Max vs SEMTECH
On overall TruNorth grade, SEMTECH scores higher (Max: C, SEMTECH: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $455K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +81 across 13 executive donors.
FEC: $115K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 9 executive donors.
Environment
hazardous waste violation: $1.6M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
environmental violation: $5K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
22 federal penalties totaling $5.0M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
1 federal penalties totaling $5K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
No public record found.
EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 369 US employees — 26% women, 49.1% racial/ethnic minorities; management 21.2% women, 36.5% minorities.
Charity
No public record found.
No public record found.
Animal testing
No public record found.
No public record found.
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
No public record found.
No public record found.
Executive pay
No public record found.
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 94:1 (median employee pay $86,709) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
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