Nexperia China claims to be making chips using 12-inch wafers — subsidiary deepens split with Dutch parent as it builds out 'mass production capabilities'

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Nexperia's Chinese subsidiary has announced that it has achieved small-batch production of chips using 12-inch silicon wafers, a development that deepens the split between the unit and its Dutch parent company, which does not manufacture wafers at that diameter.

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