Still possible chipmaker Nexperia could reunite with Chinese operations, CEO says

Nexperia BV could still reunite with its Chinese operations, the Dutch chipmaker’s chief executive told Reuters on Tuesday, even though, more than a year after geopolitical tensions split the company, the two sides now have separate businesses.

If the split becomes permanent, however, Nexperia’s Chinese parent Wingtech Technology should be compensated, interim CEO Stefan Tilger said in an interview on the sidelines of the electronica 2026 conference in Munich.

“They are the economic owner of the shares of the company, and they can’t exercise control right now. But it doesn’t mean, of course, that they shouldn’t be compensated fairly if a sale process should happen,” he said.