Semiconductor Conference 2025
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Enabling the Future of Semiconductors
AI1:ASX
Semiconductor Conference 2025
May 2025
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Who is Adisyn
Adisyn Ltd is publicly listed on the the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the ticker AI1
Field of activity
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Corporate Snapshot
Through 2D Generation (a fully owned
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Share Price (A$)*: 0.049
subsidiary) – development of novel
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Market Cap (A$)*: 35.4M
technologies and methods to produce high-
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Enterprise Value (A$): 25.9M
quality graphene, in a low-temperature
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Cash (A$)^: 9.5M
process, targeting semiconductors
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interconnect and other applications.
Board of Directors
Original activity of building and deploying IT
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Kevin Crofton – Chairman
solutions, disaster recovery solutions, and
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Arye Kohavi – Director, CEO of 2D Generation
end-to-end cyber security solutions.
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Dominic O'Hanlon – Non-Executive Director
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Blake Burton - Managing Director of Adisyn
*As at market close 5 May 2025
^As at 31 March 2025
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Kevin Crofton
Non-Executive Chairman
Kevin has 3 decades of
Semiconductor industry experience.
He has held significant management
and leadership positions at Lam
Research Corporation (Nasdaq:LRCX,
US$96B market cap), KLA Corporation
(Nasdaq:KLAC, US$91B market cap),
Comet Holdings AG (SIX: COTN,
CHF1.9B market cap), Newport
Corporation (acquired for US$980M),
NEXX Systems (acquired by Tokyo
Electron) and Aviza Technology.
• In 2006, Mr. Crofton led a P/E
backed buyout of Aviza Technology
UK to create what became SPTS
Technologies, where he was
President and Managing Director
from 2006 to 2020, and created a
GBP£500M turnover, highly
profitable, market leading company.
SPTS was bought by Orbotech,
which was later acquired by KLA
for $3.4B.
• From 2020 through 2022, Kevin was
CEO of Comet AG, a listed
company on the Swiss SIX
exchange. Achieved 60% revenue
growth to CHF$600m (A$1.06B),
nearly doubling EBITDA
performance, and delivered Market
Cap growth from 0.8B to 2.2B CHF
(~US$2.4 B).
• Mr Crofton served on the board of
SEMI, the international industry
association, for 8 years including
as Vice Chair and Chair.
• He was advisor to Senator Mark
Warner on US CHIPS Act and Gov.
Glen Youngkin on Virginia's
Semiconductor Initiative.
• Throughout his career, Mr Crofton has
been recognized for his contributions
to the semiconductor industry. He is a
published author of numerous
technical papers, a sought-after
semiconductor industry speaker, and
winner of numerous awards including
the MEMS Industry CEO of the year
(2013) and the Queens Award for
innovation, technology and export in
2008, 2014 and 2018.
• Mr. Crofton holds an MBA in
International Business from American
University and a BS Degree in
Aerospace Engineering from Virginia
Tech.
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Arye Kohavi
CEO of 2D Generation, Director at Adisyn
Arye is an Israeli entrepreneur and innovator. He was the founder, president & Co-CEO of WaterGen, which develops water-from-air and air dehumidification technologies. Kohavi holds a MBA
(Finance) and a BA in Economics and Accounting, both from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Awards:
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Arye has been chosen as one of the world's 100 Leading Global Thinkers, and one of the world's
top innovators, by “Foreign Policy” magazine.
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Water-Gen, founded by Arye, was chosen as one of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies, by
“Fast Company” magazine.
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As part of Israel's 70th anniversary celebrations, the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Ynet readers
chose Water-Gen as one of the “Nine Greatest Israeli Inventions of All Times”.
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Water-Gen's Genny was chosen as one of the world's 100 Best Inventions, by TIME magazine.
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High Performance Computing’s Primary Need
(e.g., AI) Is The Quest for Speed…
…But limited by the ability to “shrink” design rules
AMAT ITPC November 2024
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The Copper Interconnect Dilemma…
• Smaller and smaller design rules equals more transistors per
chip – which means faster performance
Delay
• But the inherent resistance increases to the point that
processing speed is ultimately limited by physics
Process technology scale down
* Yosi Shacham-diamand, Tetsuya Osaka, Madhav Datta, and Takayuki Ohba. (Book) “Advanced Nanoscale ULSI Interconnects”. 2009.
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Why Graphene
Graphene is a unique carbon structure. It consists of a single atom layer
of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice and is the world’s first
two-dimensional (2D) material. Graphene boasts exceptional properties,
highly valuable to the semiconductor industry, including:
✓ Superior Electrical Conductivity: outperforms copper and other
traditional materials - ideal for high-speed interconnects
✓ Remarkable Thermal Conductivity: dissipates heat more
efficiently than any other known material, making it essential for
managing heat in high-performance electronic devices.
✓ Exceptional Strength and Flexibility: stronger than steel and
incredibly flexible, opening possibilities for new types of flexible
electronics, wearable devices, and other innovative products.
✓ High Transparency: is nearly transparent, making it suitable for
applications like displays, touchscreens, and solar cells.
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The Challenge
• For advanced process nodes, the Interconnect is a bottleneck:
❑ Limiting clock and data transfer rates
❑ Consumes a lot of power
❑ Major source of heat generation
• Graphene based solutions for the interconnect are well defined, but no suitable
industrial process has been identified yet
• From imec’s paper* on Graphene for interconnects:
“While this study focuses on graphene transfer, a more ‘elegant’ way of depositing
graphene would be direct growth on the metal template of interest. Growing highquality graphene requires however high growth temperatures (900-1000°C) and can
as such not be applied on interconnect-type of metals.”
*https://www.imec-int.com/en/articles/promise-hybrid-graphenemetal-structures-advanced-interconnects
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2D Generation’s
Process
• ALD-based
• Unique and patented process
• Forming graphene directly on the wafer
• Use of patented precursors
• Low-temperature process
• Compatible with current manufacturing limitations
• Can be applied using existing industrial processes and equipment
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Graphene-Coated Interconnects:
Unlocking the Future of AI
Breakthrough in Semiconductor
Interconnects
• Graphene-coated interconnects
significantly outperform copper in speed
and efficiency.
• Up to 200x higher electron mobility,
enabling faster data transfer across chip
architectures.
• Reduced resistive heating and minimal
signal degradation at nanoscale
geometries.
Implications for Artificial Intelligence
Strategic Relevance
• Accelerates AI training and inference by
increasing data bandwidth within chips.
• Positioned at the intersection of AI
growth and next-generation
semiconductor innovation.
• Enhances energy efficiency, a critical
factor in AI data centres and edge AI
applications.
• Enables denser, more complex chip
designs at 3nm and below.
• Supports real-time AI on compact
devices with minimal power and thermal
footprint.
• Addresses the critical bottleneck of
interconnect performance in AI hardware
stacks.
• Opens pathways for faster, greener, and
more scalable AI systems globally.
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Beneq ALD Machine
State-of-the-Art Atomic Layer Deposition
• Procured highly specialised Atomic Layer
Deposition (ALD) machine from Beneq, allowing
full process development
• ALD machines deposit extremely thin layers
(down to the atomic layer) of material on to
chips
• All advanced semiconductor fabs around the
globe use ALD
• Installation expected in May. The team is
already in training at Beneq in Finland.
beneq.com
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Imec Collaboration
Imec is the world’s leading semiconductor industry R&D hub
❑ 5,000 researchers from more than 95 countries
❑ 2.5 billion Euro infrastructure, 300mm leading edge semiconductor pilot line
❑ 940M Euro in revenue, a public-private funded entity
❑ Partnered with the world’s leading semiconductor designers, fabricators, and suppliers
2D Generation has a strategic cooperation agreement with imec to validate the
company’s technology:
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Simulation to explore the benefits of the technology in a relevant context for product
applications.
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Physical tests of the graphene coating of several materials (metals and non-metals) and
several usages (surfaces, structured wafers, and diffusion barrier).
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Building the Future Together:
Partnership Opportunities
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ConnectingChips –
EU Undertaking
Why is the Project significant?
2DG’s role in the Project
• The Project is focused on developing and
integrating electronic, photonic, power, and RF
devices within System in Package (SiP) modules
for applications in data centres, highperformance computing, Artificial Intelligence,
autonomous vehicles and digital industries.
Leveraging graphene’s exceptional properties
through pioneering low-temperature ALD
techniques, this technology improves
semiconductor performance in interconnects,
coatings, capping layers by addressing impedance,
resistivity, and heat dissipation challenges.
• The Project aims to improve heat dissipation,
optimize data transmission, implement thermal
control for dense SiP modules and advance
integration enhance device performance and
efficiency.
What will it mean for 2DG to be part of the
project?
• The industry largest players validate 2DG’s
innovative approach and establishes its role
in the semiconductor industry.
• Provides a platform for collaboration and
technological advancement.
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Strategic Partnership with Tel
Aviv University Nano Center
The Centre’s state-of-the-art facilities, including an 800-square-meter
cleanroom, advanced imaging tools, and over 40 fabrication instruments,
provide an unparalleled environment for academic and industrial research.
The center has collaborated with a diverse range of major multinational
companies, including General Electric, Samsung and NVIDIA.
✓ Strategic Partnership: An agreement was signed in March 2025 to
accelerate the development of the company’s technology.
✓ Access to World-Class Facilities: Access to advanced equipment.
Immediate use of TAU’s Beneq TFS 200 Atomic Layer Deposition
(similar to AI1’s system , former generation).
✓ Double ALD capacity: The partnership grants the team access to an
additional ALD system to perform parallel development.
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2DG Intellectual Property
Four patent families are
directed to the technology of
the Company and each patent
is composed of our unique
production methods and
materials:
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GRAPHENE COATED NON-METALLIC SURFACES, DEVICES AND METHOD
THEREOF – directed to the technologies used for conductive diffusion barrier, and
other applications
GRAPHENE COATED METALLIC SURFACES, DEVICES AND METHOD OF
MANUFACTURE THEREOF – directed to the technologies used for conductive
capping layer, and other applications
METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF GRAPHENE COATED SURFACES BY
ATOMIC OR MOLECULAR LAYER DEPOSITION – directed to graphene
manufacture by ALD
GRAPHENE METAL COMPOSITE – directed to graphene layers interlayered with
metal layers including coatings of patterned surfaces
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Investment Highlights
Disclaimer
Adisyn’s wholly-owned subsidiary 2D Generation is developing graphene-based
interconnects for the next-generation of semiconductors
Opportunity to transform a global market
Semiconductor sales expected to almost double by 2030
to ~US$1Tn1
Major early-mover advantage
Substantial knowledge and intellectual property
developed on graphene deposition over the past four
years, offering a significant early-mover advantage
World-leading process
Unique, patented low-temperature processing method
unmatched by any peer of whom the Company is aware,
globally
Partnerships to drive development
Collaboration with the world’s leading semiconductor research
institute imec and selected for the EU's Connecting Chips Joint
Undertaking potentially collaborating with NVIDIA, Valeo and
Applied Materials
Landmark agreement augments core research
Partnership with Tel Aviv University Nano Center gives access to a
second ALD machine to perform parallel development
Strong leadership
World-renowned semiconductor and technology leaders
represented on the Board to drive success
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1 Kevin Zhang, TSMC, Semiconductor Industry: Present and Future, IEEE solid state Circuit Conference, Feb 2024
Enabling the Future of Semiconductors
AI1:ASX
Thank you
CONTACT DETAILS
Blake Burton – Managing Director, AI1
investors@adisyn.com.au
David Tasker – IR / PR
dtasker@chapteroneadvisors.com.au
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2DG
Michael Shaw-Taylor – Corporate Advisor
mst@sandtoncapital.com.au
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