Aeluma, Inc. · NASDAQ:ALMU
Aeluma — Investor Presentation (October 2022)
22 slides from Aeluma's investor presentation, Oct 25, 2022
Slide 1: Sensing Reimagined
Investor Presentation October 25, 2022 © Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sensing Reimagined TM
Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements
Forward Looking Statements © Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This presentation contains summary information about Aeluma, Inc . (“Aeluma”) as of the date hereof . The information in this presentation is of general background and contains an overview and summary of certain data selected by the mana
Slide 3: At a Glance
At a Glance © Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Enabling the future of automation with high performance sensors Overview Aeluma is a leading - edge semiconductor company specializing in scalable, cost - effective sensor technologies for advanced LiDAR solutions. Corporate Headquarters : Goleta, Cali
Slide 4: The Aeluma Approach to Sensor Manufacturing
The Aeluma Approach to Sensor Manufacturing Bringing High - Performance Technology to Low - Cost Silicon Manufacturing © Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4 Leaping from InP to Silicon InGaAs: Indium Gallium Arsenide; InP: Indium Phosphide; LiDAR: Light detection and ranging; FPA: Focal plane array
Slide 5: Aeluma's Technology Breakthrough: Scalable, Cost Effective Manufacturing
Conventional manufacturing of InGaAs photodetector arrays Aeluma high - performance InGaAs photodetector arrays with Silicon manufacturing Non - scalable, manual and low throughput ✔ Highly automated and ability to produce many arrays per wafer ✔ 10X lower manufacturing cost for mass market applicat
Slide 6: Aeluma's Initial Focus on Automotive LiDAR
© Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Aeluma’s Initial Focus on Automotive LiDAR ● LiDAR is essential for Autonomous Driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). 1 ● Mid - and long - range LiDAR sensors require InGaAs - based receivers 2 , however, InGaAs manufacturing is expensive and low v
Slide 7: Aeluma's Goal: Increased Visibility and Longer Range Cost Effectively
© Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Si: Silicon Note: Outcomes cannot be guaranteed. Range and cost estimates are not based on actual data. Sources of images: blog.laserto.com; novuslight.com; techcrunch.com; i - microwaves.com Aeluma’s Goal: To Provide Increased Visibility and Longer Range Cost Eff
Slide 8: Aeluma Outperforms the Competition
© Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. SPAD: Single - photon avalanche diode Note : Outcomes cannot be guaranteed. Metrics values are not based on actual data and are provided for qualitative illustration purposes only. Aeluma Outperforms the Competition Technology Comparison Aeluma’s technology enable
Slide 9: Aiming to Service a Broad Market
© Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Aeluma’s technology can support this level of scale. 1. https :// www.bloomberg.com/press - releases/2022 - 05 - 31/lidar - market - size - to - be - worth - 4 - 71 - billion - by - 2030 - grand - view - research - inc; 2. AEye Presentation, LD Micro Invitational
Slide 10: Market: Automotive OEM LiDAR Demand is Increasing
Market: Automotive OEM LiDAR Demand is Increasing © Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Israeli lidar startup Innoviz struck a deal reported to be worth $ 4 billion with Volkswagen to supply advanced ADAS (advanced driver - assistance system) features for its next generation of automated vehicles . Th
Slide 11: Market: Automotive OEM LiDAR Demand is Increasing
Market: Automotive OEM LiDAR Demand is Increasing © Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 11 Image Credit: MIRISE (DENSO / Toyota) Toyota’s LS 500h and Mirai models with short and long - range LiDAR Image Credit: Toyota https://www.motor1.com/news/499716/lexus - toyota - advanced - drive - system/
Slide 12: Market: Automotive OEM LiDAR Demand is Increasing
Market: Automotive OEM LiDAR Demand is Increasing © Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nissan Motor Corporation : “Nissan aims to expand ProPILOT technology to over 2 . 5 million Nissan and INFINITI vehicles by fiscal year 2026 . The company will also further develop its autonomous vehicle technologi
Slide 13: Market: Automotive OEM LiDAR Demand is Increasing
© Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 13 Market: Automotive OEM LiDAR Demand is Increasing Volvo Will Install Lidar on All New Vehicles Recently it was announced that Volvo will install LiDAR systems onto all new vehicles to help identify potential dangers at extreme distances. Source and Image: LiDAR
Slide 14: Large-Diameter Silicon Manufacturing
Large - Diameter Silicon Manufacturing Large - Scale and Cost - Effective Manufacturing Economies of Scale Number of chips Wafers for 5,000,000 per wafer LiDAR FPA sensors InP substrate o 3 - inch : 47 chip per wafer 106 , 383 wafers o 4 - inch : 94 chips per wafer 53 , 192 wafers Si substrate o 8 -
Slide 15: Wafer-Scale Integration
Wafer - Scale Integration Silicon Manufacturing Environment Enables Advanced Integration and Packaging © Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 15 Sources of images: A . Rogalski , Optical Engineering, 42(12), 2003; https ://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/moores - law - xperi - new - die - to - wafer - bo
Slide 16: Aeluma's Headquarters Facility
● Located in Goleta, California High - Tech Corridor ● In the heart of the Infrared Capital of the World ● 9,000 sq. ft. space with cleanroom facility ● Close to University of California Santa Barbara © Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Aeluma’s Headquarters Facility with manufacturing cleanroom in
Slide 17: Aeluma's Cost-Effective Scalable Manufacturing
© Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Aeluma’s Cost - Effective Scalable Manufacturing Unique 12 - inch Wafer Capability and Strong Intellectual Property ● Commercial 12 - inch state - of - the - art deposition tool ● Set up for cassette loading production ● One of only a few such tools worldwide ● Ex
Slide 18: World's First Direct Growth InGaAs-on-Si Detector Array Prototype
© Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. World’s First Direct Growth InGaAs - on - Si Detector Array Prototype Reference to university research: B. Song, et al., CLEO 2021 (UCSB ). Internal testing, no third party verification. Past results are not a guarantee of future results. Top - Illuminated Mesa De
Slide 19: Go-to-Market Strategy: Milestone Achievements and Traction
© Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Aeluma’s Go - to - Market Strategy: Partner with strategic system integrators, Tier 1 automotive suppliers, and semiconductor foundries to implement Aeluma’s technology in LiDAR sensor products Note: Outcomes cannot be guaranteed. Milestone Achievements and Tracti
Slide 20: Our Team
Our Team Visionary Leadership and Seasoned Entrepreneurs Jonathan Klamkin, PhD Co - Founder & CEO Thomas Laux VP of Business Development Lee McCarthy, PhD Co - Founder & COO Steven DenBaars, PhD Advisor & Seed Investor Shuji Nakamura, PhD Seed Investor Jeffrey Shealy, PhD, MBA Advisor & Seed Investo
Slide 21: Our Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors Highly Experienced Strategists and Finance Experts Steven DenBaars, PhD Advisor & Seed Investor / Director Palvi Mehta Director Jonathan Klamkin, PhD Co - Founder & CEO / Director John Paglia, PhD Director © Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 22: Summary and Contacts
© Aeluma, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sensing Reimagined TM Summary: Shares outstanding: 10,650,002 Post - Money Valuation at time of APO (June 22, 2021): ~$21.3M Company Contact: Jonathan Klamkin, CEO Aeluma, Inc. 805 - 351 - 2707 jonathan.klamkin@aeluma.com Investor Contact: Robert Prag, President T