US EditionNexperia Denies Allegations of Halting Salary Payments and Cutting Off China Operations · TechNode
Nexperia China's directive to staff to prioritize local management heightens tensions amid Dutch fears of shifting European chip production to China.
- On Oct. 19, Nexperia China instructed staff to follow only domestic management and may refuse external instructions, publishing the order on its official WeChat account.
- A fight for control between Dutch authorities and Wingtech Technology stems from its 2019 purchase of Nexperia amid Dutch fears over European manufacturing and U.S.–China semiconductor supply chain tensions.
- The memo stipulated employees can reject external orders via Outlook or Microsoft Teams without breaching discipline and covered the Dongguan packaging plant and branches in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Wuxi.
- Dutch authorities seized control of Nexperia's management and ousted Chinese CEO Zhang Xuezheng, citing national security concerns, jolting global automotive and electronics supply chains.
- Nexperia China declared itself `independent` on Saturday and urged staff to follow local orders, while European production lines in Hamburg, Germany, raise concerns amid U.S.–China semiconductor export blacklists.
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Chipmaker Nexperia’s China Arm Tells Staff to Ignore Dutch HQ, Deepening Semiconductor Split
China’s arm of chipmaker Nexperia has instructed employees to disregard directives from its Dutch headquarters, marking an escalation in a spiraling cross-border confrontation over control of the company that has already raised alarm bells across the global automotive and electronics supply chain. In an internal memo published on Oct. 19 on its official WeChat account over the weekend, Nexperia China told staff that they are to follow orders onl…
Chipmaker Nexperia tells Chinese staff to ignore orders from Dutch HQ
Management from chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese unit told employees they can ignore instructions from overseas, according to a company statement, escalating a recent row over control of the Dutch-based firm. As a major supplier of semiconductors, Nexperia has found itself at the centre of a tug-of-war between China and the Netherlands as the sector becomes an increasing source of global geopolitical tension. Dutch officials invoked a Cold War-era l…
Nexperia denies allegations of halting salary payments and cutting off China operations · TechNode
Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia has denied online allegations that its headquarters stopped paying salaries to employees in China and cut off system access for its China operations. In an official statement, the company said: “We are aware that individuals from Nexperia’s China entities have been spreading false claims that Nexperia and the Dutch government have abandoned the Chinese market and that the factories are now operating independe…
It is not yet clear when the Netherlands and China will start talks about the chip manufacturer.
Nexperia’s China Unit Tells Staff to Ignore Dutch Head Office
Nexperia China Unit Tells Staff to Ignore Dutch Parent - The move marks an escalation in a power struggle over the Dutch semiconductor firm after its Chinese parent was hit by U.S. sanctions, prompting a Dutch government order that froze Wingtech’s control over the asset
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