An effort by Europe to stand up to China and retain local technology by wresting chipmaker Nexperia away from its Chinese owner is approaching a breaking point. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/12/tech/europe-china-chips-breaking-point/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #eu #europe #netherlands #semiconductors #chipmakers #china #tech #nexperia
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Europe is talking a lot about digital sovereignty. But the recent attempt to take over Nexperia shows the US is still calling the shots.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Ben Wray to discuss European subservience on tech and the gig economy.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/306_europes_subservience_to_the_united_states_w_ben_wray
Honda Motor will halt production at plants in Japan and China in coming weeks, highlighting the lingering fallout of the global chip shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/companies/honda-halt-china-chip-shortage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #china #carmakers #chipmakers #nexperia
Europe is talking a lot about digital sovereignty. But the recent attempt to take over Nexperia shows the US is still calling the shots.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Ben Wray to discuss European subservience on tech and the gig economy.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/306_europes_subservience_to_the_united_states_w_ben_wray
Nexperia’s plant in China’s industrial south has become a global choke point for automotive chips, upending a sector that swore it wouldn’t be caught again by supply-chain disruptions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/24/tech/nexperia-chip-auto-supply-chains/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tech #semiconductors #chipmakers #ai #china #us #netherlands #nexperia
The Netherlands has suspended its powers over chipmaker Nexperia, handing back control to its Chinese owner and defusing a standoff with Beijing that had begun to hamper automotive production around the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/20/tech/netherlands-nexperia-chinese-owner/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nexperia #chipmakers #china #netherlands
Honda Motor has halted vehicle production at a plant in Mexico due to a semiconductor shortage linked to the disrupted supply from Netherlands-headquartered Chinese chipmaker Nexperia, officials have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/30/companies/honda-mexico-production-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #mexico #china #nexperia #chipmakers #carmakers
Nexperia notified its Japanese automotive customers that it may no longer be able to guarantee supply, triggering renewed concern about upheaval at the Dutch chipmaker snarling global supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/companies/chipmaker-short-supply-japan-auto-parts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nexperia #cars #carmakers #chipmakers
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Chip e geopolitica. L'assalto cinese e la resistenza olandese
Il governo olandese ha assunto il controllo di #Nexperia, azienda di #microchip di proprietà cinese con sede nei Paesi Bassi, per "garantire la disponibilità di beni essenziali in caso di emergenza". Scopo prevenire la perdita di #knowhow tecnologico critico e evitare che i prodotti diventino irreperibili (=sicurezza economica).
Precedente importante in #Europa. E l'Italia?
https://www.startmag.it/economia/paesi-bassi-cina-nexperia/
Chip e geopolitica. L'assalto cinese e la resistenza olandese
Il governo olandese ha assunto il controllo di #Nexperia, azienda di #microchip di proprietà cinese con sede nei Paesi Bassi, per "garantire la disponibilità di beni essenziali in caso di emergenza". Scopo prevenire la perdita di #knowhow tecnologico critico e evitare che i prodotti diventino irreperibili (=sicurezza economica).
Precedente importante in #Europa. E l'Italia?
https://www.startmag.it/economia/paesi-bassi-cina-nexperia/