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March 2009
Corporate Overviewwww.GainSpan.com
Getting Connected with Wi-Fi
Ultra Low Power Wi-Fifor Sensor and Embedded Connectivity
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Corporate Profile
• Founded in September 2006• Investors:
– Intel Capital (Funded spin-off from Intel)– New Venture Partners– Opus Capital– OVP Venture Partners – Sigma Partners– Camp Ventures
• Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Los Gatos, California• R&D office in Bangalore, India• Secured $20 million series B funding in Dec. 2007
EXECUTIVE TEAMVijay Parmar, President & CEOLewis Adams, CTOPankaj Vyas, VP, Software & SystemsJohn Roeser, VP, Worldwide SalesBernard Aboussouan, VP, MarketingHaike Dong VP, Operations
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Corporate Profile (continued)
GainSpan is a semiconductor company providing the lowest power Wi-Fi solution available on the market today enabling battery powered or energy harvesting based sensor applications.
• A highly integrated SoC solution that runs reliably for up to 10 years on a single AA battery
• Embedded software stack including RTOS, IP stack, security
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1. GS1010 Ultra-Low-Power Wireless System-on-a-Chip
2. GainSpan Embedded Software
3. GainSpan Management Software (GMS)
4. GS1010 Evaluation Kit
5. GS1010 Development Kit – “SDK”
GainSpan Product Line
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From GainSpan
Developed by CustomerReference provided by GainSpan
I/O Drivers and Wi-Fi Firmware
RTOS
WLAN, System and I/O Services
GS1010 API
Customer Application Software
802.11i Security IP Network Stack
GainSpan: GS1010 SOC & Embedded SW
Highly-integrated Wi-Fi SoC – Dual processors, SRAM, Flash, PA in 10mm X 10mm
Ultra low power consumption for years of battery life on a single AA
Works with existing Wi-Fi AP infrastructure
Supports TCP/IP/UDP protocol for direct internet connectivity
Enables management, setup and configuration of device (SNMP)
Delivers Enterprise-level security and reliability
ApplicationProcessor
SRAM FlasFlash
SPISPI
UARTUART
ADCADC
I2CI2C
PWMPWM
GPIOGPIO
JTAGJTAG
SPISPI
UARTUART
I2CI2C
PWMPWM
GPIOGPIO
RTC/RTC/PWR Mgmt
ARM7CPU
PowerAmplifier
WLANTransceiver
802.11
WLAN MACARM7 CPU
Antenna
Optional ExtPower Amp.PA/DAC
RF Switch44MHz XTAL
Power Control
Wake Up32/131kHz XTAL
Battery(3.6V – 1.2V)
1.8V
Highly Integrated SoC
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Smart power consumption for battery powered sensors• Efficient active & standby modes• System level power management• Small footprint, real-time OS • Controlled clocking, wakeup• Single die integration
Active Icc
Cur
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Time
< 5µA in standby
Predictive Maintenance
(1 day)
Sample Application (reporting intervals)
Tank Level(1 hour)
Temperature Monitoring
(1 minute)
Location(30 seconds)
~10 years
~5 years
100 Byte Packet Size
AA Li-Ion 3.6V
2,000 mAh Battery
We Bring Years of Battery Life
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Office Environment~ 200 feet (70m)
Outdoor Environment~1000 feet (300m)
Note: Testing done using Cisco* AP1200 on Dev Board with internal PA @ ~9dbm – Receiver Sensitivity is over 90 dbm
Typical Range Measurements
Range is similar to Laptops with Wi-Fi
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Target Market Segments
Smart Energy Home Building Automation
Asset/ People Tracking Cold Storage Monitoring
Smart Energy Home
Energy monitoring & control provided through broadband network building on large installed base of AMR meters.
In-HomeEnergy Display
Wi-Fi Access Point
Smart Appliances
Electric Meter(50 million meters in U.S.)
Water HeaterBroadbandModem
Thermostat
UtilityBack Office
ERT to Wi-Fi
• Reduced capital cost to utility• Potential revenues or government funding
offsetting cost of broadband deployment• Reduced energy bill to homeowners
Building Automation
• Temperature• Access control• Motion sensors• Security• Lighting control• Window shade
Building sensing solutions for monitoring and control of temperature, air quality, lighting , access and more.
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Asset/ People Tracking
Location based tracking of assets, people, etc. using Wi-Fi
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Cold Storage Monitoring
Temperature monitoring of fridgesin commercial & medical applications
MONITOR
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GainSpan’s EcoSystem
Customers
Partners
Seamlessly Works with Largest Wireless LAN
…Wi-Fi
Why GainSpan GS1010? – Wi-Fi Benefits
GainSpan Wi-Fi Other (ZigBee like)Advanced Security WPA2 NoLow Power Low Power Works with existing infrastructure No – Requires new infrastructureQuick & Easy Deployment More DifficultIT Friendly No – IT is UnfamiliarFast Transmission Speed No – Limited <250KbsLower Total Cost of Ownership No – Expensive Installation IP to the Sensor Advantage No – must use Wi-Fi Bridge
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Summary
• Low power WiFi solution using mature, installed infrastructure• Experienced management team and seasoned investors• Significant customer and ecosystem traction• Numerous Applications
www.GainSpan.com