Gasgoo Munich- In a notice to clients on the afternoon of March 6, 2026, Nexperia revealed that its core office and production systems had recently suffered a sudden outage.
The incident unfolded at 7:02 p.m. on March 3, when Nexperia B.V., the Dutch headquarters, bulk-disabled office accounts for all staff in China. The move locked employees out of critical environments like Office 365 and SAP. Consequently, specific production workflows—including the process for converting customer-supplied wafers into production orders—were disrupted.
In its announcement, Nexperia (China) stated that the majority of operations have been restored through contingency plans, ensuring basic production capabilities remain intact.
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This incident marks the latest escalation in the ongoing battle for control between Nexperia and its parent company, Wingtech.
Wingtech acquired the Dutch chipmaker between 2018 and 2020. By late September 2025, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy had issued a ministerial order citing "national security" concerns. Following that, the Amsterdam Enterprise Court—acting on a request from three of Nexperia's foreign executives—suspended Zhang Xuezheng, Wingtech's controlling shareholder, from his role as CEO. The court also restricted Wingtech's voting rights and appointed independent administrators to exercise them. Although the Dutch government paused the ministerial order in November 2025, the court upheld the temporary measures. On February 11 of this year, the court issued its latest ruling, maintaining those measures while launching a formal investigation.
The disabling of these office accounts has further deepened the operational rift between the China division and the Dutch headquarters.
