UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
W Pl
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Translation of Registrants Name into English)
Taiwan, Republic of China 001-37928 300-092
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (Zip code)
of incorporation) file number)
No. 1, R&D Road 1, Hsinchu Science Park
Hsinchu 300-092, Taiwan, Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Silvia Su
Vice President, Finance and Accounting Management Center
Telephone: +886-3-577-0055
(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, and provide the period to which the information in this form
applies:
Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2023.
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Item 1.01
This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(ChipMOS or the Company) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, is
submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to Rule
13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Company Overview
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (www.chipmos.com) is an industry leading provider of
outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services. With advanced facilities
in Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu Industrial Park and Southern Taiwan Science
Park in Taiwan, ChipMOS is known for its track record of excellence and
history of innovation. The Company provides end-to-end assembly and test
services to leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device
manufacturers and independent semiconductor foundries serving virtually all
end markets worldwide. The Company is
listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under Stock Ticker 8150 and the Companys
ADSs is listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol IMOS.
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
As required by Form SD, ChipMOS has conducted a good-faith, reasonable country
of origin inquiry (a RCOI) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, and
has determined and concluded that necessary conflict minerals used in its
business operations did not originate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (the
DRC) or any adjoining country. ChipMOS is dedicated to being a socially
responsible and environmentally friendly, sustainable and rule-abiding
organization. The Company confirms and declares that it will not use, neither
will it support the use of, conflict minerals that are originated from the DRC
or an adjoining country. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, the
Company carried out its RCOI in three stages, as described below.
During the first stage, ChipMOS determined whether any conflict minerals were
necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured by (or
contracted to be manufactured by) the Company. The SEC defines conflict
minerals as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite (also known as
tinstone), gold, wolframite, or their derivatives, which are limited to
tantalum, tin, and tungsten. ChipMOS has determined that gold (Au), tantalum
(Ta), tungsten (W) and tin (Sn) are necessary conflict minerals used in its
business operations.
In the second stage, ChipMOS obtained information from its suppliers of
conflict minerals, using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template developed by
the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), regarding the types of minerals they
supply and the name and location of each smelter used to process minerals
supplied to the Company. The Conflict Minerals Reporting Template also
includes confirmation by the conflict minerals supplier that it has adopted
procedures designed to ensure that any metals supplied to the Company are
conflict-free. Based on the Companys review of this information, the Company
reasonably determined that all of its conflict minerals suppliers source
conflict minerals completely from countries other than the DRC and adjoining
countries to the DRC.
Finally, to ensure on-going compliance, as the third stage of the Companys
RCOI, the Company requests that all suppliers immediately inform the Company
of any change in their conflict-free mineral supplier status.
In addition to the above, the Company has received from all of its conflict
minerals suppliers a Guarantee Letter of Non-Use of Conflict Minerals, which
certifies that all products and packaging supplied by the conflict minerals
supplier do not contain conflict minerals that are originated from the DRC or
an adjoining country. Together, the letter and the Conflict Minerals Reporting
Template provide information and transparency as to the source of conflict
minerals that are supplied to the Company.
The information made available in this Specialized Disclosure Report for the
calendar year ended December 31, 2023, is also available on the Companys
website (www.chipmos.com/english/csr/editor.aspx?CCID=40).
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SIGNATURES
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.
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Registrant)
/S/ Silvia Su May 23, 2024
Name: Silvia Su (Date)
Title: Vice President
Finance and Accounting Management Center
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