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18	18	= Q3) Is the supplier of my components, as considered within the CQM Scheme, a Component Vendor or a Subcontractor? =
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20	20	As considered within CQM:
21		-A Vendor has control of the product (including Components) the Vendor supplies, and of the related development, qualification, and manufacturing processes.
22		-A subcontractor is an entity that produces a component primarily according to the instructions received to their customer.
23		-An example for a Vendor is Company A who designs an IC, an ICM to package the IC, and an IL that works with the IC, and sells the ICM together with the IL to card manufacturers so they can product cards.
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	22	+* A Vendor has control of the product (including Components) the Vendor supplies, and of the related development, qualification, and manufacturing processes.
	23	+* A subcontractor is an entity that produces a component primarily according to the instructions received from their customer.
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	25	+An example for a Vendor is Company A who designs an IC, an ICM containing the IC, and an IL that works with the IC, and sells the ICM together with the IL to card manufacturers so they can produce cards.
24	24	An example for a subcontractor is Company B who embeds wire into a sheet of plastic according to a drawing and material specification received from their customer, for example as a subcontractor to Company A.
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26	26	= Q4) Do Subcontractors have to have their own CQM Certificate? =
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38	38	* iacIL
39	39	* IAC
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41		-Note: this list is a DRAFT and not authoritative in any way!
	43	+Note: this list is a DRAFT, under review, and not authoritative in any way!
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43		-Companies conducting certain sub processes as a subcontractor, for example providing wafer backside processing services to an ICM Vendor, might not be required to maintain their own CQM Certificate. But it might be beneficial for them and for their customers if they did. See Q5) and Q6)
	45	+Companies conducting certain sub processes as a subcontractor, for example providing wafer backside processing services to an IC or ICM Vendor, might not be required to maintain their own CQM Certificate. But it might be beneficial for them and for their customers if they would. See Q5) and Q6)
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45	45	= Q5) Does a Subcontractor's production have to be CQM audited? =
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