EX-1.01 2 exhibit101may2023.htm EX-1.01 Document

EXHIBIT 1.01

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
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MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
In Accord with Rule 13p-1 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

This report for the year ended December 31, 2022, is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Rule 13p-1"). Rule 13p-1 was adopted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank"). Rule 13p-1 imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose products contain conflict minerals necessary to the functionality or production of their products. Conflict Minerals are defined by Rule 13p-1 as gold, cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, and tungsten.

If a registrant has reason to believe that any conflict minerals in their supply chain may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") or an adjoining country ("Covered Countries"), or if they are unable to determine the country of origin of conflict minerals or that their products are manufactured entirely from recycled and scrap sources, then the issuer must exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals. The registrant must annually submit a Conflict Minerals Report ("CMR") to the SEC that includes a description of those due diligence measures. This report is Microchip Technology Incorporated's CMR for the reporting calendar year ended December 31, 2022.

This report is not audited, as Rule 13p-1 and current SEC guidance provide that if the registrant is not declaring products as "DRC Conflict Free," the CMR is not subject to an independent private sector audit ("IPSA").

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1.    COMPANY OVERVIEW

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED develops, manufactures, contracts to manufacture and sells specialized semiconductor products used by its customers in a wide variety of embedded control applications. Microchip Technology Incorporated was incorporated in Delaware in 1989. In this CMR, "we," "us," and "our" each refers to Microchip Technology Incorporated and its subsidiaries ("Microchip"). Our executive offices are located at 2355 West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona 85224-6199 and our telephone number is (480) 792-7200.

Our Internet address is www.microchip.com. This CMR will be posted on our website with other SEC filings under About/Investor Relations as soon as reasonably practicable after it is electronically filed with the SEC. All of our SEC filings are available on our website free of charge. Additionally, this CMR will be posted on our designated Responsible Minerals Sourcing webpage at the internet address https://www.microchip.com/en-us/about/corporate-responsibility/our-supply-chain.

The information on our website is not incorporated into this CMR.

1.1    Microchip Products

Microchip is a leading provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions. Its easy-to-use development tools and comprehensive product portfolio enable customers to create optimal designs, which reduce risk while lowering total system cost and time to market. The company's solutions serve approximately 125,000 customers across the automotive, aerospace and defense, communications, consumer appliances, data centers and computing, and industrial markets. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.

A more detailed discussion of our product categories and the products relating to each category for calendar year 2022 are contained in our Annual Reports and SEC filings available on: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/about/investors/stock-information/sec-filings.

For the purposes of this report, Microchip’s products are further delineated in the table below separating integrated circuits from all other types of products.

All references to “Microchip” products hereafter include Microchip and all subsidiaries’ products in Categories A and B that were manufactured by Microchip or its subsidiaries, or contracted by Microchip or its subsidiaries to be manufactured, and within the scope of Rule 13p-1 ("Microchip products") unless specifically attributed to Microchip or a specific subsidiary (e.g. "Microchip Category A products" vs. "subsidiary Category A products").

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Conflict Minerals Disclosure CategoryConflict Minerals Product Description
A
Integrated circuits including touch screen controller ICs (e.g., PIC® Microcontrollers, Microprocessors, dsPIC® Digital Signal Controllers, touch and gesture sensing solutions, analog and interface, RF front-end products, wireless audio, USB and wireless solutions, embedded security products, memory products, medical electronics, LED drivers, printer/EL drivers, telecommunications, general industrial). Integrated circuits including field programmable gate arrays ("FPGAs"), Application-Specific Integrated Circuits ("ASICs"), Power-over-Ethernet ICs and legacy discrete components
BRF modules and touch screen controller boards
System-in-Package (SiP) hybrid modules
System on chip solutions ("SoCs"), Power management products, timing and synchronization devices and precise time solutions, voice processing devices, radio frequency ("RF") solutions, discrete components contained in peripheral equipment, enterprise storage and communication solution products, midspans, security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products, Ethernet solutions, as well as custom design capabilities and services
R&D application development printed circuit boards and system kits

During the analysis of Microchip products it was found that small quantities of tin, tantalum, tungsten and/or gold ("3TG"), necessary to their functionality or production, are found in substantially all Microchip products (Categories A and B).

1.2    Conflict Minerals Report

For all product categories, Microchip has been unable to conclusively determine the origin of the 3TG that its products contain, or to conclusively determine to what extent they come from recycled or scrap sources, the facilities used to process them, their country of origin, or their mine or location of origin. Microchip’s suppliers reported at broad levels, often at the company or large product family level. None of Microchip's suppliers identified which of their suppliers sourced Microchip products, and none of our suppliers reported that all entities that they identified on their Responsible Minerals Initiative Conflict Minerals Reporting Template ("RMI-CMRT") sourced any portion of Microchip products. This report describes Microchip’s Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”) for context, the due diligence measures taken on the 3TG source and chain of custody, a description of the products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured for which Microchip controlled the design and specified or approved the utilized materials, as well as the results of its due diligence efforts, and expected risk assessment and mitigation steps.


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1.3    Conflict Minerals Policy

Microchip has a conflict minerals policy. Our policy is available on our company website at https://www.microchip.com/en-us/about/corporate-responsibility/our-supply-chain.

2.    MICROCHIP’S REASONABLE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INQUIRY (RCOI) RESULTS

Since 2020, Microchip has been contracting with an industry leading third-party provider to help in conducting our annual RCOIs for our supply chains.

2.1    Category A Products

For Category A products, beginning in July 2022, Microchip sent requests with a set of instructional documents to its well-defined raw material suppliers and contract manufacturers, requesting completion of the RMI CMRT.

The responses were reviewed against developed criteria to determine valid answers and to identify candidates for subsequent inquiry ("Response Criteria"). For Microchip Category A inquiries, responses were received from all first-tier suppliers. Most responses were considered valid in first submission, while some required subsequent inquiries.

TABLE 1
    Category A Products, Smelter Metrics - 2221 Total Smelters    
MetalSmelters recognized by the RMI RMAP to be Conformant with their responsible minerals sourcing protocolsSmelters actively participating in sourcing audits by RMI RMAP, TI-CMC, LBMA, or similarSmelters that use 100% scrap or recycled sourcesSmelters known to source from the Covered Countries or for which there is reason to believe may source from the Covered Countries
Tantalum32 of 320 of 324 of 3215 of 32
Tin56 of 571 of 579 of 573 of 57
Tungsten35 of 350 of 356 of 356 of 35
Gold98 of 980 of 9840 of 986 of 98

All smelters for Category A products known to source from the Covered Countries, or for which there is reason to believe may source from the Covered Countries, are recognized as Conformant with RMI Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) protocols and are listed on the RMI's "Conformant" smelter list.

1 The total number of reported smelters represents verified legitimate smelters or refiners of 3TGs, that have been reported by at least one of your suppliers in our 2022 RCOI. Data is provided by our third-party due diligence consultants.
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2.2    Category B Products

As with Category A products, Microchip started the RCOI for Category B products in July 2022. Having previously identified and queried the printed circuit board manufacturers and the subcontract manufacturers’ unique materials, it successfully expanded its inquiry of discrete component manufacturers for all categories and manufacturers of peripheral equipment.
TABLE 2
Category B Products, Smelter Metrics - 3402 Total Smelters
MetalSmelters recognized by the RMI RMAP to be Conformant with their responsible minerals sourcing protocolsSmelters actively participating in sourcing audits by RMI RMAP, TI-CMC, LBMA, or similarSmelters not actively participating in sourcing audits by RMI RMAP, TI- CMC, LBMA, or similarSmelters that use 100% scrap or recycled sourcesSmelters known to source from the Covered Countries or for which there is reason to believe may source from the Covered Countries
Tantalum32 of 340 of 342 of 344 of 3413 of 34
Tin62 of 813 of 8116 of 8112 of 815 of 81
Tungsten36 of 500 of 5014 of 507 of 507 of 50
Gold101 of 1755 of 17569 of 17553 of 17514 of 175

Thirty-nine smelters for Category B products are known to source from, or there is reason to believe they may be sourcing from, the Covered Countries. Thirty-two of these smelters are recognized as Active or Conformant with RMI Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP). The remaining seven smelters are not recognized as RMAP-Conformant, thus requiring additional due diligence. For more information on these seven smelters, please see section 3.3.1 titled “Category B Identified Risks.”

3.    MICROCHIP'S DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS

3.1    Design of Due Diligence

Microchip made a good faith effort in the reporting year to work within the framework of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition, OECD Publishing ("OECD Guidance") and related Supplements for 3TG, as it relates to its position in the supply chain as a “downstream company.”

2 The total number of reported smelters represents verified legitimate smelters or refiners of 3TGs that have been reported by at least one of our suppliers in our 2022 RCOI. Data is provided by our third-party due diligence consultants.
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3.2    OECD Step 1: Strong Company Management Systems

Microchip operates under a set of Guiding Values and a Code of Business Conduct & Ethics that form the foundation of all management systems at Microchip. Our Guiding Values and Code of Business Conduct & Ethics can be found on our website: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/about/corporate-responsibility/our-company. Continuing through the reporting year, Microchip expressed its concern and commitment regarding conflict minerals sourcing from the DRC and Covered Countries in a publicly available policy statement on conflict minerals as outlined in Section 1.3.

In addition, Microchip communicates our concern and commitment regarding conflict minerals sourcing from the DRC and Covered Countries in our Terms and Conditions of Purchase that accompany every order acknowledgement.

3.2.1    Internal Team

Continuing through the reporting year, Microchip's management system for conflict minerals included a team of corporate representatives from relevant functions, including ESG Assurance, legal, manufacturing, corporate environmental services, Product Material Compliance, supply management, and risk management. The team is sponsored by Microchip's Sr. VP of Backend Operations, and senior management was briefed about the results of due diligence efforts, including minerals sourcing risks.

The conflict minerals team is responsible for implementing the conflict minerals compliance strategy, including formalizing conflict minerals due diligence practices, developing supplier risk assessment criteria and responses to risk. The team is led by the Senior Manager, ESG Assurance, who acts as the conflict minerals program manager.

3.2.2    Supply Chain Control Systems

To encourage the establishment of a system of controls and transparency over the mineral supply, Microchip participates in the Responsible Minerals Initiative ("RMI"). Participation allows Microchip to promote validation programs (such as the RMAP or standards enacted by the London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) or the Responsible Jewellery Council (“RJC”)), increase our knowledge of smelters and refiners in the supply chain, understand the scope and process for audit and validation program plans for metal-specific trade organizations, gain insight into which smelters are known to source from the covered countries, and join discussions of emerging practical due diligence experiences. During the reporting year, Microchip engaged two third-party due diligence consultants experienced with smelter sourcing research and with proven records of smelter engagement. The consultants reviewed smelter data obtained from
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Microchip’s 2022 RCOI for Category A products and raw, unsorted smelter data from 2022 RCOI for Category B products, and then prepared a technical file for each. Mineral sourcing risk, including customer perception of sourcing risk, was presented to Microchip's senior management.

3.2.3    Microchip Supplier Engagement

In Calendar Year 2022, Microchip engaged an industry-leading third-party provider to help conduct our supplier engagement. This engagement included training and educational materials and supplier support. Microchip and the third-party provider reviewed responses against criteria designed to determine the number of valid responses ("Response Criteria") and followed up with corrections and clarifications as needed.

Microchip’s supplier engagement activities in the reporting year focused primarily on Category A suppliers. During the reporting year, Microchip requested completion of the RMI CMRT by raw material suppliers and subcontract manufacturers of Category A products and ultimately received a 100% response rate from those said suppliers.

For Microchip’s Category B products, Microchip continued its engagement with the second and third-tier discrete component and peripheral equipment suppliers using the RMI CMRT and educational materials, but continued to encounter circumstances where some manufacturers of the discrete components declined to provide a completed CMRT due to the indirect nature of Microchip’s relationship with such suppliers (Microchip’s contract manufacturers are discrete component suppliers’ direct customers and are therefore not responsible for sharing details regarding the discrete components). Microchip has begun to work more closely with its contract manufacturers to bridge this gap, however, hurdles still exist with the discrete component suppliers. During the reporting year, Microchip received a >75% response rate from suppliers for Category B products.

3.2.4    Grievance Mechanism

Microchip provides grievance mechanisms so that employees, suppliers, and others can report suspected non-compliance with legal requirements and suspected non-compliance with Microchip's Code of Business Conduct & Ethics.

Our Code of Business Conduct & Ethics policy (HR-690), Compliance with Laws policy (HR-685) and Reporting Legal Non-Compliance policy (HR-675) include complaint procedures. These policies are publicly available at https://www.microchip.com/en-us/about/corporate-responsibility/our-company.

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For conflict minerals related grievances, Microchip employees and external parties may also submit concerns or information to ConflictMinerals@Microchip.com.
3.2.5    Maintain Records

Microchip has developed a process for collecting and retaining RCOI and due diligence documentation that was directed, controlled, and archived by the conflict minerals team.

3.3    OECD Step 2: Identification and Assessment of Risk in the Supply Chain

Because of Microchip’s size, the complexity of its products, and the depth, breadth, and evolution of its supply chain, it may be challenging to identify suppliers upstream from its first tier (direct) suppliers. Accordingly, Microchip identifies direct suppliers which may contain conflict minerals and pursues smelter identification using the RMI CMRT. Additionally, Microchip leverages its membership in the RMI as an integral part of its supply chain identification and due diligence and risk assessment process. Furthermore, Microchip uses its third-party due diligence consultants to gain insight into Smelters' or Refiners' (SORs') sourcing practices, and their internal due diligence procedures to help with risk assessment.

3.3.1    Category B Identified Risks

The following smelters pose a potential risk due to sourcing (or we have reason to believe they may be sourcing) from the Covered Countries and not being RMAP-Conformant:
African Gold Refinery (CID003185, Gold)
Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC (CID003348, Gold)
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. (CID002515, Gold)
Industrial Refining Company (CID002587, Gold)
International Precious Metal Refiners (CID002562, Gold)
Kaloti Precious Metals (CID002563, Gold)
Sudan Gold Refining (CID002567, Gold)

When it is discovered that a smelter or refiner presents a credible risk of irresponsible sourcing based upon our third-party due diligence research, Microchip will work with and educate its suppliers about the risks of having this type of smelter in its supply chain and, where necessary, begin the process of disengaging with the non-cooperating component manufacturers where mitigation appears not feasible or unacceptable.

3.4    OECD Step 3: Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks

Microchip believes that understanding smelter sourcing practices is the best method that can eventually lead to the determination of a product's conflict status. To that end, Microchip is a member of the RMI and it reviews the lists of
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smelters reported by its supply chain against the RMI’s RMAP "Conformant" smelter lists, the "Active" smelter lists, and the TI-CMC "Active" smelter list (TI-CMC Category A, Members Progressing Toward RMAP Validation). In addition, Microchip utilizes RMI-recognized third-party consultants to help identify risks throughout its supply chain. It also engages with those suppliers who are believed to be supplying 3TG from sources that support conflict in the Covered Countries, with an end goal of establishing an acceptable alternative source of 3TG not supporting such conflict. Microchip also engages with smelters reported by its supply chain and for which we can locate viable contact information to voluntarily participate in the RMI RMAP or similar sourcing audit programs leading to recognition by the RMI RMAP as Conformant with the organization’s responsible minerals sourcing protocols.

3.5    OECD Step 4: Carry Out Independent Third-Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain

Microchip does not typically have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners and does not perform direct audits of these entities within its supply chain. Microchip does, however, leverage its third-party due diligence consultants to contact smelters and refiners with which it does not have direct relationships or which it does not have the ability to contact. Using its third-party due diligence consultants, Microchip gains insight into SORs’ sourcing practices and their internal due diligence procedures. Microchip’s third-party due diligence consultants also encourage non-conformant/non-participating SORs to become conformant by joining the RMI or affiliated groups on Microchip’s behalf. Additionally, Microchip utilizes and supports the due diligence conducted by programs like the RMI to conduct and coordinate third-party audits to validate 3TG processor sourcing practices.

3.6    OECD Step 5: Report Annual Supply Chain Due Diligence

Microchip’s Due Diligence Review criteria includes a determination of the geographic location, whether there is a known, actively mined, and economically viable reserve of 3TG in the area, whether there is positive evidence of responsible and/or irresponsible sourcing, whether there is contrary evidence of responsible sourcing - all from publicly available sources, the smelters’ websites, the UN Group of Experts, NGOs, the RMI and similar organizations, and from our due diligence consultant’s communication with certain smelters. Please refer to Section 3.3 of this Conflict Minerals Report for the discussion on the steps taken on these ten findings.

As a result of continuous due diligence with suppliers and smelters through its third-party consultant teams, Microchip has determined that approximately 99.5% of smelters in its Category A product supply chain are RMAP conformant and 0.5% are actively pursuing their conformant status as of the end of our RCOI.

Similarly, as a result of our continuous due diligence with suppliers and smelters which are part of Microchip’s Category B product supply chain as well as through working with third-party consultants, Microchip has determined that approximately 67.9% of its smelters are RMAP conformant, 2.4% are actively pursuing their conformant status,
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and 29.7% are currently not enrolled in a validation program. The increase in smelters currently not enrolled in a validation program is due to the RMI removal of previously conformant Russian smelters from the RMI Active or Conformant smelter list that are no longer participating in the RMAP program.

Based on RCOI information provided by suppliers in Microchip's supply chains, its due diligence efforts, and due diligence provided by our third-party consultants, the SORs that may have processed the 3TG in Microchip's Category A products include those listed in Table 1. The SORs that may have processed the 3TG in Category B products include those listed in Table 2.

Based on its due diligence efforts, Microchip does not have sufficient information to conclusively determine the countries of origin for the 3TG in its products. Based on the information provided by Microchip's suppliers, our third-party due diligence consultants, the RMI, and others, Microchip believes that the countries of origin for the 3TG in our products include the countries listed in Table 7.

While fifty-nine smelters in Category A products were identified as exclusively using scrap or recycled sources of 3TG, it was determined that no correlation can be made to any specific Microchip Category A product type, technology family, or part number. No Microchip Category A product is made exclusively with 3TG solely sourced from scrap or recycled sources.

Additionally, although seventy-six smelters in Category B products were found to source from scrap or recycled sources of 3TG exclusively, it was determined that no correlation can be made to any specific Microchip Category B product types, technology family, or part number. No Category B product is made exclusively with 3TG solely sourced from scrap or recycled sources.

Microchip's independent due diligence produced information suggesting thirty reported smelters in Category A products either are known to source from the Covered Countries, or there is reason to believe they may or could source from the Covered Countries based upon business relationships. Each of these smelters is recognized by the RMI to be Conformant with the organization’s responsible minerals sourcing protocols and are listed on the RMI RMAP “Conformant” smelter lists.

In Category B products, Microchip's independent due diligence produced information suggesting thirty-nine reported smelters either as known to source from the Covered Countries or there is reason to believe they may source from the Covered Countries. Thirty-one of the smelters are recognized by the RMI to be “Conformant” with the organization’s responsible minerals sourcing protocols and are listed on the RMI RMAP “Conformant” smelter lists. For the eight smelters reported to be in the supply chain for Category B products that were not recognized by the RMI as Conformant, Microchip performed additional due diligence.
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In addition to this CMR, Microchip communicates its conflict minerals activities in its annual Sustainability Report and in the conflict minerals sourcing policy, which are available on our company website: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/about/corporate-responsibility. The information on our website is not incorporated into this CMR.

3.6.2    Efforts to Determine Mine or Location of Origin

Microchip has established that participation in RMI, requesting its suppliers complete the RMI CMRT, and retaining third-party due diligence consultants in the reporting year are reasonable ways to determine the mines or countries of origin of the 3TG in its supply chain. Microchip’s Countries of Origin and Reason to Believe Countries of Origin list as provided by the best of its ability based on data provided by the third-party due diligence consultants is listed in Table 7 of this CMR.

3.6.3    Smelters or Refiners

Microchip does not source 3TG directly from the Covered Countries, and Microchip typically does not source 3TG directly from smelters or refiners. The exceptions are gold sputter targets, gold bond wire, and tin anode. All gold sputter targets, gold bond wire, and tin anode, were purchased from smelters or refiners recognized by the RMI RMAP as Conformant with the organization’s responsible minerals sourcing protocols.

Based on RCOI information provided by suppliers in Microchip’s supply chains, its own due diligence efforts, and due diligence provided by its consultants, the facilities that may have processed the 3TG in Microchip’s Category A products include those listed in Table 1.

4.    STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO MITIGATE RISK

Microchip intends to take the following steps to improve the due diligence and further mitigate risk of using necessary 3TGs which could potentially benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:
a.Continue to work with the RMI and/or other relevant trade associations to define and improve best practices and build leverage over the supply chain in accordance with the OECD Guidance and/or other SEC recognized framework.
b.Consolidate RCOI and due diligence practices and activities into a conflict minerals management system. Continue to retain third-party due diligence consultants experienced with smelter sourcing research and direct smelter engagement.
c.Conduct bi-annual reporting year RCOI for Category A products using the RMI CMRT. Microchip will communicate its expectation that suppliers for Category A products continue working to remove
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uncooperative smelters and smelters that are not actively participating with the RMI RMAP, or similar sourcing programs, from the products they provide to Microchip.
d.Conduct annual reporting year RCOI for Category B products using RMI CMRT. Microchip will communicate its expectation that suppliers for Category B products continue working to remove uncooperative smelters and smelters that are not actively participating with the RMI RMAP, or similar sourcing programs, from the products they provide to Microchip through Microchip's contract manufacturers.
e.Continue to develop supplier engagement strategies that may improve the RCOI response rate for Category B suppliers where Microchip is a second-tier customer or lower.
f.Through our efforts or those of our due diligence consultants, engage with selected smelters to encourage participation with the RMI RMAP responsible minerals sourcing audits.
g.Continue to remove smelters from our Category A supply chain that become uncooperative with the RMI RMAP or who were, at one time, voluntarily participating with the RMI RMAP responsible minerals sourcing audit program or similar programs, but who have fallen off the “Conformant” smelter lists (unless the RMI places the smelter into its “smelters undergoing extended corrective action” category). Microchip will review the business need for a smelter in this category and may, depending on the cause for removal and the nature and content of affirmative commitments made by the affected smelter, choose to retain the smelter in its supply chain.
h.Engage with direct suppliers found to be supplying us with 3TG from sources that support conflict in any Covered Country to seek to establish an acceptable alternative source of 3TG.

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TABLE 5

Category A Products

Smelters Reported to be in Supply Chain

Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Gold
8853 S.p.A.
ITALY
Gold
Advanced Chemical Company
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Agosi AG
GERMANY
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)
UZBEKISTAN
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao
BRAZIL
Gold
Argor-Heraeus S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corp.
JAPAN
Gold
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.
CANADA
Gold
Asahi Refining USA Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Aurubis AG
GERMANY
Gold
Bangalore Refinery
INDIA
Gold
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
PHILIPPINES
Gold
Boliden AB
SWEDEN
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
GERMANY
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
CANADA
Gold
Cendres + Metaux S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
ITALY
Gold
Chugai Mining
JAPAN
Gold
Dowa
JAPAN
Gold
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant
JAPAN
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant
JAPAN
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant
JAPAN
Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold
Geib Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
GERMANY
Gold
Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG
GERMANY
Gold
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
TURKEY
Gold
Italpreziosi
ITALY
Gold
Japan Mint
JAPAN
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
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Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Gold
Kazzinc
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna
POLAND
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
L'Orfebre S.A.
ANDORRA
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
LT Metal Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Materion
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.
SOUTH AFRICA
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
SINGAPORE
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Metalor Technologies S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.
MEXICO
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
TURKEY
Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
UZBEKISTAN
Gold
NH Recytech Company
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH
AUSTRIA
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
PAMP S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA
CHILE
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
INDONESIA
Gold
PX Precinox S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
SOUTH AFRICA
Gold
REMONDIS PMR B.V.
NETHERLANDS
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
CANADA
Gold
SAAMP
FRANCE
Gold
Safimet S.p.A
ITALY
Gold
SAFINA A.S.
CZECHIA
Gold
Samduck Precious Metals
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.
SPAIN
Gold
Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
14



Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Gold
T.C.A S.p.A
ITALY
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
JAPAN
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
Torecom
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
THAILAND
Gold
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
BELGIUM
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Valcambi S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)
AUSTRALIA
Gold
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH
GERMANY
Gold
Yamakin Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
CHINA
Tantalum
AMG Brasil
BRAZIL
Tantalum
D Block Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
JAPAN
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material
CHINA
Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
KEMET de Mexico
MEXICO
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
Tantalum
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
NPM Silmet AS
ESTONIA
Tantalum
QuantumClean
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tantalum
RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tantalum
TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
Tantalum
TANIOBIS GmbH
GERMANY
Tantalum
TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tantalum
TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG
GERMANY
Tantalum
Telex Metals
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
KAZAKHSTAN
Tantalum
XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED
CHINA
Tantalum
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
15



Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Tantalum
Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Alpha
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
CRM Synergies
SPAIN
Tin
CV Ayi Jaya
INDONESIA
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
Dowa
JAPAN
Tin
EM Vinto
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin
Estanho de Rondonia S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Fenix Metals
POLAND
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Luna Smelter, Ltd.
RWANDA
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
MALAYSIA
Tin
Metallic Resources, Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin
Metallo Belgium N.V.
BELGIUM
Tin
Metallo Spain S.L.U.
SPAIN
Tin
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Minsur
PERU
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
PHILIPPINES
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
INDONESIA
Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Bangka Serumpun
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Cipta Persada Mulia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Menara Cipta Mulia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Refined Bangka Tin
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
INDONESIA
16



Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Sukses Inti Makmur
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Timah Nusantara
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Timah Tbk Kundur
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Timah Tbk Mentok
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
INDONESIA
Tin
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Rui Da Hung
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tin
Thaisarco
THAILAND
Tin
Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Tin Technology & Refining
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. Corp.
JAPAN
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
BRAZIL
Tungsten
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.
VIETNAM
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Cronimet Brasil Ltda
BRAZIL
Tungsten
Fujian Xinlu Tungsten
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH
GERMANY
Tungsten
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jingmen Dewei GEM Tungsten Resources Recycling Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Masan High-Tech Materials
VIETNAM
Tungsten
Niagara Refining LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.
PHILIPPINES
Tungsten
TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG
GERMANY
17



Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG
AUSTRIA
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA

18




TABLE 6

Category B Products

Smelters Reported to be in Supply Chain

Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Gold
8853 S.p.A.
ITALY
Gold
ABC Refinery Pty Ltd.
AUSTRALIA
Gold
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Advanced Chemical Company
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
African Gold Refinery
UGANDA
Gold
Agosi AG
GERMANY
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold
Albino Mountinho Lda.
PORTUGAL
Gold
Alexy Metals
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)
UZBEKISTAN
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao
BRAZIL
Gold
Argor-Heraeus S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corp.
JAPAN
Gold
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.
CANADA
Gold
Asahi Refining USA Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
TURKEY
Gold
AU Traders and Refiners
SOUTH AFRICA
Gold
Augmont Enterprises Private Limited
INDIA
Gold
Aurubis AG
GERMANY
Gold
Bangalore Refinery
INDIA
Gold
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
PHILIPPINES
Gold
Boliden AB
SWEDEN
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
GERMANY
Gold
C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS
COLOMBIA
Gold
Caridad
MEXICO
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
CANADA
Gold
Cendres + Metaux S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.
INDIA
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
ITALY
Gold
Chugai Mining
JAPAN
Gold
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH
GERMANY
Gold
Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold
Dongwu Gold Group
CHINA
Gold
Dowa
JAPAN
Gold
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
19



Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant
JAPAN
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant
JAPAN
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant
JAPAN
Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)
INDIA
Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)
INDIA
Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)
INDIA
Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)
INDIA
Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.
ZIMBABWE
Gold
Fujairah Gold FZC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold
Geib Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.
INDIA
Gold
Gold by Gold Colombia
COLOMBIA
Gold
Gold Coast Refinery
GHANA
Gold
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
CHINA
Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
CHINA
Gold
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
GERMANY
Gold
Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG
GERMANY
Gold
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Industrial Refining Company
BELGIUM
Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
International Precious Metal Refiners
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
TURKEY
Gold
Italpreziosi
ITALY
Gold
JALAN & Company
INDIA
Gold
Japan Mint
JAPAN
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
JSC Novosibirsk Refinery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
JSC Uralelectromed
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
K.A. Rasmussen
NORWAY
Gold
Kaloti Precious Metals
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
Kazzinc
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna
POLAND
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
20



Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Gold
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Kundan Care Products Ltd.
INDIA
Gold
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
KYRGYZSTAN
Gold
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
L'azurde Company For Jewelry
SAUDI ARABIA
Gold
Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
L'Orfebre S.A.
ANDORRA
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
LT Metal Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Marsam Metals
BRAZIL
Gold
Materion
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
MD Overseas
INDIA
Gold
Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.
SOUTH AFRICA
Gold
Metallix Refining Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
SINGAPORE
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Metalor Technologies S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.
MEXICO
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
Gold
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
MALAYSIA
Gold
Morris and Watson
NEW ZEALAND
Gold
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
TURKEY
Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
UZBEKISTAN
Gold
NH Recytech Company
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH
AUSTRIA
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
PAMP S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Pease & Curren
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA
CHILE
Gold
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
INDONESIA
Gold
PX Precinox S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
QG Refining, LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
SOUTH AFRICA
21



Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Gold
Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
REMONDIS PMR B.V.
NETHERLANDS
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
CANADA
Gold
SAAMP
FRANCE
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Safimet S.p.A
ITALY
Gold
SAFINA A.S.
CZECHIA
Gold
Sai Refinery
INDIA
Gold
Samduck Precious Metals
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Samwon Metals Corp.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)
COLOMBIA
Gold
Sellem Industries Ltd.
MAURITANIA
Gold
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.
SPAIN
Gold
Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.
INDIA
Gold
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold
Sovereign Metals
INDIA
Gold
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
LITHUANIA
Gold
Sudan Gold Refinery
SUDAN
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold
T.C.A S.p.A
ITALY
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
JAPAN
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
Torecom
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
THAILAND
Gold
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
BELGIUM
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Valcambi S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
WEEEREFINING
FRANCE
Gold
Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)
AUSTRALIA
Gold
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH
GERMANY
Gold
Yamakin Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
22



Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Gold
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
CHINA
Tantalum
5D Production OU
ESTONIA
Tantalum
AMG Brasil
BRAZIL
Tantalum
D Block Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
JAPAN
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material
CHINA
Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
KEMET de Mexico
MEXICO
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
Tantalum
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
NPM Silmet AS
ESTONIA
Tantalum
QuantumClean
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tantalum
RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tantalum
Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tantalum
TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
Tantalum
TANIOBIS GmbH
GERMANY
Tantalum
TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tantalum
TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG
GERMANY
Tantalum
Telex Metals
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
KAZAKHSTAN
Tantalum
XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED
CHINA
Tantalum
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Alpha
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
VIETNAM
Tin
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda
BRAZIL
Tin
CRM Synergies
SPAIN
Tin
CV Ayi Jaya
Indonesia
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
23



Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Tin
Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Dowa
JAPAN
Tin
DS Myanmar
MYANMAR
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
VIETNAM
Tin
EM Vinto
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin
Estanho de Rondonia S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Fenix Metals
POLAND
Tin
Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Luna Smelter, Ltd.
RWANDA
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
MALAYSIA
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Metallic Resources, Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin
Metallo Belgium N.V.
BELGIUM
Tin
Metallo Spain S.L.U.
SPAIN
Tin
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Minsur
PERU
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
Tin
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
MALAYSIA
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIETNAM
Tin
Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
PHILIPPINES
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin
Pongpipat Company Limited
MYANMAR
Tin
Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited
INDIA
Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
INDONESIA
Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Bangka Prima Tin
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bangka Serumpun
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Cipta Persada Mulia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Menara Cipta Mulia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
INDONESIA
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Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Tin
PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Premium Tin Indonesia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Refined Bangka Tin
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Sukses Inti Makmur
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Timah Nusantara
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Timah Tbk Kundur
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Timah Tbk Mentok
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Tirus Putra Mandiri
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Tommy Utama
INDONESIA
Tin
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Rui Da Hung
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tin
Super Ligas
BRAZIL
Tin
Thaisarco
THAILAND
Tin
Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Tin Technology & Refining
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIETNAM
Tin
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC
VIETNAM
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. Corp.
JAPAN
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
BRAZIL
Tungsten
Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.
BRAZIL
Tungsten
Artek LLC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.
VIETNAM
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Cronimet Brasil Ltda
BRAZIL
Tungsten
DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Korea, Republic Of
Tungsten
Fujian Xinlu Tungsten
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
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Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH
GERMANY
Tungsten
HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Tungsten
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Hydrometallurg, JSC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jingmen Dewei GEM Tungsten Resources Recycling Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tungsten
LLC Vostok
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Masan High-Tech Materials
VIETNAM
Tungsten
Moliren Ltd.
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Niagara Refining LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
OOO “Technolom” 1
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
OOO “Technolom” 2
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.
PHILIPPINES
Tungsten
TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG
GERMANY
Tungsten
Unecha Refractory metals plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG
AUSTRIA
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.
CHINA
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Countries of Origin4
ANDORRA
ESTONIA
LITHUANIA
PORTUGAL
THAILAND
AUSTRALIA
FRANCE
MALAYSIA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TURKEY
AUSTRIA
GERMANY
MAURITANIA
RWANDA
UGANDA
BELGIUM
GHANA
MEXICO
SAUDI ARABIA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
BOLIVIA
INDIA
MYANMAR
SINGAPORE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BRAZIL
INDONESIA
NETHERLANDS
SOUTH AFRICA
UZBEKISTAN
CANADA
ITALY
NEW ZEALAND
SPAIN
VIETNAM
CHILE
JAPAN
NORWAY
SUDAN
ZIMBABWE
CHINA
KAZAKHSTAN
PERU
SWEDEN
COLOMBIA
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
PHILIPPINES
SWITZERLAND
CZECHIA
KYRGYZSTAN
POLAND
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA



4 Microchip’s Countries of Origin and Reason to Believe Countries of Origin list as provided by the best of our ability based on data provided by our third-party due diligence consultants.

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Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Conflict Minerals Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include the statements that we are working toward an end goal to establish an acceptable alternative source of 3TG not supporting conflict, that we plan to engage with any of our suppliers whom we have reason to believe are supplying us with 3TG from sources that support conflict in the DRC, that certain smelters pose a potential risk due to sourcing (or we have reason to believe they may be sourcing from the Covered Countries and not being RMAP-Conformant), that Microchip will work with and educate its suppliers about the risks of having this type of smelter in its supply chain and, where necessary, begin the process of disengaging with the non-cooperating component manufacturers where mitigation appears not feasible or unacceptable, and the steps set forth in Section 4 that we intend to take to improve the due diligence conducted. We also use words such as "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "expect," "future," "intend" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty. Our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements for a number of reasons including changes in our supply chain, our ability or inability to obtain an adequate supply of materials from current or alternative suppliers and the cost of such materials, the level of cooperation we receive from our suppliers with respect to our further due diligence, changes in regulations in the U.S. or other countries (including the Covered Countries), or changes in political or economic conditions in the U.S. or other countries (including the Covered Countries). For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to Microchip's filings on forms 10-K and 10-Q. You can obtain copies of Forms 10-K and 10-Q and other relevant documents for free at Microchip's website (www.microchip.com) or the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) or from commercial document retrieval services. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions, which may not prove to be accurate. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.



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