Exclusive – Nexperia’s China unit switches to local firms for wafer-document supplies

Exclusive – Nexperia’s China unit switches to local firms for wafer-document supplies

Dec 19 (Reuters) – The Chinese unit of Netherlands-based Nexperia has locked in supplies of silicon wafers from local firms to cover all of its 2026 production of a key product, a document showed, after the Dutch firm stopped supplying the raw material in a corporate dispute. The development will allow the Chinese unit, which … Read more

How the Nexperia chip crisis is upending automotive supply chains

How the Nexperia chip crisis is upending automotive supply chains

DONGGUAN, China (Reuters) – A factory next to a weed-built lot in China’s industrial south has become a global choke point for auto chips, bringing down a sector that only a few years ago vowed not to be caught again by supply chain disruptions. Automakers have vowed to bolster supply lines after COVID-19 disrupted semiconductor … Read more

How the Nexperia chip crisis is upending automotive supply chains

How the Nexperia chip crisis is upending automotive supply chains

DONGGUAN, China (Reuters) – A factory next to a weed-built lot in China’s industrial south has become a global choke point for auto chips, bringing down a sector that only a few years ago vowed not to be caught again by supply chain disruptions. Automakers have vowed to bolster supply lines after COVID-19 disrupted semiconductor … Read more