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anubi [soylentnews.org] writes:

Nexperia, a Chinese Semiconductor manufacturing plant, located in the Netherlands, was seized by Dutch authorities last week in response to embargo pressures.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nexperia-says-it-is-negotiating-with-both-us-china-over-export-controls-2025-10-14/ [reuters.com]

Story:

Nexperia faces export restrictions from US and China
Dutch government seized Nexperia over tech transfer fears
Nexperia negotiating with both governments to resolve issues

AMSTERDAM, Oct 14 (Reuters) -

A Dutch seizure of Chinese-owned computer chip maker Nexperia came after rising U.S. pressure on the company, a court ruling released on Tuesday showed, underscoring how the firm has been caught in the crossfire between Washington and Beijing.
The government said on Sunday that it had intervened in Netherlands-based Nexperia, which makes chips for cars and consumer electronics. It cited worries about possible transfer of technology to its Chinese parent company, Wingtech

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The linked story goes on with further details.

This gets interesting... Where else where we going to get the chips needed to manufacture a car?

Don't tell me this came out of the blue. We techies have been warning the Business MBA for as long as I can remember about the perils of designing in single source components protected by legal mechanisms like patent and copyright.

If it's just transistors, it's my belief that a competent components engineer will find compatible replacements ..but if any copyrighted ASICs are involved ... they have you by the ying-yang! good luck!

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