Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. Technology for the Mobile World b Investor Presentation 4Q12 China United States Korea India Taiwan www.spreadtrum.com 1
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Spreadtrum At a Glance Fabless semiconductor and wireless platform company, the largest of its kind in mainland China Serving large growth markets: China and emerging markets Designs with first-tier cell phone makers, including Samsung, HTC, Huawei and other major China OEMs. Certified by top global operator. Strong focus on innovation and market firsts: >85% of our staff work in R&D Fastest growing fabless IC company in 2011, with 95% increase in sales Spreadtrum Advantage: Advanced technology + Turnkey business model + Local China leadership www.spreadtrum.com 4
Global R&D, Local Support Tianjin R&D Center Korea Support Center Beijing R&D Center Shanghai Headquarters San Diego R&D Center India Support Center Shenzhen Support Center www.spreadtrum.com 5
In-House Core R&D, Turnkey Business Model Baseband Chip RF Chip Protocol Stack Software Platform Multimedia Internet Delivered as turnkey platform Fast time to market, lower development costs www.spreadtrum.com 6
Local China Advantage Close relationship with government and China operators Local to handset customers and supply chain geographically and culturally Government R&D subsidies Lower labor costs and operating expenses China President Hu Jintao visited Spreadtrum Shanghai office in 2010 www.spreadtrum.com 7
2009-2011: Share Gains in High Growth Markets TD-SCDMA Market 55Mu GSM Market 590Mu 813Mu 30Mu 373Mu 34% 55% 2010 2011 9% 19% 26% 2009 2010 2011 Spreadtrum Others Leading Supplier to China s TD-SCDMA Market, Growing Footprint in Export Markets Source: IHS isuppli, Share calculated as % of China designed handsets www.spreadtrum.com 8
Expanding Wireless Technologies Technology TD- SCDMA /GGE DualSIM TDD-LTE TD-SCDMA GGE EDGE GSM/GPRS DualSIM WCDMA /GGE 21Mb TD- SCDMA /GGE DualTalk WCDMA TD-SCDMA GGE DualSIM FDD-LTE TDD-LTE TD-SCDMA WCDMA GGE Multimode GSM /GPRS QuadSIM 2011 2012 2013 www.spreadtrum.com 9
Advancing in Process Technology, Smartphone Platforms High-end Smart Phone 40/28nm LTE 28nm Process Roadmap 3G 40nm Low-end Smart Phone 40nm 2G 0.152um Before 2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 www.spreadtrum.com 10
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Continuing Growth in TD-SCDMA 85 TD-SCDMA BB Market (est. millions of units) 140 180 200+ 700M China Mobile subscribers = >200M annual TAM in replacement handsets >80% smartphones, growth to 50% open channel distribution in 2013 2012 2013 2014 2015 Low end segment growth with first time smartphone buyers Source: Spreadtrum estimates More smartphones, broader availability www.spreadtrum.com 12
Expansion into First Tier OEM in 2.5G GSM/GPRS/EDGE Market (millions of units) 891 855 829 809 599 508 456 393 2012 2013 2014 2015 Global GSM/GPRS/EDGE China-designed GSM/GPRS/EDGE SPRD TAM Source: IDC, IHS isuppli 2012 Global 1 st tier 2.5G business + EDGE smartphones expand Spreadtrum s TAM www.spreadtrum.com 13
Entry into New, High Growth Markets 1,000 800 600 WCDMA (millions of units) New growth vector in 2013 China/Emerging Markets: Grow from 57% to 75% share of global volume 23% CAGR 2012-2015 400 200-57% 53% 47% 41% 16% 17% 18% 18% 2012 2013 2014 2015 China Emerging Developed Customer targets: OEMs serving domestic China market Design houses exporting to overseas regions Source: Gartner, 3Q12 www.spreadtrum.com 14
Emergence of High Value Segments in 2014 TD-LTE/FDD-LTE (millions of units) 47 30 3 15 8 16 2012 2013 2014 2015 China TD-LTE China LTE Source: Gartner, 3Q12 Benefiting from strength in TD-SCDMA in delivery of multi-mode solutions www.spreadtrum.com 15
Mix Shift to Smartphones in China & Export Markets Drives Higher ASP Products Made-in-China handsets for China Market Made-in-China handsets for Export 50% 74% 78% 79% 12% 15% 31% 47% 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 0% Smartphone 0% Feature 0% Phone 0% Source: Goldman Sachs Fast transition in domestic China, the largest smartphone market in the world Followed by growth in export markets 2014-2015 www.spreadtrum.com 16
Smartphones + More Silicon Content Improve Blended ASP Relative ASPs Integrated Connectivity 2G 3G 4G GPS WiFi BT FM Integrated 4Q12 2013 2013 2G FP EDGE SP 3G SP 4G SP Mix shift to smartphones improves ASP blend Integrated connectivity adds content value www.spreadtrum.com 17
Spreadtrum Leadership in Low-Cost and Premium Smartphone Market Segments Market Segment Shipping Now Market leadership Premium smartphones (modem only) Mid-range smartphones SC8803 TD-SCDMA -- SC9610 TD-LTE/ TD-SCDMA Mature TD-SCDMA protocol stack Best-in-class modems for flagship products Ultra-lowcost smartphones (500-600rmb) 3G feature phones SC8810 SC6820 TD-SCDMA EDGE 1GHz Cortex A5 BB/AP SC8800G TD-SCDMA Unique chip design for best performance/cost in 500-600RMB range Market leadership in entry level price segment www.spreadtrum.com 18
Spreadtrum s SC8810/SC6820: Lowest Cost Architecture for Mass Market Smartphones 1GHz Android Platform 1GHz Cortex A5 CPU TD-SCDMA (SC8810), EDGE / WiFi (SC6820) Android 2.3/4.0 40nm Integrated PMU Dedicated Mali GPU Dual-SIM, dual-standby USIM/SIM DDRAM NAND MCP RF SC8810/ SC6820 Industry-leading power consumption Single-chip 2G/3G RF Transceiver Enabling ultra low-cost smartphone segment www.spreadtrum.com 19
Spreadtrum TD-SCDMA Baseband Modem Shipping in Flagship Handsets SAMSUNG GALAXY S III HTC One XT HTC Desire VT Huawei Ascend P1 TD-SCDMA Best-in-class performance for premium smartphones www.spreadtrum.com 20
Expanding our Smartphone TAM SC8810/ SC6820 SC88xx/ SC68xx SC7710 SC77xx SCxxxx Segment Entry level Mid-range Entry level Mid-range Mid- to High-end Core Single-core Dual-core Single-core Dual-core Quad-core Availability 2Q12 4Q12 1Q13 1Q/2Q 2013 Modem TD-SCDMA & EDGE HSPA+ HSPA+/ TD-SCDMA / TD+UMTS / EDGE Processor Cortex A5 Cortex A7 Speed 1GHz / 1.2GHz (Q3) 1.2GHz 1.5GHz Connectivity External Integrated Expanding to mid-range in TD-SCDMA & EDGE, introducing WCDMA www.spreadtrum.com 21
Strong Smartphone Customer Base as Platform for Expansion Smartphone OEMs in China, 2Q12 Samsung Apple Lenovo Huawei ZTE Coolpad Nokia HTC Gionee Motorola Xiaomi Hisense Tianyu TCL OPPO Already serving: 12 out of top 15 largest OEMs in domestic China smartphone market + 20 out of top 20 design houses in China Source: Gartner www.spreadtrum.com 22
Positioned for Best Performance/Cost Market Segment Below 600 rmb 800-1200 rmb 1500-2500 rmb 2500+ rmb (Sampling 1H13) Quad-core X X (Sampling 4Q12) Dual-core X X (Shipping now) Single-core X X X Competitor A X Competitor B Best-in-class TD-SCDMA protocol stack Highest integration in TD-SCDMA Best-in-segment graphics performance & power consumption Performance metrics comparable to global smartphones Turnkey solution with Android 2.2, 2.3, 4.0, 4.1 www.spreadtrum.com 23
4Q12/1H13 Roadmap Key Products, 2G/3G Product Segment Available 4Q12 1H13 2.5G SC6530 40nm 2.5G BB/RF SC6531 2.5G BB/RF /BT/FM EDGE TD-SCDMA 1-1.2GHz Single-core Cortex A5 (TD, EDGE) SC8803 SC68xx SC88xx 1.2GHz Dual-core Cortex A5 (TD, EDGE) SC68xx SC88xx SC8502 1.5GHz Quad-core Cortex A7 (TD, HSPA+, EDGE, Multimode) SCxxxx SC8800G SC8501 WCDMA / HSPA+ HSPA+ 21Mbps modem 1GHz Cortex A5 SC7702 SC7710 1.5GHz Dual-core Cortex A7 SC77xx Feature phone+ Modem+ Smartphone www.spreadtrum.com 24
2013 Roadmap Key Products, LTE Product Segment Available 2Q/3Q 13 LTE SC9610 TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA /GGE single-chip modem SCxxxx SC9620 TD-LTE/FDD-LTE/TD- SCDMA/WCDMA/GGE single-chip modem 2013 Network upgrade 2013 Spreadtrum product 2014 Revenue China Mobile expects to build 200,000 base stations for TD-LTE by end of 2013 5 mode single-chip modem: TD-LTE / FDD-LTE TD-SCDMA / WCDMA GGE Anticipated commercial network launch www.spreadtrum.com 25
Target Share of China Smartphone Market China Smartphone Market (Domestic + Export) (millions of units) 539 380 247 703 30 80-100 2012 2013 2014 2105 China smartphones - domestic China smartphones - export SPRD smartphone chips SPRD smartphone modems Source: Goldman Sachs, Spreadtrum estimates www.spreadtrum.com 26
Expansion in Revenue 700M+ 30-40% 50-60% 70-80% Growth catalysts: TD-SCDMA market growth Smartphone platforms 2012e 2013e 2014e Smartphone products Feature phone products Expansion to WCDMA & LTE Global OEM business Shift to higher value product segments can drive double digit annual revenue growth in next two years www.spreadtrum.com 27
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Financial Highlights 3Q12 revenue - US$187.9 million, up 8.5% QoQ and up 1.7% YoY Gross margin - 37.3%, compared to 37.1% in 2Q12 GAAP net income US$23.2 million, compared to US$21.0 million in 2Q12 and US$39.3 million in 3Q11 Non- GAAP net income per diluted ADS - US$0.56 compared to US$0.58 in 2Q12 and US$0.83 in 3Q11 Management guidance for Q4 2012: Revenue: Gross Margin: US$189 million US$196 million flat relative to third quarter www.spreadtrum.com 29
Spreadtrum Solid Growth Revenue Gross Profit 250 90 200 80 70 77.2 78.4 150 100 50 00 38.4 42.3 52.1 71.4 96.2 126.5 137.1 160.2 184.8 192.2 161.1 173.1 187.9 60 50 40 30 20 10 00 15.0 17.8 23.7 31.9 42.5 54.4 57.9 67.2 61.3 64.2 70.1 Net Income Non-GAAP EPS (Diluted) 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 05 00 0.6 1.4 6.6 11.1 19.5 30.0 27.5 32.5 39.3 35.2 24.3 21.0 23.2 0.90 0.80 0.70 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.17 0.34 0.43 0.61 0.55 0.65 0.83 0.78 0.57 0.58 0.56 www.spreadtrum.com 30
Investment Summary Targeting Large Growth Markets: China and Emerging Markets Market Leading Innovation and Advanced Technology A Local China Advantage in Customer Proximity & Cost of R&D Execution: 94.7% growth in revenue & 100% growth in EPS in 2011 Expanding Portfolio in Smartphones, WCDMA, LTE and Connectivity www.spreadtrum.com 31
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