memcall confidential - do not reproduce @memcall.com a fabless semiconductor company developing...

MemCall confidential - do not reproduce

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A fabless semiconductor company developing

Call-Out-Memory™ (COM) based VLSI searchable memories.


The overflow of data in our new Information Age creates an urgent need for enhanced search technology.


MemCall’s ProductsA flexible high speed low power searchable

memory with revolutionary new features.

Two products out of one design:

• A general purpose chip for use in database acceleration, networking, security products and other applications.

• A networking Application Specific Standard Product (ASSP) to enable high-end routers/switches


The General Purpose Chip Features

• Linear search.

– Search-key size: 32-bit to 256 Kbit.

– Search can start at any position within the data.

• 250 million searches per second at maximum throughput.

• Dynamic search range

• 4 to 18 Mbit binary data.

• Transparent cascading of up to 32 chips.


The Networking ASSP Features• Table based search.

• 250 million searches per second.

• Search-key size: 36, 72, 144 or 288 bits.

• Dynamic selection of search-key size (cycle-by-cycle ).

• Dynamic compare range

• Very low power consumption

• Uniform search time.

• Single cycle table update

• Up to 18 Mbit ternary data.

• Transparent cascading of a large number of chips.


The value of variable search-key size and position - an example

Today:

A 33-byte database record

has to be stored in 64-byte lines (where 32-byte is the next smaller size).

A COM:

can store the records in 32-byte lines, utilizing the entire memory.

1 33

1 33 64

32 1


The COM Advantage -Opening a New Dimension

• Linear search

• Variable search key size

• Variable search key position

• Dynamic search range


Markets

• First target - segments within the WAN and LAN markets.

• Next - database management accelerators.


High-end Networking Growth Opportunities

• SONET/SDH ASSP unit growth in 1999 was 36.8% for OC-48 (2.5G), and 112.7% for OC-192 (10G) {IDC #22844}

• Layer 4/7 switch port shipments expected 1999-2004 CAGR is 123% {IDC #22925}

• 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch port shipments expected 2000-2004 CAGR is 171% {IDC #22925}


COM Applications

DB accelerator

SAN

Loadbalancing

High endLAN

switchFirewall

ISP

SONETrouters

Internetbackbone

EnterpriseLAN

Core


Other Markets

Database management accelerators

Load balancing for Internet servers Policy management for networks Encryption; Firewalls Virtual Private Networks (VPN).

Storage Area Networks (SAN) Video/audio compression Pattern matching Cache controllers


Competition• SW solutions – very flexible but very slow.

• Proprietary HW solutions – high cost; medium speed; high integration and fit to specific customer’s solution.

• Off the shelf CAMs – Lara Networks; Mosaid Technologies; Music Semiconductors; others – rigid table based implementations, high speed (but less than COM) and high power consumption.

A high barrier to entry:

• Full custom VLSI solution.

• Protected by patent applications.


Intellectual Property

• Filed five patent applications to date, others are in formulation.

• The first patent application, on which the technology is based, has already gone through the preliminary search by the European Patent Office in its capacity as international searching authority, with the result that no prior patents were found to be relevant to the invention.


Search Solutions ComparisonSW Search HW Search COM

COM’sAdvantages

Table based search v v v

Linear search v - v Opens newapplications.

Variable SearchKey Size

v - v Opens new HWacceleration.

Variable SearchKey Position

v - v Opens new HWacceleration.

Relative powerconsumption

NA 100% Between 25% to2%

Better by far thanother HWsolutions.

Searches persecond

Less than 0.1million

40-150 million 250 million Much faster.

Can be cascaded? NA Limited. v Easy to expand

Does not use theprocessor.

- v v Frees processorfor other tasks

Overall relativeperformance

NA 1 7-450 Allows muchbetter

tradeoffs


Company OverviewStatus: Team buildup in progress.

COM design started, with encouraging simulation results.

Customers’ contacts - good reactions, feedback incorporated into the definition.

Expected tapeout - Q4-2001.

Finance:$1.0 million by Eshed Robotec. An additional $1.5 million committed according to milestones.

Ownership: 72% Eshed Robotec. 28% founders & CEO.


Management Team

Management Position Experience/QualificationAlon Shacham CEO Seagull Semiconductor – VP Marketing;

National Semiconductor – variousmanagement positions.

Elliot Cohen VP R&D ISD - VLSI Director;ICCOM – CARMEL proj. manager.

Dr. YvesVillaret

Founder Doctorate in Mathematical Physics.Experienced in solid-state physics, machinevision, robotics, control algorithms.YET Ltd. is based on his patents.

Rafael Aravot Chairman ofthe Board

Chairman of the Board and CEO of RoboGroup Ltd. (formerly Eshed Robotec)


MemCall’s Momentum

Q2’01 - Establish R&D team and infrastructure.

Select foundry.

Q3’01 - Establish close relationship with 1+ major potential customer.

Q4 ‘01 - Tapeout.

Q1’02 - Samples to select customers.

Q2’02 - Product launch.


Use of Proceeds

Early stage investment opportunity - $7.5M.

Reach product launch and first samples (Q3 2002).

They will be allocated:– 60% for R&D– 25% for S&M– 5% for G&A– the rest for working capital


Summary• Call-Out-Memory technology based VLSI searchable

memories.

• Clear product advantage:

Linear search; Much faster than others; Very low power consumption!

• Protected by patent applications.

• Experienced executive team.

• High revenue existing markets; First mover into new markets.

• Profit expected in 2003.

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