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The term “Conflict Mineral” refers to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (“3TG”) or any
other mineral or its derivatives that the U.S. Secretary of State has determined to be
financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining
country. “Conflict-Free Minerals” refers to those minerals that do not finance conflict in
the DRC or an adjoining country.
Based on humanitarian and ethical principles, ATX Semiconductor(Weihai)Co.,Ltd.
and all its affiliates (hereinafter collectively referred to as “ATX Group”) are dedicated to
the development of a sustainable mechanism for self-regulating, educating, training and
managing their supply chains so that any 3TG sourced from the DRC or an adjoining
country are conflict-free. Furthermore, ATX Group takes a thoughtful attitude toward
solid cooperation among all the parties participating in the chain of distribution of
semiconductor devices processed through the integrated circuit packaging, testing,
materials and electronic manufacturing services rendered by ATX Group (“ATX Services”)
so as to strictly follow relevant guidelines and programs adopted by the Electronic
Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI).
In order that any information provided by ATX Group with respect to the status quo
regarding Conflict Minerals is accurately verified and made available to any applicable
public authority or customer, vendor or investor of ATX Group, ATX Group is committed
to taking practical measures and approaches to routinely conduct in good faith a
reasonable country of origin inquiry throughout the relevant supply chain to reasonably
determine whether or not Conflict Minerals have been used for the performance of ATX
Services. Moreover, ATX Group shall implement a specific due diligence process to verify
the non-use of Conflict Minerals for the performance of ATX Services by following the
recommendations of the 5-Step Framework for Risk-Based Due Diligence in the Mineral
Supply Chain contained in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply
Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.
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