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Acconeer welcomes the adoption of new rules for the 60 GHz band in the US

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Last week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new, more flexible rules for the 60 GHz spectrum band to support state-of-the-art radar technology. For Acconeer this means that once the new rules are effective, our customers can more easily sell their products on the US market.

CEO Lars Lindell comments: "This expected decision is a very important step for us, as it enables more use cases on the US market. We estimate the rules will become official during this summer."

Read more in the full press release from the FCC: FCC EMPOWERS SHORT-RANGE RADARS IN THE 60 GHz BAND FOR TECH LIKE 'HOT CAR' SENSORS, HEALTHCARE MONITORING, EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRONES

For additional information, please contact:

Lars Lindell, CEO Acconeer, Phone: +46 10218 92 00, E-mail: ir@acconeer.com

The following documents can be retrieved from beQuoted
Acconeer-welcomes-adoption-of-new-rules-for-the-60-GHz-band-.pdf

About Acconeer AB

With ground-breaking technology, Acconeer has developed a radar sensor that opens a new world of interaction. Acconeer Micro Radar Sensor, with low power consumption, high precision, small size and high robustness, is a 60GHz robust and cost-effective sensor for detection, distance measurement, motion detection and camera-supported applications with low power consumption. Acconeer combines the advantage of low power consumption with highly accurate pulsed radar systems of coherent radar, all integrated into a component with a surface area of only 28 mm2. The radar sensor can be included in a range of mobile consumer products, from smartphones to wearables, but also in areas such as robots, drones, the Internet of Things, healthcare, automotive, industrial robots and security and monitoring systems. Acconeer is a semiconductor company and, as a business model, sells hardware to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. Acconeer is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with the ticker code ACCON, Redeye is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). For more information: www.acconeer.com.

Acconeer AB has signed a loan facility agreement of up to SEK 60 million

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Acconeer AB ("Acconeer") has today entered into an agreement with Buntel AB and Exelity AB through which Buntel AB and Exelity AB provide Acconeer with a loan facility of up to SEK 60 million. The loan facility is intended to be used to enable Acconeer to achieve operational milestones. From and including October 1, 2023 until the time of expiration of the loan facility, Acconeer has the possibility to draw down under the loan facility through a total of two payments of a maximum of SEK 30 million each. A first payment can be called upon by Acconeer in the fourth quarter of 2023, and the second in the second quarter of 2024. Loans under the facility fall due on December 31, 2024 and bear a monthly interest rate of Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate (STIBOR) + 1.0 percent.

CEO Lars Lindell comments: "This loan facility enables us to continue expanding our working capital, complete the development of the upcoming A2 sensor, and invest in increased sales resources internationally."

The lenders are given the right, starting from the first disbursement, to twice call for the conversion of debt into equity, in directed new share issues, at a subscription price amounting to 10 percent discount to the volume-weighted share price during the 15 trading days preceding the call. A short selling ban is in place, and the conversions are restricted to not more than SEK 15 million per conversion (i.e. not more than SEK 30 million in total). There are also restrictions regarding the timing of these conversions.

For additional information, please contact:
Lars Lindell, CEO Acconeer, Phone: +46 10218 92 00, E-mail: ir@acconeer.com

This information is information that Acconeer AB is required to disclose by the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was provided by the above contact person, for publication on May 11, 2023, 21:55.

The following documents can be retrieved from beQuoted
Acconeer-enters-into-loan-facilities-agreement.pdf

About Acconeer AB

With ground-breaking technology, Acconeer has developed a radar sensor that opens a new world of interaction. Acconeer Micro Radar Sensor, with low power consumption, high precision, small size and high robustness, is a 60GHz robust and cost-effective sensor for detection, distance measurement, motion detection and camera-supported applications with low power consumption. Acconeer combines the advantage of low power consumption with highly accurate pulsed radar systems of coherent radar, all integrated into a component with a surface area of only 28 mm2. The radar sensor can be included in a range of mobile consumer products, from smartphones to wearables, but also in areas such as robots, drones, the Internet of Things, healthcare, automotive, industrial robots and security and monitoring systems. Acconeer is a semiconductor company and, as a business model, sells hardware to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. Acconeer is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with the ticker code ACCON, Redeye is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). For more information: www.acconeer.com.

Acconeer receives order from SweIoT worth USD 104,000

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The order relates to Acconeer's XM122 IoT Module, for use in inventory tracking modules. SweIoT is a Swedish expert company within IoT and sensors providing both products and services to customers.

CEO Lars Lindell comments: "We have worked with SweIoT as a partner for several years and this volume order is a confirmation that Acconeer's popular XM122 radar module is a great fit for SweIoT's energy-efficient IoT products with compact design. Inventory tracking and other applications within logistics is an interesting area where we are confident that we will see good progress going forward."

In addition to publicly announced orders, Acconeer continuously receives orders of smaller amounts which are not publicly announced as they are not considered to affect the share price.

For additional information, please contact:
Lars Lindell, CEO Acconeer, Phone: +46 10218 92 00, E-mail: ir@acconeer.com

This information is information that Acconeer AB is required to disclose by the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was provided by the above contact person, for publication on May 11, 2023, 10:15.

The following documents can be retrieved from beQuoted
Acconeer-receives-order-from-SweIoT.pdf

About Acconeer AB

With ground-breaking technology, Acconeer has developed a radar sensor that opens a new world of interaction. Acconeer Micro Radar Sensor, with low power consumption, high precision, small size and high robustness, is a 60GHz robust and cost-effective sensor for detection, distance measurement, motion detection and camera-supported applications with low power consumption. Acconeer combines the advantage of low power consumption with highly accurate pulsed radar systems of coherent radar, all integrated into a component with a surface area of only 28 mm2. The radar sensor can be included in a range of mobile consumer products, from smartphones to wearables, but also in areas such as robots, drones, the Internet of Things, healthcare, automotive, industrial robots and security and monitoring systems. Acconeer is a semiconductor company and, as a business model, sells hardware to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. Acconeer is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with the ticker code ACCON, Redeye is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). For more information: www.acconeer.com.

Acconeer receives order from Japanese MSK worth USD 138k

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The order relates to Acconeer's A121 radar sensor for mass production of customer products in the industry and agriculture segment. Micro Summit K.K. (MSK) is a leading distributor of Micro-electronics components, electronics modules and electro-mechanical components in Japan.

CEO Lars Lindell comments: "We are very pleased to receive our first high-volume order of the new A121 radar sensor, which confirms that we have customers in the pipe already for A121-based products." 

In addition to publicly announced orders, Acconeer continuously receives orders of smaller amounts which are not publicly announced as they are not considered to affect the share price.

For additional information, please contact:
Lars Lindell, CEO Acconeer, Phone: +46 10218 92 00, E-mail: ir@acconeer.com

 

This information is information that Acconeer AB is required to disclose by the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was provided by the above contact person, for publication on May 08, 2023, 10:30.

The following documents can be retrieved from beQuoted
Acconeer-receives-order-from-MSK.pdf

About Acconeer AB

With ground-breaking technology, Acconeer has developed a radar sensor that opens a new world of interaction. Acconeer Micro Radar Sensor, with low power consumption, high precision, small size and high robustness, is a 60GHz robust and cost-effective sensor for detection, distance measurement, motion detection and camera-supported applications with low power consumption. Acconeer combines the advantage of low power consumption with highly accurate pulsed radar systems of coherent radar, all integrated into a component with a surface area of only 28 mm2. The radar sensor can be included in a range of mobile consumer products, from smartphones to wearables, but also in areas such as robots, drones, the Internet of Things, healthcare, automotive, industrial robots and security and monitoring systems. Acconeer is a semiconductor company and, as a business model, sells hardware to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. Acconeer is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with the ticker code ACCON, Redeye is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). For more information: www.acconeer.com.

Important step towards new 60 GHz regulation in the US

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Acconeer welcomes the FCC Fact Sheet "Allowing Expanded Flexibility and Opportunities for Unlicensed Operations in the 60 GHz Band" published by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday. The fact sheet is in line with the proposal submitted by Acconeer and other companies last year.

"The proposal covers everything we need to expand our business in the US and other regions that traditionally follow FCC regulation such as Canada, Mexico, Brazil. We have several customers, both in the US and internationally, that are ready to launch products in the US once this new regulation is effective", says Lars Lindell, CEO, Acconeer.

From Acconeer we have previously communicated that we estimate that the new regulation will be effective by summer 2023, and the fact that the topic is on the agenda for FCC's next meeting strengthens this belief.

For additional information, please contact:

Lars Lindell, CEO Acconeer, Phone: +46 10218 92 00, E-mail: ir@acconeer.com

The following documents can be retrieved from beQuoted
Important-step-towards-new-60GHz-regulation-in-US.pdf

About Acconeer AB

With ground-breaking technology, Acconeer has developed a radar sensor that opens a new world of interaction. Acconeer Micro Radar Sensor, with low power consumption, high precision, small size and high robustness, is a 60GHz robust and cost-effective sensor for detection, distance measurement, motion detection and camera-supported applications with low power consumption. Acconeer combines the advantage of low power consumption with highly accurate pulsed radar systems of coherent radar, all integrated into a component with a surface area of only 28 mm2. The radar sensor can be included in a range of mobile consumer products, from smartphones to wearables, but also in areas such as robots, drones, the Internet of Things, healthcare, automotive, industrial robots and security and monitoring systems. Acconeer is a semiconductor company and, as a business model, sells hardware to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. Acconeer is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with the ticker code ACCON, Redeye is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). For more information: www.acconeer.com.

Bulletin from the annual general meeting of Acconeer AB on 27 April 2023

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The English text is an unofficial translation. In case of any discrepancies between the Swedish text and the English translation, the Swedish text shall prevail.

Acconeer AB (the "Company") held its annual general meeting on 27 April 2023. At the annual general meeting, the following resolutions were made.

Adoption of the income statement and balance sheet

The annual general meeting resolved to adopt the board of directors' proposal for the income statement and the balance sheet for the fiscal year of 2022.

Disposition of the Company's profit or loss

The annual general meeting resolved, in accordance with the board of directors' proposal, that no dividend is paid and that the Company's funds available for distribution is carried forward.

Discharge from liability

The annual general meeting resolved to grant discharge from liability to all persons who have had the position of board member or CEO in the Company during 2022.

Election on the board of directors and auditor, and determination of fees

The annual general meeting resolved to re-elect Bengt Adolfsson, Lars-Erik Wernersson, Git Sturesjö Adolfsson, Thomas Rex and Johan Paulsson. Thomas Rex was re-elected as chairman of the board of directors.

The annual general meeting resolved that the fees to the board of directors, for the period until the next annual meeting, shall be paid out with a total of seventeen (17) price base amounts (Sw. prisbasbelopp), of which five (5) price base amounts to the chairman and three (3) price base amounts to each of the other members elected by the annual general meeting who are not employed by the Company.

The annual general meeting resolved to elect the registered audit company KPMG AB as the Company's auditor until the end of the next annual general meeting. Fees to the auditor shall be paid according to approved invoice.

Directed issue of warrants and approval of transfer of warrants

The annual general meeting resolved, in accordance with the board of directors' proposal, on the warrant-based incentive program Warrant Program 2023/2027 by (A) issuance of warrants of series 2023/2027 to the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary and (B) approval of the transfer of warrants 2023/2027 from the subsidiary to individuals who are or will be employed by the Company (individuals employed for a fixed time period are excluded) including the CEO ("Employees").

No more than 500,000 warrants shall be issued to the subsidiary with the right and obligation for the subsidiary to later transfer the warrants to the Employees. The warrants shall be transferred by the subsidiary on 15 March 2024, or on the later date decided by the board of directors, the transfer shall be made at market value at the respective transfer dates and warrants shall be allotted in accordance with the principles set forth in the board of directors' proposal. Subscription of shares under the warrants may take place during the period from 24 March 2027 until 5 May 2027. The premium per share shall be transferred to the free share premium reserve (Sw. fria överkursfonden). The subscription price per share shall correspond to 150 per cent of the volume-weighted average price according to Nasdaq First North Growth Market's official curriculum list for shares in the Company during the period of ten (10) trading days ending on 8 March 2024, however, the subscription price per share shall never be less than the quota value of the share. The maximum dilution effect of the program is approximately 1.86 per cent.

Authorisation for the board of directors to resolve on issue of shares

The annual general meeting resolved to authorise the board of directors to, until the next annual general meeting, on one or more occasions, resolve to increase the Company's share capital by issue of no more than shares corresponding to twenty-five (25) per cent of the total number of shares in the Company at the time of the annual general meeting's decision of authorisation. The board of directors may deviate from the shareholders' preferential rights. The reason for the board of directors' authorisation to deviate from the shareholders' preferential rights is to enable the Company to raise new capital and to take advantage of future opportunities to attract new long-term owners, and to finance the Company's growth strategy. The authorisation also includes the right to decide on payment for the issued shares by set-off, in kind or with other conditions as referred in Chapter 13 Section 5 item 6 of the Swedish Companies Act (Sw. aktiebolagslagen (2005:551)). At a deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights, the issue rate shall be determined in accordance with market conditions, taking into account any discount on market terms.

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For more detailed information regarding the content of the resolutions, please refer to the press release published on 23 March 2023 and the complete notice of the annual general meeting. The notice of the annual general meeting and complete proposals regarding the resolutions of the annual general meeting are available on the Company's website, www.acconeer.com.

For further information, please contact:

Lars Lindell, CEO

Tel. +46 (0) 10 218 92 00

ir@acconeer.com

www.acconeer.com

The following documents can be retrieved from beQuoted
Acconeer Bulletin-AGM-2023.pdf

About Acconeer AB

With ground-breaking technology, Acconeer has developed a radar sensor that opens a new world of interaction. Acconeer Micro Radar Sensor, with low power consumption, high precision, small size and high robustness, is a 60GHz robust and cost-effective sensor for detection, distance measurement, motion detection and camera-supported applications with low power consumption. Acconeer combines the advantage of low power consumption with highly accurate pulsed radar systems of coherent radar, all integrated into a component with a surface area of only 28 mm2. The radar sensor can be included in a range of mobile consumer products, from smartphones to wearables, but also in areas such as robots, drones, the Internet of Things, healthcare, automotive, industrial robots and security and monitoring systems. Acconeer is a semiconductor company and, as a business model, sells hardware to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. Acconeer is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with the ticker code ACCON, Redeye is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). For more information: www.acconeer.com.

Interim report Q1 2023

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In the first quarter 2023, Acconeer's net sales amounted to kSEK 10,131. More than 20,000 modules and 116,000 sensors were sold. In total, Acconeer has sold 1,589,665 radar sensors and 134,979 modules since launch. In the quarter 303 evaluation kits were sold, and an accumulated 6,244 EVKs have been sold since launch. The gross margin in Q1 was 60% and six new customer products were launched.

CEO Lars Lindell comments: "The biggest news in Q1 2023 was that we could declare our A121 sensor ready for mass production, and customers can now buy it in volume from our distributors. Otherwise the quarter was weaker than expected, which is due to that our customers are reducing the inventories they built during the previous component shortage. After the end of the quarter, we were happy to receive an important design win in the automotive industry, with one of the world's largest car manufacturing companies."

FIRST QUARTER

  • Net sales for the first quarter amounted to kSEK 10,131 (10,121).
  • The gross margin on sales of goods was 60 (62)%.
  • Result after taxes amounted to kSEK -12,127 (-13,881).
  • Earnings per share before and after dilution was SEK -0,46 (-0,54).
  • The cash flow from operating activities was kSEK -9,732 (-11,125).

 

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE FIRST QUARTER

  • Acconeer received order from Digi-Key worth USD 100k.
  • Acconeer's pulsed coherent radar sensor A121 ready for mass production.
  • Acconeer launched first A121-based radar module – XM125 Entry+ Module.
  • Acconeer signed manufacturing agreement with leading semiconductor supplier.

 

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE END OF THE PERIOD

  • Acconeer signed distribution agreement with Korean TecAhead.
  • Acconeer received automotive design win with a forecasted value of USD 800k.

 

The interim report is attached to this press release and available through Acconeer's website: https://investor.acconeer.com/en/financial-reports/.

For additional information, please contact:

Lars Lindell, CEO Acconeer, Phone: +46 10218 92 00, E-mail: ir@acconeer.com

 

This information is information that Acconeer AB is required to disclose by the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was provided by the above contact person, for publication on April 21, 2023, 07:30.

The following documents can be retrieved from beQuoted
Q1-report-2023.pdf
Acconeer-Q1 2023 ENG 230421.pdf

About Acconeer AB

With ground-breaking technology, Acconeer has developed a radar sensor that opens a new world of interaction. Acconeer Micro Radar Sensor, with low power consumption, high precision, small size and high robustness, is a 60GHz robust and cost-effective sensor for detection, distance measurement, motion detection and camera-supported applications with low power consumption. Acconeer combines the advantage of low power consumption with highly accurate pulsed radar systems of coherent radar, all integrated into a component with a surface area of only 28 mm2. The radar sensor can be included in a range of mobile consumer products, from smartphones to wearables, but also in areas such as robots, drones, the Internet of Things, healthcare, automotive, industrial robots and security and monitoring systems. Acconeer is a semiconductor company and, as a business model, sells hardware to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. Acconeer is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with the ticker code ACCON, Redeye is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). For more information: www.acconeer.com.

Acconeer receives automotive design win with a forecasted value of USD 800k

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Acconeer has received a design win for access control, which allows touchless opening of the trunk of a car using the A121 pulsed coherent radar sensor, with one of the world's leading multinational automotive manufacturing corporations. The forecasted value of the design win is estimated to USD 800k in the period 2024-2030. By "design win" Acconeer refers to that the company's radar sensor has been selected for use in a customer product, but it is not equivalent to that an order has been placed.

CEO Lars Lindell comments: "We are very happy to be able to announce an automotive design win with a new customer, this time with one of the top five automotive manufacturing corporations in the world. This shows that our progress is on track in the automotive industry, which we believe will be an important business area for us the coming years. It is also the first automotive design win for A121, which was recently launched."

For additional information, please contact:

Lars Lindell, CEO Acconeer, Phone: +46 10218 92 00, E-mail: ir@acconeer.com

This information is information that Acconeer AB is required to disclose by the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was provided by the above contact person, for publication on April 18, 2023, 20.00.

 

The following documents can be retrieved from beQuoted
Acconeer-receives-automotive-design-win.pdf

About Acconeer AB

With ground-breaking technology, Acconeer has developed a radar sensor that opens a new world of interaction. Acconeer Micro Radar Sensor, with low power consumption, high precision, small size and high robustness, is a 60GHz robust and cost-effective sensor for detection, distance measurement, motion detection and camera-supported applications with low power consumption. Acconeer combines the advantage of low power consumption with highly accurate pulsed radar systems of coherent radar, all integrated into a component with a surface area of only 28 mm2. The radar sensor can be included in a range of mobile consumer products, from smartphones to wearables, but also in areas such as robots, drones, the Internet of Things, healthcare, automotive, industrial robots and security and monitoring systems. Acconeer is a semiconductor company and, as a business model, sells hardware to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. Acconeer is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with the ticker code ACCON, Redeye is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). For more information: www.acconeer.com.

Acconeer signs distribution agreement with Korean TecAhead

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Acconeer and South Korean TecAhead signs a distribution agreement for pulsed coherent radar sensors and modules serving the Korean market. The two companies already have a sales agreement in place, and with the new distribution agreement in place TecAhead will help strengthen Acconeer's position on the Korean market.

Magnus Gerward, head of Business Development comments: "We have worked with TecAhead as sales agents for a few years now, and they have brought in several customers and interesting business leads. It feels great to take the next step for even deeper collaboration and most of all better service to our Korean customers."

With offices in Seoul and Daejeon, TecAhead has since its foundation in 2011 successfully introduced innovative technologies needed for the customers and continues to provide technologies that will define the next decade.

For additional information, please contact:

Lars Lindell, CEO Acconeer, Phone: +46 10218 92 00, E-mail: ir@acconeer.com

Magnus Gerward, head of Business Development Acconeer, Phone: +46 10218 92 00, E-mail: ir@acconeer.com

 

This information is information that Acconeer AB is required to disclose by the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was provided by the above contact person, for publication on April 18, 2023 10.00.

The following documents can be retrieved from beQuoted
Acconeer-signs-distribution-agreement-with-Korean-Tecahead.pdf

About Acconeer AB

With ground-breaking technology, Acconeer has developed a radar sensor that opens a new world of interaction. Acconeer Micro Radar Sensor, with low power consumption, high precision, small size and high robustness, is a 60GHz robust and cost-effective sensor for detection, distance measurement, motion detection and camera-supported applications with low power consumption. Acconeer combines the advantage of low power consumption with highly accurate pulsed radar systems of coherent radar, all integrated into a component with a surface area of only 28 mm2. The radar sensor can be included in a range of mobile consumer products, from smartphones to wearables, but also in areas such as robots, drones, the Internet of Things, healthcare, automotive, industrial robots and security and monitoring systems. Acconeer is a semiconductor company and, as a business model, sells hardware to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. Acconeer is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with the ticker code ACCON, Redeye is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). For more information: www.acconeer.com.

Acconeer signs manufacturing agreement with leading semiconductor supplier

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Acconeer has agreed with their semiconductor manufacturer to become a direct customer. As of today, all details are agreed upon and a contract has been signed by the two companies. The supplier is one of the world's leading semiconductor contract manufacturing companies, where Acconeer produces their semiconductor wafers.

CEO Lars Lindell comments: "This contract with one of our most important suppliers, and a leading actor in the semiconductor industry, means a deeper co-operation as well as more favorable wafer prices and substantially improved payment terms which will reduce the working capital necessary for Acconeer's rapid growth."

For additional information, please contact:
Lars Lindell, CEO Acconeer, Phone: +46 10218 92 00, E-mail: ir@acconeer.com

This information is information that Acconeer AB is required to disclose by the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was provided by the above contact person, for publication on March 30, 2023, 09:50.

The following documents can be retrieved from beQuoted
Acconeer-signs-agreement-to-become-direct-customer-of-semico.pdf

About Acconeer AB

With ground-breaking technology, Acconeer has developed a radar sensor that opens a new world of interaction. Acconeer Micro Radar Sensor, with low power consumption, high precision, small size and high robustness, is a 60GHz robust and cost-effective sensor for detection, distance measurement, motion detection and camera-supported applications with low power consumption. Acconeer combines the advantage of low power consumption with highly accurate pulsed radar systems of coherent radar, all integrated into a component with a surface area of only 28 mm2. The radar sensor can be included in a range of mobile consumer products, from smartphones to wearables, but also in areas such as robots, drones, the Internet of Things, healthcare, automotive, industrial robots and security and monitoring systems. Acconeer is a semiconductor company and, as a business model, sells hardware to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. Acconeer is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with the ticker code ACCON, Redeye is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). For more information: www.acconeer.com.