Craig-Hallum Alpha Select Conference October 2011
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A Leading Specialty Semiconductor Company Ramtron will be the leading provider of F-RAM based analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products and solutions Leader with patents and know-how Fully commercialized Established customers and end markets Poised for next stage of growth 3
Investment Highlights Large growing $2B market Leading provider of specialized highperformance memory Established global customer base Strong IP position and know-how New products will accelerate growth Wireless memory Ultra low power System-based solutions Strong historical revenue growth 4
Wafers Capacity in Place to Support Revenue Ramp 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 $15.8M $18.3M $19.9M $16.1M $10.6M $16.6M 1000 0 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 Quarterly Revenue Prior Foundry New Wafer Source 5
Building a Management Team for Growth Eric Balzer Scott Emley Ying Shiau Doug Moran Tom Davenport Pete Zimmer Mike Lipsey Lee Brown Chief Executive Officer VP Marketing Executive VP of Operations VP of R&D VP of Technology VP of Sales VP of Supply Chain Management VP Business Development 6
F-RAM Technology Technology, IP and manufacturing very difficult to replicate 7
Revenue Diversity 2010 Revenue by Region 2010 Revenue by Market ISM 5% (7) Auto 25% (8) Computing 32% (5) Metering 38% (20) Notes: (#) denotes number of customers Top 40 Customers = $36.6M or 51% of Sales 8
Established Global Operation Leverage global distributors and regionally-based representatives Ramtron UK Ramtron North America Texas Foundry KYE C Ramtron Japan Ramtron China Global rep and distributor network US-based world-class foundries Asia-based assembly and test 9
Expanding Addressable Market Unique F-RAM SAM $650M+ F-RAM SAM $313M F-RAM F-RAM SAM $331M EEPROM TAM $815M Battery-Backed SRAM NvSRAM NOVRAM TAM $870M F-RAM provides technology foundation for low-power mixed signal products Over $1B opportunity Source: Selantek, 2011 10
Advantages of F-RAM Non-Volatile Memory F-RAM Writes data 500x faster 10,000x more data writes Uses 2,000x less power F-RAM is 2 orders of magnitude more reliable Other Specialty Memory EEPROM BBSRAM MRAM Flash NVSRAM 11
Market Trends Driving Need for F-RAM Rapid expansion of auto electronics Global proliferation of smart meters Driving an Explosion of data Print cartridges require security Industrial/medical devices require maximum uptime & efficiency 12
Automotive Opportunity F-RAM meets demand for fast write, highendurance and low power Ramtron customers include major automotive OEMs and tier-one suppliers worldwide Smart airbag Navigation Infotainment Electric Steering Diagnostic and performance Monitoring more than 25 potential applications! 13
Diverse Industrial Applications F-RAM is indispensible in automotive applications that demand fast write, Ramtron high-endurance serves thousands low of power. industrial Our products customers are used by major automotive OEMs and tier-one F-RAM suppliers the world over. Eliminates reliability concerns and system design complexities of battery-backed SRAM and EEPROM devices Captures critical data during sudden power loss Ensures graceful recovery of equipment on power up 14
Smart Metering Opportunity Sophisticated metering products drive the need for intensive data collection Ramtron is a leader in memory products to the smart metering market Shipping to more than 40 leading smart metering customers worldwide 15
Strong Foundry Relationships Dallas, TX Burlington, VT Specializes in higher density F-RAM products Most advanced F-RAM process in the world Many years in development First production in 2007 Will scale with growth First independent foundry for Ramtron Development began in 2009 Product development flexibility Further expands capacity Access to design libraries Now sampling multiple devices 16
Broad F-RAM Product Suite Over half a billion devices sold to over 6,000 customers High Performance F-RAM Memory Serial F-RAM Memory Parallel F-RAM Memory Ultra Low-Power Memory Integrated and Specialty F-RAM Devices F-RAM Processor Companions F-RAM State Savers 17
New Platform: Wireless Memory Breakthrough F-RAM memory with standard RF communication capability Sampling more than 70 customers EMS Application High memory Fast write Symmetrical read/write 50X performance throughput PCB with Ramtron s MaxArias Wireless Memory PCB with standard EEPROM RF tag 18
New Platform: Ultra Low-Power F-RAM ULP Applications 99.9% less power consumption Enables smaller form factor designs Potentially lifetime use with single battery Currently Sampling customers Standard EEPROM Equivalent writes requires 16,500 batteries! Low-power EEPROM Equivalent writes requires 2,405 batteries ULP F-RAM 594 million writes requires a single 3-volt lithium battery F-RAM USES 99.9% LESS POWER 19
Applications Systems Based Solutions Increasing Value Proposition System-Level Mixed Signal Solutions Low Power CPU Wireless Connectivity Hi-Memory RFID Metering Automotive Computing Medical On-Chip IP Blocks Security High-End Analog Ultra-Low Power F-RAM Wireless Sensors Energy Harvesting Power Mgmt. Industrial Networking Authentication Hi-Memory RFID Wireless Sensors 20
Ramtron Positioning for an Inflection Point Me Too memory mentality Dramatically expanded capacity via new foundry and packaging relationships Moving up value chain with mixed-signal system solutions Expanding served market via cost-downs New product platforms leveraging F-RAM advantages 21
Financial Highlights Established diverse product revenue base Solid Base Business 2H11 Revenue Snap-Back 5-year revenue of 15% CAGR 50% Specialty memory gross margin Funding working capital requirements Capacity in Place for Growth Further Investing to Accelerate Growth $30 million invested to date in capacity expansion Adding resources to accelerate product development and drive design-in activity 22
Solid Base Business Revenue (M) $80 $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 $70.2 $65-$70M $63.6 $51.1 $47.5 $40.5 $9.8 $7.4 $7.0 $4.1 $2.8 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011E $16 $14 $12 $10 $8 $6 $4 $2 $0 EBITDA (M) 23
Attractive Long-Term Model 2010 1H 2011 Long-Term Revenue $70.2M $27M At Scale Gross Margin 51% 47% 53-55% R&D 24% 31% 23-25% SG&A 22% 31% 18-20% Operating Income 5% (15%) 13-15% GAAP Net Income 2% (11%) 12-13% $62 million NOL carry forward to offset near-term taxes 24
Investment Highlights Large growing $2B market Leading provider of specialized high-performance memory Established global customer base Strong IP position and know-how New products will accelerate growth Wireless memory Ultra low power System-based solution platform Strong historical and profitable revenue growth 25