Tuesday’s criticism came days after China agreed to exempt compliant orders for chips made by Nexperia’s Chinese facilities from an export ban, following the latest round of trade negotiations with the United States.
While China’s latest move was “in a responsible effort to maintain the stability and security of the global semiconductor supply chain”, the Dutch side “continued to act wilfully without taking concrete actions to solve the problem, which will inevitably exacerbate the negative impact on the global semiconductor supply chain”, China’s Ministry of Commerce said.
“This is something that the Chinese side and the global industry do not want to see,” the ministry statement added.
The move raised serious concern in China and led Beijing to place export controls on certain components made by the firm’s China unit, threatening to disrupt the supply chains for global carmakers that rely on Nexperia’s products.
The European fabrication facilities under the Dutch chipmaker’s head office have also suspended the supply of wafers to its Chinese units since late October, where around 70 per cent of the packaging is done.
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