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Corporate Profile 2018.10 Socionext Inc. Nomura Shin-Yokohama Bldg., 2-10-23 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 222-0033, Japan Tel. +81-45-568-1000 http://socionext.com CORPORATE PROFILE 2018.10 Copyright 2015-2018 Socionext Inc. AD00-00001-17E October 2018 All company names, brand names and trademarks herein are property of their respective owners. Socionext’s brand promise, “for better quality of experience,” expresses not only our determination to improve the performance and functionality of our products and service, but also the reflection of our goal to provide new value to people throughout the world, thus contribution to a prosperous society. Management Philosophy We are creating a company to achieve globally competitive value through sustainable growth. This will lead to the happiness of employees and all other stakeholders. Management Vision As a leading open innovation company, we work together with many partners to provide optimum solutions and services to our customers. We innovate the way people live and provide a better Quality of Experience. The name Socionext comes from our vision and values: SOC _ SOC (System-On-Chip), our core business area We are building on our expertise in the imaging, networking, and computing sectors as we work to I/O _ IO, Input and Output, a fundamental element constituting create new value and contribute to a better society. To that end, we are providing new products and semiconductors services globally, and we will go beyond the bounds of our established businesses to create the value our customers truly want. We believe that, in this way, we will contribute to a "Better Quality of ONE _ One, our goal: to be number one Experience" and help make people's lives more convenient, enjoyable, and prosperous. NEXT _ Next, forward-thinking, looking to the future We will update you on our progress as we meet new challenges. EXT _ Ext, short for “extension,” as we strive to reach Masahiro Koezuka, Chairman & CEO Amane Inoue President & COO new opportunities globally 01 02 Business Units ■ Visual Solution BU ■ IoT & Graphics Solution BU ■ Imaging Solution BU ■ Custom SoC Solution BU ■ Network Solution BU ■ Enterprise Solution BU Awesome Technology Solution for Better Quality of Experience Our cutting-edge global technology in the fields of video / imaging, networking and computing has been cultivated over many years. Through the synergy of six business units, Socionext creates new solutions that revolutionize the experiences of our customers, as well as those of people around the world. Realizing World’s Highest Level of Video Experience through SoC and Software Exploiting the Latest Technology We have expertise in all aspects of the video imaging field - from "Input" technology of video capturing and authoring to "Output" technology of graphics and display, including video encoding technology in between. We are industry professionals using state of the art technologies such as high compression, high image quality, high speed video processing, and huge capacity data transfer to provide high performance SoC and software that can be applied in various applications such as digital cameras, digital audio-visual equipment, multi functional printer, full graphics cluster, and information terminals. We offer the world's highest level comprehensive solutions in the video imaging field, where technological innovation is progressing at a breakneck speed and imaging contents are becoming multi-faceted for both producers and viewers. Realizing Customized Proposal Type Solutions Using Our Vast Design Resources and the Cutting-Edge Technology Computers, communication network devices, and embedded systems are becoming more multi-functional nowadays, demanding larger and more complex SoC (System-on-Chip) circuits. With the cutting-edge technology and our rich design resources cultivated over many years, we provide sophisticated solutions to enhance the value of our customer's products. In addition, we have very close relationships with our partners, such as foundries, which allow us to provide high-value products in a timely manner in advanced technology fields such as optical communication networks, cloud computing, and big data, which support the social infrastructure that underpins people’s lives. 03 04 POINT 01 Visual Solution BU 8K TV Solutions that Offer Amazing Beauty and Life-like Reproduction Expressing beautiful video images that are increasing in resolution by the change from full HD (2K) to 4K, and then to 8K requires many times more signal processing than before. We are realizing video expression that is optimized for large, higher resolution, and high brightness display panels by taking advantage of our wider bandwidth of video-signal-processing, data-bandwidth-compression, color tone correction, tone correction, and noise reduction technologies. We produce a space with lifelike Comprehensive Solutions Support Both Hardware sensations by combining various audio technologies. and Software to Provide the Best Video and Audio POINT 02 4K/2K Global TV Solution Compatible with the Latest Online Distribution Services Advances in resolution are progressing from 4K to 8K in the area of broadcasting and Web Conventional content viewing was based mainly on broadcasting and broadcast content. New displays using organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) and quantum dot standards have evolved over the last 10 years. The age of 4K has resulted in a transition to content viewing through the Internet which has come to play a very important role, technology are beginning to spread in the area of display devices. Even audio is no and the online distribution standards have evolved over the last few years. In order to exception, with 22.2 multi-channel surround audio scheduled to be adopted in the next deliver the power and sensation of online content, we provide comprehensive solutions with combined hardware and software that are compatible with codec and security generation of broadcasting. In these areas, there is an increasing need for protection of methods used in the latest online content distribution standards. copyrighted content and demand for an increase in added value. In our Visual Solution BU, we are developing hardware, such as system LSIs, that integrate various interfaces, codec POINT 03 Blu-ray/STB Solutions Compatible with Diversified Viewing Styles processing, AV signal processing, encoding, and decoding processing for reproducing into The evolution of playback devices, recording media, and content resulted in the need a single chip to playback, display, and protect this evolving content. In addition, we are also for the support of diversifying viewing styles. For example, new methods for playback, involved in the development of applications and proprietary software for smart TVs, BD recording, and distribution, such as time-shifted viewing of full-channel recording and redistribution of content via networks, are needed. The solutions we provide will realize players, and signage equipment using these technologies. We provide comprehensive Blu-ray players and recorders, STB equipment, and other products that are fun and solutions that support our customers in terms of both hardware and software. convenient to use. To this end, our products integrate the decoder, encoder, storage, and network functions that support various codecs including H.265 (HEVC) compactly. POINT 04 By Creating Impressive Experience Acoustics Software IP that Delivers Amazing Sense of Presence and Rich User Experience with Our Technologies, We Provide Customers Multi-channel audio, such as 22.2ch, is increasingly adopted by surround sound systems. On the other hand, TV speakers have become thinner and smaller, which at the same time with Strong Support in Product Development makes it difficult to reproduce powerful sound. In order to address this issue with acoustic software IP-based technologies, such as the low frequency enhancement technology for reproducing powerful bass sound even with small diameter speakers and the 3D surround sound technology for localizing sound images at various positions only with the front speakers, we will upgrade the reproduction of sounds from a wide range of products, including TVs, mobile devises, amusement equipment, and in-vehicle equipment. POINT 05 Our Global Support System Based in Japan, China, and Taiwan We will deliver solutions developed by our business unit located in Kyoto in Japan to the world. At various locations in the world, including the newly established Istanbul site and other sites in China, Taiwan, and other countries in the Asia region, we have been establishing a development and support system based in customers' development and manufacturing sites. 05 06 POINT 01 World’s Smallest Class 24 GHz CMOS Electromagnetic IoT & Graphics Solution BU Wave Sensor with Excellent Environmental Resistance The world’s smallest class 24 GHz CMOS wave sensor combining a transmitter with a built in frequency modulator and a highly sensitive receiver in one chip can measure not only the speed of movement of an object but also measure the distance to a stationary object in three sensing modes. Also, due to a mounted volume of 84 mm³ it Achieving a Rich and Novel User Experience is possible— in addition to detecting a person’s presence—to measure their breathing and heart rates without coming in contact with them; a function that is only possible through Smart Networks with a wave sensor. With the development of information technology, the linkage between people’s lives and POINT 02 digital devices or
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