EX-1.01 2 ex101conflictmineralreport.htm EXHIBIT 1.01 Exhibit


Exhibit 1.01

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

Conflict Mineral Report

For the Calendar Year Reporting Period Ended December 31, 2015

Company Overview:

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. ("Maxim Integrated" or the "Company" and also referred to as "we," "our" or "us") designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of linear and mixed-signal integrated circuits, commonly referred to as analog circuits, for a large number of geographically diverse customers. The Company also provides a range of high-frequency process technologies and capabilities that can be used in custom designs. The analog market is fragmented and characterized by many diverse applications, a great number of product variations and, with respect to many circuit types, relatively long product life cycles. The Company is a global company with wafer manufacturing facilities in the U.S., testing facilities in the Philippines and Thailand and sales and circuit design offices throughout the world. The major end-markets in which the Company’s products are sold are the Automotive, Communications and Data Center, Computing, Consumer and Industrial markets.

Our Conflict Minerals Policy:

Maxim Integrated is committed to complying with the letter and the spirit of the conflict minerals disclosure requirements adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under Section 13(p) of the Securities and Exchange Act, as amended (“Exchange Act”), in the form of Rule 13p-1 and Form SD (together, the “Conflict Minerals Rule” or “Rule”). Maxim Integrated has considered the Rule’s requirements, guidance from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “OECD”) that has been recognized as authoritative by the SEC (the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Second Edition, and related Supplements for tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (“OECD Due Diligence Guidance”)), and related measures being taken by the EICC (Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition)/GeSI (Global e-Sustainability Initiative) Extractives Work Group, which is part of the joint Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”) formed by these organizations, as well as other private-sector organizations’ conflict minerals compliance initiatives, and is implementing and enhancing its formal Conflict Minerals compliance program accordingly. Our Conflict Minerals Policy Statement is available on our website at: http://investor.maximintegrated.com/corporate-responsibility.

To support this policy, Maxim Integrated:
Conducts a reasonable country of origin inquiry of all of its direct suppliers that have products containing necessary conflict minerals and, if required by the Conflict Minerals Rule (as it was for the calendar year 2015 reporting period), implements a program of due diligence on the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, or “3TG”) that we consider necessary to the functionality or production of our products (“necessary conflict minerals”).
Expects our direct suppliers to have policies and procedures in place which are in compliance with the Maxim Integrated Conflict Minerals Policy Statement, and will enable transparency of the supply chain to facilitate our compliance with the Conflict Minerals Rule.
Provides, and expects our direct suppliers to cooperate in providing, reasonable country of origin and due diligence information with regard to use of “necessary conflict minerals” in our supply chain.



Efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the conflict minerals in our products

Tracing the necessary 3TG we use in our products back to the mine and/or source country of origin of each such mineral is a complex endeavor, but an important aspect of responsible sourcing. To help establish and maintain our supply chain compliance sourcing program, we have followed currently established industry guidelines such as those developed




by the CFSI under the auspices of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, which is taking action to address responsible sourcing through the development of the Conflict-Free Smelter Program ("CFSP") program, which enables companies to source minerals from smelters and refiners that have been subjected to a rigorous, independent third-party audit.

Facilities used to process the conflict minerals in our products; brief description of our products

To implement our reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) survey process, we adopted the CFSI’s industry approach and used that organization’s CMRT (Conflict Minerals Reporting Template) to gather information from our first-tier suppliers, asking them to help us trace back the origin of necessary 3TG used in our products by identifying smelters, refineries or recyclers and scrap supplier sources of these minerals. We also utilized the CFSI and its CFSP to trace the mine of origin of the 3TG when such information was available. The CFSP conducts independent audits of smelters and refineries to ensure that all certified smelters and refineries are active in the CFSP.

Maxim Integrated procures IC and discrete components and raw materials that may contain conflict minerals from the following major types of suppliers:

•
Raw material supplier

•
Wafer Foundry

•
IC Assembly Subcontractor and Contract Manufacturers

•
Component Manufacturer


As discussed above, we manufacture a broad range of linear and mixed signal integrated circuits for a variety of uses (e.g., communications and computers), and have our own wafer fabrication facilities. We also use third-party wafer foundries.

The table below lists the facilities which, to the extent known, were identified by responding first-tier suppliers in our supply chain as sourcing smelters or refineries for one or more of the necessary conflict minerals in our products (we use gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten).

Metal
Standard Smelter/Refiner (“Smelter”) Names
Smelter Location
Smelter ID
Status*
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000019
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
GERMANY
CID000035
CFSP Compliant
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração
BRAZIL
CID000058
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Argor-Heraeus SA
SWITZERLAND
CID000077
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corporation
JAPAN
CID000082
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Johnson Matthey Canada
CANADA
CID000924
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Johnson Matthey Inc. (USA)
UNITED STATES
CID000920
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000090
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
TURKEY
CID000103
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Aurubis AG
GERMANY
CID000113
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
PHILIPPINES
CID000128
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Boliden AB
SWEDEN
CID000157
CFSP Compliant
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
GERMANY
CID000176
CFSP Compliant
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
CANADA
CID000185
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
ITALY
CID000233
CFSP Compliant




Gold
Chugai Mining
JAPAN
CID000264
In communication with CFSI
Gold
Dowa
JAPAN
CID000401
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000425
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Ohio Precious Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES
CID001322
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Faggi Enrico S.p.A.
ITALY
CID002355
CFSP Active
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
GERMANY
CID000694
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong
HONG KONG
CID000707
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
GERMANY
CID000711
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited
CHINA
CID000801
LBMA certified
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000807
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
TURKEY
CID000814
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited
CHINA
CID000855
CFSP Compliant
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000937
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
UNITED STATES
CID000969
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000981
CFSP Compliant
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID001078
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Materion
UNITED STATES
CID001113
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001119
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
HONG KONG
CID001149
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Metalor Technologies SA
SWITZERLAND
CID001153
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES
CID001157
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Met-Mex Penoles, S.A.
MEXICO
CID001161
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
CID001188
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001193
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.ª.
TURKEY
CID001220
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001259
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001325
CFSP Compliant
Gold
OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastvetmet)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001326
CFSP Compliant
Gold
PAMP SA
SWITZERLAND
CID001352
CFSP Compliant
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
INDONESIA
CID001397
CFSP Compliant
Gold
PX Précinox SA
SWITZERLAND
CID001498
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
SOUTH AFRICA
CID001512
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Republic Metals Corporation
UNITED STATES
CID002510
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
CANADA
CID001534
CFSP Compliant
Gold
SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA
SPAIN
CID001585
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001622
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
TAIWAN
CID001761
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001798
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
JAPAN
CID001875
CFSP Compliant
Gold
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001916
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001938
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
THAILAND
CID002314
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
BELGIUM
CID001980
CFSP Compliant
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID001993
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Valcambi SA
SWITZERLAND
CID002003
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint
AUSTRALIA
CID002030
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID002100
CFSP Compliant




Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID002129
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
CHINA
CID002224
CFSP Compliant
Gold
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery
CHINA
CID002243
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000211
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry
CHINA
CID000291
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Duoluoshan
CHINA
CID000410
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID000456
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
CHINA
CID000460
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
JAPAN
CID002558
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
UNITED STATES
CID002557
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000616
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
CID002544
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar
GERMANY
CID002545
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg
GERMANY
CID002546
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH
GERMANY
CID002547
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID002548
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Ltd.
JAPAN
CID002549
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG
GERMANY
CID002550
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002492
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Hi-Temp
UNITED STATES
CID000731
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000914
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000917
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Kemet Blue Metals
MEXICO
CID002539
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Kemet Blue Powder
UNITED STATES
CID002568
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
LSM Brasil S.A.
BRAZIL
CID001076
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
CID001163
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Mineração Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
CID001175
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining & Smelting
JAPAN
CID001192
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Molycorp Silmet A.S.
ESTONIA
CID001200
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001277
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Plansee SE Liezen
AUSTRIA
CID002540
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Plansee SE Reutte
AUSTRIA
CID002556
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001769
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Taki Chemicals
JAPAN
CID001869
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Telex Metals
UNITED STATES
CID001891
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Ulba
KAZAKHSTAN
CID001969
CFSP Compliant
Tantalum
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide
CHINA
CID002232
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Alpha
UNITED STATES
CID000292
CFSP Compliant
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
VIET NAM
CID002703
CFSP Active
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001070
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID000295
CFSP Compliant
Tin
CV Serumpun Sebalai
INDONESIA
CID000313
CFSP Compliant
Tin
CV United Smelting
INDONESIA
CID000315
CFSP Compliant
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
CID002455
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Dowa
JAPAN
CID000402
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Elmet S.L.U. (Metallo Group)
SPAIN
CID002774
CFSP Compliant
Tin
EM Vinto
BOLIVIA
CID000438
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Fenix Metals
POLAND
CID000468
CFSP Compliant




Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000538
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000244
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID002468
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
MALAYSIA
CID001105
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S/A
BRAZIL
CID002500
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Metallo-Chimique N.V.
BELGIUM
CID002773
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Mineração Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
CID001173
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Minsur
PERU
CID001182
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
CID001191
CFSP Compliant
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
PHILIPPINES
CID002517
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.
BOLIVIA
CID001337
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera
INDONESIA
CID000309
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
INDONESIA
CID001399
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
INDONESIA
CID002503
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
CID001402
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Bangka Tin Industry
INDONESIA
CID001419
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
INDONESIA
CID001421
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari
INDONESIA
CID001424
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
INDONESIA
CID001428
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT DS Jaya Abadi
INDONESIA
CID001434
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
INDONESIA
CID001438
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Inti Stania Prima
INDONESIA
CID002530
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT JusTindo
INDONESIA
CID000307
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
INDONESIA
CID001453
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada
INDONESIA
CID001457
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
INDONESIA
CID001458
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT REFINED BANGKA TIN
INDONESIA
CID001460
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
INDONESIA
CID001463
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
CID001468
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur
INDONESIA
CID001477
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok
INDONESIA
CID001482
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
INDONESIA
CID001490
CFSP Compliant
Tin
PT Wahana Perkit Jaya
INDONESIA
CID002479
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Rui Da Hung
TAIWAN
CID001539
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Soft Metais Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID001758
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Thaisarco
THAILAND
CID001898
CFSP Compliant
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID002036
CFSP Compliant
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002158
CFSP Active
Tin
Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited
CHINA
CID002180
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.
JAPAN
CID000004
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002513
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000258
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000345
TI-CMC Member
Tungsten
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000499
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000875
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002315
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000868
TI-CMC Member
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002494
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
UNITED STATES
CID000568
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000218
CFSP Compliant




Tungsten
H.C. Starck GmbH
GERMANY
CID002541
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG
GERMANY
CID002542
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000766
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000769
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Hydrometallurg, JSC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID002649
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000825
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002551
CFSP Active
Tungsten
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002321
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002317
TI-CMC Member
Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002316
CFSP Active
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
UNITED STATES
CID000966
CFSP Active
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
UNITED STATES
CID000105
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC
VIET NAM
CID002543
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Pobedit, JSC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID002532
TI-CMC Member
Tungsten
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.
VIETNAM
CID001889
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
VIET NAM
CID002011
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG
AUSTRIA
CID002044
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002320
CFSP Compliant
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002082
CFSP Compliant

* As of March 1, 2016. CFSP Compliant means that the Smelter’s name was included on the Conflict Free Smelter and Refiner List published on the CFSI website. CFSP Active means that the Smelter’s name was included on the Active Smelters and Refiners List published on the CFSI website. TI-CMC means that the Smelter’s name was included on the TI-CMC Category A Members List Progressing toward CFSP validation published on the CFSI website.

Countries of origin of the conflict minerals these facilities process are believed to include:
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Republic of Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of its conflict minerals following recognized framework:

Due Diligence Framework

We have exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of our conflict minerals to identify minerals originating from the Covered Countries (DRC or an adjoining country) that are not from scrap or recycled materials. Maxim Integrated’s due diligence process has been designed and implemented based on the framework set forth in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.

Our conflict minerals due diligence process in calendar year 2015 followed each of the five OECD-recommended steps:

1.
Establishment of Strong Company Management Systems

2.
Identify and assess risks in the supply chain





3.
Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

4.
Encourage the independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices

5.
Report annually on supply chain due diligence


Inherent Limitations on Due Diligence Measures

As a downstream purchaser of conflict minerals or products (including components) manufactured by third parties that contain conflict minerals, our due diligence measures can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary conflict minerals contained in the products we sell to our customers. Our due diligence processes are based on the necessity of seeking data from our direct suppliers, and on those suppliers in turn seeking similar information within their supply chains to identify the original sources of the necessary conflict minerals. We also rely, to a large extent, on information collected and provided by independent third party audit programs such as the CFSP and LBMA (if accurate). This process, in our view, is entirely consistent with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for downstream companies.

Brief description of due diligence measures taken

1.0 Strong Company Management Systems:

We have established a management system for complying with the applicable rules. Our management system includes the development of a Conflict Minerals Oversight Committee led by our Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Vice President of Quality and Vice President of Legal and Corporate Secretary. Maxim Integrated has also developed a team of subject matter experts from relevant functions with specific responsibilities. The Quality Director is responsible for directing the project operations and reporting to upper management. The Quality Director is also responsible for implementation of the supply chain due diligence process. Data collection and reporting are handled by the Environmental Materials Management and Information (EMMI) group within the Quality organization. The Environmental Materials Manager is responsible for day-to-day data collection, customer responses, data/information validation, and archival documentation.

The team of subject matter experts is responsible for implementing our conflict mineral compliance policy, procedures and strategy. The Oversight Committee has been briefed about the results of our due diligence efforts on a periodic basis and the Vice President of Quality is updated on a monthly basis.

2.0 Identification and Assessment of Risks in the Supply Chain:

We have made our reasonable efforts to identify first-tier suppliers that supply products or raw materials that may potentially contain necessary conflict minerals by conducting a supply chain survey using the EICC and GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT), requesting all of our direct suppliers to identify smelters and refiners and country of origin of the conflict minerals in products and/or raw materials they supply to us; following up with direct suppliers that do not respond to the EICC-GeSi Conflict Minerals Report Template by requesting their responses; comparing smelters and refiners identified by respondents to our supply chain survey against the list of facilities that have received a “Compliant” or “Active” designation from the CFSP, which designations provide country of origin information; and maintaining documentation of our efforts pursuant to this process. We also review the responses to identify red flags in the responses for further follow-up and also identify key risks to our supply chain; this information also is documented.

3.0 Strategic Response to Identified Risks:

We have and will continue to make reasonable efforts to encourage suppliers who are sourcing from non-compliant smelters and/or refineries to move towards using compliant smelters and refiners (as identified via the CFSP and other




industry-developed third-party audit mechanisms). If a supplier fails to remedy the risks identified by our risk assessment, we intend to escalate it to Conflict Minerals Oversight Committee to determine whether to approve or reject the supplier based on the following factors: a thorough cost and benefit analysis; potential risk factors; any existing competitive bids; and whether the supplier is a single source supplier. If the Conflict Minerals Oversight Committee decides to continue such a business relationship due to inherent limitations of the supply chain, we will use reasonable efforts to follow up with said supplier for its correction plan, and encourage our suppliers to work with CFSP compliant smelters and refiners. We provide and plan to continue to provide periodic compliance updates or reports to our Conflict Minerals Oversight Committee summarizing our risk mitigation efforts.

4.0 Independent 3rd Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices:

We do not have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners, nor do we and hence are not able to perform direct audits of these entities that provide the 3TG metals to our supply chain. However, we do rely upon industry efforts, including the joint EICC/GeSI CFSI, to influence smelters and refiners to get audited and certified through CFSI’s CFSP. We rely upon the summary audit reports on compliance status for smelters generated by the CFSP to validate the responses received from suppliers surveyed pursuant to our RCOI process and address red flags identified in Step 2 above. We believe our efforts adequately address this requirement in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.

5.0 Annual Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence:

In addition to this Conflict Minerals Report and accompanying Form SD, for further information about our Conflict Minerals Policy Statement, please see: http://investor.maximintegrated.com/corporate-responsibility.

Results of due diligence measures taken

We are committed to continuing and improving upon the use of our supply chain due diligence processes, leveraging the industry standard CFSP and other resources made available by the CFSI, as well as the LBMA and other respected industry groups, to assist companies in following the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, and the ongoing update of our supplier RCOI information as we continue to develop additional transparency into our supply chain.

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT

The Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015 is filed with the SEC as Exhibit 1.01 to Form SD, and is available at http://investor.maximintegrated.com/financial-information. The content of this website, and any other website referred to in this Conflict Minerals Report and/or the accompanying Form SD, is not incorporated by reference into either of these documents, or any other document Maxim Integrated has filed or will file with the SEC.