Green Product｜Quality and Accountability

We strive to be the invisible champions enriching human life with green semiconductors, investing in advanced manufacturing processes to significantly reduce chip size, improve resource efficiency, lower energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This ensures that stakeholders can enjoy the conveniences brought by technology in an environmentally friendly context.

SDGS

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

143

PCS

Startup invention proposals

Total carbon footprint reduction of energy-saving and carbon-reduction products.

9.1

billion/NTD

Nuvoton continued to expand its R&D scale, with R&D expenses exceeding NT$9.1 billion for the year.

Innovative Research Development

Green Manufacturing

Quality and Accountability

Quality and Responsibility

Product Quality Management

Nuvoton's philosophy on quality management is to use a spirit of continuous innovation to provide excellent product and service quality, and become an irreplaceable partner for customers. Nuvoton establishes, implements, maintains, and continually improves its quality management system based on the IATF 16949 international standard management principles, including necessary processes and their interactions, to enhance the organization's quality performance. Internally, the company continuously improves product quality and meets customer requirements through three aspects: quality control, reliability assurance, and failure analysis.

Quality Control

Implements a series of quality control mechanisms covering all stages of the production process. By monitoring the manufacturing process, it enables rapid and effective detection of problems, root cause analysis, correction, and prevention.

Reliability Assurance

Each manufacturing stage undergoes continuous review, analysis, and evaluation, with corrective actions taken to improve future quality and reliability, meeting international standards such as JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council) and AEC (Automotive Electronics Council) requirements for product quality and reliability.

Failure Analysis

Nuvoton uses advanced failure analysis equipment to determine the cause of product failures, provide corrective actions, and conduct risk assessments using the FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) method to identify potential issues.

Nuvoton bases its management systems on various international standards, such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, IECQ QC080000, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, covering aspects like product quality, green products, environmental protection, and occupational health and safety. This helps improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, enhance product and service quality, and ensure the fulfillment of sustainability responsibilities. Meanwhile, Nuvoton Japan has established an ISO 9001 quality management system and obtained ISO 9001:2015 quality certification, as well as certifications for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001, and ISO 21434 international standards.

Please refer to the Resource Center for relevant certificates.

Quality management system process

To ensure that all employees possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes necessary to perform their duties, Nuvoton continuously conducts internal and external quality management education and training annually. The types include new employee training, on-the-job education, and professional staff training, comprehensively strengthening employees' quality awareness and application of quality control methods, including quality circle activities, seven quality control tools, statistical analysis methods, FMEA, and other quality-related training.

Product Hazardous Substance Management

Nuvoton implements product hazardous substance management through five major steps. Its rigorous self-imposed requirements have been recognized by customers, including becoming a Sony Green Partner since 2009 and passing regular verification by Sony Green Partner. Nuvoton has established ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 management systems. In 2008, it obtained the system certification of IECQ QC 080000, the hazardous substance process management standard by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Nuvoton adopts a "process-oriented" approach to reduce or eliminate hazardous substances in products, implementing systematic hazardous substance management. It also meets the requirements of RoHS, REACH, WEEE, and other customer-specific needs, effectively operating the hazardous substance management system.