Conflict Minerals Management

Conflict Mineral Management

The USA adopted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act- Section 1502 in 2010 in the hope to solve the problems of bloody conflict between armed forces in the People's Republic of Congo and surrounding countries that acquire financial support by utilizing the exploitation and transaction of conflict minerals. Hence, the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA; the former EICC) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) develop the “Conflict-free Smelter Program” (CFSP) and ask their members and suppliers to investigate and disclose the source of ores including gold (Au), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), tin (Sn), cobalt (Co), glimmer (Mica), and other metal substances to avoid using the minerals from the conflict areas.

 

Gold, tungsten, and tin are required materials for the bump and tape manufacturing process of the Company. To fulfill the social responsibility and uphold international justice, the Company establishes the conflict mineral policy and performs written conflict mineral investigation toward the suppliers and subcontractors of related materials as required in the “Supplier Conflict Mineral Management Regulations”. The purchase stops immediately if the smelter is not incorporated in CFS List published on the RBA website.

 

In 2025, the Company conducted written conflict minerals investigations of 19 suppliers and subcontractors of related raw materials. The investigation results showed that 100% of the related raw materials were not sourced from conflict-affected areas. After analyzing the sources of key metal materials, the numbers of smelters identified were as follows: Gold: 6 smelters; Tungsten: 5 smelters; Tin: 21 smelters. The geographical distribution of the countries where the smelters were located is as follows: