EX-1.01 2 d514551dex101.htm EX-1.01 EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01

Conflict Minerals Report of Texas Instruments Incorporated

for the Year Ended December 31, 2022

This Conflict Minerals Report should be read in conjunction with the definitions contained in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instructions to Form SD and related rules. This Conflict Minerals Report and our conflict minerals policy are available on our web site at ti.com/conflict-minerals. We are not incorporating by reference the contents of our web site into this Conflict Minerals Report. “Conflict minerals” refers to four specific metals regardless of their country of origin or whether they are financing or benefiting armed conflict: tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold.

 

I.

Design of Due Diligence

We have management systems and due diligence procedures (our “CM Process”) as a basis for supply-chain management and disclosure compliance relating to the conflict minerals necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured by TI, or contracted by TI to be manufactured, and required to be reported for 2022 (collectively, “CMs”). We designed the CM Process with the intent to conform in all material respects with the five-step framework of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (Third Edition):

Step 1: Establish strong company management systems

Step 2: Identify and assess risks in the supply chain

Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices

Step 5: Report annually on supply chain due diligence

 

II.

Reliance on Third-Party Data

Our ability to determine the origin and chain of custody of CMs, and whether they directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or any adjoining country (each a “Covered Country”) in any manner (the “Conflict Status”), is limited. Our supply chain for CMs is complex. In many cases, we are multiple steps removed from the smelter or refiner (“Smelter”), and we depend on information from our direct suppliers of materials that contain CMs and third-party manufacturers of our products that contain CMs (collectively, “Suppliers”) that themselves have incomplete information about the origin of the CMs incorporated in the products they supply to us.

To gain insight into the country of origin, chain of custody and Conflict Status of the CMs in our supply chain, we relied primarily on the findings of the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”). The RMAP is a voluntary program in which an independent third party evaluates Smelters’ management systems and procurement practices and determines whether the Smelter has demonstrated that all the materials it processed originated from Conformant1 sources. The RMAP is overseen by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”), which was established by members of the Responsible Business Alliance (“RBA”) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative. TI is a member of the RBA and RMI.

 

III.

Due Diligence Measures Taken

The measures we took to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of our CMs are as follows:

Step 1: Establish strong company management systems

 

  •  

Design and implement a conflict minerals policy;

 

  •  

Develop an organizational structure and processes intended to ensure that Suppliers are made aware of TI’s policy on CMs and that information received by TI that is relevant to supply-chain due diligence reaches TI employees who have knowledge of the SEC disclosure requirements;

 

1 

“Conformant” means a Smelter has successfully completed an assessment against the applicable RMAP standard or an equivalent cross-recognized assessment.

 

1

  •  

Implement a process, which uses a reporting tool developed by the RMI and data gathered through the RMAP (as further described below), to achieve control and transparency over our CM supply chain and identify the risk that our products may contain CMs directly or indirectly financing or benefiting armed groups in any Covered Country;

 

  •  

Implement a mechanism for Suppliers and others to communicate to TI their concerns with respect to our CM Process; and

 

  •  

Rely on the RMAP to validate supply chain due diligence.

Step 2: Identify and assess risks in the supply chain

 

  •  

Communicate our CM policy to Suppliers;

 

  •  

Direct Suppliers to provide information concerning Smelters in their supply chains by completing and sending to us the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (a tool developed by the RMI that provides a common means for suppliers to provide their customers with information on the source of conflict minerals);

 

  •  

Analyze Suppliers’ Conflict Minerals Reporting Template responses for completeness and internal consistency, and follow up with Suppliers in an effort to obtain more information and ensure accuracy of information;

 

  •  

Compare the information received from Suppliers with the data made available by the RMAP concerning the country of origin and Conflict Status of CMs processed or refined by Smelters; and

 

  •  

Review other source materials for Smelters that are not compliant with the RMI if we were unable to determine, on the basis of the information provided by Suppliers and RMAP data, (i) the facility and country of origin of the CMs supplied to us, (ii) the Conflict Status of the CMs and (iii) whether the CMs were from recycled or scrap sources.

Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

 

  •  

Adopt a risk management plan in response to identified risks while continuing to do business with Supplier or suspending/terminating dealings with Supplier; and

 

  •  

Communicate the risk management plan to senior management.

Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices

 

  •  

Use information provided by independent third party audit programs, including the RMI, to confirm the existence and verify the OECD-conformance status of Smelters identified during due diligence.

Step 5: Report annually on the supply chain due diligence

 

  •  

Annually submit a Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report to the SEC, which reports the results of TI’s due diligence. This Conflict Minerals Report has been filed with the SEC and is available on our website at ti.com/conflict-minerals.

 

IV.

Our Findings

We have determined that 100% of the 218 Smelters in the supply chain for our integrated circuits (“ICs”) 2 were Conformant. Our determination is based on the finding that 100% of the Smelters identified to us by our Suppliers as being potentially in the supply chain for ICs in 2022 supplied CMs exclusively from Conformant sources. ICs accounted for approximately 91% of TI revenue in 2022.

Of the 232 Smelters identified for 2022 in our overall supply chain (including ICs as well as other products manufactured by or for TI), we have determined that the CMs potentially supplied to us by 97% of the Smelters were Conformant. Of the remaining 3% of the Smelters identified for 2022 (8 in total), 2 were designated as Active,3 3 were designated as Non-Conformant,4 and 3 were designated as RMI Due Diligence Review – Unable to Proceed.5 In no instance did we find CMs in our supply chain to be from a source that, to our knowledge, was directly or indirectly financing or benefiting armed conflict in a Covered Country.

 

2 

“Integrated circuits” refers to finished semiconductor products that contain chips manufactured by or for TI and packaging subcomponents such as mold compounds, bond wires and lead frames. It excludes DLP® products, semiconductor modules and all other products manufactured by or for TI.

3 

“Active” means a Smelter has committed to undergo an RMAP assessment, completed the relevant documents, and scheduled the on-site assessment. On February 13, 2023, 1 of the Smelters designated in this Report as Active (CV Venus Inti Perkasa) was moved to Conformant status by the RMI.

4 

“Non-Conformant” means a Smelter has been independently assessed and found non-conformant with the relevant RMAP standard. As of February 9, 2023, 1 of the Smelters designated in this Report as Non-Conformant (Unecha Refractory metals plant) had been removed from our supply chain.

5 

“RMI Due Diligence Review – Unable to Proceed” is a designation for Smelters that have not met the threshold for the due diligence vetting process after a period of 6 months. As of February 9, 2023, the 3 smelters designated in this Report as RMI Due Diligence Review – Unable to Proceed had all been removed from our supply chain.

 

2

In 2022, we continued our due diligence efforts with regard to Smelters that are not compliant with the RMI. While we primarily relied on information from our first-tier suppliers, in some cases we contacted Smelters for more complete information. That information, combined with information available through the RMI, provided us with greater insight into the Conflict Status of CMs identified as potentially in our supply chain.

We do not have complete information about the CMs in our entire supply chain. For 2022, approximately 75% of Suppliers identified Smelters in their supply chains on a company-wide, division or product-line basis, without specifying which Smelters were relevant to products they supplied to TI. (Accordingly, we refer in this Conflict Minerals Report to Smelters as being “potentially” in our supply chain and as CMs “potentially” supplied to TI.) Industry efforts to collect and verify CM origin information remain an inherent limitation. For Smelters that are designated as Active, their status is currently undeterminable because the RMAP assessments are not complete or have not yet been dispositioned by the RMI due to continued operational impacts from COVID-19. The results of our due diligence reflect these limitations. The Smelters identified by our Suppliers as potentially in our supply chain are listed in Appendix A hereto. Our efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the CMs consisted of the due diligence measures described above.

 

V.

Product Scope

In 2022, our products were divided into two reportable segments as described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022: Analog (consisting of Power and Signal Chain product lines) and Embedded Processing (including microcontrollers, digital signal processors, and applications processors). We report the results of our remaining business activities in Other. “Other” includes operating segments that do not meet the quantitative thresholds for individually reportable segments and cannot be aggregated with other operating segments (Other includes DLP® products, calculators, and certain custom semiconductors known as application-specific integrated circuits). For further information about our products, please see the description of our products in Item 1 of the Form 10-K, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

 

VI.

Risk-Mitigation Efforts

Since the period covered by this Conflict Minerals Report, we have taken, or will take, the following steps to mitigate the risk that our CMs directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:

 

  •  

redistribute copies of our CM policy to Suppliers;

 

  •  

emphasize to Suppliers our expectation that they respond fully and promptly to our information requests;

 

  •  

instruct Suppliers to advise us if they determine that any person or entity in their supply chain is directly or indirectly financing or benefiting armed groups in the Covered Countries;

 

  •  

encourage Suppliers to direct all Smelters in their supply chains to participate in the RMAP or a similar third-party audit program; and

 

  •  

contact various Smelters directly for information if their operating status changed, their RMI status changed, or they have refused to participate in an RMI audit.

 

VII.

Independent Private Sector Audit

We obtained an independent private sector audit of this Conflict Minerals Report. The report by Crowe LLP is set forth as Appendix B to this Conflict Minerals Report.

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Appendix A

Included in this Appendix A are Smelters that were identified to us by our Suppliers as potentially in our supply chain for 2022. As explained in this Conflict Minerals Report, the presence of a Smelter on the lists in this Appendix A does not mean that TI products necessarily contained CMs processed by that Smelter.

 

1.

Table 1 – Conformant Smelters:

Listed below are the 224 Smelters identified to us by our Suppliers as potentially in our supply chain for 2022 that the RMAP has reported as compliant with its RMI standards. On that basis, we have determined that the CMs supplied by these Smelters were Conformant. The location information is as reported by the RMAP as of January 31, 2023.

 

*

Smelters that potentially supply the CMs for our ICs.

 

    

Smelter

   

Metal

   

Country Location

1.    A.L.M.T. Corp.*    Tungsten    JAPAN
2.    ACL Metais Eireli*    Tungsten    BRAZIL
3.    Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.*    Tungsten    VIETNAM
4.    China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
5.    Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
6.    Cronimet Brasil Ltda*    Tungsten    BRAZIL
7.    Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
8.    Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA
9.    Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
10.    Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
11.    Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
12.    Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
13.    Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.*    Tungsten    UNITED STATES
14.    Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
15.    H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH*    Tungsten    GERMANY
16.    Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA
17.    Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
18.    Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd. *    Tungsten    CHINA
19.    Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch*    Tungsten    CHINA
20.    Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    JAPAN
21.    Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
22.    Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
23.    Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
24.    Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
25.    Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
26.    Kennametal Fallon*    Tungsten    UNITED STATES
27.    Kennametal Huntsville*    Tungsten    UNITED STATES
28.    Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    TAIWAN
29.    Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
30.    Masan High-Tech Materials*    Tungsten    VIETNAM
31.    Moliren Ltd.*††    Tungsten    RUSSIA

 

††

Subsequent to the date this data was reported, Moliren Ltd. was removed from our supply chain.

 

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32.    Niagara Refining LLC*    Tungsten    UNITED STATES
33.    Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.*    Tungsten    PHILIPPINES
34.    TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG*    Tungsten    GERMANY
35.    Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG*    Tungsten    AUSTRIA
36.    Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
37.    Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
38.    Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.*    Tungsten    CHINA
39.    Alpha*    Tin    UNITED STATES
40.    Aurubis Beerse*    Tin    BELGIUM
41.    Aurubis Berango*    Tin    SPAIN
42.    Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.*    Tin    CHINA
43.    Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.*    Tin    CHINA
44.    China Tin Group Co., Ltd.*    Tin    CHINA
45.    CRM Synergies    Tin    SPAIN
46.    Dowa*    Tin    JAPAN
47.    EM Vinto*    Tin    BOLIVIA
48.    Estanho de Rondonia S.A.*    Tin    BRAZIL
49.    Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda. *    Tin    BRAZIL
50.    Fenix Metals*    Tin    POLAND
51.    Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.*    Tin    CHINA
52.    Gejiu Zili Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.*    Tin    CHINA
53.    Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd*    Tin    CHINA
54.    Jiangxi New Nasan Technology Ltd.*    Tin    CHINA
55.    Luna Smelter, Ltd.*    Tin    RWANDA
56.    Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.*    Tin    BRAZIL
57.    Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)*    Tin    MALAYSIA
58.    Metallic Resources, Inc.*    Tin    UNITED STATES
59.    Mineração Taboca S.A.*    Tin    BRAZIL
60.    Minsur*    Tin    PERU
61.    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation*    Tin    JAPAN
62.    O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.*    Tin    PHILIPPINES
63.    O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.*    Tin    THAILAND
64.    Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.*    Tin    BOLIVIA
65.    PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera    Tin    INDONESIA
66.    PT Artha Cipta Langgeng*    Tin    INDONESIA
67.    PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya*    Tin    INDONESIA
68.    PT Babel Inti Perkasa*    Tin    INDONESIA
69.    PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari*    Tin    INDONESIA
70.    PT Bangka Serumpun*    Tin    INDONESIA
71.    PT Bukit Timah*    Tin    INDONESIA
72.    PT Cipta Persada Mulia*    Tin    INDONESIA
73.    PT Menara Cipta Mulia*    Tin    INDONESIA
74.    PT Mitra Stania Prima*    Tin    INDONESIA
75.    PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo    Tin    INDONESIA
76.    PT Prima Timah Utama*    Tin    INDONESIA

 

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77.    PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS) *    Tin    INDONESIA
78.    PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa*    Tin    INDONESIA

79.

   

PT Refined Bangka Tin*

   

Tin

   

INDONESIA

80.

   

PT Sariwiguna Bina Sentosa*

   

Tin

   

INDONESIA

81.

   

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa*

   

Tin

   

INDONESIA

82.

   

PT Sukses Inti Makmur*

   

Tin

   

INDONESIA

83.

   

PT Timah Tbk Kundur*

   

Tin

   

INDONESIA

84.

   

PT Timah Tbk Mentok*

   

Tin

   

INDONESIA

85.

   

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa*

   

Tin

   

INDONESIA

86.

   

Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.*

   

Tin

   

BRAZIL

87.

   

Rui Da Hung*

   

Tin

   

TAIWAN

88.

   

Thaisarco*

   

Tin

   

THAILAND

89.

   

Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. *

   

Tin

   

CHINA

90.

   

Tin Technology & Refining*

   

Tin

   

UNITED STATES

91.

   

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.*

   

Tin

   

BRAZIL

92.

   

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.*

   

Tin

   

CHINA

93.

   

AMG Brazil*

   

Tantalum

   

BRAZIL

94.

   

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

95.

   

D Block Metals, LLC*

   

Tantalum

   

UNITED STATES

96.

   

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

97.

   

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. *

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

98.

   

Global Advanced Metals Aizu*

   

Tantalum

   

JAPAN

99.

   

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown*

   

Tantalum

   

UNITED STATES

100.

   

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

101.

   

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

102.

   

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material*

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

103.

   

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

104.

   

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

105.

   

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

106.

   

KEMET de Mexico*

   

Tantalum

   

MEXICO

107.

   

Materion Newton Inc. *

   

Tantalum

   

UNITED STATES

108.

   

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. *

   

Tantalum

   

INDIA

109.

   

Mineração Taboca S.A.*

   

Tantalum

   

BRAZIL

110.

   

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

JAPAN

111.

   

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

112.

   

NPM Silmet AS*

   

Tantalum

   

ESTONIA

113.

   

QSIL Metals Hermsdorf GmbH*

   

Tantalum

   

GERMANY

114.

   

QuantumClean*

   

Tantalum

   

UNITED STATES

115.

   

Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.*

   

Tantalum

   

BRAZIL

116.

   

RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.

   

Tantalum

   

CHINA

117.

   

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

JAPAN

118.

   

TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

THAILAND

119.

   

TANIOBIS GmbH*

   

Tantalum

   

GERMANY

120.

   

TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.*

   

Tantalum

   

JAPAN

121.

   

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG*

   

Tantalum

   

GERMANY

 

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122.    Telex Metals*    Tantalum    UNITED STATES
123.    Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC*    Tantalum    KAZAKHSTAN
124.    XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED*    Tantalum    CHINA
125.    XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.*    Tantalum    CHINA
126.    Yanling Jincheng Tantalum * Niobium Co., Ltd. *    Tantalum    CHINA
127.    8853 S.p.A. *    Gold    ITALY
128.    Advanced Chemical Company*    Gold    UNITED STATES
129.    Agosi AG*    Gold    GERMANY
130.    Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
131.    Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC*    Gold    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
132.    Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)*    Gold    UZBEKISTAN
133.    AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração*    Gold    BRAZIL
134.    Argor-Heraeus S.A.*    Gold    SWITZERLAND
135.    Asahi Pretec Corp.*    Gold    JAPAN
136.    Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.*    Gold    CANADA
137.    Asahi Refining USA Inc.*    Gold    UNITED STATES
138.    Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
139.    Aurubis AG*    Gold    GERMANY
140.    Bangalore Refinery*    Gold    INDIA
141.    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)*    Gold    PHILIPPINES
142.    Boliden AB*    Gold    SWEDEN
143.    C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG*    Gold    GERMANY
144.    CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation*    Gold    CANADA
145.    Cendres + Metaux S.A. *    Gold    SWITZERLAND
146.    Chimet S.p.A.*    Gold    ITALY
147.    Chugai Mining*    Gold    JAPAN
148.    Dowa*    Gold    JAPAN
149.    DSC (Do Sung Corporation)*    Gold    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
150.    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant*    Gold    JAPAN
151.    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant*    Gold    JAPAN
152.    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant*    Gold    JAPAN
153.    Emirates Gold DMCC*    Gold    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
154.    Geib Refining Corporation*    Gold    UNITED STATES
155.    Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.*    Gold    CHINA
156.    Heimerle + Meule GmbH*    Gold    GERMANY
157.    Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG*    Gold    GERMANY
158.    Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.*    Gold    CHINA
159.    Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.*    Gold    CHINA
160.    Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
161.    Istanbul Gold Refinery*    Gold    TURKEY
162.    Italpreziosi*    Gold    ITALY
163.    Japan Mint*    Gold    JAPAN
164.    Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.*    Gold    CHINA
165.    JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
166.    Kazzinc*    Gold    KAZAKHSTAN
167.    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC*    Gold    UNITED STATES

 

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168.    KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna*    Gold    POLAND
169.    Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
170.    Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.*    Gold    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
171.    L’Orfebre S.A.*    Gold    ANDORRA
172.    LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.*    Gold    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
173.    LT Metal Ltd.*    Gold    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
174.    Materion*    Gold    UNITED STATES
175.    Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
176.    Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.*    Gold    SOUTH AFRICA
177.    Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.*    Gold    CHINA
178.    Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.*    Gold    SINGAPORE
179.    Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.*    Gold    CHINA
180.    Metalor Technologies S.A.*    Gold    SWITZERLAND
181.    Metalor USA Refining Corporation*    Gold    UNITED STATES
182.    Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V.*    Gold    MEXICO
183.    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation*    Gold    JAPAN
184.    Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
185.    MKS PAMP SA*    Gold    SWITZERLAND
186.    MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.*    Gold    INDIA
187.    Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.*    Gold    TURKEY
188.    Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat*    Gold    UZBEKISTAN
189.    NH Recytech Company*    Gold    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
190.    Nihon Material Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
191.    Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH*    Gold    AUSTRIA
192.    Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
193.    Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA*    Gold    CHILE
194.    PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk*    Gold    INDONESIA
195.    PX Précinox S.A.*    Gold    SWITZERLAND
196.    Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.*    Gold    SOUTH AFRICA
197.    REMONDIS PMR B.V.*    Gold    NETHERLANDS
198.    Royal Canadian Mint*    Gold    CANADA
199.    SAAMP*    Gold    FRANCE
200.    Safimet S.p.A.*    Gold    ITALY
201.    SAFINA A.S.*    Gold    CZECHIA
202.    Samduck Precious Metals*    Gold    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
203.    SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A.*    Gold    SPAIN
204.    Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.*    Gold    CHINA
205.    Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.*    Gold    CHINA
206.    Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.*    Gold    CHINA
207.    Singway Technology Co., Ltd.*    Gold    TAIWAN
208.    Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.*    Gold    TAIWAN
209.    Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
210.    SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.*    Gold    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
211.    T.C.A S.p.A*    Gold    ITALY
212.    Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.*    Gold    JAPAN

 

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213.    Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
214.    TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn*    Gold    KAZAKHSTAN
215.    Torecom*    Gold    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
216.    Umicore Precious Metals Thailand*    Gold    THAILAND
217.    Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining*    Gold    BELGIUM
218.    United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.*    Gold    UNITED STATES
219.    Valcambi S.A.*    Gold    SWITZERLAND
220.    Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint*    Gold    AUSTRALIA
221.    WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH*    Gold    GERMANY
222.    Yamakin Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
223.    Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.*    Gold    JAPAN
224.    Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation*    Gold    CHINA

 

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Table 2 – Other Smelters:

Listed below are the 8 Smelters identified to us by our Suppliers as potentially in our supply chain for 2022 that have been designated as Active, Non-Conformant, or RMI Due Diligence Review – Unable to Proceed. None of these Smelters are in our supply chain for ICs. The location information and status are as reported by the RMAP as of January 31, 2023.‡‡§§

 

    

Smelter

   

Metal

   

Country

   

Status

1.    CV Venus Inti Perkasa‡‡    Tin    INDONESIA    Active
2.    PT Timah Nusantara    Tin    INDONESIA    Active
3.    Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    Non-Conformant
4.    Marsam Metals    Gold    BRAZIL    Non-Conformant
5.    Unecha Refractory metals plant§§    Tungsten    RUSSIA    Non-Conformant
6.    Hydrometallurg, JSC§§    Tungsten    RUSSIA    RMI Due Diligence Review–Unable to Proceed
7.    Novosibirsk Tin Combine§§    Tin    RUSSIA    RMI Due Diligence Review–Unable to Proceed
8.    Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO§§    Tantalum    RUSSIA    RMI Due Diligence Review–Unable to Proceed

 

 

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On February 13, 2023, the RMI moved CV Venus Inti Perkasa from Active status to Conformant status.

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Subsequent to the date this data was reported, Unecha Refractory metals plant; Hydrometallurg, JSC; Novosibirsk Tin Combine; and Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO were all removed from our supply chain.

 

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Appendix B

 

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Crowe LLP                                      

Independent Member Crowe Global

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT ON CONFLICT MINERALS

The Board of Directors

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Dallas, Texas

We have examined:

 

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whether the design of Texas Instruments Incorporated’s (the “Company”) due diligence framework as set forth in the section titled “Design of Due Diligence” of the Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, is in conformity, in all material respects, with the criteria set forth in the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition 2016 (“OECD Due Diligence Guidance”), and

 

  •  

whether the Company’s description of the due diligence measures it performed, as set forth in the section titled “Due Diligence Measures Taken” of the Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, is consistent, in all material respects, with the due diligence process that the Company undertook.

The Company’s management is responsible for the design of the Company’s due diligence framework and the description of the Company’s due diligence measures set forth in the Conflict Minerals Report, and performance of the due diligence measures. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the design of the Company’s due diligence framework and on the description of the due diligence measures the Company performed, based on our examination.

Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the standards applicable to attestation engagements contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the design of the Company’s due diligence framework and the description of the due diligence measures the Company performed is in accordance with the criteria, in all material respects. An examination involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about the Company’s due diligence framework and the description of the due diligence measures the Company performed. The nature, timing, and extent of the procedures selected depend on our judgment, including an assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Company’s due diligence framework and its description of the due diligence measures the Company performed, whether due to fraud or error. We believe the evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Our examination was not conducted for the purpose of evaluating:

 

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The consistency of the due diligence measures that the Company performed with either the design of the Company’s due diligence framework or the OECD Due Diligence Guidance;

 

  •  

The completeness of the Company’s description of the due diligence measures performed;

 

  •  

The suitability of the design or operating effectiveness of the Company’s due diligence process;

 

 

(Continued)

 

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Whether a third party can determine from the Conflict Minerals Report if the due diligence measures the Company performed are consistent with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance;

 

  •  

The Company’s reasonable country of origin inquiry (RCOI), including the suitability of the design of the RCOI, its operating effectiveness, or the results thereof; or

 

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The Company’s conclusions about the source or chain of custody of its conflict minerals, those products subject to due diligence, or the DRC Conflict Free status of its products.

Accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on the aforementioned matters or any other matters included in any section of the Conflict Minerals Report other than the sections described below.

In our opinion,

 

  •  

the design of the Company’s due diligence framework for the reporting period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, as set forth in the section titled “Design of Due Diligence” of the Conflict Minerals Report is in conformity with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, in all material respects; and

 

  •  

the Company’s description of the due diligence measures it performed, as set forth in the section titled “Due Diligence Measures Taken” of the Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, is consistent with the due diligence process that the Company undertook, in all material respects.

 

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Crowe LLP

Dallas, Texas

May 17, 2023

 

 

 

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