Worried About Production, Nexperia’s Customers Stake Out China Plant
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At the factory of Nexperia in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, transport vehicles are still entering and exiting the factory premises. Photo: Fang Zuwang/Caixin
Clients of Nexperia Holding BV have begun staking out its key factory in southern China, concerned about production continuity after the Dutch government effectively took control of the Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker.
With little official information available, multiple customers have sent staff to Nexperia’s assembly and testing plant in Dongguan, Guangdong province. On Monday, a Caixin reporter saw small groups gathered outside, photographing trucks entering and leaving and monitoring employee shifts to gauge the factory’s operational status.
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- Nexperia’s Dongguan factory is under customer surveillance after the Dutch government froze its operations and stripped Chinese ownership control, citing governance concerns.
- The U.S. export restrictions and Dutch government intervention have caused production cutbacks and supply chain worries, as Nexperia’s products are hard to replace quickly.
- Chinese and Dutch officials are in talks to resolve the dispute, with both sides acknowledging risks to global supply stability.
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Who’s Who
- Nexperia Holding BV
- The article mentions "Nexperia Holding BV" extensively. It notes that Nexperia is a Dutch-based chipmaker owned by China's Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd. Its clients are concerned about production continuity after the Dutch government intervened, citing "serious governance deficiencies." Nexperia is a major producer of discrete and logic devices, with its Dongguan plant accounting for about 70% of its final product capacity.
- Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd.
- Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd. is a Chinese company that owns Nexperia, a chipmaking company. Wingtech was added to the U.S. Entity List in December 2024, leading to export restrictions on Nexperia. Subsequently, the Dutch government froze Nexperia's operations and transferred Wingtech's stake to an independent trustee, stripping Wingtech of governance rights over Nexperia.
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What Happened When
- 2024-12：
- Wingtech (parent company of Nexperia) was added to the U.S. Entity List.
- 2025-09-29：
- The U.S. announced that any company majority-owned by an entity on its Entity List would face automatic export restrictions.
- 2025-09-30：
- The Dutch government issued a one-year freeze on Nexperia’s operations, prohibiting asset, IP, operational, or personnel changes.
- 2025-10-12：
- Wingtech Chairman Yang Mu stated at an investor meeting that the Dongguan plant accounts for about 70% of Nexperia’s final product capacity.
- Early October 2025：
- After China’s National Day holiday, Nexperia’s Dongguan factory cut its production schedule from three shifts to two, canceled overtime.
- 2025-10-18：
- Nexperia issued a statement that employees should follow instructions from the company’s China-based leadership and could reject directives not approved locally.
- 2025-10-20：
- Four-days-on, three-days-off schedule started at Dongguan factory; customers, including an employee of a global automotive supplier, were observed staking out the plant. Factory tour for distributors was canceled and visitor restrictions implemented.
- 2025-10-21：
- China’s commerce minister held talks with Dutch and EU counterparts, seeking to de-escalate the Nexperia dispute.
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