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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


			FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report

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QORVO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware						001-36801
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)						(Commission File Number)


7628 Thorndike Road Greensboro, North Carolina 27409-9421
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Grant A. Brown			(336) 664-1233
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed:

[X] Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2022.

[_] Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13q-1) for the fiscal year ended __________.

Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Qorvo, Inc. (“Qorvo”) has filed a Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD. Both reports are publicly available on Qorvo’s website at https://ir.qorvo.com/node/5876.

The content of any website referred to in this report is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this report.

Item 1.02 Exhibit

The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.

Section 2 – Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure

Item 2.01 Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report

Not applicable.

Section 3 – Exhibits

Item 3.01 Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

1.01 Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.

Qorvo, Inc.

By:

/s/ Grant A. Brown

Date:

May 25, 2023

Grant A. Brown

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Document

Exhibit 1.01


QORVO, INC.
CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

INTRODUCTION

Qorvo, Inc. (herein referred to as the “Company”, “Qorvo”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) presents this Conflict Minerals Report (“CMR”) for the year ended December 31, 2022 (“Reporting Period”), pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 13p-1”). This CMR should be read in conjunction with the definitions contained in the instructions to Form SD and related rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC defines “conflict minerals” as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, wolframite, gold, and their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten (also referred to as “3TG”).

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) is a global leader in the development and commercialization of technologies and products for wireless, wired and power markets. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, the Company updated its organizational structure from two operating segments (Mobile Products and Infrastructure and Defense Products) to three operating segments (High Performance Analog (“HPA”), Connectivity and Sensors Group (“CSG”) and Advanced Cellular Group (“ACG”)). This change was made to more closely align technologies and applications with customers and end markets.

HPA is a leading global supplier of radio frequency (“RF”) and power solutions for automotive, defense and aerospace, cellular infrastructure, broadband and other markets.

CSG is a leading global supplier of connectivity and sensor solutions, with broad expertise spanning ultra-wideband (“UWB”), Matter®, Bluetooth® Low Energy, Zigbee®, Thread®, Wi-Fi®, cellular Internet of Things (“IoT”), microelectromechanical system (“MEMS”)-based sensors and bulk acoustic wave (“BAW”)-based sensors.

ACG is a leading global supplier of cellular RF solutions for smartphones, wearables, laptops, tablets and other devices.

Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how Qorvo connects the world.

OVERVIEW

Qorvo is committed to the responsible sourcing of minerals and strives to conduct activities that respect and support human rights throughout its global supply chain. We work extensively on the issue of conflict minerals and recognize that collaborative efforts among industry stakeholders are needed to identify and mitigate the potential risks associated with 3TG extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively referred to as the “Covered Countries”). Qorvo is a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”), where we actively participate on various RMI sub-teams and regularly collaborate with industry peers and other stakeholders to address 3TG related issues and promote responsible mineral sourcing.

Although most of our products contain conflict minerals, Qorvo does not directly source 3TG from mines or “mineral processors” (herein referred to as “smelters and refiners” or “SORs”). Instead, we source components and materials from suppliers, who source their components and materials from sub-tier suppliers. Qorvo is far removed from the mine sites and SORs in its global supply chain, and is therefore considered a “downstream” company, as described by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“OECD Due Diligence

Guidance”). Due to our position in the supply chain, we rely on our suppliers to provide information on the conflict minerals necessary to the functionality and production of Qorvo products, and we collaborate with industry peers and other stakeholders to meet our responsible mineral goals and customer expectations. Suppliers are requested to assist in our Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”) and due diligence efforts, which include identifying the smelters and refiners who process the conflict minerals used in components and/or materials supplied to Qorvo.

For the Reporting Period, in accordance with Rule 13p-1, we conducted a good faith RCOI to determine if any of the conflict minerals used in our products originated in the Covered Countries, or from recycled or scrap sources. As a result of this effort, we determined that some of the 3TG used in our products may have originated in the Covered Countries. Therefore, we have exercised due diligence to determine the source of these conflict minerals, as described in this CMR below.

Upon the exercise of our due diligence – which is subject to and limited by our ability to obtain reliable information for the conflict minerals used in our products – we have not identified any occurrence where our 3TG sourcing has directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed groups in the Covered Countries.

REASONABLE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INQUIRY

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Qorvo’s RCOI process began with identifying our “relevant suppliers” – direct suppliers who supply Qorvo with components and/or materials containing 3TG – and surveying those suppliers with the RMI developed Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). This survey requested relevant suppliers to identify the smelters and refiners used to process the 3TG contained in the components and/or materials supplied to Qorvo. We evaluated supplier responses for completeness, accuracy, and degree of potential supply chain risk, and engaged with those suppliers whose CMRTs we identified to contain potential risks and/or incomplete or inaccurate data. We also reviewed the smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers against the lists of processing facilities that are validated as conformant to a third-party audit program, such as the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”), London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) Responsible Gold Program, or the Responsible Jewellery Council (“RJC”) Chain-of-Custody Certification. To the extent reasonably possible, we determined country of origin information for the SORs identified by our suppliers from sources including supplier CMRT responses, third-party audit programs, and publicly available resources such as smelter and refiner websites, if we determined such publicly available information to be reliable.

Results of RCOI

Qorvo conducted a 3TG survey of 231 suppliers for the Reporting Period.

As of April 1, 2023, the results of our RCOI were as follows:

•99% of relevant suppliers provided a CMRT response to our 3TG survey request.

•Relevant suppliers identified 328 “eligible” SORs which may process the conflict minerals contained in components and/or materials supplied to Qorvo.

•We know or have reason to believe that some of the 3TG processed by at least 41 of the 328 SORs may have originated in the Covered Countries and not solely from recycled or scrap sources.

We had one supplier that did not provide a response to our 3TG survey for the Reporting Period, and 11 suppliers that have not yet identified all the SORs supplying 3TG to their supply chain. Due to these limitations in our sourcing data, we were unable to determine the origin of all the conflict minerals used in our products for the Reporting Period. Qorvo’s due diligence with these suppliers is ongoing and we continue to work our escalation process to drive improvements in their responses.

DUE DILIGENCE DESIGN

Qorvo’s responsible minerals program includes due diligence measures for the use of 3TG in its global supply chain and is designed to conform with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance as it relates to our position in the supply chain as a “downstream” company.

DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES PERFORMED

In alignment with the OECD’s five-step framework for risk-based due diligence, Qorvo performed the following activities to exercise due diligence on the sources of 3TG used in our products for the Reporting Period.

(1) Establish Strong Company Management Systems

•Maintained a policy for responsible minerals sourcing, which includes Qorvo’s commitment to use responsibly sourced 3TG from the Covered Countries. This Policy is made publicly available on our website at https://www.qorvo.com/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/our-program. The content of any website referred to in this report is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this report.

•Maintained an internal team led by Qorvo’s Environmental, Social and Governance team to implement our responsible minerals program, ensure relevant suppliers are made aware of Qorvo’s policy and expectations for responsible minerals sourcing, and regularly communicate on the status of Qorvo’s responsible minerals due diligence efforts to senior management and other relevant Qorvo employees.

•Maintained a process to achieve control and transparency over our 3TG supply chain, which utilizes the CMRT and supplier engagement to identify the SORs used in Qorvo’s supply chain, and to obtain the 3TG information necessary to meet legal and customer reporting requirements.

•Communicated our Responsible Minerals Policy, expectations and requirements to relevant suppliers using multiple channels, including Qorvo’s responsible minerals database, supplier document portal, and external website. Specific requirements related to conflict minerals are also included in Qorvo’s standard Purchase Order Terms and Conditions, which are available on our website at https://www.qorvo.com/support/supplier-resources.

•Maintained a whistleblower policy and our existing grievance mechanism to provide open and effective channels of communication, where employees and other parties can submit concerns regarding ethical issues, or any grievance related to Qorvo policies and procedures. Our whistleblower policy and grievance channel can be accessed from Qorvo’s Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility web page at https://www.qorvo.com/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility.

•Monitored the RMI’s Minerals Grievance Platform, and RMI sub-team discussions for 3TG related issues that could be applicable to Qorvo’s supply chain: https://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/rmap/grievance-mechanism.

(2) Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain

•Strengthened our process and related documentation for identifying relevant 3TG suppliers for the Reporting Period.

•Conducted bi-annual surveys or “CMRT campaigns” of our relevant suppliers to identify our 3TG sourcing information, including the smelters and refiners that processed the conflict minerals used in Qorvo products for the Reporting Period, and the country-of-origin information for those conflict minerals.

•Maintained a database and process to track communications with relevant suppliers, analyze the CMRTs provided by relevant suppliers, aggregate supplier CMRT data for Qorvo reporting, and follow-up with

suppliers whose CMRTs we identified to contain potential supply chain risks and/or incomplete or inaccurate data.

•Reviewed the SOR data provided by our suppliers against the list of processing facilities that have received a “conformant” designation from an independent third-party audit program (herein referred to as “conformant” SORs).

•Compared the conformant SORs reported by our suppliers to the RMI’s sourcing data, which is provided as a benefit of our RMI membership, to conduct our RCOI.

(3) Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks

•Maintained a supplier monitoring procedure, which is designed to identify and mitigate potential risks presented by relevant suppliers not meeting our expectations for the responsible sourcing of conflict minerals.

•Contacted suppliers whose CMRT contained incomplete or potentially inaccurate information to request additional clarification to ensure accuracy of the 3TG data reported.

•Provided resources to relevant suppliers to increase awareness of Qorvo’s expectations and requirements for responsible mineral sourcing and to reduce the risk of inaccurate information received from our suppliers.

•Monitored potential supply chain risks related to relevant suppliers and their 3TG sourcing data in our responsible minerals database.

•Performed mitigation efforts with relevant suppliers identified as not meeting Qorvo’s requirements to help bring them into compliance.

•Contacted a portion of SORs identified in our supply chain to encourage their participation in the RMAP.

•Provided progress updates to senior management summarizing the 3TG data received from our suppliers during Qorvo’s bi-annual CMRT campaigns, and if necessary, the status of any ongoing mitigation efforts.

(4) Support Independent Third-Party Audits of SOR Due Diligence

•Utilized the due diligence conducted by programs such as the RMI, LBMA and RJC to coordinate third-party audits of global 3TG processors and validate their responsible sourcing practices.

•Maintained our membership and participation in the RMI, where we were able to contribute to the organization’s ongoing work in identifying and assessing the sourcing practices of mineral processing facilities. Qorvo leads the RMI’s Smelter Data Management team, which maintains the research data gathered and reported on 3TG processing facilities. We also participate on teams that determine if facilities meet the RMI’s definition of a smelter or refiner, encourage SORs to participate in the RMAP, manage the development of the CMRT form, and develop guidance and best practices for supply chain due diligence. The data on which we relied for certain statements in this CMR was obtained through our membership in the RMI, using the RCOI report for Qorvo (Member Code: QRVO).

(5) Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence

•Communicated the results of our RCOI and due diligence for the Reporting Period through Qorvo’s Form SD and CMR, which are filed annually with the SEC and available on our website at: https://ir.qorvo.com/node/5876.

•Communicated on our responsible minerals program in our FY22 Sustainability Report, available on Qorvo’s website.

•Obtained an independent private sector audit of applicable sections in our CMR for calendar years 2016-2021. Each such audit found that: (i) the design of the Company’s due diligence framework for the

applicable reporting period, as set forth in the applicable CMR, was in conformity with, in all material respects, the OECD Due Diligence Guidance; and (ii) the Company’s description of the due diligence measures it performed as set forth in the applicable CMR was consistent with the due diligence process that the Company undertook. After review and consultation with Qorvo management and other stakeholders, we determined that a reduced frequency of private sector audits would continue to meet stakeholder objectives.

DUE DILIGENCE RESULTS

Inherent Limitation on Due Diligence Measures Taken

The due diligence measures listed above can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance regarding the origin of the conflict minerals used in our products. Our due diligence process is based on obtaining accurate 3TG information from our relevant suppliers and those suppliers obtaining similar information from their supply chains to identify the original sources of the 3TG used in our products. As we do not directly purchase from any SORs – nor do the majority of our suppliers – we have very little influence over SOR sourcing. We rely, to a large extent, on the information provided by independent third-party audit programs. Such sources of information may contain incomplete or inaccurate data and may be subject to fraud.

Smelter and Refiner Due Diligence Results

We rely on the good faith efforts of our relevant suppliers to provide us with reasonable representations of the smelters and refiners used to process the 3TG contained in our products for the Reporting Period. However, many of our suppliers provided survey responses representing their supply chains at the company level or included 3TG data for components and/or materials beyond those that were supplied to Qorvo. As a result, the list of processing facilities disclosed in Table 2 below likely contains more facilities than those that were actually used to process the conflict minerals contained in our products.

For the Reporting Period, our suppliers identified 385 facilities as potential sources of the 3TG believed to be in Qorvo’s supply chain. We conducted due diligence on these reported facilities, including whether they are actual smelters or refiners (according to the definitions used by the RMI); whether they are currently operational; and whether they are conformant to a third-party audit program such as the RMAP, LBMA or RJC.

Of the 385 potential SORs identified by our suppliers, 57 were subsequently found to be ineligible for the RMAP as they were either inoperative or did not meet the RMI’s definition of a 3TG smelter or refiner. These facilities are not included in this report as “processing facilities” and are not included in the sections below.

Processing Facilities (“SORS”) Identified for the Reporting Period

The use of the terms “smelters and refiners” and “processing facilities” throughout this CMR refers to 3TG entities that 1) were reported in a supplier’s CMRT for the Reporting Period; 2) determined to meet the RMI’s definition of a smelter or refiner; and 3) determined to be operational in 2022. In some cases, our suppliers reported facilities that Qorvo believes are not currently eligible to participate in a third-party audit program. These facilities are not included in the data below. However, we continue to conduct due diligence on such entities and work with our relevant suppliers to improve the quality of the 3TG data reported to Qorvo.

Figure 1: RMAP Participation Status of Identified SORs by Reporting Year

For the purposes of this CMR, participation status is defined in the following manner:

•Conformant – SOR has been validated by a third-party audit and found to be conformant to relevant audit protocols including the RMAP, LBMA or RJC.

•Active – SOR is engaged and participating in a third-party audit program but has not yet completed the audit.

•Non-Participating – SOR has not yet committed to third-party verification of their responsible mineral sourcing processes.

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Figure 2: RMAP Participation Status* by Metal for the Reporting Period

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*Data is based on smelter participation status as of March 29, 2023.

Table 1: Identified SORs with Covered Country Sourcing*

All smelters and refiners that we know or have reason to believe may source from the Covered Countries are conformant to a third-party audit program as of March 31, 2023.


Mineral	Total SORs Identified	Believed to Source from the Covered Countries	Percentage
Tantalum	33	20	61%
Tin	82	7	9%
Tungsten	38	10	26%
Gold	175	4	2%
Total	328	41	13%

*Data is based on the RMI’s RCOI report from March 31, 2023.

Table 2: List of Identified SORs in Qorvo’s Supply Chain as of April 1, 2023

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Tantalum

AMG Brasil

CID001076

BRAZIL

Tantalum

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

CID000211

CHINA

Tantalum

D Block Metals, LLC

CID002504

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

CID000460

CHINA

Tantalum

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

CID002505

CHINA

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

CID002558

JAPAN

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

CID002557

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

CID002492

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CID002512

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

CID002842

CHINA

Tantalum

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CID000914

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

CID000917

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CID002506

CHINA

Tantalum

KEMET de Mexico

CID002539

MEXICO

Tantalum

Materion Newton Inc.

CID002548

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

CID001163

INDIA

Tantalum

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

CID001175

BRAZIL

Tantalum

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

CID001192

JAPAN

Tantalum

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

CID001277

CHINA

Tantalum

NPM Silmet AS

CID001200

ESTONIA

Tantalum

QuantumClean

CID001508

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

CID002707

BRAZIL

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Tantalum

RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.

CID003583

CHINA

Tantalum

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

CID001869

JAPAN

Tantalum

TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.

CID002544

THAILAND

Tantalum

TANIOBIS GmbH

CID002545

GERMANY

Tantalum

TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.

CID002549

JAPAN

Tantalum

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

CID002550

GERMANY

Tantalum

Telex Metals

CID001891

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

CID001969

KAZAKHSTAN

Tantalum

XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED

CID000616

CHINA

Tantalum

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

CID002508

CHINA

Tantalum

Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CID001522

CHINA

Tin

Alpha

CID000292

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

CID002703

VIETNAM

Tin

Aurubis Beerse

CID002773

BELGIUM

Tin

Aurubis Berango

CID002774

SPAIN

Tin

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

CID000228

CHINA

Tin

Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

CID003190

CHINA

Tin

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

CID001070

CHINA

Tin

CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda

CID003486

BRAZIL

Tin

CRM Synergies

CID003524

SPAIN

Tin

CV Ayi Jaya

CID002570

INDONESIA

Tin

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

CID002455

INDONESIA

Tin

Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.

CID003356

CHINA

Tin

Dowa

CID000402

JAPAN

Tin

DS Myanmar

CID003831

MYANMAR

Tin

Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy JSC

CID002572

VIETNAM

Tin

EM Vinto

CID000438

BOLIVIA

Tin

Estanho de Rondonia S.A.

CID000448

BRAZIL

Tin

Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.

CID003582

BRAZIL

Tin

Fenix Metals

CID000468

POLAND

Tin

Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.

CID003410

CHINA

Tin

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

CID000942

CHINA

Tin

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

CID000538

CHINA

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Tin

Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

CID001908

CHINA

Tin

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

CID000555

CHINA

Tin

Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.

CID003116

CHINA

Tin

Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.

CID001231

CHINA

Tin

Luna Smelter, Ltd.

CID003387

RWANDA

Tin

Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

CID002468

BRAZIL

Tin

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

CID001105

MALAYSIA

Tin

Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.

CID002500

BRAZIL

Tin

Metallic Resources, Inc.

CID001142

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

CID001173

BRAZIL

Tin

Minsur

CID001182

PERU

Tin

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

CID001191

JAPAN

Tin

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

CID002858

MALAYSIA

Tin

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

CID002573

VIETNAM

Tin

O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

CID001314

THAILAND

Tin

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

CID002517

PHILIPPINES

Tin

Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.

CID001337

BOLIVIA

Tin

Pongpipat Company Limited

CID003208

MYANMAR

Tin

Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited

CID003409

INDIA

Tin

PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera

CID000309

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

CID001399

INDONESIA

Tin

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

CID002503

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Babel Inti Perkasa

CID001402

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari

CID001406

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Bangka Prima Tin

CID002776

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Bangka Serumpun

CID003205

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Bangka Tin Industry

CID001419

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera

CID001421

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Bukit Timah

CID001428

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Cipta Persada Mulia

CID002696

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Menara Cipta Mulia

CID002835

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Mitra Stania Prima

CID001453

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo

CID003449

INDONESIA

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Tin

PT Panca Mega Persada

CID001457

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Premium Tin Indonesia

CID000313

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Prima Timah Utama

CID001458

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)

CID003868

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa

CID003381

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Rajehan Ariq

CID002593

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Refined Bangka Tin

CID001460

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa

CID001463

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

CID001468

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Sukses Inti Makmur

CID002816

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Timah Nusantara

CID001486

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Timah Tbk Kundur

CID001477

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Timah Tbk Mentok

CID001482

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

CID001490

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Tirus Putra Mandiri

CID002478

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Tommy Utama

CID001493

INDONESIA

Tin

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

CID002706

BRAZIL

Tin

Rui Da Hung

CID001539

TAIWAN

Tin

Super Ligas

CID002756

BRAZIL

Tin

Thaisarco

CID001898

THAILAND

Tin

Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.

CID002180

CHINA

Tin

Tin Technology & Refining

CID003325

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

CID002574

VIETNAM

Tin

VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC

CID002015

VIETNAM

Tin

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.

CID002036

BRAZIL

Tin

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CID002158

CHINA

Tin

Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CID003397

CHINA

Tungsten

A.L.M.T. Corp.

CID000004

JAPAN

Tungsten

ACL Metais Eireli

CID002833

BRAZIL

Tungsten

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

CID002502

VIETNAM

Tungsten

China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID002641

CHINA

Tungsten

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID000258

CHINA

Tungsten

Cronimet Brasil Ltda

CID003468

BRAZIL

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Tungsten

Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.

CID003401

CHINA

Tungsten

Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID003609

CHINA

Tungsten

Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID002645

CHINA

Tungsten

Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

CID000875

CHINA

Tungsten

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

CID002315

CHINA

Tungsten

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

CID002494

CHINA

Tungsten

Global Tungsten & Powders LLC

CID000568

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID000218

CHINA

Tungsten

H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH

CID002541

GERMANY

Tungsten

Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID003417

CHINA

Tungsten

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

CID000766

CHINA

Tungsten

Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.

CID000769

CHINA

Tungsten

Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch

CID002513

CHINA

Tungsten

Hydrometallurg, JSC

CID002649

RUSSIA

Tungsten

Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.

CID000825

JAPAN

Tungsten

Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

CID002551

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID002321

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.

CID002318

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

CID002317

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID002316

CHINA

Tungsten

Kennametal Fallon

CID000966

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

Kennametal Huntsville

CID000105

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.

CID003407

TAIWAN

Tungsten

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID002319

CHINA

Tungsten

Masan High-Tech Materials

CID002543

VIETNAM

Tungsten

Moliren Ltd.

CID002845

RUSSIA

Tungsten

Niagara Refining LLC

CID002589

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

CID002827

PHILIPPINES

Tungsten

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

CID002542

GERMANY

Tungsten

Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG

CID002044

AUSTRIA

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.

CID002320

CHINA

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID002082

CHINA

Gold

8853 S.p.A.

CID002763

ITALY

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Gold

ABC Refinery Pty Ltd.

CID002920

AUSTRALIA

Gold

Abington Reldan Metals, LLC

CID002708

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

Advanced Chemical Company

CID000015

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

African Gold Refinery

CID003185

UGANDA

Gold

Agosi AG

CID000035

GERMANY

Gold

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

CID000019

JAPAN

Gold

Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC

CID002560

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

Albino Mountinho Lda.

CID002760

PORTUGAL

Gold

Alexy Metals

CID003500

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

CID000041

UZBEKISTAN

Gold

AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao

CID000058

BRAZIL

Gold

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

CID000077

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Asahi Pretec Corp.

CID000082

JAPAN

Gold

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

CID000924

CANADA

Gold

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

CID000920

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

CID000090

JAPAN

Gold

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

CID000103

TURKEY

Gold

AU Traders and Refiners

CID002850

SOUTH AFRICA

Gold

Augmont Enterprises Private Limited

CID003461

INDIA

Gold

Aurubis AG

CID000113

GERMANY

Gold

Bangalore Refinery

CID002863

INDIA

Gold

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

CID000128

PHILIPPINES

Gold

Boliden AB

CID000157

SWEDEN

Gold

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

CID000176

GERMANY

Gold

C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS

CID003421

COLOMBIA

Gold

Caridad

CID000180

MEXICO

Gold

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

CID000185

CANADA

Gold

Cendres + Metaux S.A.

CID000189

SWITZERLAND

Gold

CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.

CID003382

INDIA

Gold

Chimet S.p.A.

CID000233

ITALY

Gold

Chugai Mining

CID000264

JAPAN

Gold

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

CID000343

CHINA

Gold

Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH

CID002867

GERMANY

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Gold

Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC

CID003348

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

Dongwu Gold Group

CID003663

CHINA

Gold

Dowa

CID000401

JAPAN

Gold

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

CID000359

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant

CID000425

JAPAN

Gold

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant

CID003424

JAPAN

Gold

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant

CID003425

JAPAN

Gold

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)

CID003487

INDIA

Gold

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)

CID003488

INDIA

Gold

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)

CID003489

INDIA

Gold

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)

CID003490

INDIA

Gold

Emirates Gold DMCC

CID002561

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.

CID002515

ZIMBABWE

Gold

Fujairah Gold FZC

CID002584

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

Geib Refining Corporation

CID002459

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.

CID002852

INDIA

Gold

Gold by Gold Colombia

CID003641

COLOMBIA

Gold

Gold Coast Refinery

CID003186

GHANA

Gold

Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.

CID002243

CHINA

Gold

Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM

CID001909

CHINA

Gold

Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

CID002312

CHINA

Gold

Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.

CID000651

CHINA

Gold

Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.

CID000671

CHINA

Gold

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

CID000694

GERMANY

Gold

Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG

CID000711

GERMANY

Gold

Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.

CID000707

CHINA

Gold

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

CID000767

CHINA

Gold

Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.

CID000773

CHINA

Gold

HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.

CID000778

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

Industrial Refining Company

CID002587

BELGIUM

Gold

Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.

CID000801

CHINA

Gold

International Precious Metal Refiners

CID002562

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

CID000807

JAPAN

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Gold

Istanbul Gold Refinery

CID000814

TURKEY

Gold

Italpreziosi

CID002765

ITALY

Gold

JALAN & Company

CID002893

INDIA

Gold

Japan Mint

CID000823

JAPAN

Gold

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

CID000855

CHINA

Gold

JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant

CID000927

RUSSIA

Gold

JSC Novosibirsk Refinery

CID000493

RUSSIA

Gold

JSC Uralelectromed

CID000929

RUSSIA

Gold

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

CID000937

JAPAN

Gold

K.A. Rasmussen

CID003497

NORWAY

Gold

Kaloti Precious Metals

CID002563

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

CID000956

KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

Kazzinc

CID000957

KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

CID000969

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna

CID002511

POLAND

Gold

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

CID000981

JAPAN

Gold

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

CID002605

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

Kundan Care Products Ltd.

CID003463

INDIA

Gold

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

CID001029

KYRGYZSTAN

Gold

Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO

CID002865

RUSSIA

Gold

L'azurde Company For Jewelry

CID001032

SAUDI ARABIA

Gold

Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.

CID001056

CHINA

Gold

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

CID001058

CHINA

Gold

L'Orfebre S.A.

CID002762

ANDORRA

Gold

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

CID001078

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

LT Metal Ltd.

CID000689

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

CID001093

CHINA

Gold

Marsam Metals

CID002606

BRAZIL

Gold

Materion

CID001113

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

CID001119

JAPAN

Gold

MD Overseas

CID003548

INDIA

Gold

Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.

CID003575

SOUTH AFRICA

Gold

Metallix Refining Inc.

CID003557

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

CID001149

CHINA

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

CID001152

SINGAPORE

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

CID001147

CHINA

Gold

Metalor Technologies S.A.

CID001153

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

CID001157

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.

CID001161

MEXICO

Gold

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

CID001188

JAPAN

Gold

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

CID001193

JAPAN

Gold

MKS PAMP SA

CID001352

SWITZERLAND

Gold

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

CID002509

INDIA

Gold

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

CID002857

MALAYSIA

Gold

Morris and Watson

CID002282

NEW ZEALAND

Gold

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant

CID001204

RUSSIA

Gold

Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.

CID001220

TURKEY

Gold

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

CID001236

UZBEKISTAN

Gold

NH Recytech Company

CID003189

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

CID001259

JAPAN

Gold

Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

CID002779

AUSTRIA

Gold

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

CID001325

JAPAN

Gold

OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)

CID001326

RUSSIA

Gold

Pease & Curren

CID002872

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.

CID001362

CHINA

Gold

Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA

CID002919

CHILE

Gold

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals

CID001386

RUSSIA

Gold

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

CID001397

INDONESIA

Gold

PX Precinox S.A.

CID001498

SWITZERLAND

Gold

QG Refining, LLC

CID003324

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

CID001512

SOUTH AFRICA

Gold

Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.

CID000522

CHINA

Gold

REMONDIS PMR B.V.

CID002582

NETHERLANDS

Gold

Royal Canadian Mint

CID001534

CANADA

Gold

SAAMP

CID002761

FRANCE

Gold

Sabin Metal Corp.

CID001546

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Gold

Safimet S.p.A

CID002973

ITALY

Gold

SAFINA A.S.

CID002290

CZECHIA

Gold

Sai Refinery

CID002853

INDIA

Gold

Samduck Precious Metals

CID001555

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

Samwon Metals Corp.

CID001562

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

Sancus ZFS (L?Orfebre, SA)

CID003529

COLOMBIA

Gold

Sellem Industries Ltd.

CID003540

MAURITANIA

Gold

SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.

CID001585

SPAIN

Gold

Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.

CID001916

CHINA

Gold

Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.

CID002525

CHINA

Gold

Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.

CID001619

CHINA

Gold

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

CID001622

CHINA

Gold

Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd.

CID002750

CHINA

Gold

Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.

CID002527

CHINA

Gold

Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.

CID002588

INDIA

Gold

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

CID001736

CHINA

Gold

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

CID002516

TAIWAN

Gold

SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals

CID001756

RUSSIA

Gold

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

CID001761

TAIWAN

Gold

Sovereign Metals

CID003383

INDIA

Gold

State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology

CID003153

LITHUANIA

Gold

Sudan Gold Refinery

CID002567

SUDAN

Gold

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

CID001798

JAPAN

Gold

SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.

CID002918

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.

CID001810

TAIWAN

Gold

T.C.A S.p.A

CID002580

ITALY

Gold

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

CID001875

JAPAN

Gold

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

CID001938

JAPAN

Gold

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

CID001947

CHINA

Gold

TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn

CID002615

KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

Torecom

CID001955

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

CID002314

THAILAND

Gold

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

CID001980

BELGIUM

Mineral

Smelter Name

Smelter ID

Smelter Location

Gold

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

CID001993

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

Valcambi S.A.

CID002003

SWITZERLAND

Gold

WEEEREFINING

CID003615

FRANCE

Gold

Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)

CID002030

AUSTRALIA

Gold

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

CID002778

GERMANY

Gold

Yamakin Co., Ltd.

CID002100

JAPAN

Gold

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

CID002129

JAPAN

Gold

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

CID000197

CHINA

Gold

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

CID002224

CHINA

Table 3: Potential Countries of Origin for SORs Identified for the Reporting Period

Below is a list of the countries from which the 3TG used in Qorvo’s products may have originated based on the RMI’s RCOI report dated March 31, 2023*.


Argentina	Guinea	Philippines
Australia	Guyana	Portugal
Austria	Honduras	Russia
Azerbaijan	India	Rwanda**
Benin	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
Bolivia	Japan	Senegal
Botswana	Kazakhstan	Serbia
Brazil	Kenya	South Africa
Burkina Faso	Kyrgyzstan	South Korea
Burundi**	Laos	Spain
Cambodia	Liberia	Sudan**
Canada	Malaysia	Suriname
Chile	Mali	Swaziland
China	Mauritania	Sweden
Colombia	Mexico	Taiwan
Côte d'Ivoire	Mongolia	Tanzania**
Democratic Republic of the Congo**	Morocco	Thailand
Dominican Republic	Mozambique	Turkey
Ecuador	Myanmar	Uganda**
Egypt	Namibia	United Kingdom
Eritrea	New Zealand	United States of America
Fiji	Nicaragua	Uzbekistan
Finland	Niger	Venezuela***
France	Nigeria	Vietnam
French Guiana	Oman	Zambia**
Georgia	Panama	Zimbabwe
Ghana	Papua New Guinea
Guatemala	Peru

*RMI provides member companies with an aggregated list of potential countries of origin for all conformant SORs. This list may include countries that are not actual sources of the 3TG used in Qorvo’s products for the Reporting Period.

**Covered Countries

***Minerals from this location were substantially transformed before being incorporated into finished products. Such a substantial transformation of the minerals occurred outside of the United States in a third country by a person other than a United States person.

2023 PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS

Qorvo is committed to the responsible sourcing of 3TG and will continue to advance the implementation of its responsible mineral program with relevant suppliers.

For the 2023 reporting period, we plan to:

•Continue working with suppliers who may provide incomplete or inaccurate sourcing information and drive them towards 100% identification of the SORs in their supply chain.

•Continue encouraging smelters and refiners to participate in a third-party responsible sourcing audit, such as the RMAP.

Forward Looking Statements

This Conflict Minerals Report contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our due diligence planned improvements, and other statements preceded by terminology such as “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goal,” “hope,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “reasonably,” “should,” “thinks,” “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, and include, among others, our planned improvements. These statements are only predictions or our current intentions. We do not guarantee future activities, performance or achievements, which could be affected by, among other things, changes in Rule 13p-1, interpretations of Rule 13p-1, international due diligence frameworks, law, our internal allocation of resources or emphasis, customer demands or expectations, and the cooperation of suppliers. We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Conflict Minerals Report. These forward-looking statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provision of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.