Europe’s chip race: inside the Dutch Nexperia takeover

On September 30, the Dutch government invoked its rarely used Goods Availability Act to take control of Nexperia, a semiconductor company owned by China’s Wingtech Technology. Officials cited acute governance concerns and risks to Europe’s technological security. What is Nexperia? Nexperia is a leading Dutch semiconductor manufacturer based in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, producing essential chips […]