Disrup'veIntegra'oninPhotonics
POETTechnologiesInc.CorporatePresenta6on
July2017
Dr. Suresh Venkatesan – CEO
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Agenda
1 CorporateOverview
2 TechnologyStatusUpdate
3 StrategicDirec'on
4 MarketandBusinessForecast
5 Whywillwewin?
6 Summary
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CompanyHighlights
Market Opportunity
Differentiated Technology
Strong IP
Management and Board
Growth Strategy
Targeting large, high growth datacom and sensing markets
Creating and capturing value through photonic integration
Poised to disrupt opto-electronic industry with proprietary and patented solutions
Experienced management team and board with history of successful execution
Focus resources on highest ROI opportunities in served markets
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• Technologyofgenera'on/transmission/detec'onofphotonsthroughlightandotherformsofradiantenergy
• Impactsourlivesindiverseways:
Thephotonisthefundamentalpar2cleofvisiblelightPhotonsinphotonicapplica2onsareemployedinthesamewayelectronsareinelectronicapplica2ons
Photonics:DrivingTechnologyoftheFuture
• Guidance&Naviga2on• Test&Measurements• LIDARsystems• Medical&Healthcare• Oil&Gas
PhotonicsSensingData
Communica2ons
• Telecommunica2ons• Op2calcommunica2ons
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Data Centers GlobaldatacenterIPtrafficprojectedtotripleoverthenext5years(1)
Video GlobalIPtrafficexpectedtoexceed150exabytespermonthby2020(82%video)(2)
Smart Phones Smartphonesandtabletsareexpectedtoaccountfor2/3ofallInternettrafficby2020(2)
Internet of Things ThenumberofdevicesconnectedtoIPnetworksprojectedtobe3Xtheglobalpopula2onby2020(2)
(1)Cisco,“GlobalCloudIndex:ForecastandMethodology,2014-219WhitePaper”,2015.(2)Cisco,“TheZefabyteEra-TrendsandAnalysis”,July2016
Globaldatacommunica'ons,videoandtheInternetrelyonphotonicstoenablecommunica'onsatthespeedoflight
Op6calDatacomMarketGrowthDrivers
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PhotonicSolu6ons:WhyIntegra6onMaLers
q Packagingandtes'ngare70-90%ofBOMcostofconven'onalPhotonicsdevices§ Silicon-basedmicroelectronicshavesuccessfullysolvedthroughintegra'on
q Exis'ngPhotonicsolu'onshaveyettoeffec'velyaddress
q Integra'onofdevicesontoasinglechip(monolithic)orwithinapackage(hybrid)istheonlyeffec'vemeansto:
§ Improvesize,power,cost,speed,reliabilityandscalability§ Drivedisrup'oninop'calcommunica'ons§ Enablenewfunc'onali'es(mobile3Dsensing)
Wafer Fab Costs Packaging and Testing Costs
0% 50% 100%
Electronics
Photonics
POETisposi'onedtodisruptthephotonicsindustrybypursuingthefavorableeconomicsofintegra'onateverypossiblelevel
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Agenda
1 CorporateOverview
2 TechnologyStatusUpdate
3 StrategicDirec'on
4 MarketandBusinessForecast
5 Whywillwewin?
6 Summary
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POETOp6calEngine
GaAs(GalliumArsenide)Plalorm InP(IndiumPhosphide)Plalorm
TwoPlaMorms–OneGoal:IntegratedOp6calEngine
MonolithicIntegra2onsingle-chipsolu2on
HybridIntegra2onsinglepackagesolu2on
§ InP-basedLasersAcquiredfromDenseLight
§ DielectricPhotonicsAcquiredfromBBPhotonics
§ DielectricOp6calBench
§ Detectors§ VCSELs§ HFETsInternallydevelopedsince2015
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GaAsPlaMormStatus
Topmirrors
BoLommirrors
QWs
Gate
VCSEL
Detector
VCSEL
HFET Thyristor
BICFET
ChangetoBICFETbasedswitcheswillresultindelaysinthedevelopmentoftheGaAsintegratedsolu'on
Op'calDevices ElectricalDevices SwitchDevices
q PowerOp'miza'onOngoing
q Thyristorbaseddetectorcompleteq NewdevelopmentrequiredforBICFET
q PerformanceOp'miza'onOngoing
q 2Tand3TThyristorscompletedq Challengeswithacomplete4TThyristor
requiredforintegra'onq Transi'onrequiredtoBICFETswitchesq Firstproofofconceptcompleted
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InPPlaMormStatusDFBLasers
PiNReceivers
DielectricAWGMux/De-Mux
Developmentontrack.EngineeringsamplesavailableforMux/DeMux.
q Alphadesigncompleteandvalidatedforengineeringsamplesq BetadesigninprogressforbothLANWDMandCWDMfilters
q HighQualitygra'ngsandregrowth
q PINDesigncompleteq Fabrica'onprocessunderway
q Waveguidingac'onindielectricsunderredillumina'on
LANWDM CWDM
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SensingAchievement:NextGenera6onofNarrowLinewidthLaserswithSuperWideTunability
1550.10nm
1549.94nm
1550.27nm
Superwidetunabilityofnarrowlinewidthlasingover330pm
-170
-165
-160
-155
-150
-145
-140
-135
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
RIN
(dB
/Hz)
Frequency (MHz)
1549.94nm
1550.1nm
1550.27nm
UltralowRINperformanceof<-160dB/Hzacrossfulltuning
range
PerimeterMonitoring
ChemicalSensing
PipelineIntegrity
MilestonePerformance:• Lasingwavelengthat1550nm• Tunabilityof>300pm• Linewidthsof<5kHzacrossfulltuning
range• RINof<-160dB/Hzacrossfulltuning
range
Designedforphotonicssensingapplica6onsthatneed“WideSpan”Tunability• Instrumenta'onandHighResolu'onOp'cal
Gas&ChemicalSensing,• Op'calTimeDomainReflectometry(OTDR),
AtmosphericLIDAR,• DistributedAcous'cSensing(DAS),• PerimeterIntrusionDetec'onSystem(PIDS),
DistributedStrainandTemperature(BOTDR)
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Agenda
1 CorporateOverview
2 TechnologyStatusUpdate
3 StrategicDirec'on
4 MarketandBusinessForecast
5 Whywillwewin?
6 Summary
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DatacomMarketSegmentsbyTechnologyandReach
InP-based500m->10km
GaAs10m-100m
SiliconPhotonics(SiP)–100m–2km
POET’smonolithicandhybridsolu'onstargetseveralconven'onalmarketsegments,includingmediumtolong-reachandshorttovery-shortreach
Metro2km–10kmandLongHaul
>10km
LongReach MediumReach
WithinDataCenter100m–500m
BetweenDataCenters500m-2km
ShortReach
RacktoRack5m–100m
andWithinRack1m–5m
VeryShortReach
BoardtoBoard50cm–100cmandChiptoChip1cm–50cm
q Mega-datacentersrequire500mreachandgreater,single-modeinterconnectsto“future-proof”infrastructureandlowercosts
Copper1cm–10m
POETHybridIntegratedInP-basedSolu6on
POETMonolithicGaAs-basedSolu6on
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Rela6veMarketOpportunityforInPandGaAsinDataCommunica6ons
ExplosiveGrowthinDataCommunica'onsDrivingInPDemand
GaAsInP
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
480 526 606 671 753 782 839
819 1177
2878
4220
5671
6807
8131GaAs InP
$M’s
q Inflec'oninInPbasedgrowthfrom2017,drivenbygrowthof100Gop'cs
q Marketsharetransi'onfromGaAstoInPat100Gandbeyondthroughadop'onofsinglemodeop'cs
q Strategicdirec'onmustcapitalizeonInPgrowthforneartermreturns
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InPSensing(DenseLight)
GaAsMonolithicPlalorm
InPHybridIntegra'onPlalorm
Product/MarketRequirements
CustomLowVolume
Standardized/Disrup'veHighVolume
Standardized/Differen'atedHighVolume
TimetoRevenue Current Delayed Q42017
GrowthStrategyOverview
POETiscapitalizingonthemarketshiVtoInP-basedinterconnectswithacquisi'onofDenseLightandBBPhotonics–greatlyexpandingaddressablemarkets
RevenuePoten6al
ProjectedReturnonInvestment
InPHybridPlaMorm
GaAsPlaMorm
InPSensing
MarketO
pportunity($
B)
NottoScale
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InPHybridIntegra6onDrivesDownCosts
ComplexandExpensive
Packagingcost:$$$$ Packagingcost:$
Hybridintegra'onandwafer-levelpackagingpromisetodrama'callylowercostofshortandmediumreachtransceiversanddevicesforphotonicsensing
HybridIntegra6onofInPdevicesanddielectricsusingOp'calBench
SimpleandLow-Cost
Proprietarytechnologyenablestheintegra2onofdielectricwaveguides,filters,spotsizeconvertersdirectlyintotheInPstack…
§ Eliminatescostlycomponents,includinggoldboxes,lensesandmirrors§ Simplifiespackaging(40-60%oftheBOMcostofatransceiver)
Conven6onalSolu6on
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CombiningtheBestTechnologiesforSuperiorPerformance
Hybridintegra6oncombinesthebest,market-readysolu6ons:
ü InPforAc'veDevices(lightgenera'on,modula'onanddetec'on)
ü DiPdielectricforPassiveDevices(lightspliyng,filteringandinterference)
ü SiordielectricforBenchandPackaging(op'calalignment,thermalmanagement,electrical,encapsula'on)
Integra'onplalormleveragestheop'maltechnologyforindividualcomponentstodeliverthehighestperformingcompletesolu'on
PERFORMANCE
BUILDINGBLOCK IndiumPhos.(InP)
Silicon(Si)
Dielectrics(DiP)
PassiveComponents
Lasers
Modulators
Switches
Op6calAmplifiers
Detectors
Bench
PERFORMANCEKEY
VeryGood
Good
Modest
Challenging
POETApproach
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AdvantageofPOETIntegratedDielectricPhotonics
ü Lowercostdiscretecomponentsforthecomponentmarket
ü Embeddedathermalwaveguidesandfiltersforintegrateddevices
ü Eliminatesneedforexpensivemicro-op'csassemblies
ü Waferscaleproduc'onforreducedmanufacturingcost
ü AthermalusesinlightsourcesenableslowerpowerWDMop'cs
CostComparisons
foraQuadFilter
SiliconPhotonics
(SilicaWaveguides)
InPPhotonics(ThinFilmFilters)
Conven6onal(MicroOp6cs)
POET(DielectricWaveguide)
$30-$50 $20 $50-$80 <$1
POETdielectricdesignscanreplaceothermaterialsfordevicesandpackaging,withresul2ngcostsavingscomparabletotheQuadFilter:
TransceiversbuiltwithPOETDielectricPhotonicsdeviceshaveBOMcosts40%-50%lowerthancompe''veproducts(evenlowerforop'calenginesalone)
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POET’sDielectricPhotonicsSolu6on
ProductAdvantages
• Disrup'veCostAdvantage
• Lowest$perGigabit/second(Gbps)
• Simple,lowcostpackaging
• Wafer-leveltestandassembly
• Scalableto8and12inchwafersizes
MarketAdvantages
• Ini'alsaleofdiscretecomponentsofOp'calEnginein2017
• Established,large,high-growthmarket
MUX
DEMUX
Monitor PD
Laser Diode Array
PiN PD Array
Mux/DeMux
Isolator
POET’sDielectricPhotonics:Adisrup'vetransceiversolu'onservingamul'billiondollarmarketopportunity
LASER DIODE ARRAY
OPTICALENGINE
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Agenda
1 CorporateOverview
2 TechnologyStatusUpdate
3 StrategicDirec'on
4 MarketandBusinessForecast
5 Whywillwewin?
6 Summary
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ThePhotonicsMarketplaceFromcorecomponentstoenabledservices
Photonic-enabledservices
Photonic-enabledproducts
Photonicproducts
Corephotoniccomponentsand
materials
§ Internet,streamingvideoandaudio(music),cloudstorageservices,e-commerce
§ Ligh'ng,internetanddatacenters,smartphones,Machinevisionsystems,TV’s,medicalimagingsystems
§ LEDlamps,cameras,displays,op'calscanners,advancedmanufacturingsystems,inspec'onsystems
§ LEDs,Lasers,Detectors,Imagesensors,Lenses,Prisms,Op'calfilters,Gra'ngs,Op'calfibers
Knowledgegenera'on
SPIE:PhotonicsWest2015
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ThePhotonicsMarketplaceFromcorecomponentstoenabledservices
Photonic-enabledservices
Photonic-enabledproducts
Photonicproducts
Corephotoniccomponentsand
materials
§ Internet,streamingvideoandaudio(music),cloudstorageservices,e-commerce
§ Ligh'ng,internetanddatacenters,smartphones,Machinevisionsystems,TV’s,medicalimagingsystems
§ LEDlamps,cameras,displays,op'calscanners,advancedmanufacturingsystems,inspec'onsystems
§ LEDs,Lasers,Detectors,Imagesensors,Lenses,Prisms,Op'calfilters,Gra'ngs,Op'calfibers
Knowledgegenera'on
SPIE:PhotonicsWest2015
$$$$
$$$
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$
CoreComponents:$156B
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PhotonicsMarketSegmenta6on&POETSAM
SPIE2015
CurrentPOETSAMincludesCommunica'onsTech,Op'calComponentsandLightSources
*SPIEProjec'onfor2020**SPIEprojec'onfor2015
TotalPhotonicsTechnologies>US$680B*
PhotonicsComponents
TAM:US$156B**
POETTargetSAM:US$12B
POETIni'alRevenuePoten'al
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InPSensing(DenseLight) InPHybridIntegra'on
Achievements,MilestonesandCommercializa6on
Accomplishments:
ü Currentproductsinsensingmarket
ü NLWlasersforLIDARandacous'csensingmarkets
Milestones:
Ø Integra'onofac'vecomponentswithdielectrics
Ø Newproductqualifica'on
Accomplishments:
ü 2TThyristorDetectorsü 2TThyristorVCSELsü HFETsü Allonsimilarepistack
Status:
Ø Developmentchallengesencounteredwith4TThyristor
Ø Re-alloca'onofR&Dresourcesbasedonbusinessopportunity
Ø Targetcommercializa'onbasedonstrategicpartner
GaAsMonolithicPlalorm
Accomplishments:
ü PrototypeMux/DeMuxü Prototypewaveguidesandspot
sizeconvertersü ROSA,EAMandPINdesignsü Alignmentschemeforwafer-level
packaging
Milestones:
Ø Prototypesforpassivecomponentsandwafer-levelpackaging
Ø Newproductqualifica'onØ Targetcommercializa'oninlate
2017
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RevenuePoten6alq InPPlalormalonehasthepoten'altogenerateannualrevenueofover$175M
by2021,withafocusonlowcost100G/10kmOp'calEngines
Revenuepoten'albasedonconserva'veadop'onratesofhighlydifferen'atedproductsineachmarketandstrategicpartnerforGaAsbasedAOCs
Sensing
AOC's
WAN
Components
EthernetDC
250
200
150
100
50
$M’s
Introduc2onof100GTxRx
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• SalesofcertainAc6veandPassiveDevicestothemerchantmarketasearlyasQ42017:﹘ LANWDMMul'-ChannelMux/De-MuxDevices﹘ ROSA:Receiver+De-Muxalone
﹘ Modulators﹘ Wavelengthcombinersforthesensingmarket﹘ Bragggra'ngsforExternalCavityLasers﹘ SingleChipLANWDMLasers
• MajorenhancementstothecurrentDenseLightsensingproduct-linetoaccelerateandgrowrevenuein2018:﹘ SLEDs:EliminateHerme'cPackage,Ac'veAlignmentandLens/Metallizedfibers﹘ BroadBandSLEDs:Waveguidemul'plexertoreplacemicroop'celements﹘ NarrowLinewidthlaser:
﹘ Waveguidefilters
﹘ Heaterelementsfortuning
DrivingAddi6onalSalesandFasterTimetoRevenue
Dielectricphotonicsandwaferlevelpackagingdevelopmentsbenefitsalesandaccelerate'metorevenuewhilecomple'ngdevelopmentofop'calengine
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CompanyHighlights
• Addressablemarketsof~$9Bby2021MarketOpportunity
• Disrup'veMonolithicandHybridIntegra'on
Differen'atedTechnology
• 58patentsgrantedand12pendingStrongIP
• Newleadershipand4newboardmemberssince2015
ManagementandBoard
• Accelerate'metorevenueandmaximizeROIGrowthStrategy
Thank You
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PUBLISHEDBACKUP
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POETCurrentProjectedSAM,byPlaMorm
CurrentproductsunderdevelopmentaddressaServedMarketof~$12Bin2021
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InP GaAs Sensors
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ManagementTeam
Dr.SureshVenkatesan,CEO• 25yearssemiconductorindustryexperienceMotorola,Freescale&GLOBALFOUNDRIES
• TechnologyDevelopment&Commercializa'on
RajanRajgopal,GMandPresident,DenseLight• Over28yearsofindustryexperience• FormerVPatGlobalFoundriesandMicron
DavidE.Lazovsky,Execu6veChairman• Founder,CEOandDirectorofIntermolecular(NASDAQ:IMI)
• 20yearsofsemiconductorindustryexperience-IMIandAppliedMaterials
Dr.William“Bill”Ring,SVPProductDevelopment• 20yearssemiconductorindustryexperience:HP,Tyco,BBPhotonics
• Op'caltechnology,productandbusinessdevelopment
Dr.Yee-LoyLam,CTODenseLight• Co-founderofDenseLightSemiconductors• ProfessorNanyangTechnologicalUniversity• Specialistinoptoelectronics,fiber-op'cssensorsandphotonicssystemsapplica'ons.
ThomasR.Mika,CFO• 25yearssemiconductorindustryexperience–TegalCorpora'on(NASDAQ:TGAL)
• CEOandCFOleadingIPO,severalfollow-onfinancingsandrestructurings
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BoardofDirectors
AjitManocha,Director• CEOofSEMIandformerCEOofGLOBALFOUNDRIES
• 35yearsofsemiconductorexperiencewithdeepknowledgeofthetechnologyandopera'ons
ChrisTsiofas,Director• PartneratTorontoCharteredProfessionalAccountancyfirmMyersTsiofasNorheimLLP
• 25yearsofexperienceonbothfinancialandopera'onalissues
JohnF.O’Donnell,Director• CounseltoS'kemanKeeleySpiegelLLP• Canadianaforneywith43yearsofexperiencespecializingincorporateandsecuri'eslaw
ToddA.DeBonis,Director• CEOofPixelworks(NASDAQ:PXLW)• Semiconductorveteranwithover27yearsofexper'seinsales,marke'ngandcorporatedevelopment
MohandasWarrior,Director• President&CEOofAlfalight,2004-2016• 15yearsatMotorolaSemiconductors(Freescale)leadingtestandassemblyopera'ons
DavidE.Lazovsky,Execu6veChairman• Founder,CEOandDirectorofIntermolecular(NASDAQ:IMI)
• 20yearsofsemiconductorindustryexperience-IMIandAppliedMaterials