Dutch government lifts emergency controls on Nexperia

The Dutch government has paused its direct intervention in chipmaker Nexperia after talks with China. The move is expected to ease a dispute that has disrupted supplies of semiconductors used by vehicle manufacturers. Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has suspended the use of the Goods Availability Act at Nexperia, a measure it activated last month to safeguard the continuity of production. The law had barred the company from moving parts of its business, dismissing executives or taking significant str ...