Tensions inside Nexperia have sharpened after its parent company, Wingtech Technology, publicly accused the Dutch head office of deception and obstruction, deepening a corporate conflict that has already disrupted wafer flows and raised concerns among major automotive and industrial customers.
The latest confrontation followed a public letter from Nexperia’s headquarters in Nijmegen urging its Chinese subsidiary to resume communications, which it claimed had stalled despite repeated calls, emails, and proposed meetings. Wingtech and the Dongguan-based unit rejected that account in a statement on Thursday, November 27, and said the real issue was the Dutch office’s suspension of wafer shipments and its decision to cut Chinese employees off from internal IT systems.
Wingtech, which acquired Nexperia in 2019, said that it was seeking the restoration of what it described as its lawful control and shareholder rights. The company recently argued that regaining formal authority over Nexperia’s operations is the prerequisite for stabilising global supply chains. It also accused the Dutch management of trying to engineer a “non-Chinese supply chain” structure that would permanently exclude Wingtech from decision-making.
The Dutch headquarters disputed that claim and reiterated that it had made “repeated and multiple attempts” to engage with the Chinese unit. Its letter called for constructive talks to restore operational stability and ensure customers were not caught in the middle. Dutch management also defended its plan to invest $300 million into expanding capacity at Nexperia’s Malaysian site. Nexperia China countered that the investment was intended to shift much of the company’s output overseas and isolate the Dongguan facility, which handles a significant share of the firm’s assembly and test work.
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