Chinese Nexperia managers order staff to ignore Dutch oversight
14 hours ago
- #semiconductor industry
- #China-Netherlands relations
- #Nexperia
- Chinese Nexperia management instructs employees in China to ignore external directives, escalating control dispute.
- Nexperia asserts itself as a Chinese company, emphasizing compliance with Chinese laws over Dutch oversight.
- Dutch government blocks tech transfer from Nexperia to China using a rare law; Chinese owner temporarily sidelined.
- China retaliates by banning exports from Nexperia's Chinese factory, citing 'interference by local governments.'
- Nexperia, formerly part of Philips, is central to debates on foreign ownership and national security in semiconductors.