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Dutch Government Seizes Control of Chinese-Owned Chipmaker Nexperia in Unprecedented Move

The Netherlands has taken the extraordinary step of placing Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia under temporary government control. The move comes amid rising trade tensions and concerns about semiconductor supply chain security in Europe.

The Dutch government has taken the highly exceptional step of seizing control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned semiconductor manufacturer based in the Netherlands, invoking emergency powers to ensure critical chip supplies remain available in Europe. This unprecedented intervention comes amid escalating global trade tensions and concerns about the security of semiconductor supply chains, with the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs citing “serious governance shortcomings” at the chipmaker.

Emergency Powers Invoked for Semiconductor Security

by Megan Carter
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How the CHIPS Act Semiconductor Funding Can Benefit Workers and Communities

The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act represents America’s largest industrial policy effort in decades, pouring billions into domestic semiconductor manufacturing. While early results show significant corporate investment, concerns remain about whether workers and communities will share in the benefits of this historic government intervention.

The United States is undertaking its most ambitious industrial policy initiative since World War II through the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, a multibillion-dollar effort to reshore semiconductor manufacturing and secure America’s technological future. Recent assessments from an Arizona State University conference highlight both the promise of renewed industrial capacity and serious concerns about whether these unprecedented public investments will truly benefit workers and communities rather than simply enriching already profitable corporations.

CHIPS Act Implementation and Early Results

by Megan Carter