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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report


Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-05560
04-2302115
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5260 California Avenue, Irvine, CA
92617
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
           
Robert J. Terry, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 949-231-3000
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact with in connection with this report)




Check the appropriate box below to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
þ Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2019.














Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Items 1.01 and 1.02 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report, Exhibit

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (the “Registrant”), has determined that substantially all of its products contain components likely to contain conflict minerals. The Registrant performed a reasonable country of origin inquiry and concluded that a portion of its necessary conflict minerals may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. The Registrant knows or has reason to believe that those necessary conflict minerals may not be from recycled or scrap sources. As such, the Registrant proceeded to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals.

The Registrant has prepared a Conflict Minerals Report, which is attached as Exhibit 1.01 to this Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD. This Conflict Minerals Report includes a discussion of the due diligence procedures performed, the Registrant’s determinations regarding the source and chain of custody of its conflict minerals, and the other disclosures required pursuant to Rule 13p-1 and Form SD under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The Registrant has disclosed the information above, along with a copy of its Conflict Minerals Report and related materials, on its website, http://www.skyworksinc.com/SustainabilityReporting.aspx. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in this Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD.

Section 2 – Exhibits

Item 2.01 Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Description
1.01





















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 undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
May 29, 2020
By:
/s/ Robert J. Terry
Name:
Robert J. Terry
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit 1.01
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

Conflict Minerals Report
For the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2019
Background
This report for the year ended December 31, 2019, is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Conflict Minerals Rule”). The Conflict Minerals Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to implement due diligence and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). The Conflict Minerals Rule imposes these due diligence and disclosure requirements on companies that file public reports with the SEC and whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of the products. Conflict minerals are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (coltan), gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, and tungsten (“3TG”). These requirements apply to reporting companies whatever the geographic origin of the conflict minerals and whether or not they fund armed conflict.
If a registrant has reason to believe that any of the conflict minerals in the registrant’s supply chain may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (the “Covered Countries”) (or if the registrant is unable to determine the country of origin of those conflict minerals) and did not originate from recycled or scrap sources, then the issuer must exercise due diligence on the conflict minerals’ source and chain of custody. The registrant must submit a Conflict Minerals Report (the “CMR”) to the SEC that includes a description of those due diligence measures.
Overview
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (herein referred to as “Skyworks,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), is empowering the wireless networking revolution. Our highly innovative analog semiconductors are connecting people, places and things spanning a number of new and previously unimagined applications within the aerospace, automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home, industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet and wearable markets.
We conducted an analysis of our products, including both products that we manufacture and products that we contract for manufacture, and found that substantially all of these products contain components considered likely to contain 3TG. As a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI member I.D. SWKS), we utilize the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) to survey our supply chain and identify the smelters/refiners in our supply chain. As part of our supplier survey process, we identify materials sourcing locations (countries of origin) using resources available to RMI members. Based on the information obtained through our supply chain survey activities of our suppliers whose materials or components contain 3TG, Skyworks has concluded that certain of our products contain 3TG that
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originated, or may have originated, in the Covered Countries and that is not from recycled or scrap sources.
Skyworks believes our reasonable country of origin inquiry and process was reasonably designed and performed in good faith. We publicly communicate our Conflict Minerals Policy via our website at www.skyworksinc.com. The content of any website referred to in this Report is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Report.
This CMR describes the due diligence we have performed with respect to the source and chain of custody of our conflict minerals.
Design of Due Diligence Measures Taken
Skyworks has designed its due diligence measures to be in conformity, in all material respects, with the internationally recognized due diligence framework in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition.
Due Diligence Performed by Skyworks
Skyworks relies on its suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TG minerals. Skyworks’ due diligence measures undertaken in calendar year 2019 included, but were not limited to, comparing all smelters and refiners identified via the supply chain survey against the lists of smelters / refiners designated as audited and conformant to the Responsible Minerals Initiative’s (RMI’s) Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) (any such listed smelter / refiner designated as “RMAP-Conformant”).
Skyworks identified 68 in-scope suppliers providing us with 3TG or products containing 3TG that were used in Skyworks’ finished good devices for sale. Skyworks confirmed that all 68 identified suppliers provided disclosures of smelters / refiners in their respective supply chains. These disclosures from each supplier indicated that all smelters / refiners were identified and reported to Skyworks. Further, Skyworks confirmed via the due diligence process described above that all smelters / refiners reported were RMAP-Conformant.
Determination for Calendar Year 2019
On the basis of our due diligence measures as described in this CMR, we have determined in good faith, and to the best of our knowledge, that our products were DRC Conflict Free for 2019. In this regard, and as disclosed, we had a 100% 3TG supplier response rate, and our data results indicated our smelter / refiner supply chain as 100% RMAP-Conformant. The facilities the Company believes to be used to process the Company’s necessary conflict minerals include the smelters and refiners listed in Annex A. Countries of origin, to the best of our knowledge, are listed in Annex B.
In light of our position in the supply chain, our due diligence measures can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary conflict minerals in our products. We rely on our direct suppliers to provide us with information in this regard, and those
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suppliers, in turn, generally must seek similar information from within their supply chains to identify the original sources of the necessary conflict minerals. We also rely, to a significant extent, on information collected and provided by independent third-party audit programs. Such sources of information may yield inaccurate or incomplete information and may be subject to fraud.
Independent Private Sector Audit
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. engaged Elm Sustainability Partners LLC to conduct an independent private sector audit of this CMR for the 2019 reporting period. Refer to the audit report attached as Annex C to this CMR.

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Annex A
Subject MineralSmelter or Refiner NameCountry of Smelter or Refiner
Gold8853 S.p.A.ITALY
GoldAdvanced Chemical CompanyUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldAida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldAllgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.GERMANY
GoldAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)UZBEKISTAN
GoldAngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio MineracaoBRAZIL
GoldArgor-Heraeus S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldAsahi Pretec Corp.JAPAN
GoldAsahi Refining Canada Ltd.CANADA
GoldAsahi Refining USA Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldAU Traders and RefinersSOUTH AFRICA
GoldAurubis AGGERMANY
GoldBangalore RefineryINDIA
GoldBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)PHILIPPINES
GoldBoliden ABSWEDEN
GoldC. Hafner GmbH + Co. KGGERMANY
GoldCCR Refinery - Glencore Canada CorporationCANADA
GoldCendres + Metaux S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldChimet S.p.A.ITALY
GoldDODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbHGERMANY
GoldDowaJAPAN
GoldDS PRETECH Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldDSC (Do Sung Corporation)KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldEmirates Gold DMCCUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
GoldGeib Refining CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldGold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldHeeSung Metal Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldHeimerle + Meule GmbHGERMANY
GoldHeraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.CHINA
GoldHeraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGGERMANY
GoldInner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldIshifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldIstanbul Gold RefineryTURKEY
GoldItalpreziosiITALY
GoldJapan MintJAPAN
GoldJiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldJSC UralelectromedRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldJX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldKazzincKAZAKHSTAN
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldKGHM Polska Miedz Spolka AkcyjnaPOLAND
GoldKojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.JAPAN
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GoldKorea Zinc Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldKyrgyzaltyn JSCKYRGYZSTAN
GoldL'Orfebre S.A.ANDORRA
GoldLS-NIKKO Copper Inc.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldMarsam MetalsBRAZIL
GoldMaterionUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldMatsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldMetalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.CHINA
GoldMetalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.SINGAPORE
GoldMetalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.CHINA
GoldMetalor Technologies S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldMetalor USA Refining CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldMetalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.MEXICO
GoldMitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPAN
GoldMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldMMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.INDIA
GoldMoscow Special Alloys Processing PlantRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldNadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.TURKEY
GoldNihon Material Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldOgussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbHAUSTRIA
GoldOhura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldOJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)RUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldOJSC Novosibirsk RefineryRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldPAMP S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldPlanta Recuperadora de Metales SpACHILE
GoldPrioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous MetalsRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TbkINDONESIA
GoldPX Precinox S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldRand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.SOUTH AFRICA
GoldREMONDIS PMR B.V.NETHERLANDS
GoldRoyal Canadian MintCANADA
GoldSAAMPFRANCE
GoldSafimet S.p.AITALY
GoldSAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbHGERMANY
GoldSEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.SPAIN
GoldShandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldSichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldSingway Technology Co., Ltd.TAIWAN
GoldSOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious MetalsRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldSolar Applied Materials Technology Corp.TAIWAN
GoldSumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldSungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldT.C.A S.p.AITALY
GoldTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.JAPAN
GoldThe Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldTokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldTorecomKOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldUmicore Brasil Ltda.BRAZIL
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GoldUmicore Precious Metals ThailandTHAILAND
GoldUmicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals RefiningBELGIUM
GoldUnited Precious Metal Refining, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldValcambi S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldWestern Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)AUSTRALIA
GoldWIELAND Edelmetalle GmbHGERMANY
GoldYamakin Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldYokohama Metal Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldZhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold CorporationCHINA
TantalumAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TantalumChangsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumD Block Metals, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumExotech Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumF&X Electro-Materials Ltd.CHINA
TantalumFIR Metals & Resource Ltd.CHINA
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals AizuJAPAN
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals BoyertownUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumGuangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumH.C. Starck Co., Ltd.THAILAND
TantalumH.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbHGERMANY
TantalumH.C. Starck Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumH.C. Starck Ltd.JAPAN
TantalumH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANY
TantalumH.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbHGERMANY
TantalumHengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumJiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumJiangxi Tuohong New Raw MaterialCHINA
TantalumJiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumJiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumJiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumKEMET Blue MetalsMEXICO
TantalumKEMET Blue PowderUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumLSM Brasil S.A.BRAZIL
TantalumMetallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.INDIA
TantalumMineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZIL
TantalumMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TantalumNingxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumPower Resources Ltd.MACEDONIA
TantalumQuantumCleanUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZIL
TantalumSolikamsk Magnesium Works OAORUSSIAN FEDERATION
TantalumTaki Chemical Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TantalumTelex MetalsUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumUlba Metallurgical Plant JSCKAZAKHSTAN
TantalumXinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumRFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinAlphaUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinDowaJAPAN
TinEM VintoBOLIVIA
TinFenix MetalsPOLAND
TinGejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical PlantCHINA
TinGejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLCCHINA
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGuanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting PlantCHINA
TinHuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinHuichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.CHINA
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.BRAZIL
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)MALAYSIA
TinMelt Metais e Ligas S.A.BRAZIL
TinMetallic Resources, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinMetallo Belgium N.V.BELGIUM
TinMetallo Spain S.L.U.SPAIN
TinMineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZIL
TinMinsurPERU
TinMitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPAN
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.THAILAND
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.PHILIPPINES
TinOperaciones Metalurgicas S.A.BOLIVIA
TinPT Artha Cipta LanggengINDONESIA
TinPT Mitra Stania PrimaINDONESIA
TinPT Refined Bangka TinINDONESIA
TinPT Timah Tbk KundurINDONESIA
TinPT Timah Tbk MentokINDONESIA
TinResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZIL
TinRui Da HungTAIWAN
TinSoft Metais Ltda.BRAZIL
TinThai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.VIETNAM
TinThaisarcoTHAILAND
TinTin Technology & RefiningUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.BRAZIL
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinYunnan Tin Company LimitedCHINA
TinYunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.JAPAN
TungstenACL Metais EireliBRAZIL
TungstenAsia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.VIETNAM
TungstenChenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenFujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
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TungstenGanzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGlobal Tungsten & Powders Corp.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TungstenGuangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANY
TungstenH.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHGERMANY
TungstenHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenHunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. WujiCHINA
TungstenHunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenHydrometallurg, JSCRUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TungstenJiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenKennametal FallonUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TungstenKennametal HuntsvilleUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TungstenKGETS Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
TungstenMalipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenMasan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)VIETNAM
TungstenMoliren Ltd.RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenNiagara Refining LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TungstenPhilippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.PHILIPPINES
TungstenTejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.VIETNAM
TungstenUnecha Refractory metals plantRUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenWolfram Bergbau und Hutten AGAUSTRIA
TungstenWoltech Korea Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
TungstenXiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenXiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenXinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenXinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA

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Annex B
Countries of Origin
ArgentinaGuineaPanama
ArmeniaHondurasPapua New Guinea
AustraliaHong KongPeru
AustriaHungaryPhilippines
AzerbaijanIcelandPoland
BahamasIndiaPortugal
BarbadosIndonesiaPuerto Rico
BelarusIranRomania
BelgiumIrelandRussian Federation
BeninIsraelRwanda
BoliviaItalySan Marino
Bosnia and HerzegovinaIvory CoastSaudi Arabia
BotswanaJapanSenegal
BrazilJordanSerbia
BulgariaKazakhstanSierra Leone
Burkina FasoKosovoSingapore
BurundiKuwaitSlovakia
CambodiaKyrgyzstanSlovenia
CameroonLaosSolomon Islands
CanadaLatviaSouth Korea
Caymen IslandsLebanonSpain
ChileLiberiaSuriname
ChinaLibyaSwaziland
ColombiaLiechtensteinSweden
CroatiaLithuaniaSwitzerland
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Curacao (Dutch Antilles)LuxembourgTaiwan
CyprusMacauTajikistan
Czech RepublicMadagascarTanzania
Democratic Republic of the CongoMalaysiaThailand
DenmarkMaliTogo
Dominican RepublicMaltaTrinidad and Tobago
EcuadorMauritaniaTunisia
EgyptMauritiusTurkey
El SalvadorMexicoUganda
EritreaMongoliaUkraine
EstoniaMoroccoUnited Arab Emirates
EthiopiaMozambiqueUnited Kingdom
FijiMyanmarUnited States of America
FinlandNamibiaUruguay
FranceNetherlandsUzbekistan
GabonNew CaledoniaVatican City
Gambia, TheNew ZealandVenezuela
GeorgiaNicaraguaVietnam
GermanyNigerYemen
GhanaNigeriaZambia
GreeceNorwayZimbabwe
GuatemalaPakistan

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Annex C
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INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SECTOR AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the Board of Directors:

elm sustainability partners llc conducted an Independent Private Sector Audit (IPSA) of the Skyworks Solutions, Inc., (“the Company”) Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period of January 1 to December 31, 2019. We examined evidence relating to the audit objectives set forth in 17 CFR Part 249b.400, Section 1, Item 1.01, which state that the auditor is to express an opinion or conclusion as to:

whether the design of the Company’s due diligence framework as set forth in the Conflict Minerals Report for reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2019, is in conformity, in all material respects, with the criteria set forth in the Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition 2016 (“OECD Due Diligence Guidance”), and

whether the Company’s description of the due diligence measures it performed, as set forth in the Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2019, is consistent with the due diligence process that the Company undertook.

Management is responsible for the design of the Company’s due diligence framework, the description of the Company’s due diligence measures set forth in the Conflict Minerals Report and performance of the due diligence measures. Our responsibility is to express an opinion or conclusion in relation to the stated audit objectives. The mandated audit objectives and our examination did not include evaluating:

The consistency of the due diligence measures that the Company performed with either the design of the Company’s due diligence framework or the OECD Due Diligence Guidance;
The completeness of the Company’s description of the due diligence measures performed;
The suitability of the design or operating effectiveness of the Company’s due diligence process;
Whether a third party can determine from the Conflict Minerals Report if the due diligence measures the Company performed are consistent with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance;
The Company’s reasonable country of origin inquiry (RCOI), including the suitability of the design of the RCOI, its operating effectiveness, or the results thereof;
The adequacy or completeness of the Company’s applicability determinations of parts, components, materials or products used, sold, manufactured by or for the Company;
The Company’s conclusions about the source or chain of custody of its conflict minerals or the DRC Conflict Free status of parts, components, materials or products used, sold, manufactured by or for the Company; or
The operational status during the reporting period of any disclosed smelter or refiner.

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We do not express an opinion or offer any other form of conclusion or assurance on those or any other matters in any section of the Conflict Minerals Report other than the sections titled Design of Due Diligence Measures Taken and Due Diligence Performed by Skyworks.
Audit planning began March 18, 2020 and the audit activities were conducted March 30, 2020. Due to the Covid–19 pandemic the audit was conducted remotely using web based file sharing and teleconference calls. No impairments or threats to our independence as an auditor were identified prior to, during or after this audit. As the basis for this audit, the Company provided the Conflict Minerals Report that was current on March 26, 2020. For the first audit objective, we reviewed the following audit evidence and compared it to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance: (a) detailed conflict minerals program documentation relating to each of the five steps, (b) evidence of data management, program execution and controls, and (c) interviews with the individual directly involved in executing the conflict minerals program; thereby providing reasonable assurance that the design of the due diligence framework described in the section of the Conflict Minerals Report titled Design of Due Diligence Measures Taken is in conformity with, in all material respects, the OECD Due Diligence Guidance. For the second audit objective, we reviewed 100% of the information provided by the Company documenting that it undertook the due diligence measures described in the section of the Conflict Minerals Report titled Due Diligence Performed by Skyworks. We also conducted interviews with the individual directly involved in performing those due diligence measures. The Audit Team Leader and internal quality control reviewer are senior level Principals that hold certifications from the Board of Environmental Auditor Certifications, an independent accredited certification body that requires conformance to established ethics, independence requirements and annual continuing education. The original auditor’s notes were evaluated by the internal quality control reviewer to confirm that the audit work performed and evidence obtained supports the findings or conclusions in this audit report. Additional information on our firm’s audit quality assurance practices and the external Peer Review report on our conformance to the generally accepted government auditing standards (“Yellow Book”) Performance Audit standards is available on our website.
Management was provided an opportunity to review and offer comments on a draft of this report and had no comments to the draft report.
In our opinion,
the design of the Company’s due diligence framework as set forth in the section of the Conflict Minerals Report titled Design of Due Diligence Measures Taken for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2019, is in conformity, in all material respects, with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, and
the Company’s description of the due diligence measures it performed as set forth in section of the Conflict Minerals Report titled Due Diligence Performed by Skyworks for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2019, is consistent with the due diligence process that the Company undertook.
We conducted this performance audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings based on our audit objectives.
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Foothill Ranch, California
April 4, 2020

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