Wingtech Technology has asked the court-appointed custodians of its Dutch subsidiary Nexperia to travel to China for discussions over the company’s governance and ownership, as legal and political tensions around the chipmaker continue.
According to a Bloomberg report, the invitation was sent to Guido Dierick and Arnold Croiset van Uchelen, who were appointed as supervisors after the Amsterdam Enterprise Chamber moved to seize almost all shares in Nexperia.
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Wingtech said: “As the lawful controlling shareholder of Nexperia, Wingtech has made its position clear: the core prerequisite and fundamental basis for resolving Nexperia’s current governance impasse is the restoration of Wingtech’s lawful control and full shareholder rights.”
The timing and location of any talks have not yet been set. Nexperia and the custodians did not respond to requests for comment.
The move comes after a court intervention earlier this year, in which the judges also ordered the suspension of Wingtech founder Zhang Xuezheng from his role as Nexperia’s chief executive.
Wingtech is challenging the Enterprise Chamber’s intervention at the Netherlands’ Supreme Court.
The appeal is still pending, leaving the current shareholding arrangement in place.
In its legal arguments, Wingtech contends that the court exceeded its remit and placed undue weight on submissions from Nexperia’s own leadership and from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.
In parallel, the Dutch government has used new powers allowing it to block or unwind certain corporate decisions at Nexperia, citing concerns that Wingtech could shift technology to China.
That ministerial order was put on hold last month to ease tensions and enable exports to resume from a Nexperia facility in China.
Despite this political step, internal conflict between Nexperia’s Dutch base and its Chinese operations has persisted.
The Chinese sites previously represented around half of the group’s semiconductor output.
Amid disagreements over funding and control, wafer shipments to Nexperia’s plant in Guangdong have been suspended.
The disruption has raised worries among automotive manufacturers and other customers about possible renewed chip shortages, given Nexperia’s role as a supplier of key components.
Wingtech has said the proposed talks with the Dutch custodians are intended to re-establish a standard governance framework at Nexperia, provide greater stability for the business and support continuity in the wider semiconductor supply chain.
