Engineered substrates at the foundation of 5G

Engineered substrates at the foundation of 5G Thomas PILISZCZUK, EVP Strategic Marketing and Business Development, Soitec SOI Consortium, San Francisco,

1 What is 5G & how will it change our lives? 2 What are the current challenges to implement 5G? 3 How will engineered substrates enable 5G?

Network evolution enhancing user experience 1G 2G 3G - 3.5G 4G 4G+/5G 5G mmw 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020+ 2025+ Data Video 4K Video M2M No data 10 kb/s 500 kb/s 2Mb/s - 100Mb/s 150Mb/s - 600 Mb/s >1GB/s >10GB/s Movie download* LTE 4 ~47 min. 5G NR sub-6ghz ~4 min. 5G mmw ~40s *At peak data rate - Qualcomm, MWC, Barcelona, March 2018 4

5G will change our lives! Enhanced mobile broadband Low latency Massive M2M connectivity Ultra-reliability 5

1 What is 5G & how will it change our lives? 2 What are the current challenges to implement 5G? 3 How will engineered substrates enable 5G?

5G extending use of the radiofrequency spectrum 5G is not only about 10x larger spectrum it s a whole New Radio (NR) system 7

A flexible network serving all applications 5G broadband Core network 5G for IoT Worldwide broadband access 8

A network supported by a series of new technologies 5G broadband Core network Carrier aggregation Wide Channel bandwidth Beamforming Wide channel bandwidth mmw Satellite / Flying objects Terrestrial Gateway Worldwide broadband access 5G for IoT Multi-connectivity Nb IoT Cat M Wide Channel bandwidth MIMO Beamforming Advanced coding mmw 9

Supply Modulator Supply Modulator Supply Modulator Growing engineered substrates content in handset FEM LTE 2012 (**) LTE Advanced 2014 LTE Advanced PRO 2016 LTE Advanced PRO 2017 5G sub <6Ghz 2019 Tx High Power Amplifier 3G LTE PA Mode switch Filter Bank Antenna Swich Module Diplexer Bottom Antenna Tx/Rx High Power Low Noise Amplifier Supply Modulator 3G LTE PA, Rx Mode switch Filter Bank (BPF, Dx, Mx) Antenna Swich Module Tx/Rx High Power Low Noise Amplifier Supply Modulator 3G LTE PA Mode switch Filter Bank (BPF, Dx, Mx) Antenna Swich Module MIMO 4x4 1 Tx / 4 Rx 7 mm² (*) M O D E M + T R A N S C E I V E R Tx Mid Tx Low MIPI Rx High Rx Mid Rx Low 3G LTE 2G 3G LTE 2G Rx Diversity switch module Rx diversity Receive module Diplexer Top Antenna M O D E M + T R A N S C E I V E R Tx/Rx Mid Tx/Rx Low MIPI Supply Modulator 3G LTE 2G Supply Modulator 3G LTE 2G Rx Diversity switch module Rx diversity Receive module Diplexer Diplexer Bottom Antenna Top Antenna M O DM EO MD E + M T+ R AT NR SA CN ES CI VE EI RV E R Tx/Rx Mid Tx/Rx Low MIPI Supply Modulator 3G LTE 2G Supply Modulator 3G LTE 2G Diplexer Diplexer 20 mm² (*) Rx Diversity switch module (x3) Rx diversity Receive module (x3) 32 mm² (*) >40 mm² (*) 10 Source: (*) Soitec estimates (**) First introduction

5G will drive a major change at infrastructure level Antenna 4G < 6Ghz x1 mmw x0 x64 x16 to x2048 5G X100 FEM and transceivers demand Power amplifier Power (base station case) < 6Ghz x1 mmw x0 /500 < 1 Watt /500 to /30000 < 100 mwatt Move from III-V to silicon world Base station density < 6Ghz x1 mmw x0 >1 x100 Small cells demand > x100 11

5G challenges Form factor Multiple bands Low power consumption Components integration Cost effectiveness Performance 12

1 What is 5G & how will it change our lives? 2 What are the current challenges to implement 5G? 3 How will engineered substrates enable 5G?

Soitec expertise to engineer innovative substrates 14

Full range of products and technologies to deploy 5G RF Front-end Module Processor & connectivity SoC Photonics RF Filters RF Front-end Module RF-SOI FD-SOI Photonics-SOI Piezo-on-insulator III-V based 15

Engineered substrates today in our 4G connected world PD-SOI SoS Core network 4G Broadband RF-SOI SiGe RF-SOI GaAs Device-to-device RF-SOI SiGe RF-SOI FD-SOI GaAs Worldwide broadband access RF-SOI FD-SOI 16

Engineered substrates tomorrow in our 5G connected world PD-SOI FD-SOI Worldwide broadband access PD-SOI FD-SOI RF-SOI SiGe RF-SOI FD-SOI PD-SOI FD-SOI mmw PD-SOI mmw POI GaAs SiPh / InP FD-SOI mmw PD-SOI mmw GaN GaAs Core network RF-SOI SiGe-SOI GaAs FD-SOI mmw PD-SOI mmw GaN Device-to-device RF-SOI FD-SOI FD-SOI mmw PD-SOI mmw POI 5G Broadband RF-SOI SiGe RF-SOI FD-SOI GaAs PD-SOI PD-SOI mmw FD-SOI mmw POI GaN InP 17

Transceivers at the heart of all connected devices Device Infrastructure Connected device (short range) Macro-cell Connected device (long range) transceiver transceiver Femto-cell Combo Wifi/BT Mobile LEO communication Car V2X Radar Wifi 18

FD-SOI the optimum choice for 5G transceivers 19

Number of bands and bands combinations New filter technologies are needed for 5G CHALLENGES More bands and band combinations Larger bands and higher frequency bands density in the spectrum Cost and manufacturability Spectrum 2 adjacent bands NEW ENGINEERED SUBSTRATE Filter template Bulk acoustic filter POI acoustic filter 20 frequency

Collaboration across ecosystem is key Services Final Product Software Hardware Semiconductor device Substrates 21

Closing Remarks 5G will change our lives and society 5G deployment will massively rely on engineered substrates Soitec products deliver increasing value at device and system level Collaboration across full eco-system are essential to bring on time industrial solutions to the market

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