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

The Chinese unit of Netherlands-based Nexperia has locked in supplies of silicon wafers from local firms to cover its entire 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 declared itself independent of ‌Nexperia's European management two months ago, to continue manufacturing Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) power chips and modules, switches that regulate current in electric vehicles and industrial equipment. The dispute began ‌when the Dutch government took control of Nexperia from its Chinese parent Wingtech in September, citing governance issues.