US EditionNetherlands, Nexperia decline to comment on reports Nexperia will resume shipments
Dutch government took control citing governance issues and supply risks; European carmakers face worsening chip shortages amid halted wafer shipments and Chinese export curbs.
- Recently, Dutch chip production giant Nexperia halted shipments of silicon wafers to its Dongguan packaging and testing site, threatening supply to European carmakers BMW, Stellantis and Volkswagen.
- The Dutch government assumed control of Nexperia under the Goods Availability Act, citing governance shortcomings and supply risks, with Stefan Tilger, interim chief executive, citing contractual payment failures at Dongguan.
- Beijing's export curbs have barred Nexperia China and subcontractors from exporting finished components, and most chips are produced in European sites then packaged in Chinese hubs, while industry groups say inventories are thin and switching suppliers takes time.
- Automakers and suppliers warn prolonged disruption could force output cuts and a general slowdown, with General Motors and Stellantis closely monitoring and U.S. car production at risk next month.
- The Dutch government says it is in talks with Chinese counterparts to resolve export issues in the near future as ACEA calls the shortage 'critical' and recalls the 2021 crisis years ago.
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Netherlands, Nexperia decline to comment on reports Nexperia will resume shipments
The Dutch government and Nexperia on Saturday declined to comment on media reports that the White House plans to announce a resumption of shipments from Dutch chipmaker Nexperia's Chinese facilities.
Tokyo. Automobiles around the world are trying to find chips, in the face of the increasing shortage of semiconductors related to a confrontation between China and the Netherlands related to Dutch company Nexperia, which threatens the production of cars worldwide.
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The Dutch government’s taking the unusual step of seizing control of chipmaker Nexperia on Sept. 30, freezing assets and replacing its Chinese executives, signals a growing willingness in the West to treat even basic semiconductor technologies as strategic assets, analysts say. The intervention, which cited a Cold War-era law, has become a defining moment in Europe’s effort to protect its technological sovereignty from China. Nexperia was acquir…
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