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Wednesday 15 October 2025
Beijing rallies support for Wingtech as subsidiary Nexperia faces dual sanctions from US and China
Chinese tech conglomerate Wingtech Technology and its Dutch subsidiary Nexperia have been caught in an escalating geopolitical storm, facing export restrictions from both the US and...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Nexperia becomes the latest casualty of tech geopolitics
In an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, Chinese tech giant Wingtech and its core subsidiary Nexperia are facing several trade barriers.
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia caught in G2 tech crossfire
Nexperia, a Dutch semiconductor company and a key supplier of essential "long-tail" components used in cars and industrial equipment, has become an unexpected casualty of the intensifying...
Monday 13 October 2025
Netherlands seizes control of Nexperia, deepening Europe-China tech rift

The Dutch government has taken extraordinary steps to limit Chinese group Wingtech Technology's control over its Dutch subsidiary Nexperia,...

Friday 26 September 2025
Tata Electronics reportedly in talks with ASML, JT Corp for fab and OSAT projects in India
Tata Electronics is in discussions with several global semiconductor equipment makers, including Dutch giant ASML and South Korea's JT Corp, to supply its upcoming fabrication plant...
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Exclusive interview: NXP prepares October CEO change, underscores Taiwan’s edge-AI ecosystem
Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors plans to complete its CEO transition by October 2025. Current CEO Kurt Sievers, who will remain in the position until then, made what is likely...
Wednesday 17 September 2025
NXP outlines SDV, robotics, and smart-glasses plans as new leadership prepares to take charge
Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors plans to complete its CEO transition by October 2025. Current CEO Kurt Sievers, who will remain in the position until then, made what is likely...
Wednesday 17 September 2025
ASML-Mistral AI partnership marks shift toward Europe's industrial-led AI model
Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML Holding has made a significant investment of EUR1.3 billion (approx. US$1.52 billion) in French artificial intelligence (AI) startup Mistral...
Monday 15 September 2025
ASML's Asian pivot: How the chip giant ditched the US for Taiwan and Korea
Marc Hijink, technology reporter for Dutch newspaper NRC and author of Focus: The ASML Way, introduced his new book at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 on September 12. Speaking...
Monday 8 September 2025
ASML's rise and Intel's decline retold in new book on lithography battles
Marc Hijink, a technology reporter at Dutch daily NRC, has released "The ASML Way", a book that explores how the Dutch lithography champion rose to dominate semiconductor manufacturing...
Tuesday 19 August 2025
From bicycles to graphics cards: Taiwan's export shift to the Netherlands
Trade between Taiwan and the Netherlands has evolved over the years. According to statistics from the Ministry of Finance (MOF), while Taiwan imports advanced lithography equipment...
Monday 18 August 2025
ASML's uneasy role in the tech war: What 3 years inside the Dutch giant reveal about US–China rivalry
The United States has steadily ratcheted up export controls on semiconductor technology to China, with its ban on ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines standing as...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
China's Sanan Optoelectronics to acquire Dutch LED company Lumileds for US$239 million
On August 4, 2025, Sanan Optoelectronics partnered with Malaysia's Inari Amertron Berhad to acquire Dutch LED company Lumileds for US$239 million, expanding Sanan's presence in the...
Friday 25 July 2025
China develops next-gen EUV photoresist in bid to break US tech blockade
Amid tightening US and Dutch export controls on advanced semiconductor equipment, especially ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, China's Tsinghua University has...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Under Trump tariff pressure, ASML relies on TSMC while Intel and Samsung struggle
Dutch lithography equipment giant ASML announced it will release its second quarter 2025 earnings report at 2 pm Taiwan time on July 16, one day ahead of TSMC. A major concern for...