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BACKGROUNDER as of 7/14/15

ABOUT THE THREAD GROUP The Thread Group is an industry alliance chartered with guiding the widespread adoption of the Thread protocol. The Thread Group’s focus is two-fold: educating people – from product developers to consumers – on the benefits of Thread, and providing a rigorous, meaningful product certification process that will help ensure people have a positive experience using connected devices in their home.

ABOUT THE THREAD PROTOCOL Thread solves reliability, security, power, and compatibility issues in order to help manufacturers and consumers connect products around the home.

Thread is a robust, IP-based, self-healing mesh network designed to securely and reliably connect hundreds of products around the home, without blowing through battery life. Thread is secure; in fact, it provides security at the network level and hooks for application layer security. It’s also scalable, and can connect 250+ devices into a single network. More details can be found at http://www.threadgroup.org/Technology.aspx

THREAD PROTOCOL SPECIFICATION The Thread 1.0 protocol specification was shared with members of The Thread Group in July 2015. The Thread Group’s certification program will launch in September 2015.

FOUNDERS The Thread Group is a not-for-profit global open industry organization established in July 2014 by the following companies: ARM, Big Ass Fans, Freescale® Semiconductor, Nest Labs, Samsung Electronics, Silicon Labs, and Yale. In 2015, Somfy, Tyco and Qualcomm joined the Board of Directors as Sponsors.

LEADERSHIP President, Chris Boross (Nest Labs) Vice President of Marketing, Sujata Neidig (Freescale Semiconductor) Vice President of Technology, Skip Ashton (Silicon Labs) Secretary, Bill Curtis (ARM) Treasurer, Kevin Kraus (Yale) Director, Landon Borders (Big Ass Fans) Director, Mark Trayer (Samsung) Director, Jean-Michel Orsat (Somfy) Director, Tim Myers (Tyco) Director, Rolf De Vegt (Qualcomm)

MEMBERS Thread currently has 165 members, including:

.BUILD CETECOM Inc. Imagination 7Layers CEVA, INC Technologies adaptiv.io, Inc. Chicony Electronics Insteon® Alarm.com Co., Ltd Intel Corp Altiux Innovations Chuango Security Intellihot Green Amatis Controls Technology Technologies Inc. Amkor Technology Corporation iOT Tech Limited Analog Devices Inc. Computime Ltd. IS2T Anaren D-Link iSmart Alarm Andes Technology Daikin North America Jabil Corporation Daintree Networks Jasco® Anritsu Company Dell Inc. Johnson Controls Aricent Dialog Keen Home ARM, Inc. Semiconductor Kinestral ARRIS Digi International, Technologies Inc. Arrow Asia Pacific Inc. Kitu Systems, Inc. Ltd Driblet Labs, LLC Kortek Industries Pty Asurion Energizer® Holdings, Ltd ATLANTIC Group Inc. Kwikset Atmel® Enphase Energy LEAKsmart August Home Inc Flextronics LG Electronics Ayla Networks FREEBOX SAS Link Care Services Beijing Starport Freescale Linx Technologies Union Technology Semiconductor, Inc. LiteON Technology Co., Ltd. Friday Labs Limited Corp. Belimo Automation GainSpan LM Technologies Ltd AG Corporation Logitech Harmony Big Ass Fans Goertek Electronics, Lutron Electronics, Bollente, Inc. Inc Co. Busch-Jaeger Elektro Granite River Labs LUX Technology GmbH GreenPeak Group California Eastern Technologies Marvell Laboratories, Inc. Grid Connect Semiconductor CamPoint Helium Systems, Inc. Group Ltd. Cascoda Limited HTC Corporation Mediatek Inc. Centero LLC Huawei Mentor Graphics CentraLite Systems, Hubble Connected Corporation Inc Ltd

Mera Software Qualcomm Telegesis Services, Inc. Incorporated Telink Micosa, Inc. Quanta Computer Semiconductor Microsoft Inc. (Shanghai) Co., Midea Group RadioPulse Limited MMB Networks Realtek The Noon Company Moen Incorporated Redpine Signals There Corporation momit Research Products Thunder Software Murata Company Technology Co., Ltd. Manufacturing Co., Resolution Products, Tieto Finland Oy Ltd. Inc. Tismo Myfox SALTO SYSTEMS tringapps, Inc. NAC Samsung TTA Nanoleaf Semiconductor, Inc. TÜV Rheinland National Renewable Sansa Security TÜV SÜD Energy Laboratory Schneider Electric Certification and Nest Labs SECURE METERS LTD. Testing (China) Co. NET2GRID Seed Labs, Inc. Tyco NICE SPA Shenzhen Guogee UBIANT nobilé AG Intelligent UL Nortek Security and Technology Limited VELUX A/S Control Shenzhen Verisilicon NXP Semiconductors Rakwireless Co., Ltd Verisure Innovation OccamMD Silicon Laboratories, AB On-Bright Inc. Wattstopper ON Semiconductor Simplo Technology Whirlpool Openmind Networks Skyley Networks, Inc. Corporation Pacific Gas & Electric SmartThings, Inc. WigWag Inc. Company SolarCity Wistron NeWeb Perytons Ltd. Somfy Corporation Philips (Koninklijke Stack Lighting Yale Philips N.V.) STMicroelectronics Yanzi Networks AB POWERTECH International N.V. yunding network Industrial Co., Ltd Synapse Wireless, technology(beijing) Primax Electronics Inc. Co,. Ltd. Ltd. Synopsys, Inc. ZONEFIRST® Procter & Gamble Technical Consumer Zumtobel Group AG Proximetry, Inc. Products

*Note: Sponsor-level members are listed in bold.

INNOVATION ENABLER PROGRAM

The Thread Innovation Enabler Program helps innovative, early-stage companies by giving them the opportunity play a role in defining the connected home through access to Thread technology.

Each quarter, the Innovation Enabler Program gives one promising company complimentary contributor-level membership, enabling them to build new products using Thread.

Interested companies can learn about the selection process and apply here: http://www.threadgroup.org/innovationprogram

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION: The Thread Group is focused on making an impact in the market versus being a forum for engineering contemplation, as such, the organization has three levels of membership:  Sponsor Membership  Contributor Membership  Affiliate Membership

The Thread Group is committed to building an open and inclusive member ecosystem. Please visit its Member Application page to learn more: http://www.threadgroup.org/Join/BecomeaMember.aspx