To those who are concerned about Novatek sustainability:

In 2024, global inflationary pressures gradually eased, while geopolitical risks escalated due to regional conflicts and rising protectionism. Moreover, the slowdown in the pace of U.S. monetary policy adjustments, coupled with weakening economic momentum in China, negatively impacted consumer confidence, resulting in a less-than-expected recovery in demand for global consumer electronics and the automotive market. Amid fierce market competition and price wars, the Company’s annual revenue fell 6.9% to NT$102.788 billion from NT$110.429 billion of the previous year. In response to pricing pressures and rising raw material costs, the Company continued to focus on cost control and optimization, actively improving its gross margin structure. As a result, the gross margin slightly declined from the previous year's 41.85% to 40.35%, a decrease of 1.50 percentage points. Furthermore, effective expense management helped maintain an operating margin of 21.2%, reflecting only a 2.9 percentage point decrease from the prior year's 24.1%. Net income amounted to NT$20.342 billion, down 12.8% from the previous year's NT$23.318 billion, while earnings per share (EPS) were NT$33.43. Overall, our operational performance remains stable.


Despite the downward revenue trend across product lines due to weakened market demand, the Company actively expanded business opportunities in the ASIC market by integrating intellectual property (IP), driving revenue growth in both TV SoC products and ASIC solutions. Furthermore, we maintained our market leadership in large-size display panels and gaming display control single-chips. In terms of overseas market expansion, we achieved significant progress by deepening partnerships with key brand customers and expanding product collaborations. Through the continuous introduction of new projects, we have laid a solid foundation for the future operational growth while mitigating risks from fluctuations in any single market. Additionally, we enhanced inventory management and optimized production and sales coordination, further strengthening the Company’s operational flexibility and resilience.


The Company continues to advance its ESG initiatives, actively responding to stakeholder expectations. In 2024, we significantly restructured our Board of Directors, increasing the proportion of independent directors to 62.5% and achieving gender parity, with male and female directors each accounting for 50%. These measures have strengthened the Board’s independence and diversity, contributing to the Company’s recognition in corporate governance evaluations, where we ranked in the top 5% for three consecutive years - demonstrating our outstanding governance practices. In the areas of social responsibility and sustainable development, the Company implemented the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) management system for the first time, earning a high score and receiving Silver certification for its excellent performance. Additionally, we have been recognized among Business Weekly’s Top 100 Carbon Competitiveness Companies for three consecutive years, reinforcing our commitment to global net-zero carbon emission goals. Furthermore, we provide PhD students with scholarships through our Novatek Education Foundation, making contributions to the cultivation of technology talents in Taiwan. We also sponsor science education initiatives and science fair awards for National Hsinchu Girls' Senior High School to promote female participation in science and contribute to the local community. In addition, we encourage employee volunteerism by organizing educational programs for underprivileged rural students and visually impaired children. As a result of these efforts, the Company has been named among CommonWealth Magazine’s Top 100 Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility for four consecutive years, actively demonstrating our commitment to social responsibility through concrete actions.

 

Novatek continues the five major dimensions of the previous year to continuously and steadily implement corporate social responsibility and sustainable development based on “Corporate Governance”, “Partner’s Co-Prosperity”, “Environmental Sustainability”, “Friendly Workplace” and “Social Participation”:

 

 

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Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance

Corporate governance is the cornerstone of enterprise’s sustainable development. Novatek attaches great importance to corporate governance. Not only does it adhere to the principle of focusing on its own business and integrity management, the Company also operates in compliance with government laws and regulations, while protecting the rights and interests of its shareholders and taking into account the interests of stakeholders. We are continuously selected for several years as a constituent stock of the "TWSE Corporate Governance 100 Index", the "FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index", and the "TWSE RA Taiwan Employment Creation 99 Index", and ranked in the top 5% of companies for the 11th corporate governance evaluation, which is a recognition of the excellence of Novatek's corporate governance. We will continue to work hard to enable the steady and long-term development of Novatek. For two consecutive years, the Company has passed the Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System (TIPS) Grade A certification, continuously strengthening the implementation of intellectual property rights protection. We also continued to provide training and promotion on ethical business practices to instill a sense of corporate ethics among all employees. Establishing and implementing corporate governance mechanisms from top to bottom which enables Novatek to develop in a long-term and stable manner is our commitment to all our stakeholders.

 

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Partner’s Co-Prosperity

Partner’s Co-Prosperity

Novatek’s business philosophy is centered on wholehearted commitment to customer satisfaction and teamwork. Novatek works collaboratively with its suppliers to pursue better and more advanced technologies and methodologies, striving to meet customer needs and expectations. In alignment with international environmental regulations and customers’ environmental sustainability requirements, Novatek has established a green product management system, which has been recognized by leading global corporations. The Company continuously strengthens and enhances sustainable supply chain management, assists suppliers in obtaining relevant ISO management system certifications, and has issued the “Novatek Supplier Code of Conduct,” which suppliers are required to comply with and sign. Furthermore, Novatek promotes carbon management initiatives among its suppliers, working together with supply chain partners to set sustainability goals. Novatek is dedicated to providing high-quality, sustainable customer service to continuously improve customer satisfaction year after year. Novatek regards its suppliers and customers as strategic partners, and looks forward to creating a win-win ecosystem through joint collaboration and effort.

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Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Sustainability

As an important member of the global supply chain for semiconductor products, Novatek has the obligation to assume the responsibility for environmental sustainability. Through the formulation and implementation of environmental safety and health policies, as well as the continuous promotion of greenhouse gas inventory, business activities that affect the environment, safety and health must meet the requirements of laws and regulations. Novatek is committed to reducing the negative impact of business operation on the environment. For this reason, the design and manufacturing of products are in compliance with the environmental protection regulations and energy-saving trends around the world, offering products that comply with customers’ environmental protection and energy-saving requirements. As a result, the revenue of energy-saving products has been growing year by year. Novatek has declared its renewable energy usage goal and achieved a renewable energy utilization rate of 14.89% in 2024. In addition to sponsoring the maintenance of the "Yushan National Park Trails and Facilities" for many years, Novatek also continues to sponsor the "Sea Viewing Park" in the Hsinchu Air Quality Purification Zone, gathering corporate volunteers to jointly protect the environment. In the future, Novatek’s keystone goal of sustainable development will include continuing to strive for the refinement of product design, and bringing out more energy-saving products with low burden on the environment, thereby making a contribution to the sustainable development of the environment. 

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Friendly Workplace

Friendly Workplace

Talent is not only an asset of a company, but also the foundation for its sustainable development. Novatek’s achievements today rely on high-quality human resources. The importance that Novatek attaches to professional expertise is fully reflected in the workplace environment and conditions provided by the Company. Novatek has not only been awarded the "Healthy Workplace Certification Mark" by the Health Promotion Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) for six consecutive years, but also received the 2024 CommonWealth Talent Sustainability Award and was recognized as a “Healthy 99” enterprise by the 2024 CHR Corporate Health Responsibility. The Company has been consistently selected as constituent stocks for the "Taiwan High Compensation (HC) 100 Index" published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The Company also continues to implement childcare allowances and work from home for parenting, as well as enhanced leave policies that exceed the requirements of the Labor Standards Act—such as maternity leave, paternity/prenatal examination leave, and marriage leave, demonstrating its commitment to not only offering highly competitive salary and benefits packages to attract and retain talent, but also emphasizing the physical and mental health, personal growth, and work-life balance of its employees. This is all aimed at promoting sustainable development for the Company's talent. Apart from that, harmonious labor relations are also beneficial to the Company’s long-term stable development. The diverse communication mechanisms that exist within Novatek allow our employees’ opinions to be heard, and the responsible unit to quickly respond to those opinions, thereby constructing an excellent barrier-free communication culture and an open and enlightened working atmosphere. In addition, Novatek is committed to ensuring a safe workplace, that employees are treated with respect and dignity, and that operations are environmentally friendly and ethical. To fulfill this commitment, Novatek has formulated a human rights policy and promoted gender equality and friendliness, clearly defined various human rights protection norms and guidelines, and conducted a complete investigation process to ensure that its code of conduct is consistent with the "Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct". In 2024, Novatek was awarded Silver Recognition with a high score under the RBA Validated Assessment Program (VAP).

 

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Social Participation

Social Participation

Novatek adheres to the spirit of social citizenship and the belief of “take from society, give back to society”, engages in social welfare activities and charities, and fulfills its responsibilities as a social citizen. Novatek chose the path of education and caring for the disadvantaged, because we believe that only through education can the individual and society be changed completely, creating every possibility. In addition to establishing the “Novatek Education Foundation”, Novatek integrates company resources and the voluntary efforts of employees, actively engaging in nurturing technology talent, promoting sports development through adoption, supporting education in disadvantaged rural areas, providing corporate volunteer services, and sponsoring social welfare initiatives. It is hoped that through such efforts, Novatek can provide more resources and create more hope for the disadvantaged and children in rural areas. Due to its long-term dedication to social participation, Novatek received the "2024 Buying Power - Social Innovation Products and Services Procurement: Third Prize in Procurement " issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, as well as the ''2024 Ministry of Education Sports Promoter Award – Long-Term Sponsorship Award'' and the "2024 Youth Volunteer Excellent Utilization Unit" (2nd Youth Volunteer Action Award)'' issued by the Ministry of Education, showing positive affirmation to Novatek's long-term engagement in social participation and sustainable development.

 

Enterprise management is not easy and is a long-term work.

Novatek has always been adhering to the philosophy of “Less Words, More Action” while implementing corporate social responsibility. It is hoped that through this Report, a simple summary of Novatek’s efforts and dedication in the past year can be made, symbolizing its emphasis on being a corporate citizen. In the foreseeable future, Novatek will continue to invest more efforts and resources to implement corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, allowing the existence and development of Novatek’s technologies to bring greater value to all stakeholders and society.

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