Nexperia

Nexperia is a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.It is a subsidiary of the partially state-owned Chinese company Wingtech Technology.[3] It has front-end factories in Hamburg, Germany and Greater Manchester, England.[4] It is the former Standard Products business unit of NXP Semiconductors (previously Philips Semiconductors). The company's product range includes bipolar transistors, diodes, ESD protection, TVS diodes, MOSFETs, and logic devices.[5]

Nexperia BV
TypeState-owned enterprise (partial)
IndustrySemiconductors
FoundedFounded in 2017 (2017), after its divestiture from NXP Semiconductor
Headquarters
Nijmegen
,
Netherlands
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Xuezheng Zhang, CEO[1]
ProductsDiscretes, Logic and MOSFET devices
Production output
100 billion units (2022)[2]
RevenueUS$2.1 billion (2022)[2]
Number of employees
14,000 (2022)[2]
ParentWingtech Technology
Websitewww.nexperia.com

History

Nexperia is spinoff from NXP Semiconductor after its former parent company want to concentrate the business in mixed-signal electronics for security, embedded computing, and connected cars.[6] on June 14, 2016.[7]

It was announced that Nexperia would be divested from NXP to a consortium of Chinese financial investors consisting of Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co., Ltd ("JAC Capital"), a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned investment company[8] and Wise Road Capital LTD ("Wise Road Capital"). The transaction became official on 6 February 2017. JAC Capital and Wise Road Capital focuses on global investments, including investment in R&D, manufacturing and customer service.[7] Following the transaction, Nexperia became an independent company, and the entire scope of the NXP Standard Products business, including its management team, led by Frans Scheper, and approximately 11,000 NXP employees were transferred to Nexperia.[7]

On October 25, 2018, Nexperia was again sold off to Wingtech Technology, a partially state-owned Chinese ODM for smartphone companies for $3.6 billion.[9][3]

Before becoming the company name for the Standards Products business spun-off from NXP, Nexperia was a brand for NXP's media processors range.[10]

In 2021, the company purchased the Newport Wafer Fab in Wales.[11][3] On 17 November 2022, the British government ordered Nexperia to divest 86% of its ownership interest in microchip factory Nexperia Newport Limited (NNL, formerly Newport Wafer Fab) for national security reasons.[12][13] In December 2022, it was announced Nexperia had engaged New York law firm, Akin Gump to act on their behalf in their application for a judicial review of the UK government's decision.[14]

In November 2022, it was announced Nexperia had acquired the Delft-based manufacturer of PMIC energy harvesting solutions, Nowi.[15]

In January 2023, Dutch public broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting reported that Nexperia chips ended up in Russian military kit despite international sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[16][17] Nexperia transceivers were discovered in a Russian Kh-101 missile, according to the Royal United Services Institute.[18]

References
  1. "Xuezheng Zhang".
  2. "Company Factsheet" (PDF). www.nexperia.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  3. Shead, Sam (2021-07-07). "The Chinese firm behind the acquisition of the UK's largest chip plant is state backed, analysis shows". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  4. "Manufacturing | Nexperia". www.nexperia.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  5. "Nexperia B.V. - Company Overview". Bloomberg.
  6. Morra, James. "Nexperia Begins Life Divorced from NXP Semiconductors". www.electronicdesign.com. Endeavor Business Media. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. Beckerman, Josh (2016-06-14). "NXP Semiconductors to Sell Standard Products Unit for $2.75 Billion". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  8. "Deacons advises JAC Capital on the US $1.8 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors' power amplifier business - Deacons". www.deacons.com. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  9. "China's Wingtech to acquire Dutch semiconductor firm Nexperia for $3.6 bln". Reuters. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  10. "NXP – Nexperia". Originbranding. 2011-05-01. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  11. "UK ministers quietly approve Chinese microchip factory takeover". Politico Europe. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  12. "UK orders China's Nexperia to sell at least 86% of microchip factory". Reuters. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  13. "UK blocks chipmaker's sale to Chinese firm, citing security". Associated Press. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  14. Manners, David (2022-12-30). "Nexperia engages New York law firm to fight UK government over Newport Wafer Fab". Electronics Weekly. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  15. "New Electronics - Nexperia moves into energy harvesting with Nowi acquisition". New Electronics. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  16. "Millions of computer chips from Dutch manufacturers wound up in Russia: Report". NL Times. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  17. "Miljoenen chips Nederlandse fabrikanten belanden in Rusland ondanks sancties". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  18. Field, Matthew (2023-01-28). "How China and Russia are getting their hands on banned Western tech". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
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