Nexperia China resumes most operations after account disruptions

March 6, 2026 1:06 AM EST

A car drives by Nexperia factory amidst a shortage of chip supply caused by the diplomatic standoff between China and the Netherlands over the company, in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

BEIJING, March 6 (Reuters) - Dutch ‌chipmaker Nexperia's ​Chinese ​subsidiary said on Friday most of its operations had resumed after significant disruptions caused by the disabling of ‌office accounts for all employees in China by the ⁠Dutch headquarters, which contested the claims.

The accounts were deactivated on the evening ‌of March 3, hindering ‌access to company software, according to a statement from Nexperia China posted on its WeChat account.

The disruption affected certain production ​processes, including the "SAP order-to-production process for customer-supplied wafers," and prompted the company to implement an emergency response plan.

"Currently, most business ⁠operations have resumed, ensuring basic production operations are maintained. We are making every effort ​to minimise potential impacts on future production and delivery," the Chinese unit said in the statement.

However, Nexperia's ​headquarters in the Netherlands contested the ‌Chinese subsidiary's claims. The two have been at loggerheads for several years amid trade tensions between ⁠Europe and China.

"The suggestion that ATGD is unable to supply finished products due to Nexperia managing its IT environment in line with company ⁠policy and applicable regulations is factually incorrect and misleading," the company said ​in its own statement.

ATGD refers to Nexperia's assembly and testing facility located in Guangdong, China.

Netherlands-based Nexperia, owned by China's Wingtech Technology Co Ltd, has ‌been embroiled in geopolitical tensions following Dutch state intervention in 2025 that imposed a European management ‌team.

The move disrupted global automotive chip supplies and led Nexperia's Chinese ⁠unit to later declare independence ‌from its European ​management.

(Reporting by Ethan Wang and Colleen Howe, Toby Sterling in Amsterdam; Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Andrei Khalip and ‌Kate Mayberry)



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