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The connected home represents tremendous opportunity for growth and innovation. Now is the time to get started. CONNECTED HOME /// GROWTH OF THE CONNECTED HOME Growth of the Connected Home The Home Platform Designing in the right connector, switch, relay, or sensor for the device and its application is key to ensuring reliability and functionality. TE has a global team of product and development engineers, application and sales engineers, account managers, and technology experts. Their goal is to help customers make these important decisions early in the product development process, where optimization of a design is most important. TE engineers can work with customers to develop a semi-custom or custom design that meets their requirements. The process is initiated by working with one of TE's sales or field application engineers. Innovating with our customers is one of our strengths that benefit our customers with differentiated solutions. Our engineers are agile and use the latest metal and polymer materials to develop a perfect-fit product for custom applications. TE Engineers can leverage a wide range of manufacturing technologies. High-speed progressive stamping, injection molding, a variety of plating technologies, and automated assembly all help ensure long-term production volumes with a design optimized for manufacturing and the end customer's application. Micro-sized connectors and switches Through TE's vast product offering, we are able to provide micro-sized connectors and switches for the smallest sensor assemblies. Micro-sizing matters: Consumers want their home automation devices to be as small and unobtrusive as possible. This means the internal components of these devices need to be proportionally small, which is further complicated by additional functionality packaged into these devices. For example, occupancy sensors may also contain ambient light level sensors, a microphone, and other sensing/monitoring elements. High-current capability TE provides high-current connectors, switches, and switching relays for HVAC equipment and appliances, enabling their connectivity and control in the automated home. Connected, electronic devices are inherently low voltage or low power, and they need to have relays to switch the higher voltage/higher power loads typical in the home. These loads can be anything from a coffee maker or toaster plugged into a connected wall outlet, to a boiler controller wired to a connected thermostat. Breadth of choice for product designers TE's product portfolio is comprehensive —allowing designers to find exactly what they need for their unique ideas and products. In almost every electronic design, connectors and sensors are needed to provide and route power and signals into or out of a circuit. Wireless innovations Remote and wireless communication as well as control and monitoring will be an integral part of connected home ecosystems. These connected capabilities drive value by saving time and money for consumers, and will be key to driving demand and mainstream consumer adoption. Below is a high-level itemization of some of the TE Connectivity product families that find common use among all the sub-systems listed. • Antennas • Data I/O connectors • Fine pitch & free height connectors • Grounding & Shielding connectors • High-performance labels • Integration/value-add capabilities • Point to point terminations (FASTON, PIDG, etc.) • Rapid termination connectors • Small format and power relays • Passive PCB components • Power connectors • Switches • Spring finger contacts • Sensors • Terminal blocks The TE Advantage TE is committed to meeting the needs of our customers. Not just delivering products for current design specifications, but also partnering to identify new opportunities. We provide the broadest range of connectivity products available, suitable for a wide variety of applications and end products. We are uniquely positioned to help customers succeed in the connected home market. PAGE 5