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China furious after Dutch intervention at Nexperia Tensions between the Netherlands and China continue to rise following the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ decision to intervene at chipmaker Nexperia. The Chinese government calls the move discriminatory. The country warns that the Netherlands should not underestimate China’s determination. This is reported by De Telegraaf and the FD. The Dutch cabinet…
In rare move, Dutch government takes control of China-owned chipmaker Nexperia AMSTERDAM, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The Dutch government has taken control of Chinese-owned computer chipmaker Nexperia, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing as a global fight brews over technology intellectual property, especially around semiconductors. The government said late on Sunday that it has intervened in…
A homemade crisis: Europe’s EMS market shrank 14% in 2024 At Evertiq Expo Berlin, market analyst Dieter Weiss (in4ma) and Christoph Solka (IPC, today Global Electronics Association) took the stage once more — not to speak of promise and growth, but of collapse. With data from over 400 companies and biting commentary, the duo unpacked…
Trump’s new tariffs trigger confusion across the globe Economists estimate the overall tariff rate on US imports at around 15% compared to the roughly 2% at the start of the year. This makes it the highest level since the 1930s. However, in a hint that Trump was open to further negotiations, the White House said…
Automotive decline hits Europe component market, says DMASS The European electronic components distribution market is suffering from a declining automotive sector, reports DMASS Europe. The electronic components distribution industry body represents approximately 85% of the European components DTAM. DMASS said that European semiconductor distribution sales in Q2 2025 fell 14% compared to Q2 2024. Austria experiencing…
Trump reverses tariff hikes for most countries, except China Trump announced countries that had not retaliated against US tariffs would receive a 90-day reprieve and only face a blanket tariff of 10%. But he hiked the tariff on Chinese imports to 125% from the previous 104%. In an extraordinary U-turn after days of claiming that…
On September 19, market analyst Dieter Weiss from in4ma took the stage at the Evertiq Expo in Gothenburg and raised important questions about the semiconductor crisis that plagued the industry a couple of years ago. With a provocative comparison between semiconductors and toilet paper, he challenged the notion of scarcity and shared insights on how…
In April, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced that quarterly revenue increased 17% in the first quarter of 2024, exceeding analysts’ expectations. The reported boom continues a trend in better-than-expected sales, signalling that the end of the global slump in the chip market may be in reach. Though many anticipate chip inventory rebalancing and normalisation come…