Making 5G NR a commercial reality

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1 Making 5G NR a commercial reality

2 Ultra-high fidelity media anywhere Immersive entertainment Safer, more autonomous transportation Connectivity is the new Electricity Reliable access to remote healthcare More efficient use of energy/utilities Improved public safety and security Sustainable cities and infrastructure More autonomous/digitized factories 2

3 5G NR: A unifying connectivity fabric Over $12 Trillion 5G-related goods and services in Live Enhanced mobile broadband Mission-critical services Massive Internet of Things Unifying connectivity platform for future innovation Convergence of spectrum types / bands, diverse services, and deployments 3

4 The world s first announced 5G connection on a mobile chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 4

5 5G MODEM FAMILY World s First 5G-NR Multimode Modems 2G/3G/4G/5G multimode Sub-6 + mmwave Premium-tier smartphones in

6 Mobilizing media & entertainment Rich user-generated content Immersive experiences Augmented Reality NR Essential for next-gen mobile broadband experiences Up to 5X upload and download speeds compared to 4G* Much more capacity to efficiently support unlimited data* Significantly lower latency for interactive/immersive content Connected vehicle * Cat16 LTE Congested environments High-speed mobility Connected cloud computing 6

7 5G NR sub-6ghz mmwave 6 GHz 24 GHz 100 GHz Breaking through key challenges in mobilizing 5G mmwave

8 Commercializing mmwave in a smartphone form factor 76 mm mm ` 11ad in Asus Zenfone 4 Pro 9.7 mm mmwave (60 GHz) viability in handset form factor Qualcomm 5G NR mmwave prototype 5G NR mmwave Qualcomm Reference Design 8

Realizing mmwave in mobile devices Overcoming key

challenging constraints Relatively short signal range in

Number of elements Placement Beam forming Antenna design

9 Realizing mmwave in mobile devices Overcoming key challenges Coverage Power Power techniques to meet challenging constraints Relatively short signal range in mmwave requires focused transmit power Size Antenna config. Number of elements Placement Beam forming Antenna design MIMO PA design Innovation to fit mmwave design in smartphone form factor 9

and spacing # of antennas in array determines max EIRP Required transmit power (EIRP 1 ) Beamforming and directional

10 Achieving required transmit power for mobile mmwave λ/4 PA PA λ/4 λ=10.5 mm at 28 GHz λ/2 PA output Element gain Summation gain Beamforming gain Single polarization Physics dictates antenna size and spacing # of antennas in array determines max EIRP Required transmit power (EIRP 1 ) Beamforming and directional architectures allow more gain 1 EIRP = Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power. Represents peak directional power transmitted from the antenna array relative to an isotropic transmission 10

11 Getting to target smartphone EIRP for mmwave coverage Optimization of RF front-end and antenna architecture for 5G mmwave smartphones Achieving target EIRP: 4-element example PA PA dbm 5 dbi 6 db 6 db 3 db PA output Element gain Summation gain Beamforming gain Single polarization dbm EIRP 11

Qualcomm Technologies proprietary 55% smaller footprint Further size reduction achievable

12 Making it all fit in a smartphone Techniques and materials to address size constraints SDR051-based antenna module for X50 Proprietary technology to further reduce size Qualcomm Technologies proprietary 55% smaller footprint Further size reduction achievable for smartphone form factor Antenna architecture allows flexible placements and multiple modules 12

mmwave more power-efficient than 4G at higher throughputs Battery current Cellular mmwave 4G mmwave Power cons. (mw) Wi-Fi 5G mmwave energy/bit lower than 4G at higher throughputs 2000 1000 802.

13 mmwave more power-efficient than 4G at higher throughputs Battery current Cellular mmwave 4G mmwave Power cons. (mw) Wi-Fi 5G mmwave energy/bit lower than 4G at higher throughputs ac 5 GHz 5X higher throughput for the same power consumption ad 60 GHz Steep 4G power curve due to 20 MHz bw limit percarrier 500 5G sub-6 can exploit up to 100 MHz Throughput 0.5 Gbps 1 Gbps 1.5 Gbps 2 Gbps Throughput 13

14 Gigabit LTE is essential to the 5G mobile experience Multi-connectivity fully leverage LTE investments for a phased 5G NR rollout New 5G NR mmwave Ubiquitous LTE coverage Gigabit LTE, VoLTE New 5G NR Sub-6 GHz 5G New Radio (NR) Brings new levels of capability and efficiency 14

15 Gigabit LTE is paving the path to 5G Sony Xperia XZ Premium Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ HTC U11 Moto Z 2 Force Edition Asus Zenfone 4 Pro 16 commercial devices, including 10 smartphones Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Sharp Aquos R LG V30 Sony Xperia XZ1 40 Operators in 24 countries with Gigabit LTE planned or trialed 15

16 Accelerating 5G NR commercialization 5G NR mmwave smartphone prototype 5G NR mmwave Reference Design Platform and UE evolution mmwave LOS/NLOS demo 5G NR prototype 5G NR connectivity demo 5G trials st 5G call on modem chipset Silicon evolution FPGAs FPGAs RF ASIC Snapdragon X50 5G modem family Enabling 5G NR mmwave and sub-6 launches 16

17 Anyone can talk about 5G. We are making it a reality. NR Learn more at 17

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18 Thank you Follow us on: For more information, visit us at: & Nothing in these materials is an offer to sell any of the components or devices referenced herein. 2013, 2015 Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its affiliated companies. All Rights Reserved. Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries, used with permission. Other products and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. References in this presentation to Qualcomm may mean Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and/or other subsidiaries or business units within the Qualcomm corporate structure, as applicable. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm s licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm s engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its product and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT.

Making Mobile 5G a Commercial Reality. Peter Carson Senior Director Product Marketing Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Making Mobile 5G a Commercial Reality Peter Carson Senior Director Product Marketing Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Insatiable global data demand First phase of 5G NR will focus on enhanced MBB Enhanced mobile