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Case Studies on Open Innovation in ICT : Primo1DDominique VicardCTO

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Founded August 2013

Spin-off from CEA-Leti research center (France)

Exclusive licensee for E-Thread® technology

Our know-how : embedding electronics in a unique form factor

A technology breakthrough at the crossroads of proven technologies, with a competitive industrial model

A strong ecosystem to boost adoption of smart objects

A strong financial situation with a first VC round of 3M€

RFID product industrialization in progress for first volumes by second half of 2016.

Company profile

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The seasoned founding team

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The E-Thread® of Primo1D

A disruptive innovation from the CEA, strongly protected by patents

Electronics embedded into a textile yarn, in a unique form factor

Invisible, inseparable, durable, easy to integrate into textiles and plastics

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The RFID E-Thread®

E-Thread®

Traceability

Fast and secure reading

Anti counterfeiting

Anti theft

After sales services

Recycling

Commercial laundries

Apparel

A unique, invisible and durable authentification: « Fitted for life »: from cradle to grave

Inseparable and imperceptible: integrated into your textile

« All in One »: traceability, anti-theft et anti-counterfeiting with one device

Standard: UHF EPC Gen2, compatible with all existing infrastructure

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Application Fields

Function is defined by the chip RFID Chip (existing):

RFID applications (traceability, inventory, possibly anti-counterfeit/anti-theft, process automation, web-link)

LED Chip (existing): Security, Visibility, Visual signaling, Fashion

ASIC Chip (project): Unlimited applications (sensing, actuating, monitoring) under the

following constraint : 2 wires only for data and power Specific Chip and/or Cover layout

like : SHM, Sensing Materials, In-Situ process monitoring

Unique advantages are : Capacity to be “buried” in materials (instead of being glued) Material Process Friendly (small modification of tooling only) Material Structure Friendly (weak interaction with material structure)

Several Potential Application Fields Identified Tires, Pipes, Cables, Composites, Geo-textiles, Home textiles

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A world of opportunities

TraceabilitySupply Chain optimizationInventory managementAnti-theftAnti-counterfeiting Production controlCustomer shopping experience

Decoration LED’s lighting effects

In Situ MonitoringHealth and Sport monitoringPreventive maintenance

Source: IdTechEx « RFID in Apparel 2012-2020 » and Primo1D

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LED’s decoration in high end textiles and plastics

(luxury, automotive)

Applications :

RFID tags for Laundry17M$, 65 Millions tags

Luxury

Fashion

Retail

RFID tags for textile retail 690M$, 12 Billions tags

RFID tags for TextileProduction control

RFID tags in Industry plastics, rubber, tires,…

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The E-Thread® technology

A competitive and low capex technology for high volume manufacturing

Smart packaging

~ 100 000 E-Thread chips

per 8 inches wafer

Micromechanics

High throughput

assembly line

Textile

Component integration

within a textile spool

« Make / license »« Buy »

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Open Innovation for Primo1D

“Open innovation is a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as the firms look to advance their technology” - Chesbrough, Henry William

Models of Open Innovation used by CEA / Primo1D CEA :

Spin-Off

Licensing

Collaborative product design and development

Primo1D

Customer immersion

Collaborative product design and development

R&D outsourcing

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Ecosystem

Assembly equipment& know-how

R&D Lab,Semi-

Conductor Fab in Leti

End user Know-how,Early Adopters,European Programs.

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Push/Pull Process

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Techno Push Business Pull

CEA-Leti enters METIS Association ▪ ▪ METIS Members search « technological differentiators »

Idea and Patent : “Diabolo” micro-packaging technology ▪▪ First Market study : what usage can “Diabolo” serve?

▪ CEA-Leti Spin-Off process - 18 Months - Business plan

RFID Application Patented «

“Diabolo” Portfolio reaches 20 patents «

Laundry RFID Product Developments «

First Production

▪ Teaming with Laundry RFID solution providerPrimo1D enters PASTA ▪

» Industrial Laundry and Textile Distribution sectors identified

»Traceability and Sensing identified

▪ Laundry RFID solution provider cooperation exitPrimo1D buys equipment from PASTA partner ▪

» “Diabolo” becomes E-Thread™

» Cable, Ropes and Composites sectors identified

▪ Business DevelopmentIndustrialization ▪

End of PASTA ▪

» Round A of Financing (3M€)

▪ Creation of Primo1D

▪ Teaming with Fashion Manufacturers

▪ FP7 PASTA Project » identifies a LED usage for decorationsecures technological developments « ▪ FP7 PASTA Project ▪

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