Nordic Semiconductor — Investor Presentation 2018

Jan 22, 2018

nRF91^® low power cellular IoT

A 'sneak peek'

January 22, 2018, Oslo, Norway

Welcome!

Svenn-Tore Larsen, CEO

I am proud and excited today

3-years ago...

Seasoned cellular R&D team Desire to work on something different

Low power expertise and DNA Broad market engagement model

InRF91 sneak peek

Thomas Embla Bonnerud, Director of Strategy and IR

Cellular technology has changed our life

Always connected

Wherever, whenever

Blazing speed Productivity and entertainment

Reliable and secure Hassle and risk free connectivity

Cellular unique value proposal for IoT

Always connected

Reliability and scalability

Independence from local COL area networks

• Managed frequency spectrum and SLA's
• Proven scalability $\blacksquare$

Secure

• End-to-end IP security
• SIM and eSIMs

Technical barriers of adoption in IoT

Power consumption Cannot charge battery everyday Little need for very high data throughput

Size Space constrained devices

Extended coverage and density Rural and deep indoor deployments Massive deployments

Cellular is not easy...

... it is actually pretty difficult

Getting hold of everything Getting it to work

Deploying the product

Multiple bits and pieces Hardware and software Stitching everything together Getting support

Certifications Regional differences

This is nRF91

Cellular made easy

Lower barriers of adoption Drive innovation and enable new markets

Cellular for everything else

Designed and optimized for IoT applications Lower power, smaller size and improved coverage

Low power cellular connectivity made easy

Complete modem in a package Multimode LTE-M / NB-IoT

All the benefits of a traditional module Ease of integration and use Teleregulatory, standard and carrier certifications

Global operation with one variant Multiband support for world wide coverage

Complete cellular IoT system made easy

Integrated processor the for application Arm® Cortex®-M33 core, embedded flash and RAM Rich set of system peripheral and interfaces

Complete cellular IoT system in package Integrated connectivity and application

Lower power, smaller size and lower eBOM Compared to using external processors

System level solution for IoT security

Secure connectivity

Cellular network, end-to-end internet protocol security Modem is a separate secure island

Secure application

Arm^® TrustZone® for ARMv8 and CryptoCell® technology Root of trust and trusted execution environment

Secure over-the-air updates Modem and application firmware updates Embedded flash

Advanced System-in-Package assembly

Qorvo × Nordic Semiconductor Strategic partnership for SiP development and manufacturing

Built-in global RF Front-End and shield Qorvo custom RF Front-End and MicroShield™ technology

Ultra-compact form factor $10 \times 16 \times 1.2$ mm

$1.2mm$

QONO all around you

New industry benchmark on solution size

Up to $3x$ smaller footprint

Up to $2x$

thinner

$\overline{U}$ p 5x $\overline{X}$ less volume

Where are my things?

... and in what condition are my things?

Tracking, predictive maintenance and beyond in IoT

Built-in Assisted GPS for positioning

Support for cellular based positioning Modem support for Enhanced Cell ID and OTDOA

Built-in GPS receiver Optimized for asset tracking

Assisted GPS for fast-time-to-fix Combines cellular and GPS position data

New industry benchmark on integration

Cellular tracker solution Announced at CES 2018 Module + chip solution

nRF91 solution Single SiP solution

Up to 4x smaller footprint

Nordic System-on-Chip inside

Custom highly integrated SoC

Multimode LTE-M/NB-IoT modem baseband and transceiver, Processor for application, embedded Flash and RAM GPS receiver and power management

Finland × Norway chip design, Unique combination of cellular and ultra-low power expertise

Optimized for power and size Built from scratch for LTE-M and NB-IoT

Demo

Telia × Nordic Semiconductor

Cellular IoT demo set-up

Cellular made easy, cellular for everything else

Cellular IoT demo set-up

nRF Connect for Cloud Internet Cellular network $(LTE-M)$ Chris' nRF91 demo kit

Verizon Wireless Network

Under the hood

Peder Rand, Product Manager Cellular IoT

nRF91 Cellular Connectivity

• 23 dBm output power $\overline{\phantom{a}}$
• -108 dBm LTE-M sensitivity L.
• Coverage

QoS

• 700 MHz 2.2 GHz $\overline{\phantom{a}}$
• Up to 4x LTE range with LTE-M CONTRACTOR
• Up to 7x LTE range with NB-IoT $\overline{\phantom{a}}$

Throughput

• Up to 360 kbps with LTE-M CONTRACTOR
• Up to 60 kbps with NB-IoT Ī.
• Switch between LTE-M and Ī. NB-IoT to find service globally
• Mobility supported in LTE-M CONTRACTOR

Industry obfuscation on power consumption

10+ years battery life

Versus what?

Doing what?

With what battery?

Power Consumption

$\sim$ 150 mA $\sim$ 15 uA $\sim$ 0.5 mA

Connected with 10 minutes downlink latency (eDRX) More than 15 years battery life

Sending tracking information every 20s (DRX) More than 6 months battery life

Downloading new firmware @ 360 kbps (RRC Connected) A 512 KB image updated in 30 s

LTE-M, 23 dBm, 3.7 V, 2700 mAh

Highly integrated single chip SoC

The nRF91 SoC

Designed for low power

Uses integrated memories and low-leakage process features extensively

Common power management and clock system for modem and application

Tight integration

Efficient, on-chip data and control transfer between application and modem

Multiple Secure Islands Modular approach to security

Modem Architecture

Low power architecture

Hybrid modem and general purpose stack processing for low power

No memory loading

Modem runs from embedded flash/RAM for fast startup times and flexibility

Flexible transceiver

Wide range of bands supported for world-wide operation

Application Processor for Edge Computing

Evolved

Cutting-edge M-class, low power application processor with trusted execution support

Powerful Peripherals

Draws from the nRF52 pool of low-power peripherals Interface to any sensor or external system

Edge Computing

Processing and memory resources for low-power edge computing - send information, not data

Our Software

Full application development SDK

nRF Connect for Cloud application works out-of-the-box

Comprehensive sample applications

Integrating the nRF91 SiP

• 10 mm x 16 mm LGA, 0.5 mm pitch
• · Simple 4-layer PCB
• 32 GPIO + coexistence interface + trace/debug
• · Single-ended 500 RF
• Integrated crystals and passives
• Single $3.1 \vee -5.5 \vee$ supply
• Industrial -40°C to +85°C temperature range

Mix and match with Bluetooth

Chipset approach

Automatic coexistence interface

Software drivers and sample application in the SDK

Easy to use, low cost development kit

Wide band antenna for world-wide operation

ARM debug and trace on-board

Bluetooth on-board

Supports Arduino Uno Shields

This is nRF91

Cellular made easy

Lower barriers of adoption Drive innovation and enable new markets

Cellular for everything else

Designed and optimized for IoT applications Lower power, smaller size and improved coverage

We can't wait to get it into your hands!

Now

Lead customer sampling program

• Started December 2017
• Expanding through H1 2018 $\blacksquare$
• Engineering samples, kits and software
• Close and dedicated support

Mid-2018

Start of general sampling

• Phased regional roll-out
• Engineering samples, kits $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ and software
• Available trough distribution channels

End 2018

First production quantities

• Phased regional roll-out
• $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ Regulatory and carrier certifications
• Production ready hardware and software

Thanks!