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COMPANY
UPDATE
NOVEMBER 2021
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THE OPPORTUNITY
Semiconductor demand at an all time high
Production facilities cannot keep up with demand
Billions are being invested into new production facilities
Limited memory innovation over many years: SRAM,
DRAM and NAND remain the dominant memories
Lack of innovation and
high demand provide
an opportunity for new
technologies
Existing memory solutions have become the limiter in
computing for both mobile and data centers
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COMPANY OVERVIEW
INTERFACE
SWITCHING
ReRAM
World-leading
Silicon Valley
based Interface
Switching ReRAM
developer
4DS is the most
advanced Interface
Switching ReRAM
Targeting Storage
Class Memory with
focus on augmenting
DRAM
Joint development
agreement with
Western Digital
subsidiary HGST
since 2014
Strategic
collaboration with
imec since 2017
32 granted US
patents wholly
owned (4 non-core
patents dropped)
Board and management have the requisite skills to create value
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STORAGE CLASS MEMORY
STORAGE CLASS MEMORY
Attempts to combine the best
characteristics of
DRAM and NAND Flash
4DS Interface Switching ReRAM is a unique ReRAM being
developed specifically for Storage Class Memory applications.
Faster: DRAM - like read speed
Low
NAND
Flash
Storage
Class
Memory
Die Cost ($/GB)
Battleground for next generation memory technology.
Access Time (Sec)
Slow
DRAM
High
Fast
Cheaper than DRAM cost per bit
Non-Volatile
Volatile
Non-volatile - retains data when power is off
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THE CURRENT MARKET
In 2020 the total
semiconductor market
achieved ~US $470 billion
in sales.*
DRAM and NAND Flash markets
had a combined annual revenue of
US$ 120 billion in 2020 or
approximately 25% of world-wide
semiconductor revenue.*
DRAM & NAND are a
significant influence on the
overall semiconductor
market.*
Storage Class Memory will
supplement not replace DRAM &
NAND revenue or potential growth.
It’s estimated that more
than 5 billion people
have a mobile device
*https://www.semiconductors.org/wpcontent/uploads/2021/02/HighestVolume-MainstreamMemory_Omdia.pdf
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SNAPSHOT
Completed analysis of multiple lots of imec wafers
Demonstrated ability to replicate results in speed,
endurance and retention – twice during 2021
While 4DS memory endurance continues to be orders of
magnitude better than NAND endurance, recent results
showed a potential degradation in endurance using the
latest version of polycrystalline PCMO
Strategic collaboration with imec; recently extended to
end of 2022
o Negotiating the extension and defining the future
development plans were the reason for suspension from
the ASX
Western Digital / HGST JDA extended till 30 June 2022
3 additional patents granted
Todays Market Cap* – A$72.5 million
(@A$0.048)
Peak Market Cap – A$370 million
*Assumes fully diluted on completion of placement and SPP – doesn’t include
oversubscriptions
Recently placed A$ 2.5 mil to institutions and high-networth individuals
SPP for up to A$ 2.5 mil is open, with ability to take
additional A$1 mil
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WORLD # 1
AND 4DS PARTNER
imec is the world’s #1 independent semiconductor
development institute
In 2020 total revenue of 680 million euro
Unique infrastructure that includes a 2.5 billion euro 300mm
semiconductor pilot line
More than 5000 expert scientists from over 95 countries
Collaborates with the who’s who of electronic products and
systems – over 600 world leading industry players and a
global academic network
Collaborates with makers of high-volume high-density
memories
Uses the same tools as industry for high-volume production
of high-density memories
Has a proven Megabit memory platform to fast-track
development of Gigabit memories, using a Megabit
memory test chip
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COLLABORATION
OBJECTIVES 2022
Complete
Complete process optimization in Q1 2022
Commence
Commence Lot production in Q2 2022
Deliver
Out of Fab Lot delivered to 4DS early Q3 2022
End Goal
End goal is to demonstrate the ability to
fabricate a 4DS Interface Switching megabit
memory array in 2022
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EIGHT YEAR PARTNERSHIP
WITH HGST
HGST is a subsidiary of Western Digital Corporation
(US$ 17.5 billion market cap), one of the largest global
leaders in digital storage
Strategic innovator in emerging high growth
technologies
Commenced Joint Development Agreement in 2014
– Renewed in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
and 2021
Insight into what is important in a data-centric world
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BOARD AND MANAGEMENT
Drs. Wilbert
van den Hoek
Non-Executive
Chairman
•
Served as CEO and Board member of
Silicon Valley companies
•
Previously CTO /EVP at Novellus
Systems and was a board member of
Cypress semiconductor
Global expertise in
founding and building
high-tech companies.
Dr Guido Arnout
Howard Digby
•
30+ years in commercialising
electronics technology
•
•
Successes include, Power-Escape,
CoWare, CrossCheck Technology
and Silvar-Liso
Former senior roles at IBM,
Adobe, Gartner and the
Economist Group
•
Director of Cirralto Ltd, Elsight
Ltd and Singular Health Ltd
•
Advisor to a number of
technology companies
CEO &
Managing Director
Non-Executive
Director
Ting Yen
David McAuliffe
•
30 years experience in
commercializing memory
technologies
•
Experienced company director
•
Involved in numerous capital raisings
and in-licensing of technologies
•
• Various roles at Integrated
Memory, Netlogic, Integrated
Device, Cypress, Paradigm and
Philips Research
•
Founder of several companies in
Australia, France and the UK, many
of which are now ASX listed. NonExecutive of Invex Therapeutics Ltd
Executive roles with a number of
leading memory companies in
Silicon Valley
•
These include Adesto
Technologies Corporation,
Innovative Silicon Inc and
Spansion Inc.
VP Processing Intergration
Executive Director
Michael
Van Buskirk
Chief Engineering Officer
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CAPITAL
STRUCTURE*
ASX Code 4DS
Market Cap (Fully Diluted) A$ 72.5 million**
Ordinary Shares on Issue 1,426,241,507
Unlisted Options 84,360,600
Cash ~A$ 6.5 million – November 2021
*Assumes on completion of placement and SPP – doesn’t include oversubscriptions
**At placement price of A$0.048
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VALUE PROPOSITION
4DS is developing a
breakthrough Interface
Switching ReRAM
Storage Class Memory
solution
Produced pivotal data
applicable for Storage
Class Memory - best
results to date were
replicated twice in
2021
HGST – eight-year
strategic partnership
with global leader in
digital storage
imec – strategic
collaboration to develop
megabit memory macro
with the world # 1
developer
Strong patent portfolio
with 32 granted
patents wholly owned
and developed inhouse (4 have expired)
World-class team of
memory specialists
and test engineers
Board experienced in
founding, building and
exiting high tech
companies
Sufficient cash to meet
2022 objectives
4DS is addressing
the massive
memory demands
of tomorrow
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THANK YOU
ABN 43 145 590 110
ASX Code: 4DS
www.4dsmemory.com
SILICON VALLEY
3155 Skyway Court
Fremont CA 94539
UNITED STATES
AUSTRALIA
Level 2, 50 Kings Park Road
West Perth WA 6005
AUSTRALIA
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