IXYS Corporation is committed to responsible sourcing of minerals thru our global supply chain. IXYS fully supports the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, Conflict Mineral initiative and considers the mining activities that support conflict as unacceptable. IXYS continues to conduct a reasonable country of origin inquiries with our suppliers to determine the source of the minerals using the current EICC and GeSI templates. The templates provide a common industry approach for the collection of sourcing information pertaining to Conflict Minerals.