Nexperia’s China Unit Tells Staff to Ignore Dutch Head Office
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The Chinese operations of semiconductor firm Nexperia have effectively decoupled from their Dutch headquarters, with its Chinese arm telling employees to follow instructions from the domestic management and reject any directives from abroad.
In a statement published on its official WeChat account Saturday, Nexperia's China unit said its staff should only follow work orders from the domestic company. The move is a direct countermeasure against its Dutch parent after Chinese owner Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd. was stripped of control over the European asset following a Dutch government order.
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- Nexperia’s China operations have severed ties with Dutch headquarters, instructing staff to follow only domestic orders after Wingtech lost control due to a Dutch government order.
- The move follows tightened US export restrictions and the freezing of Nexperia’s assets by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.
- Nexperia, based in the Netherlands, has 12,500 employees and $2 billion annual revenue, supplying brands like Bosch, Huawei, Apple, and Samsung.
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Who’s Who
- Wingtech Technology Co.Ltd.
- Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd. is a Chinese owner that fully acquired Netherlands-based Nexperia in 2020. Wingtech was added to the U.S. "Entity List" on December 2, 2024, leading to the Dutch government stripping Wingtech of control over Nexperia's European assets. This has caused a conflict between Wingtech's Chinese operations and Nexperia's Dutch headquarters.
- Nexperia
- 安世半导体 (Nexperia) is a semiconductor firm headquartered in the Netherlands. It was acquired by Chinese owner Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd. in 2020. Nexperia's Chinese operations have decoupled from its Dutch headquarters due to control disputes. The company supplies components to clients like Bosch, Huawei, Apple, and Samsung, employs 12,500 people, and has annual revenues of around $2 billion.
- NXP Semiconductors NV
- NXP Semiconductors NV, headquartered in the Netherlands, was the former parent company of Nexperia's standard products division. Nexperia, now supplying components to tech giants like Huawei and Apple, was spun off from NXP and later fully acquired by Chinese owner Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd. in 2020.
- Bosch
- Bosch is a client of Nexperia, a semiconductor firm that supplies components. Nexperia, headquartered in the Netherlands and formerly part of NXP Semiconductors NV, also supplies components to companies like Huawei, Apple, and Samsung.
- Huawei
- Huawei is a client of Nexperia, a company that supplies components. Nexperia, headquartered in the Netherlands, was formerly a division of NXP Semiconductors NV.
- Apple
- Apple is among one of Nexperia's clients. Nexperia, headquartered in the Netherlands, supplies components to various companies globally, including Apple.
- Samsung
- Samsung is a client of Nexperia, a semiconductor firm. Nexperia, headquartered in the Netherlands, supplies components to various clients worldwide, including Samsung, Apple, Bosch, and Huawei.
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What Happened When
- 2020：
- Wingtech fully acquired Netherlands-based Nexperia.
- December 2, 2024：
- Wingtech was added to the U.S. Commerce Department's Entity List.
- September 29, 2025：
- U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) tightened export rules, automatically applying restrictions to any company at least 50% owned by a firm on its trade blacklist.
- September 30, 2025：
- The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs issued a ministerial order freezing Nexperia’s assets, intellectual property and business operations for one year, stripping Wingtech of control and suspending the duties of Wingtech founder Zhang Xuezheng at Nexperia.
- October 4, 2025：
- China’s Ministry of Commerce banned the export of certain components made by Nexperia China.
- October 7, 2025：
- A Dutch court upheld the decision to suspend Zhang Xuezheng’s role as CEO and placed Wingtech’s 99% stake under custodianship.
- October 15, 2025：
- Rumors circulated that the Dutch headquarters had notified Chinese staff it would no longer pay them and that their system access had been cut off. An employee confirmed salary was paid on time and work continued as normal.
- October 16, 2025：
- Nexperia’s chief legal officer’s office in the Netherlands sent an email to Chinese employees. On the same day, Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman He Yongqian commented on the situation.
- October 18, 2025：
- Nexperia's China unit published a statement instructing employees to follow domestic management and ignore directives from abroad.
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