafer Level Optics

− Industry 2018 – Update

− 3D Imaging and Sensing 2018 – Update

− Sensors for Robotic Vehicles 2018

− Machine Vision for Industry and Automation 2018

− Imagers and Detectors for Security and Smart Buildings 2018

− Uncooled Infrared Imagers 2017

o PATENT ANALYSES – by KnowMade

− iPhone X Dot Projector – Patent-to-Product Mapping

o LINKED REPORTS – by Yole Développement, System Plus Consulting and KnowMade

− Status of the CMOS Image Sensor Industry 2018 – Market & Technology Report -Update

− CMOS Image Sensor Comparison 2018 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

− CMOS Image Sensors Monitor 2018* – Quaterly Update**

− Camera Module 2017 – Market & Technology Report

− Compact Camera Module Comparison 2018 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

− LiDARs for Automotive and Industrial Applications 2018 – Market & Technology

Report

− LiDAR for Automotive 2018 – Patent Landscape Analysis

ADVANCED PACKAGING

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Status of Advanced Packaging Industry 2018 – Update

− Status of Advanced Substrates 2018: Embedded Die and Interconnects, Substrate Like PCB Trends

− 3D TSV and Monolithic Business Update 2018 – Update

− Power Modules Packaging 2018 – Update

− Discrete Power Packaging 2018 – Update*

− Status of Panel Level Packaging 2018

− Trends in Automotive Packaging 2018

− Hardware and Software for AI 2018 - Vol. 1 & 2

− Integrated Passive Devices (IPD) 2018

− Thin-Film Integrated Passive Devices 2018

− Memory Packaging Market and Technology Report 2018 – Update*

o PATENT ANALYSES – by KnowMade

− Hybrid Bonding for 3D Stack – Patent Landscape Analysis

o LINKED REPORTS– by Yole Développement and System Plus Consulting

− Advanced RF System-in-Package for Cellphones 2018 – Market & Technology Report -Update*

− Advanced RF SiPs for Cell Phones Comparison 2017 – Structure, Process

& Cost Report

− Fan-Out Packaging 2018 – Market & Technology Report – Update*

− Fan-Out Packaging Comparison 2018* – Structure, Process & Cost Report

MANUFACTURING

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Wafer Starts for More Than Moore Applications 2018

− Equipment for More than Moore: Technology & Market Trends for Lithography & Bonding/Debonding 2018

− Polymeric Materials for wafer-level Advanced Packaging 2018

− Laser Technologies for Semiconductor Manufacturing 2017

− Glass Substrate Manufacturing in the Semiconductor Field 2017

− Equipment and Materials for Fan-Out Packaging 2017

− Equipment and Materials for 3D TSV Applications 2017

o LINKED REPORTS – by Yole Développement and System Plus Consulting

− Equipment for More than Moore: Technology & Market Trends for

Lithography & Bonding/Debonding 2018 – Market & Technology Report

− Wafer Bonding Comparison 2018 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

Update : 2017 version still available / *To be confirmed

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OUR 2018 REPORTS COLLECTION (3/4)MEMORY

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Emerging Non Volatile Memory 2018 – Update

− Memory Packaging Market and Technology Report 2018 – Update*

o QUARTERLY UPDATE – by Yole Développement**

− Memory Market Monitor 2018 (NAND & DRAM)

o MONTHLY UPDATE – by Yole Développement**

− Memory Pricing Monitor 2018 (NAND & DRAM)

o REVERSE ENGINEERING & COSTING REVIEW – by System Plus Consulting

− DRAM Technology & Cost Review 2018

− NAND Memory Technology & Cost Review 2018

o PATENT ANALYSES – by KnowMade

− 3D Non-Volatile Memories – Patent Landscape

COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Status of Compound Semiconductor Industry 2018*

− GaAs Materials, Devices and Applications 2018

− InP Materials, Devices and Applications 2018

− Bulk GaN Substrate Market 2017

o LINKED REPORTS – by Yole Développement, System Plus Consulting and KnowMade

− Power SiC 2018: Materials, Devices, and Applications – Market & Technology

Report – Update

− SiC Transistor Comparison 2018 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

− Power SiC 2018 – Patent Landscape Analysis

− Power GaN 2018: Materials, Devices, and Applications – Market & Technology Report – Update

− GaN-on-Silicon Transistor Comparison 2018 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

− Status of the GaN IP – Patent Watch 2018 & Patent Activity 2017

− RF GaN Market: Applications, Players, Technology, and Substrates 2018-2023

– Market & Technology Report – Update

− RF GaN – Patent Landscape Analysis

POWER ELECTRONICS

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Status of Power Electronics Industry 2018 – Update

− Discrete Power Packaging 2018 – Update*

− Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles 2018 – Update

− Integrated Passive Devices (IPD) 2018

− Wireless Charging Market Expectations and Technology Trends 2018

− Thermal Management Technology and Market Perspectives in Power

− Electronics and LEDs 2017

− Gate Driver 2017

− Power MOSFET 2017

− IGBT 2017

− Market Opportunities for Thermal Management Components in Smartphones 2017

o LINKED REPORTS – by Yole Développement, System Plus Consulting

and KnowMade

− Power Modules Packaging 2018 – Market & Technology Report – Update

− Automotive Power Module Packaging Comparison 2018 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

− Power ICs Market Monitor 2018 – Quaterly Update**

− Power ICs Market Comparison 2018* – Structure, Process & Cost Report

BATTERY AND ENERGY MANAGEMENTo MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Li-ion Battery Packs for Automotive and Stationary Storage Applications 2018 –Update

o PATENT ANALYSES – by KnowMade

− Status of the Battery Patents – Patent Watch 2018 & Patent Activity 2017

o LINKED REPORTS – by Yole Développement and KnowMade

− Solid State Electrolyte Battery 2018 – Market & Technology Report

− Solid-State Batteries 2018 – Patent Landscape Analysis

Update : 2017 version still available / *To be confirmed / ** Can not be selected within an Annual Subscription offer

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OUR 2018 REPORTS COLLECTION (4/4)

SOLID STATE LIGHTING

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− IR LEDs and Lasers 2018: Technology, Industry and Market Trends – Update

− Automotive Lighting 2018: Technology, Industry and Market Trends – Update

− UV LEDs 2018: Technology, Industry and Market Trends – Update

− LiFi: Technology, Industry and Market Trends

− LED Lighting Module Technology, Industry and Market Trends 2017

− CSP LED Lighting Modules

− Phosphors & Quantum Dots 2017 - LED Downconverters for Lighting & Displays

− Horticultural Lighting 2017

o LINKED REPORTS – by Yole Développement and System Plus Consulting

− VCSELs 2018: Technology, Industry and Market Trends – Market & Technology Report

− VCSELs Comparison 2018 – Structure, Process & Cost Report

DISPLAYS

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− Quantum Dots and Wide Color Gamut Display Technologies 2018 – Update

− Displays and Optical Vision Systems for VR/AR/MR 2018

− MicroLED Displays 2018 – Market & Technology Report – Update

o PATENT ANALYSES – by KnowMade

− MicroLED Display – Patent Landscape Analysis

MEDTECH

o MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT – by Yole Développement

− BioMEMS & Non Invasive Emerging Biosensors: Microsystems for Medical

− Applications 2018 – Update

− Point-of-Need Testing Application of Microfluidic Technologies 2018 – Update

− Neurotechnologies and Brain Computer Interface 2018

− CRISPR-Cas9 Technology: From Lab to Industries 2018

− Ultrasound technologies for Medical, Industrial and Consumer 2018

− Inkjet Functional and Additive Manufacturing for Electronics 2018

− Liquid Biopsy: from Isolation to Downstream Applications 2018

− Chinese Microfluidics Industry 2018

− Scientific Cameras for the Life Sciences & Analytical Instrumentation

Laboratory Markets 2018*

− Artificial Organ Technology and Market 2017

− Connected Medical Devices Market and Business Models 2017

− Status of the Microfluidics Industry 2017

− Organs-On-Chips 2017

− Solid-State Medical Imaging 2017

− Medical Robotics Market & Technology Analysis 2017

o PATENT ANALYSES – by KnowMade

− Microfluidic IC Cooling – Patent Landscape

− Circulating Tumor Cell Isolation – Patent Landscape

− OCT Medical Imaging – Patent Landscape

− Pumps for Microfluidic Devices – Patent Landscape 2017

− Microfluidic Technologies for Diagnostic Applications – Patent Landscape 2017

− FLUIDIGM – Patent Portfolio Analysis 2017

− Consumer Physics SCiO Molecular Sensor – Patent-to-Product Mapping 2017

o LINKED REPORTS – by Yole Développement, System Plus Consulting and KnowMade

− Organs-On-Chips 2017 – Market & Technology Report

− Organ-on-a-Chip – Patent Landscape Analysis

Update : 2017 version still available / *To be confirmed

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OUR 2017 PUBLISHED REPORTS LIST (3/3)

OUR PARTNERS’ REPORTS

PATENT ANALYSES – by KnowMade

− Wireless Charging Patent Landscape Analysis

− RF Acoustic Wave Filters Patent Landscape Analysis

− NMC Lithium-Ion Batteries Patent Landscape Analysis

− Pumps for Microfluidic Devices Patent Landscape

− III-N Patent Watch

− FLUIDIGM Patent Portfolio Analysis

− Knowles MEMS Microphones in Apple iPhone 7 Plus Patent-to-Product Mapping 2017

− Consumer Physics SCiO Molecular Sensor Patent-to-Product Mapping

− Patent Licensing Companies in the Semiconductor Market - Patent Litigation Risk and Potential Targets

− Microfluidic Technologies for Diagnostic Applications Patent Landscape

TEARDOWN & REVERSE COSTING – by System Plus Consulting

More than 60 teardowns and reverse costing analysis and cost simulation tools published in 2017

MORE INFORMATION

o All the published reports from theYole Group of Companies are available on our website www.i-Micronews.com.

o Ask for our Bundle Subscription offers: With our bundle offer, you choose the number of reports you are interested in and select the related offer. You then haveup

to 12 months to select the required reports from the Yole Développement, System Plus Consulting and KnowMade offering. Pay once and receive the reports

automatically (multi-user format). Contact your sales team according to your location (see the last slide).

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MICRONEWS MEDIA

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To meet the growing demand for market,

technological and business information,

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to reach each individual contact within its

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CONTACT INFORMATION

o CONSULTING AND SPECIFIC ANALYSIS, REPORT

BUSINESS

• North America:

• Steve LaFerriere, Senior Sales Director for Western US &

Canada

Email: [email protected] – + 1 310 600-8267

• Troy Blanchette, Senior Sales Director for Eastern US &

Canada

Email: [email protected] – +1 704 859-0453

• Japan & Rest of Asia:

• Takashi Onozawa, General Manager, Asia Business

Development (Korea, Singapore, India & ROA)

Email: [email protected] - +81 34405-9204

• Miho Othake, Account Manager (Japan)

Email: [email protected] - +81 3 4405 9204

• Itsuyo Oshiba, Account Manager (Japan)

Email: [email protected] - +81-80-3577-3042

• Greater China: Mavis Wang, Director of Greater China Business

Development

Email: [email protected] - +886 979 336 809

• Europe: Lizzie Levenez, EMEA Business Development Manager

Email: [email protected] - +49 15 123 544 182

• RoW: Jean-Christophe Eloy, CEO & President, Yole Développement

Email [email protected] - +33 4 72 83 01 80

o FINANCIAL SERVICES (in partnershipwith Woodside

Capital Partners)

• Jean-Christophe Eloy, CEO & President

Email: [email protected] - +33 4 72 83 01 80

• Ivan Donaldson, VP of Financial Market Development

Email: [email protected] - +1 208 850 3914

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