EX-1.01 2 exhibit101_2014.htm EXHIBIT 1.01 Exhibit 1.01_2014


EXHIBIT 1.01

POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
Conflict Minerals Report
For The Year Ended December 31, 2014


Introduction

This is the Conflict Minerals Report of Power Integrations, Inc. (“Power Integrations”) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014, presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Rule). The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) Section 1502. The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. Conflict minerals are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (3TG) for the purposes of this assessment. These requirements apply to registrants whatever the geographic origin of the conflict minerals and whether or not they fund armed conflict.

Company Overview

We design, develop and market analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) and other electronic components and circuitry used in high-voltage power conversion. Our products are used in power converters that convert electricity from a high-voltage source to the type of power required for a specified downstream use. In most cases this conversion entails, among other functions, converting alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) or vice versa, reducing or increasing the voltage, and regulating the output voltage and/or current. In addition, we offer IGBT drivers containing multiple ICs, electrical isolation components and other circuitry - used to operate arrays of high-voltage, high-power transistors. Power Integrations primarily relies on its contract manufacturers and direct suppliers for the manufacturing of its high-voltage analog integrated circuits and IGBT drivers.

Conflict Minerals Policy

Power Integrations' policy statement regarding conflict minerals has been made available on its website since March 2013. The policy in place during the reporting period was as follows:

On August 22, 2012, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the conflict minerals rule pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, requiring all publicly traded companies to disclose the use of “conflict minerals” necessary to the functionality or production of their products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured.

The term "conflict minerals" refers to specific minerals originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or adjoining countries (aka the Covered Countries) which directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups. The specific minerals identified are:

Coltan (columbite-tantalite) and its derivatives (Tantalum)
Cassiterite and its derivatives (Tin)
Wolframite and its derivatives (Tungsten)
Gold

Power Integrations has considered the rule’s requirements, related guidance from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and is committed to complying with this legislation.

Tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold, or 3TG, minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the products contracted to manufacture by Power Integrations. However, Power Integrations does not purchase these minerals directly from the smelters or mines. Power Integrations relies on its manufacturing partners for the manufacturing of its products. The requirement to source such minerals from the list of compliant smelters and refiners per www.conflictfreesmelter.org has

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been communicated to all manufacturing partners including the direct suppliers and distributors through the use of the EICC-GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template.

Power Integrations encourages its manufacturing partners including the direct suppliers and distributors to have a purchasing policy/supplier selection program to ensure that all products manufactured or sold by Power Integrations that contain tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold are conflict-free or sourced from the list of compliant smelters and refiners.


CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)

Products Containing Conflict Minerals (3TG):

Based upon Power Integrations' internal assessment, the products we sell contain conflict minerals ("3TG"). Tantalum may be present in some capacitors, high-power resistors and sensors used in IGBT drivers. Tin is used in solder paste, printed circuit board surface metallization and external lead plating. Tungsten is either used in via contacts, as a sputter target or in the gas tungsten hexafluoride ("WF6") during the manufacturing process, while gold is typically used for wire bonding that provides electrical connection between the silicon chip and the external leads of integrated circuits, for printed circuit board surface metallization, and in the plating for jumpers and connectors.

Inquiry Process:

Power Integrations has adopted the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template released by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and Global e-Sustainability Initiative (EICC-GeSI) and is a member of Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) of the EICC-GeSI. All contract manufacturers either receive and sign a “Manufacturing Partnership Manual” agreement that informs our suppliers about the conflict mineral requirements and /or the EICC-GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. We send the EICC-GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“Supplier Survey”) to all contract manufacturers, PCB assembly suppliers and distributors, and resend it whenever there is a template revision.

Power Integrations performs the following related to the Supplier Surveys:

Evaluates the responses from the suppliers and provides training when necessary.
Compares the smelters and refiners identified by the direct suppliers against the smelter list provided by the CFSI's independent third-party smelter audit program.
Reviews the Supplier Surveys for completeness and follows up on incomplete information or information that would lead us to believe material is not DRC conflict-free.
Summarizes all responses into a Conflict Minerals Reporting Template.
Conducts on-site audits of the responses from the suppliers against the responses from their suppliers and provides training where necessary.

Results of Inquiry

As of the date of this filing, based on the RCOI responses and analysis of such responses, as it applies to the calendar year ended December 31, 2014, Power Integrations has confirmed that one of the smelters does source tin from DRC, but that this smelter has been audited and confirmed by CFSI to be conflict-free. Power Integrations cannot ascertain the source mine and country of origin of all of the other relevant conflict minerals or 3TG minerals and/or their derivatives that are necessary to the functionality or production of our products. Therefore, we have continued to proceed with additional due diligence procedures for the purpose of determining the status of our products as it pertains to the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals.

Due Diligence Measures

Power Integrations' conflict minerals policy and the associated due-diligence program are based on the OECD five-step framework known as OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.

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The following steps outline the due diligence measures taken to determine the country of origin:
 
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Policy and Management System
Conflict Minerals Policy - The policy establishes Power Integrations’ expectations of its suppliers to source the required minerals from the list of compliant smelters and refiners per www.conflictfreesmelter.org. The policy resides on our website under “Operations and Sustainability” and can be accessed directly from http://www.power.com/products/product-documents/conflict-minerals-policy-statement/. The policy is periodically reviewed and updated, if necessary.
Management System - The Conflict Minerals policy is formally documented in Power Integrations' Regulatory Compliance Policy. Direct suppliers (contract manufacturers) are required to provide information on the smelters or refiners in their supply chain using the EICC-GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template.

2.
Risk Assessment
Power Integrations adopted the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template developed by the EICC-GeSI. Power Integrations' quality assurance department:

Reviews and ascertains the products that contain conflict minerals (3TG).
Identifies the direct suppliers that provide products containing conflict minerals.
Evaluates the responses via the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template from the suppliers.
Compares the smelters and refiners identified by the direct suppliers against the smelter list provided by the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative’s independent third party smelter audit program.
Summarizes all responses into a Conflict Minerals Reporting Template; and
conducts on-site audits of the responses from the suppliers against the responses from their suppliers and provides training where necessary.

Based on the results of this process, Power Integrations has been able to determine the smelters from which certain of its conflict minerals originate, which are listed at the end of this report under “Smelters Reported by the Direct Suppliers.” There are 67 Gold, 14 Tantalum, 60 Tin and 21 Tungsten smelters identified.

3.
Mitigate Risk
Power Integrations understands that the global supply chain of conflict minerals is complex and that disclosure of mineral sources is often considered confidential. To reduce potential supply chain risk, Power Integrations communicated the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act to its direct suppliers, and encouraged its direct suppliers to train their smelters and to recommend that their smelters and refiners participate in an independent assessment through the EICC-GeSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program.

4.
Audit of Smelters/Refiners
As a non-member partner company of the EICC-GeSI CFSI, Power Integrations leveraged the due diligence conducted on smelters and refiners by the CFSI’s Conflict-Free Smelter Program (the “CFSP”). Efforts to determine mine or location of origin through CFSI are described on the CFSI website at www.conflictfreesmelter.org.

5.
Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence
The Form SD Specialized Disclosure and the Conflict Minerals Report constitute Power Integrations’ annual report on its Conflict Minerals Due Diligence. The Form SD to which this report is attached as Exhibit 1.01 for the calendar year 2014 is filed with the SEC.
            
Additional Steps    

Power Integrations maintains an ongoing effort to mitigate the risk that armed groups could benefit from our use of conflict minerals. Power Integrations continues to encourage its direct suppliers to train their smelters and to recommend that their smelters and refiners participate in an independent assessment through the EICC-GeSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program.


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Limitations on Due Diligence

This Conflict Minerals Report is based on the due-diligence activities performed to date in good faith by Power Integrations and is based on the infrastructure and information available at the time of the filing of this report. There are factors that could affect the accuracy of the information. These factors include, but are not limited to, incomplete supplier data or available smelter data, errors or omissions by suppliers or smelters, evolving definition and confirmation of smelters, incomplete information from industry or other third-party sources, continuing guidance regarding the SEC final rules, and other issues.


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SMELTERS REPORTED BY THE DIRECT SUPPLIERS
Minerals
Smelter
Country
Smelter ID
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
Japan
CID000019
Gold
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
Germany
CID000035
Gold
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)
Uzbekistan
CID000041
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti Mineração Ltda
Brazil
CID000058
Gold
Argo-Heraeus SA
Switzerland
CID000077
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corporation
Japan
CID000082
Gold
Asaka Riken Co Ltd
Japan
CID000090
Gold
Aurubis AG
Germany
CID000113
Gold
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Philippines
CID000128
Gold
Caridad
Mexico
CID000180
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation, Canada
Canada
CID000185
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
Italy
CID000233
Gold
Chugai Mining
Japan
CID000264
Gold
Codelco
Chile
Gold
Daejin Indus Co. Ltd
Republic of Korea
CID000328
Gold
DaeryungENC
Republic of Korea
Gold
Do Sung Corporation
Republic of Korea
CID000359
Gold
Dowa
Japan
CID000401
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
Japan
CID000425
Gold
Ferro Corporation
USA
Gold
FSE Novosibirsk Refinery
Russian Federation
CID000493
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
Germany
CID000694
Gold
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong
China
CID000707
Gold
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
CID000711
Gold
Heraeus USA
Germany
Gold
Hwasung CJ Co. Ltd
Republic of Korea
CID000778
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd
Japan
CID000807
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited
China
CID000855
Gold
Johnson Matthey Inc.
United States
CID000920
Gold
Johnson Matthey Ltd
Canada
CID000924
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd
Japan
CID000937
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
United States
CID000969
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd
Japan
CID000981
Gold
Korea Metal Co. Ltd
Republic of Korea
CID000988
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
Republic of Korea
CID001078
Gold
Materion
United States
CID001113
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd
Japan
CID001119
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
China
CID001149
Gold
Metalor Technologies SA
Switzerland
CID001153
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
United States
CID001157
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Japan
CID001188
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd
Japan
CID001193
Gold
Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Combinat
Uzbekistan
CID001236
Gold
Nihon Material Co. LTD
Japan
CID001259
Gold
Ohio Precious Metals, LLC
United States
CID001322
Gold
PAMP SA
Switzerland
CID001352
Gold
PX Précinox SA
Switzerland
CID001498
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd
South Africa
CID001512

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SMELTERS REPORTED BY THE DIRECT SUPPLIERS
Minerals
Smelter
Country
Smelter ID
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
Canada
CID001534
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
United States
CID001546
Gold
SAMWON METALS Corp.
Republic of Korea
CID001562
Gold
SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA
Spain
CID001585
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd
China
CID001622
Gold
So Accurate Group, Inc.
United States
CID001754
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
Taiwan
CID001761
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd
Japan
CID001798
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Japan
CID001875
Gold
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd
China
CID001916
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd
Japan
CID001938
Gold
Torecom
Republic of Korea
CID001955
Gold
Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
Belgium
CID001980
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
United States
CID001993
Gold
Valcambi SA
Switzerland
CID002003
Gold
Western Australian Mint Trading as The Perth Mint
Australia
CID002030
Gold
Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.
Japan
CID002100
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co Ltd
Japan
CID002129
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
China
CID002224
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
United States
CID000456
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
China
CID000460
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
United States
CID002557
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar
Germany
CID002545
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg
Germany
CID002546
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH
Germany
CID002547
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Powder
United States
CID002568
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining & Smelting
Japan
CID001192
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
China
CID001277
Tantalum
Plansee SE Liezen
Austria
CID002540
Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
Russian Federation
CID001769
Tantalum
Taki Chemicals
Japan
CID001869
Tantalum
Ulba
Kazakhstan
CID001969
Tantalum
Zhuzhou Cement Carbide
China
CID002232
Tin
Alpha
United States
CID000292
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
China
CID001070
Tin
Chofu Works
Japan
Tin
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co. Ltd.
China
CID000278
Tin
Cooper Santa
Brazil
CID000295
Tin
CV Duta Putra Bangka
Indonesia
Tin
CV JusTindo
Indonesia
CID000307
Tin
CV Makmur Jaya
Indonesia
CID000308
Tin
CV Nurjanah
Indonesia
CID000309
Tin
CV Serumpun Sebalai
Indonesia
CID000313
Tin
CV United Smelting
Indonesia
CID000315
Tin
EM Vinto
Bolivia
CID000438
Tin
Fenix Metals
Poland
CID000468
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd
China
CID000538
Tin
Gejiu Zi-Li
China
CID000555

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SMELTERS REPORTED BY THE DIRECT SUPPLIERS
Minerals
Smelter
Country
Smelter ID
Tin
Gold Bell Group
China
Tin
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
Germany
Tin
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co. Ltd
China
CID000760
Tin
Jiangxi Nanshan
China
CID000864
Tin
Linwu Xianggui Smelter Co
China
CID001063
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
Malaysia
CID001105
Tin
Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.
Malaysia
Tin
Metallic Resources Inc
United States
Tin
Metallo Chimique
Belgium
CID002773
Tin
Mineração Taboca S.A.
Brazil
CID001173
Tin
Minsur
Peru
CID001182
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Japan
CID001191
Tin
Nathan Trotter & Co., Inc.
United States
Tin
Novosibirsk Integrated Tin Works
Russian Federation
CID001305
Tin
OMSA
Bolivia
CID001337
Tin
PT Alam Lestari Kencana
Indonesia
CID001393
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
Indonesia
CID001399
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
CID001402
Tin
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari
Indonesia
CID001406
Tin
PT Bangka Kudai Tin
Indonesia
CID001409
Tin
PT Bangka Putra Karya
Indonesia
CID001412
Tin
PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera
Indonesia
CID001416
Tin
PT Bangka Tin Industry
Indonesia
CID001419
Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
Indonesia
CID001421
Tin
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari
Indonesia
CID001424
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
Indonesia
CID001428
Tin
PT DS Jaya Abadi
Indonesia
CID001434
Tin
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
Indonesia
CID001438
Tin
PT Fang Di MulTindo
Indonesia
CID001442
Tin
PT HP Metals Indonesia
Indonesia
CID001445
Tin
PT Koba Tin
Indonesia
CID001449
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
Indonesia
CID001453
Tin
PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk
Indonesia
CID001486
Tin
PT REFINED BANGKA TIN
Indonesia
CID001460
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
Indonesia
CID001463
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
CID001468
Tin
PT Sumber Jaya Indah
Indonesia
CID001471
Tin
PT Tambang Timah
Indonesia
CID001477
Tin
PT Timah (Persero), Tbk Mentok
Indonesia
CID001482
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
Indonesia
CID001490
Tin
PT Yinchendo Mining Industry
Indonesia
CID001494
Tin
Thaisarco
Thailand
CID001898
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.
Brazil
CID002036
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.
China
CID002158
Tin
Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd
China
CID002180
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. Corp.
Japan
CID000004
Tungsten
China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd
China
CID000258

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SMELTERS REPORTED BY THE DIRECT SUPPLIERS
Minerals
Smelter
Country
Smelter ID
Tungsten
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
CID000345
Tungsten
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
CID000499
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
CID000875
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
China
CID002494
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
United States
CID000568
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
CID000218
Tungsten
H.C. Starck GmbH
Germany
CID002541
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
CID000769
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
Japan
CID000825
Tungsten
Jiangxi Rare Earth & Rare Metals Tungsten Group Corp
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tungsten Industry Group Co Ltd
China
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
United States
CID000105
Tungsten
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Vietnam
CID001889
Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG
Austria
CID002044
Tungsten
Wolfram Company CJSC
Russian Federation
CID002047
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
CID002082
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
China
CID002320
Tungsten
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co Ltd
China


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