
Nexperia halts wafer supply to its China plant
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia has stopped supplying wafers to its packaging and testing plant in the Chinese city of Dongguan effective Oct. 26, its Chinese unit announced Nov. 2. Nexperia China said it has sufficient inventory to meet orders until the end of the year and is validating new wafer capacity. The announcement came after China’s Ministry of Commerce said Nov. 1 that it would grant export exemptions for eligible Nexperia China products and criticized the Dutch government for “improper interference” that it said caused supply chain chaos.