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Sony — Investor Presentation (February 2008)

14 slides from Sony's investor presentation, Feb 21, 2008

  1. Slide 1: Semiconductor Business Presentation

    Semiconductor Business Presentation Feb. 21st, 2008 (Thu.) Sony Corporation Executive Deputy President Corporate Executive Officer President of the Semiconductor Business Group Yutaka Nakagawa Sony Semiconductor Business Group Organization Semiconductor Image Sensor Business Division Senior General

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    Agenda 1. FY2007 Review ⅰ)Initiatives ・Asset Light ・Selection & Focus ⅱ)Key Performance Indicators 2. For FY2008 Semiconductor Business Presentation Agenda 1. FY2007 Review ⅰ)Initiatives ・Asset Light ・Selection & Focus ⅱ)Key Performance Indicators 2. For FY2008 Semiconductor Business Presentation 2

  3. Slide 3: Asset Light

    Asset Light ■ Background of Asset Light Image of possible “PS3” Core LSI (Assuming constant monthly unit production wafer unit production) Increase chip output with shift to next generation process Fishkill OTSS Nagasaki 90nm 65nm 45nm Lack of applications (technology drivers)for cutting-edge line →

  4. Slide 4: Asset Light: Cutting-edge MOS Logic LSI Initiative

    Asset Light ■ Sale of Nagasaki Fab2 1st Floor 300mm Wafer Line Facilities ・Finalize agreement to transfer assets to Toshiba (Feb 19th,2008) ・Amount of sale :approximately 90 billion yen ■ Establishment of new JV company ・Finalize JV contract with Toshiba (Feb 19th, 2008) ・Start of Operation :Apr. 1s

  5. Slide 5: Cutting-edge Image Sensor Development

    Cutting-edge Image Sensor Development Image of the trend of Sony semiconductor R&D expenses Technology fostered with leading (R&D, D&D) process development and production Technology for: Microfabrication/3D simulation/ Yield improvement/Noise- improvement/Noise-reduction etc. Without Without increas

  6. Slide 6: Selection and Focus: Initiatives in Business Focus Areas

    Selection and Focus: Initiatives in Business Focus Areas ・High S/N high- high-speed A/D- A/D-equipped CMOS Image Sensor Expansion of “Exmor” Exmor” Image APS- APS-C size 12 mega pixels for D- D-SLR 1.75um 1/3.2 type 5 mega pixels for cellular Sensor 1.77um 1/3.1 type 5 mega pixels for camcorders etc

  7. Slide 7: Sales/Operating Profit (Loss) Trend (FY05-FY07)

    Agenda 1. FY2007 Review ⅰ)Initiatives ・Asset Light ・Selection & Focus ⅱ)Key Performance Indicators 2. For FY2008 Semiconductor Business Presentation Sales/Operating Profit (Loss) Trend (FY05 FY05~FY07) FY07) (’000 mln yen) Sales Sales OP (Loss) 10,000 ↓ 8,600 +10% 7,800 8,000 System LSI, other +59%

  8. Slide 8: Capital Expenditure Trend (FY04-FY07)

    Capital Expenditure Trend (FY04~FY07) (’000 mln yen) <Direction> <Direction> 1,600 1,500 1,500 Reduce Reduce investment investment in in MOS, MOS, 1,400 active active investment investment in in Image Image Sensor Sensor 1,200 1,100 System LSI, Other 800 Game 400 Image Sensor 0 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 (

  9. Slide 9: Business Policies: Image Sensor Business

    Business Policies ■ Continuation/Strengthening of Selection and Focus ■ Continued profit generation structure Semiconductor Business Presentation Image Sensor Business Maintain share, expand market in “Large- Large-size” size” “High image quality /High resolution” resolution” Areas Share expansion i

  10. Slide 10: Key Factors for Cellular Business / Game-related Business

    Key Factors for Cellular Business High- High-end (5 mega pixels and over) over) Affordable Range (3 mega pixel range) range) 1.4um 1.4um CMOS Image Sensor 1.4um image sensing Lead industry for mass production System on Chip mass production commenced Compact Size & Best Picture Quality Compact & High

  11. Slide 11: System LSI Business (TV, Video, Digital Imaging)

    System LSI Business (TV, Video, Digital Imaging) Strengthen cooperation with Sony in- in-house set business units Silicon Tuner Chip set Blu- Blu-ray Chip Set AV Codec Front End LSI etc. Image processing engine Back End LSI etc. etc. Take advantage of semiconductor knowknow--how, ow, From a “vertica

  12. Slide 12: Analog Business / Semiconductor Laser Business

    Analog Business Business development focused on categories where Sony has competitive strength (LCD Source Driver, Driver, PDIC, PDIC, I/F IC, IC, Power IC, IC, MMIC) MMIC) < LCD Source Driver > ■Take advantage of Sony’ Sony’s technological edge in 10bit/Multi- 10bit/Multi-Channel、 Channel、 Improve

  13. Slide 13: Production Sites

    Production Sites Sony Semiconductor Kyushu Corp. Sony Shiroishi Semiconductor Inc. (Semiconductor laser production site) site) Nagasaki TEC (MOS production site) site) Kumamoto TEC (Imaging device production site) site) Sony Device Technology Oita TEC Kagoshima TEC (Cutting- Cutting-edge packaging (

  14. Slide 14: Semiconductor Business Presentation

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