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Company Confidential
Email: [email protected]: www.memscap.com
MEMSCAP S.A.European Headquarters50, allée des DauphinsZAC du Pont Rivet38 330 St Ismier - FrancePh: +33 4 76 52 55 80Fax: +33 4 76 52 55 81
MEMSCAP Inc.American Headquarters
4601 Six Forks RoadSuite 500
Raleigh, NC 27609 - USAPh: +1 919 510 8138
Fax: +1 919 571 8805
Jean Michel KaramPresident & CEO
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MEMSCAP Design Tools, Design Methodology &
Services
MEMSCAP Design Tools, Design Methodology &
Services
Complete Microsystem
MEMS device
MEMSCAPIP
Third PartyIP
CustomerIP
Foundry-Partners
Reduced time-to-marketfor electronic systems
Microsystem Design
MEMSCAP Professional Services
MEMSCAP Professional Services
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Bootstrap Start as consulting/contract design house for Government/Industry Profitable/break-even from day 1 by necessity Identify product opportunities by understanding customers’ needs Plow profits back into business to develop products Preserve equity in company Slow, arduous process to grow company / Live from contract to contract Potential conflicts over ownership of IP May be teaching customers how to do it themselves Window of opportunity may disappear quickly
Moonshot Identify huge opportunity & Attract large up-front equity investments Hire top management / technical talent Build company / infrastructure very quickly Unsuccessful blast-off usually leads to catastrophic explosion Not much room for error Highly expensive capital : trading off a large fraction of a small pie for a smaller fraction of a larger pie
Pit
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Pit
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Key to avoiding catastrophe and to preserving equity in the company
Identify proper balance between bootstrap and moonshot
Seek the source with the right risk tolerance and time horizon for the stage of development of company and market
Manage expectations extremely carefully
Time Horizon
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WirelessBusiness
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WirelessBusiness
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Optical Com.Business
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Optical Com.Business
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CAD Tools & FoundriesBusiness Unit
CAD Tools & FoundriesBusiness Unit
Sales & Marketing
Fabrication FacilitiesFabrication Facilities
CAD Tools& Foundries
Wireless & Optical Communications
ProfessionalServices
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Headquarters Europe : St Ismier - Grenoble, France USA : RTP - North Carolina
Additional Operation Center Europe : Berlin/Germany
Additional Sales Offices USA : California
Distributors Japan, Korea, Taiwan Israel, Germany, Norway India