1. The RF Energy Company
Introduction to pinkRF
K. Werner; January 2017

2. • History & the grand idea
• Applications & markets
• Our business philosophy
• Products and services
• Bottom line
Contents
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3. History
• 2008: Breakthroughs in solid state power transistor technology
• 2009: Klaus and Mark work closely with lead customers.
• 2011: Large white goods companies e.g. Whirlpool, Samsung, Panasonic embrace the
concept of smart cooking with RF Energy
• 2011 -2014: Many more applications emerge e.g. Medical, Lighting, Automotive,
Industrial heating, Plasma, and more..........
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• 2015: pinkRF formed to develop enabling products and applications for RF Energy
• 2016 Feb: pinkRF moves into Gebouw A at the Novia Tech Campus
• 2016 Mar - Dec: pinkRF develops first products
• 2017: First products and services will be launched to the market

4. The RF Energy Company
THE GRAND IDEA
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5. Classical RF: Data transmission

6. A solid state RF Energy System

7.  Unprecedented control over RF signal via feedback of power and energy
levels
 now we need to learn a lot!
 Solid state semiconductor based reliability
 Effective reaction to (changing) load conditions
 Efficient energy delivery, fast shutdown, …
 Low-voltage electronics
 Small form factor; flexible hardware partitioning
 Electronics cost base enabled
Solid-State RF Energy
General Benefits
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8. RF Energy – Applications Gallore
Industrial Lasers
Industrial Processing
Automotive
Ignition
Medical imaging
Plasma Lighting
Cooking
Ablation
Automotive
Lighting
hyperThermia

9.  we partner with excellence
 leading suppliers, manufacturers, universities, customers
 we are “technology agnostic”
 asset light
 pinkRF has prototyping and low volume manufacturing capabilities
 high volume manufactured is outsourced to reliable partners
 core business:
 consultancy, design, development, integration and service for solid
state RF Energy systems
 core strengths:
 Deep expertise in RF Energy control and RF matching networks /
applicators for any RF Energy application
pinkRF’s business philosophy
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10. The RF Energy Company
PRODUCTS
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11. • industrial-, professional-, consumer-
heating/processing system design and development
• RF small signal sources and controllers
• power amplifiers
• single- and multi channel systems and advanced
software controllers (with sensor integration)
• complete single- and multi-channel RF Energy
generators
• EM field visualization hardware
• 3D visualization / volume reconstruction system
pinkRF Products
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12. pinkRF products/project examples
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Plasma Lamps
3D Vision
PAs
advanced control
controller
cavity mods

13. • passion!
• vision you believe in
• customer commitment asap
• settle within the right environment/network
• know which part of your success you are willing
to share with others
– (investors/banks/partners/employees…)
• strict cash flow management
• identify your company culture and stick to it
• build a team with complementary competences
company start-up learnings
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