Socionext Inc.Nomura Shin-Yokohama Bldg.,

2-10-23 Shin-Yokohama,

Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 222-0033, Japan

Tel. +81-45-568-1000

http://socionext.com

Copyright 2015-2016 Socionext Inc.AD00-00003-15E February 2016

1. Quality policy: Leading quality with you

２. Organization of QA

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The products of Socionext are utilized in various fields and are playing very important roles in our customers’ products. We reinforce our high-quality and reliable technol-ogy that has been developed in the global market and through cooperation with our partner companies to realize qualified products that meet the varying QCD (Quality, Cost, and Delivery) needs of our customers. Additionally, through management of the planning and design stages, we provide optimum quality to our customers.

Socionext has organized itself to maintain and manage quality systems, promote design quality, develop reliability technology, support customer quality, offer feedback from Failure analysis, collaborate with subcontractors, and promote management.

1. Quality policy

２. Organization of QA

3. Quality Assurance System

4. Honing from the source（DR)

5. Subcontractor management

6. Change management

7. Traceability

8. Failure Analysis

9. Customer quality support

10. Environmental activities

11. ISO certification structure

12. Locations in Japan and Abroad

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Productqualification

Screening

Leading quality with youWe hone quality to match our customers' needs and provide continuous QCD service.

Quality- Assurance Division　　■Quality System Department　　　 (Quality/Environment system, Design quality)

　　■Reliability Assurance Department　　　 (Reliability Engineering, Customer quality support, Failure analysis)

　　■Product Quality Department　　　 (Product review, Subcontractor management)

Qual i ty and Rel iabi l i ty

Design management

Continuous improvement

Subcontractor management

Complainthandling

Auditcompliance

Qualityauthentication

Price

Delivery

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　Review ●：Responsible business unit ○：Participating business unit　｜　Other activities ■：Executing business unit □：Support business unit　｜　Route：PR : Planning Review　DR : Design Review　PA : Product Assurance

3. Quality Assurance System

Mass production

Market

Purchase order

MP delivery

Sales order Production instructions

Product warehouse

Approval Change application

Claim Reception

Written reply Report

□ □ ■ □□Regular data monitoring

○ ○ ● ○○Process change review

□ □ ■ □□Fault processing

□ □ ■ □□Joint quality improvement meetings, regular audits, supplier performance review

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Quality information

■Improvement activities

■Fault notification

■Change application

■Cause investigation/correction

Mass production

□ □ ■ □□Claim reception/review

□ □ ■ □□Claim reply

Design verification Technical startupTechnical evaluation

ES delivery

Customer evaluation

CS shipping Product warehouse

Function

Business unit

Planning stage

Design and prototyping stage

Mass production transition stage

Product/shipping stage

Sales

Sales business units

Customer support

Customer technical support Design Department QATechnology/Test/Package

Subcontractor contactOutsourcing business units (Engineering, Purchasing, SCM.) Subcontractor

ProductionCustomer

Requirements

○ ○ ○ ○●Product design validity review (DR1)

○ ○ ○ ○●Mass production transition validity review (DR2)

○ ○ ● ○○Mass production start review (DR3)

○ ○ ● ○○Pre-shipment audit (PA)

■□ ■Development prototype production

■■ ■Specification check/purchase specification preparation

■□ □Initial flow management

■Initial mass production

■■Certification testing

Prototyping

Factory audit

Instructions

○ ○ ○ ○●Product planning validity review (PR)

○ ○ ○ ○●Product development plan review (DR0)

Engineering Logistics

SCM

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５．Subcontractor management

To assure optimal quality for fabless manufacturers, we build close relationships of cooperation with domestic and overseas foundries and partner companies that have the optimal technology. Through this, we achieve quality management equivalent to in-house fabs.

Potential partner selection

Prototyping: technical evaluation

Partner capital investigation

Partner technology investigation

Potential partner confirmation

Reliability evaluation

Purchase specification contract

Certification investigation

Partner certification

Mass production management

Purchasing

Operation/Engineering

QA

Operation/Engineering/QA

QA

QA

QA

Monthly reports, quality meetings, regular audits, etc.

※QA Agreement concluded

４. Honing from the source (DR)

Name Role Description

PR

DR0

DR1

DR2

DR3

PA

Product planning validity review

We consider the target quality and target reliability to be used for the new product and confirm product development with the agreement of all related offices.

Product development plan review

Product design validity review

Mass production start review

Pre-shipment

Mass production transition validity review

Planning Mass production transition/shippingDesign/Prototyping

DR2DR3 PADR1DR0PR

Assure agreement with required specifications

Assure soundness of plan

Assure finish of design

Assure finish of product

Comprehensive inspection before sale

Product review (DR)

Review contents

Each step at the development process, such as market, research, product plan-ning and development planning is completed with design review before starting mass production. In our quality assurance program, design review consists of six steps: product planning validity review (PR), product development plan review (DR0), product design validity review (DR1), mass production transition validity review (DR2), mass production start review (DR3), and pre-shipment audit (PA). We place particular emphasis on the product planning validity review (PR) and product development plan review (DR0). By identifying problems at an earlier stage, we are able to resolve issues to hone quality from the source. Also, we optimize our review contents to ensure that nothing is left out.

Customer

Communication / data monitoring

Communication / data monitoring Business units:

QualityEngineeringProduction mgmt.Purchasing

Partner Company (Front End Process)

Partner Company (Back End Process)

Operation/Engineering/Purchasing

Operation/Engineering/Purchasing

Operation/Engineering/Purchasing

<Quality Control and Improvement ITEMS>● QA system review by Audit● Quality Meeting● Supplier Performance Review● Continual Improvement● Corrective and Preventive Action● Yield Improvement

<Control ITEMS>● Quality Performance result● Inspection results ● Reliability data● Production Performance result

Information shared data monitoring, speedy response (Investigation, Failure analysis), from data acquisition to prompt feedback in the communication. Subcontractor produc-tion faults and process changes managed through change management.

We clarify the resources and work required to develop the new product and establish a plan that accounts for everything.

Completing the planned design work, we check that the basic design matches the customer's requirements.

We confirm the necessary specifications for mass production prototyping, based on results obtained from prototype evaluation.

We use the mass production prototype to evaluate the characteristics of the product and confirm the necessary specifications and facilities for mass production.

We conduct feedback based on initial flow management results and in-process fault information.

Business units:QualityEngineeringProduction mgmt.Sales

Business units:QualityEngineeringProduction mgmt.Sales

６. Change management

When changing design and processes, the QA and related business units, whichdraft the changes, review the details. They perform reliability evaluation of criti-cal characteristics, and compare it to the current product and strictly check that there is no discrepancy in quality or reliability. The system is such that major changes have to be finally approved by the QA business units. The cus-tomer is notified of changes in quality, reliability, electrical characteristics, andappearance before changes are made.

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7．Traceability

We employ fabrication management system so that manufacturing history can be traced if a quality problem arises in the market or a process. Products are marked upon shipping to make visible what they are and what their manufactur-ing history is.

■Marking example

Proposal process change

Customer Notification

Review of Change/Evaluation

Abort Change

Implementation of Change

Proposal

Customer Notification

Evaluate/Review

Review

Implementation

Review change details (consider effects of change)

Notify customer(of changes in quality, reliability, electrical characteristics, appearance)

Evaluate and review change details

Review results

If appropriate, manage initial production control

<Main traceable details>● Manufacturing history● PCM measurement results● Primary test results● Wafer appearance inspection results● Inspection results● Final test results● Shipping inspection results Etc.

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NGYear of manufacture: last two digits. 2015: "15"

Code for week of manufacture

Reference number (management code)

１５ ２０　Ｅ００

SOCIONEXTSC XXXXX Part number

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8. Failure Analysis

We thoroughly analyze products with defects found by customers. We identify the cause, address the problem, and prevent recurrence of the defect. We also conduct fault analysis and improvement for products with defects found in evaluation during development or in process faults at subcontractors.

■FIB (focused ion beam machine)

Purpose of use Equipment name

Emission microscopeOBIRCH (Optical Beam Induced Resistance Change)OBIC (Optical Beam Induced Current)LSI testerBeam tracerTDR (Time Domain Reflectometry)Manual proberPlasma dry etcherGrinding machineDraft (acid, HF, organic)Precision grinding system (CMP machine)SEM + element analysis machine (EDX)FIB (focused ion beam machine)X-ray observation machineSAT (ultrasonic test machine)Optical microscopeThermoStreamSemiconductor parameter analyzerLaser openerPlastic mold opener

Defect point identification

Grinding/etching

Observation

Other

Use Failure Analysis to identify cause, prevent recurrence, and improve quality

● Operating defect● Defect in evaluation

Development

● Defect in initial stages● Fault at subcontractor

Mass production

● Defect in process● Defect in market

Customer

■Analysis photos

■Scanning electron microscope

■Beam tracer ■SAT (ultrasonic test machine)

■Fault analysis equipment (excerpt)

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9. Customer quality support

Socionext provides detailed support in order to supply our customers stablywith products in which they can feel satisfied. Specifically, we thoroughly ana-lyze products with defects found by the customer, identify the cause, take counter-measures to prevent recurrence of the defect, and report on the status and counter-measures. We always put great effort into our analysis data for products with defects found by the customer, as it directly guides our qual-ity improvement.

10. Environmental activities

11. ISO certification structure

The Socionext aims to represent a business that contributes to a rich and sus-tainable low-carbon society in harmony with local communities. Our environ-mental efforts start from the environmental awareness of each one of our staff as we work with customers and communities to resolve environmental issues. In developing and supplying environmentally friendly devices and solutions that save energy and space, we contribute to reducing the environmental load of our customers' products.

We acquired ISO9001 certification and use the production lines of partner businesses with ISO/TS16949 certification, an automotive industry sector stan-dard, while readying our system for global expansion. In addition, we acquired ISO14001 certification, an international standard for environmental manage-ment systems (EMS), and continuously implement initiatives for reducing envi-ronmental burdens.

The products of Socionext and the packing and packaging materials comply with the EU REACH regulations*1, EU RoHS directive*2, China RoHS directive*3 and other laws and regulations (excluding exceptions for applying usage prohibition measures).*1 : The regulations in the EU with the purpose of registering, evaluating, authorizing and restricting chemicals (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals)

*2 : The directive that prohibits the use of specific hazardous substances in electronic and electrical equipment sold in the EU (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)

*3 : The directive that prohibits the use of specific hazardous substances in electronic and electrical equipment sold in the People’s Republic of China (Regulatory ordinance preventing pollution from the production of electronic and information products)

Hotline

Quality AssuranceDesign

Customer

Sales

Subcontractors

SCM

Technology,Package engineering,Test engineering

Customer support

Subcontractor management

●Enhanced inspection●Enhanced testing●In-car support Etc.

●Optimized inspection●Relaxed testing●Reduced processes Etc.

Options to enhance quality Options to optimize quality

We hone quality to match your needs.

■Product environmental supportThe Socionext advances product design and development that is friendly to the environment, through conformance to regulations. By developing energy-saving products and supplying products that conform to various national laws and regulations, we deliver you peace of mind.

■NORTH AMERICA■ASIA■JAPAN ■EUROPE

Kozoji

Mie

Kyoto

Akiruno

Headquarters (Shin-Yokohama)

Sendai

Osaka

Langen

Maidenhead

Chengdu

Singapore

Seoul

Shenzhen

Hong Kong

Taipei

Shanghai

Braunschweig

Munich

Linz

12. Locations in Japan and Abroad

Our Worldwide Support Organization ProvidesHigh Quality Service to Customers

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Business Unit HQGlobal HQ Group Company HQ Design, Development and Sales Offices Liaison office

Istanbul

Sunnyvale（CA）Sunnyvale（CA）

Milpitas（CA）

Nashville（TN）