Taiwan Sites: Promoting Support Programs for Middle-Aged and Senior Employees and Retirement Preparation Across the Group

At its Taiwan sites, GlobalWafers’ Health Center planned a course on “Workplace Support for Middle-Aged and Senior Employees and Retirement Life Planning,” inviting external lecturers to share insights on workplace support for middle-aged and senior employees, intergenerational communication, and retirement preparation. To broaden its sustainability impact, the program brought together employees from GlobalWafers’ various Taiwan sites, its parent company Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. (SAS), and affiliated companies, extending employee care and career transition resources to a wider group of employees across the Group. More than 100 employees participated in the program.

The course began by addressing the common physical and mental conditions, family caregiving responsibilities, and lifestyle needs of middle-aged and senior employees, helping both employees and supervisors gain a better understanding of the work and life challenges that may arise in the later stages of one’s career. It also explored differences in values and communication styles between middle-aged and senior employees and younger generations, thereby promoting mutual understanding and collaboration across generations. In addition, the course encouraged employees to view retirement as a new beginning in life and to begin considering their post-retirement lifestyle arrangements and directions for self-fulfillment in advance. Through cross-site resource sharing within the Group, the course not only responded to employees’ personal needs for career and life planning, but also helped foster a more age-friendly workplace environment.

Korea Site: Retirement Transition Program Helps Employees Plan for the Next Stage of Life

MEMC Korea Company (MKC), GlobalWafers’ Korean subsidiary, also organized a retirement preparation and career transition training program for five employees approaching retirement, helping them think ahead about post-retirement life arrangements, financial planning, and future development possibilities. For employees who are about to enter retirement, retirement does not simply mean leaving a familiar workplace; it also represents a readjustment of daily routines, family roles, and personal life planning. Therefore, preparing in advance and understanding available resources can help make this transition more purposeful and well-guided.

The program was conducted in collaboration with a professional career transition training institution. Course content covered financial and tax management, pension utilization, social insurance systems, and an introduction to government support resources, helping employees gain a clearer understanding of the protection mechanisms available after retirement. In addition, the course guided employees to re-examine their own experience, capabilities, and interests amid the AI era and a rapidly changing employment environment, while exploring possibilities for a second career or other life development paths. Participating employees shared that the program provided a valuable opportunity for them to think more concretely about their post-retirement life and career arrangements, giving them greater peace of mind and anticipation as they approach this important life transition.

Continuously Enhancing Employee Transition Support and Building a More Inclusive Workplace

From cross-site programs across the Group in Taiwan to retirement transition programs at overseas subsidiaries, GlobalWafers is gradually extending employee career transition support to different operating locations, reflecting the Group’s long-term commitment to talent development, employee well-being, and the promotion of a friendly workplace. The Company will continue to pay attention to topics such as support for middle-aged and senior employees, retirement transition, and second-career exploration, while providing appropriate information, resources, and assistance according to employees’ needs in different locations. By accompanying employees as they steadily navigate important life transitions, GlobalWafers aims to further build a more inclusive and sustainably resilient workplace environment.

Jointly conducted by the Taiwan Stock Exchange and the Taipei Exchange, the 2025 evaluation covered 1,810 listed and TPEx-listed companies, with only 40 TPEx-listed companies ranked in the top 5%. GlobalWafers’ continued position among the top-tier performers reflects its performance in board operations, information disclosure, shareholder rights protection, and sustainable governance.

Guided by its philosophy of “Responsible Growth,” GlobalWafers continues to enhance its governance framework, improve operational transparency, and integrate sustainability into daily management and stakeholder communication. Notable achievements include:

• Continued improvement in global sustainability ratings: GlobalWafers continues to advance climate action, water resource management, and supply chain sustainability management. In 2025, the company received an “A” Leadership Level rating in CDP’s Water Security assessment and was recognized as a Supplier Engagement Leader, the highest rating of “A” in CDP’s Supplier Engagement Assessment, for two consecutive years in 2024 and 2025..
• Recognition for employee care and inclusion: GlobalWafers values employee care and workplace equality, and addresses employee needs through a variety of initiatives. In addition to receiving the “Excellence Award for Promoting Workplace Equality” from the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau for three consecutive years, the company has also promoted job redesign initiatives and received the Ministry of Labor’s “Outstanding Employment Award for Senior Workforce” for two consecutive years.
• Excellence in board diversity and independence: Among the eight board members, three are female directors, accounting for 37.5% of total seats, and four are independent directors, representing 50%, contributing to enhanced board decision-making quality and oversight effectiveness.
• Strong intellectual property management and protection of R&D achievements: GlobalWafers has consistently obtained AA-level certification under the Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System (TIPS) for six consecutive times and was honored with the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau’s “2025 Science Park R&D Accomplishment Award,” making it the only company to receive this award in 2025.

In addition, GlobalWafers’ parent company, Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. (SAS), and affiliated companies Actron Technology Corporation (Actron) and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) were also ranked among the top 5% of TPEx-listed companies in this year’s evaluation. Taiwan Speciality Chemicals Corporation (TSC) participated in the evaluation for the first time and was ranked within the 6% to 20% tier, highlighting the Group’s outstanding overall governance performance. GlobalWafers remains committed to integrity-driven governance and sound operations. The company will continue to advance its corporate governance and sustainable development practices, creating long-term value for shareholders, customers, employees, and society.

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GlobalWafers) is guided by its philosophy of “Responsible Growth,” and its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), demonstrating that its decarbonization pathway is aligned with the global 1.5°C climate goal and supports its continued progress toward achieving net-zero emissions across its entire value chain by 2050.

Science‑Based Emission Reduction Targets: Driving Net-Zero Transformation Across the Value Chain

The Science Based Targets initiative is an internationally recognized framework for low-carbon transition, designed to assist corporations and organizations in setting GHG reduction targets in line with the latest climate science. Its standard framework ensures that corporate decarbonization targets are aligned with the decarbonization pathway of the Paris Agreement, supporting efforts to limit global warming to within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Regarding near-term targets, GlobalWafers commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 63% by 2035 from a 2022 base year. For Scope 3, GlobalWafers focuses on three primary emission sources: “Purchased Goods and Services” (Category 1), “Capital Goods” (Category 2), and “Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities” (Category 3). GlobalWafers commits to reducing absolute GHG emissions from these categories by 37.5% by 2035 from a 2024 base year. In terms of long-term targets, GlobalWafers commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 90% by 2050 from a 2022 base year. GlobalWafers also commits to reducing absolute GHG emissions across all Scope 3 categories by 90% by 2050 from a 2024 base year, and to achieve net-zero emissions across the entire value chain by 2050.

Extending decarbonization across the entire value chain requires companies to integrate their global operations and upstream and downstream supply networks, while advancing decarbonization transformation through long-term governance and systematic action. GlobalWafers will continue to follow the standards of the Science Based Targets initiative, deepen decarbonization management across the entire value chain, and collaborate with supply chain partners to advance GHG reduction action, strengthening the climate resilience and sustainable competitiveness of the overall value chain.

Driving Low-Carbon Transition: Deepening Operational Decarbonization and Value Chain Collaboration

GlobalWafers continues to advance its low-carbon transition, implementing decarbonization strategies across both operations and the value chain. In terms of internal operations, GlobalWafers promotes green manufacturing through process optimization and equipment upgrades, including replacement of high-efficiency equipment, adoption of heat pump technology, and process redesign, combined with improvements in energy efficiency, deployment of low-carbon technologies, and optimization of resource circularity, to reduce carbon emission intensity per unit of product. In parallel, GlobalWafers is expanding the use of renewable energy through multiple approaches, including the development of on-site solar power installations, the signing of long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), and the procurement of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). These efforts are steadily increasing the share of renewable energy across GlobalWafers’ global operations, supporting its commitment to achieving 100% Renewable Energy (RE100) across all global production sites by 2040. Furthermore, GlobalWafers has established an internal carbon pricing mechanism and supports natural carbon sinks and engineered carbon capture to enhance climate risk and opportunity management, strengthening overall operational resilience.

For value chain decarbonization, GlobalWafers has established a raw material supplier tiered management mechanism. This initiative encourages suppliers to conduct product carbon footprint inventories and obtain third-party verification. GlobalWafers also invites major emissions-intensive suppliers to commit to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and continuously tracks suppliers’ decarbonization pathway plans and execution progress. Meanwhile, the Company collaborates with key value chain partners to deepen decarbonization engagement and gradually expand the impact of its GHG reduction efforts   across the entire semiconductor value chain.

Doris Hsu, Chairperson of GlobalWafers, stated: “GlobalWafers’ GHG reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, confirming that the Group’s decarbonization pathway is aligned with internationally recognized climate science standards. In response to the global trend toward net-zero transition, We will continue to deepen green manufacturing and strengthen value chain collaboration, steadily advancing toward its GHG reduction targets. GlobalWafers regards sustainable development as a key foundation of long-term competitiveness, striving to create long-term, resilient, and sustainable value for the environment, society, and stakeholders.”

The CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment (SEA) evaluates how companies extend climate action beyond their own operations into the value chain through governance frameworks, supplier collaboration, greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, and target setting. It serves as a key indicator of a company’s maturity in value chain climate governance.

To advance value chain decarbonization, GlobalWafers has implemented a tiered management mechanism for raw material suppliers, encouraging them to conduct product carbon footprint assessments and obtain third-party verification. Currently, 80% of its key raw material suppliers have met the Company’s decarbonization requirements, including committing to set Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) near-term targets by 2026 and completing product carbon footprint assessments for major products by 2025. In parallel, GlobalWafers collaborates with high-emission suppliers to participate in the SBTi, while continuously tracking the implementation of their decarbonization commitments and transition progress. GlobalWafers also works closely with key value chain partners to deepen low-carbon collaboration and technical exchange, progressively expanding climate action across the broader semiconductor supply chain.

Guided by its philosophy of “Responsible Growth,” GlobalWafers continues to optimize its low-carbon operations while actively partnering with suppliers and customers to advance climate action and build a more resilient and sustainable value chain. The Company is also strengthening its sustainability governance and environmental management across multiple dimensions—from organizational governance frameworks and decarbonization pathway planning to water resource management—thereby enhancing its overall climate action capabilities and laying a solid foundation for long-term sustainable development.

In harmony with the values of respect and care on the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women,” GlobalWafers’ Italian subsidiary, MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A., has launched the “Books in Circulation” project, reimagining a manufacturing space into a warm reading corner—the “Red Library.”

In Italian culture, red symbolizes respect and the protection of women’s rights. Starting with reading, the Red Library curates books on gender equality, respect, freedom, and living without fear, creating a warm space that fosters diversity, inclusion, and mutual understanding, allowing our colleagues to feel the GlobalWafers’ deep commitment to respecting women and fostering a supportive workplace through their daily routine.

This initiative reflects GlobalWafers’ commitment to both environmental and social responsibility:

• Resource Conservation: Every shared book represents a commitment to forest preservation, ensuring that both resources and knowledge are saved from waste.
• Circular Thinking: Keeping books in circulation within the plant brings the concept of a “circular economy” into our daily routine.
• Workplace Connection: Reading becomes a medium to encourage interaction and meaningful bonds among colleagues.

Sustainable corporate transformation doesn’t always come from grand gestures; it is built steadily through these small, warm, daily actions.

Through the “Books in Circulation” project, GlobalWafers integrates knowledge sharing, local culture, and team interaction into the workplace, making sustainability a part of every employee’s daily life.

The initiative focuses on testing an integrated approach that combines real-time fall detection, post-fall posture recognition, and location reporting through modern Garmin wearable devices and a dedicated alerting workflow. When an event is detected, the solution is designed to generate an immediate notification to the site’s designated safety personnel, together with the most accurate available location information, supporting timely on-site response.

Accurate positioning in industrial environments is a key element of the pilot. The collaboration will specifically assess performance in indoor areas, including complex layouts typical of advanced manufacturing facilities, where traditional positioning technologies may be less effective.

In the 2025 assessment, GlobalWafers advanced from an A- in 2024 to an A Leadership rating in “Water Security.” The Company also maintained a B Management rating in “Climate Change,” reflecting its continued efforts to strengthen environmental governance and steadily advance climate action.

In terms of water security, GlobalWafers achieved A-level recognition across 7 of the 11 assessment categories, including business strategy, opportunity disclosure, targets, risk disclosure, environmental policies, dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities process, and governance, highlighting the Company’s strong emphasis on and long-term commitment to water resource management. GlobalWafers regards water resource management as a critical foundation for operational resilience and supply chain stability. The Company continues to invest in improving process water efficiency, expanding wastewater recycling and reuse systems, and strengthening water risk identification and management mechanisms to reduce environmental impact. These efforts have delivered tangible results: in 2024, total water withdrawal decreased by 575.9 million liters compared with 2023, and the water recycling rate at the Company’s Taiwan sites reached nearly 60%, demonstrating ongoing improvements in water management performance.

With respect to climate action, GlobalWafers follows the SBTi and has formally committed to setting science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets, with a long-term target to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain by 2050. Since joining the RE100 initiative in 2022, the Company has continued to accelerate renewable energy adoption by improving energy efficiency, advancing low-carbon processes and equipment optimization, and implementing a diversified strategy that includes Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), and self-developed renewable energy facilities. In June 2025, GlobalWafers further announced that it would accelerate the timeline for achieving 100% renewable energy usage across all subsidiaries under the RE100 initiative, advancing the original target from 2050 to 2040. This move underscores the Company’s proactive ambition to respond to the development of a sustainable semiconductor value chain.

Guided by its philosophy of “Responsible Growth,” GlobalWafers continues to advance environmental initiatives and accelerate the Group’s green transformation through cross-site knowledge sharing and best-practice exchange. Looking ahead, GlobalWafers will further strengthen the execution of relevant strategies and measures, working together with value chain partners to move toward a more resilient and sustainable future.

Amid the rapid evolution of the semiconductor industry and the growing challenge of an aging workforce, GlobalWafers remains firmly committed to its core values of being people oriented, acting with integrity, demonstrating passion, striving for excellence, and pursuing innovation. The Company regards its employees as the cornerstone of long term development and continues to strengthen workplace safety, health, and career development through institutionalized management and the integration of advanced technologies. These efforts reflect GlobalWafers’ long standing commitment to the Social dimension of ESG. This sustained and systematic approach has translated into tangible outcomes. Chung-Jung Huang, Vice President of Manufacturing at GlobalWafers’ Taisil branch, was honored by Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor with the Friendly Employment Excellence Award for Outstanding Promotion. The recognition acknowledges his long term dedication and concrete achievements in advancing age friendly employment, enhancing workplace safety, and implementing ergonomic improvements across manufacturing operations.

Under this vision, the manufacturing team led by Vice President Chung-Jung Huang has consistently focused on workplace safety, human factors engineering, and the promotion of employment opportunities for middle aged and senior employees. Over recent years, the team has accumulated a series of notable accomplishments. In 2023, the team received the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Ergonomic Hazard Prevention Best Practice Award, recognizing its success in reducing musculoskeletal injury risks among frontline workers, improving high risk operational processes, and systematically integrating ergonomic principles into daily operations. In 2024, the team was further recognized by the Workforce Development Agency with the Golden Employment Award for Job Redesign, honoring its efforts to support stable employment and continued career development for senior employees through thoughtful job redesign. In 2025, the Friendly Employment Excellence Award for Outstanding Promotion further highlighted the team’s long term impact and leadership in fostering a friendly and inclusive workplace.

In practical implementation, GlobalWafers established structured mechanisms for continuous improvement and job redesign, encouraging frontline employees to actively participate in process optimization, safety enhancement, and work design adjustments. This approach effectively transforms hands on operational experience into institutionalized and replicable improvement outcomes. At the operational level, Poka Yoke mistake proofing concepts were introduced from the source, supported by visualized workflows, task decomposition, and the deployment of assistive devices, adjustable fixtures, and appropriate protective equipment. These measures significantly reduce physical workload and human error risks for middle aged and senior employees, while enhancing overall operational safety and product quality stability.

In addition, GlobalWafers combined technological integration with industry academia collaboration to further optimize workplace design. By introducing AI based image recognition systems, automated warehousing solutions, and AGV autonomous vehicles, manual handling and transportation burdens were reduced. GlobalWafers also collaborated with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University to evaluate shift arrangements, sleep quality, and work adaptability from an occupational health perspective, using these insights to continuously refine work design and management practices. In terms of occupational health management, proactive source reduction and substitution measures for chemical usage were implemented. IPA was replaced with alcohol in 5S cleaning processes, effectively reducing long term chemical exposure risks and demonstrating the Company’s strong commitment to employee health and safety.

These comprehensive initiatives have delivered measurable results. Over the past six years, the proportion of middle aged and senior employees has steadily increased. This clearly demonstrates that friendly employment practices and health oriented job design effectively enhance employee retention and organizational stability, laying a solid talent foundation for long term corporate sustainability. Looking ahead, GlobalWafers will continue to deepen its friendly workplace initiatives, fostering a safe, respectful, and supportive working environment, and working together with employees to advance sustainable development that benefits the Company, society, and its people.

GlobalWafers continues to invest in the development of materials and process technologies related to third-generation semiconductors, strengthening the process capabilities and supply stability of its SiC and GaN products to meet the growing demand for advanced materials in high-power and high-efficiency applications. Through the in-house development and continuous optimization of critical process technologies, the company has enhanced the process maturity and mass production capability of its SiC products, while gradually expanding its product portfolio in line with market demand. In the GaN segment, GlobalWafers has established product lines with scalable supply capability and continues to work closely with customers to advance product qualification and adoption. These products have received positive market feedback for their performance and quality. Overall, through steady R&D investment and process optimization, GlobalWafers continues to strengthen its key role in the global semiconductor supply chain and supports the ongoing advancement of the industry.

In recent years, GlobalWafers has continued to build a solid portfolio of research and development achievements at its Hsinchu and Zhunan sites, securing multiple patent positions in key process and materials technologies. With a strong focus on third-generation semiconductor–related technologies, this patent portfolio has helped establish a comprehensive and robust technological barrier. GlobalWafers has implemented the Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System (TIPS) for 13 consecutive years and has passed AA-level certification five times. The TIPS framework enhances systematic management of intellectual property acquisition, protection, and utilization, while enabling effective translation of R&D outcomes into patent portfolios or trade secret protection, thereby strengthening corporate competitiveness. The adoption and continuous optimization of the TIPS system played a critical role in demonstrating the company’s R&D capabilities and contributed positively to external recognition through this R&D Accomplishment Award.

GlobalWafers places strong emphasis on the cultivation and development of R&D talent. Internally, the company continues to expand its R&D teams at key research sites and actively recruits senior professionals to deepen its expertise in advanced materials and process technologies. Externally, GlobalWafers actively participates in various government-sponsored programs and industry–academia collaborations, promoting supply chain development and talent pipeline integration, and demonstrating tangible results in bridging academia and industry and fostering semiconductor talent.

Looking ahead, GlobalWafers will continue to place R&D at the center of its strategy, focusing on the advancement of high-performance and energy-efficient process technologies to support a wide range of applications, including electric vehicles, 5G, and AI. Through ongoing patent deployment and industry–academia collaboration, the company will further strengthen its technology accumulation and innovation momentum. By leveraging its R&D capabilities, GlobalWafers will continue to steadily advance the development of advanced materials and process technologies, helping customers enhance product performance and supply stability, while serving as a key and reliable partner in the global semiconductor value chain.

Significant Breakthrough in 150 mm Gallium Arsenide Ingot Productivity Wins Gold Tower Award

The “United Crystal Forging Team” launched a productivity breakthrough and cost optimization project targeting one of the company’s major product lines in response to sustained growth in global demand for power semiconductor applications. By integrating years of accumulated crystal growth expertise with process simulation, mechanical design experience, and flexible application of QC tools, the team conducted repeated verification and fine-tuning of critical process parameters. As a result, unit productivity of 6-inch gallium arsenide ingots was successfully enhanced, effectively overcoming existing capacity constraints. This achievement not only improved production efficiency but also further strengthened the GlobalWafers’ overall competitiveness in responding to market demand.

Optimization of Epitaxial Silicon Wafer Flatness Earns Bronze Tower Award

The “Crystal Flatness Excellence Team” from GlobalWafers Taisil Branch focused on enhancing the flatness of epitaxial silicon wafers. Through Pareto analysis, the team identified key factors affecting flatness and established clear improvement targets. Improvement measures were then implemented systematically and standardized to ensure consistent execution. Following the completion of the improvement initiatives, all three key flatness metrics achieved a high level of target attainment. The successful outcomes were subsequently extended to other product lines, delivering substantial revenue benefits while further stabilizing product quality and process performance.

Guided by the Industrial Development Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and organized by the Corporate Synergy Development Center, the Taiwan Continuous Improvement Award was established in 1988 and has grown over nearly four decades into Taiwan’s most prestigious cross-industry improvement platform. This year’s competition attracted 137 companies and institutions with 253 teams, generating improvement benefits exceeding NT$19 billion. GlobalWafers’ continued recognition in the competition reflects not only sustained advancements in process optimization and quality enhancement, but also the long-term dedication and collaborative efforts of our employees. Looking ahead, GlobalWafers will continue to deepen its technological capabilities, strengthen quality management, and cultivate talent, creating lasting value for the global semiconductor industry.

The Miaoli Branch of the Genesis Social Welfare Foundation has been deeply rooted in the local community for many years and, as of December 2025, currently provides long-term care for 63 patients in a vegetative state and individuals with severe disabilities. For residents who are unable to move independently, every bath, repositioning, or transfer relies on caregivers manually lifting and moving them. This not only places significant physical and technical demands on caregivers, but also poses potential risks to residents, including joint strain, muscle pain, and even falls. To uphold the dignity of care—ensuring residents are not merely carried, but moved smoothly and safely—and to reduce occupational injuries among caregivers, the facility urgently needed to introduce a ceiling-mounted transfer system to enhance overall care quality and safety.

Fundraising

Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. (SAS) and GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GWC) have long been committed to promoting ESG sustainability initiatives and have supported the Genesis Social Welfare Foundation Miaoli Branch for four consecutive years. With the collective support of the Group and its employees, management led colleagues to personally visit the facility and present a donation of NTD 300,000 on November 26. The funds will be specifically designated for the procurement of a ceiling-mounted patient transfer system, reflecting our shared commitment to care and community support. With the installation of this system, caregivers can use simple remote controls to perform lifting and transfer operations, making the demanding caregiving process smoother and safer, and ensuring that residents no longer experience fear during transfers.

Summary

This donation represents not only an upgrade of care equipment, but also a profound commitment to respecting and safeguarding life. Through the implementation of the ceiling-mounted transfer system, we hope to provide residents at the Miaoli Branch with more dignified care experience, while also alleviating the heavy physical burden and occupational risks faced by frontline caregivers. SAS and GWC believe that collective corporate goodwill can be transformed into meaningful companionships, sharing the weight borne by families and caregivers, and allowing this warmth and care to continue and take root in the local community over the long term.

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