Supplier Code of Conduct & Compliance Certification

1. Overview & Core Vision

FuChip Microelectronics (hereinafter referred to as "FuEpoch" or "we") specializes in enterprise solid-state drives and semiconductor storage solutions. As an active stakeholder in the global semiconductor ecosystem, we set rigorous compliance expectations for wafer foundries, OSAT packaging facilities, passive component vendors, and software/hardware partners. This Code defines our fundamental standards across commercial ethics, labor practices, occupational health and safety, environmental sustainability, and manufacturing quality.

2. Labor Rights & Human Rights Protection

Suppliers must uphold and respect internationally recognized human rights, ensuring all workers are treated with dignity and fairness across all operations:

• Freely Chosen Employment: Any form of forced, bonded, indentured, or prison labor, as well as human trafficking, is strictly prohibited. Workers retain full freedom to resign upon reasonable notice.
• Prohibition of Child Labor: Suppliers must strictly adhere to statutory minimum working age regulations and under no circumstances employ underage children.
• Working Hours & Compensation: Working hours, overtime pay, statutory benefits, and social insurances must fully comply with applicable national and regional labor regulations.
• Non-Discrimination & Equal Opportunity: Discriminatory practices based on race, color, age, gender, religion, disability, or marital status are strictly forbidden in hiring, compensation, advancement, and training.

3. Occupational Health & Safety

Suppliers must provide safe and hygienic working environments, proactively preventing occupational injuries and illnesses:

• Workplace Safety Controls: Execute rigorous safety evaluations and routine inspections across manufacturing machinery, hazardous chemicals, cleanrooms, and warehousing facilities.
• Emergency Preparedness: Establish structured emergency protocols for fires, seismic events, and chemical leakages, conducting mandatory periodic emergency drills.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Training: Provide certified PPE without charge and deliver regular job-specific safety and occupational health training programs.

4. Environmental Sustainability & Green Manufacturing

The semiconductor storage sector is committed to shrinking its carbon footprint. Suppliers must champion green manufacturing and circular resource practices:

• Hazardous Substance Restrictions: Strictly comply with RoHS, REACH, and relevant global directives, certifying that all delivered materials and finished components are free from prohibited substances.
• Resource Conservation & Emissions: Optimize industrial water consumption, wastewater remediation, greenhouse gas emission abatement, and solid waste recycling management.
• Conflict Minerals Policy: Ensure and audit that supply chains refrain from sourcing "conflict minerals" (Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten, Gold) from conflict-affected or high-risk areas, maintaining transparent supply lineage.

5. Business Ethics & Anti-Corruption Compliance

FuEpoch enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy against corruption, bribery, extortion, and unfair commercial practices:

• Anti-Bribery & Corruption: Suppliers are strictly prohibited from directly or indirectly offering bribes, kickbacks, lavish gifts, or improper hospitality to FuEpoch personnel.
• Fair Competition & Antitrust: Comply strictly with applicable fair competition, antitrust, and international trade compliance laws.
• Intellectual Property & Information Security: Strictly protect FuEpoch proprietary technologies, hardware schematics, whitepapers, and confidential data against unauthorized disclosure or third-party misuse.

6. Quality Management Systems & Industry Certifications

As a premier enterprise-class storage brand, we mandate that core manufacturing and supply chain partners secure and maintain recognized certifications:

• Quality Management Certification: Core manufacturing partners must hold ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and IATF 16949 (Automotive & Industrial Quality Management, as applicable) accreditations.
• Adherence to Industry Standards: All NAND flash media, controllers, and firmware architectures must strictly comply with JEDEC (Solid State Technology Association) and international semiconductor standards.
• Environmental & Occupational Health Standards: We actively advocate and prioritize suppliers certified under ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety).

7. Monitoring, Audits & Continuous Improvement

FuEpoch reserves the right to audit and monitor supplier compliance with this Code. Suppliers failing to satisfy requirements will be required to execute corrective action plans within designated timeframes; material non-compliance or failure to remediate will lead to termination of the commercial partnership. We look forward to advancing technical excellence, superior quality, and corporate social responsibility alongside our valued supply partners.