Nexperia
{{Short description|Semiconductor company in the Netherlands}}
{{For|the line of processors by NXP Semiconductors|Nexperia (processor)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Nexperia B.V.
| logo = Nexperia-logo.svg
| foundation = {{start date and age|2017}}, after its divestiture from NXP Semiconductors
| owners =
| location_city = Nijmegen
| location_country = Netherlands
| key_people = Xuezheng Zhang, CEO{{Cite web|url=https://www.machinebuilding.net/xuezheng-zhang-wing-named-new-ceo-of-nexperiaFACE|title=Xuezheng Zhang|access-date=2021-12-30|archive-date=2024-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922193231/https://www.machinebuilding.net/no-story.php|url-status=live}}
| type = Subsidiary; partially state-owned
| industry = Semiconductors
| products = Discretes, Logic and MOSFET devices
| area_served = Worldwide
| revenue = US$2.1 billion (2022)
| website = {{Official URL}}
| num_employees = 14,000 (2024){{Cite web |title=Worldwide locations |url=https://www.nexperia.com/about |access-date=2018-12-20 |archive-date=2024-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215053710/https://www.nexperia.com/about |url-status=live }}
| parent = Wingtech Technology
}}
Nexperia is a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. It is a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai-listed company partially owned by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. It has front-end factories in Hamburg, Germany, and Greater Manchester, England.{{Cite web |title=Manufacturing {{!}} Nexperia |url=https://www.nexperia.com/about/worldwide-locations/manufacturing.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.nexperia.com |archive-date=2021-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710102158/https://www.nexperia.com/about/worldwide-locations/manufacturing.html |url-status=live }} It is the former Standard Products business unit of NXP Semiconductors (previously Philips Semiconductors). The company's product range includes bipolar transistors, diodes, ESD protection, TVS diodes, MOSFETs, and logic devices.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=364705075|title=Nexperia B.V. - Company Overview|website=Bloomberg|access-date=2018-12-20|archive-date=2018-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230739/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=364705075|url-status=live}}
History
Nexperia is a second-generation spin-off of Philips' semiconductor division, whose history dates back to the 1920s when Philips acquired vacuum tubes manufacturer Mullard,{{Cite web |title=Mullard Limited {{!}} Science Museum Group Collection |url=https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap8736/mullard-limited |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105000914/https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap8736/mullard-limited |url-status=live }} whose facility in Hazel Grove became today's Nexperia Manchester,{{Cite web |date=2020-02-27 |title=Stockport semiconductor manufacturer partners on electric vehicle technology |url=https://marketingstockport.co.uk/news/stockport-semiconductor-manufacturer-partners-on-electric-vehicle-technology/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Marketing Stockport |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210232429/https://marketingstockport.co.uk/news/stockport-semiconductor-manufacturer-partners-on-electric-vehicle-technology/ |url-status=live }} and Valvo in Hamburg.{{Cite web |title=Philips Electronics {{!}} Science Museum Group Collection |url=https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp3550/philips-electronics |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126135600/https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp3550/philips-electronics |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=How a radio tube changed the world |url=https://www.dos4ever.com/centenial/centenial_en.html |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.dos4ever.com |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210232437/https://www.dos4ever.com/centenial/centenial_en.html |url-status=live }} In the early 1950s, Philips started with the production of semiconductors in Nijmegen{{Cite web |title=Industrial city, the arrival of NV Philips |url=https://en.intonijmegen.com/discover/history/historicaltimeline/industrial-city-the-arrival-of-nv-philips |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Into Nijmegen |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210232433/https://en.intonijmegen.com/discover/history/historicaltimeline/industrial-city-the-arrival-of-nv-philips |url-status=live }} and Hamburg, where the Nexperia wafer fab is located.{{Cite web |title=Nexperia announces plans to grow global production and increase R&D spend |url=https://www.powerelectronicsnews.com/nexperia-announces-plans-to-grow-global-production-and-increase-rd-spend/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Power Electronics News |date=11 February 2021 |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210232430/https://www.powerelectronicsnews.com/nexperia-announces-plans-to-grow-global-production-and-increase-rd-spend/ |url-status=live }} In 1981, Philips opened a factory in Cabuyao, Philippines. The fab is owned and operated by Nexperia.{{Cite web |title=Philips Semiconductors Philippines, Inc. |url=https://www.infomaninc.com/link/seipi/philips_semiconductors_phil.htm |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.infomaninc.com |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210232428/https://www.infomaninc.com/link/seipi/philips_semiconductors_phil.htm |url-status=live }} In 1991, Philips founded ITEC, a manufacturer of semiconductor equipment. Today, ITEC is an independent subsidiary of Nexperia.{{Cite web |title=Nexperia spins out ITEC equipment arm – Bits&Chips |date=6 July 2021 |url=https://bits-chips.nl/artikel/nexperia-spins-out-itec-equipment-arm/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210232430/https://bits-chips.nl/artikel/nexperia-spins-out-itec-equipment-arm/ |url-status=live }} Philips and Motorola established the Semiconductor Miniature Products factory in Seremban Malaysia in 1992 as a joint venture,{{Cite web |title=Philips |url=https://www.mida.gov.my/success-stories/philips/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=MIDA {{!}} Malaysian Investment Development Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210232428/https://www.mida.gov.my/success-stories/philips/ |url-status=live }} which became part of Nexperia.
In 2006, Philips spun off its semiconductor division under the name NXP and sold an 80.1% stake to private equity investors.{{Cite news |last=Lohr |first=Steve |date=2006-09-01 |title=New Name and Strategy for Chip Division at Philips |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/01/technology/01chip.html |access-date=2023-12-10 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210232428/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/01/technology/01chip.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2006-09-06 |title=Philips Semiconductors Becomes NXP |url=https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/power/power-supply/discrete-power-semis/article/21189112/philips-semiconductors-becomes-nxp |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Electronic Design |archive-date=2024-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922193126/https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/power/power-supply/discrete-power-semis/article/21189112/philips-semiconductors-becomes-nxp |url-status=live }} In August 2010, NXP completed its initial public offering and its shares were listed on the Nasdaq.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-11 |title=NASDAQ OMX Welcomes NXP Semiconductors, NASDAQ's Largest European IPO of 2010, to The NASDAQ Stock Market |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/about/press-center/nasdaq-omx-welcomes-nxp-semiconductors-nasdaqs-largest-european-ipo-2010-nasdaq |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Nasdaq |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210232428/https://www.nasdaq.com/about/press-center/nasdaq-omx-welcomes-nxp-semiconductors-nasdaqs-largest-european-ipo-2010-nasdaq |url-status=live }} On June 14, 2016, NXP Semiconductors announced an agreement to divest its Standard Products business to a consortium of Chinese financial investors consisting of Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co., Ltd ("JAC Capital"), a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned investment company, and Wise Road Capital LTD ("Wise Road Capital").{{Cite web |last=Brouwers |first=Bart |date=2016-06-15 |title=NXP Semiconductors to Divest its Standard Products Business |url=https://innovationorigins.com/en/nxp-semiconductors-to-divest-its-standard-products-business/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Innovation Origins |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224143545/https://innovationorigins.com/en/nxp-semiconductors-to-divest-its-standard-products-business/ |url-status=live }} Following the official transaction on February 6, 2017, Nexperia became an independent company, and the entire scope of the NXP Standard Products business, including its management team, and approximately 11,000 NXP employees were transferred from NXP to Nexperia.{{Cite news |last1=Morra |first1=James |title=Nexperia Begins Life Divorced from NXP Semiconductors |website=www.electronicdesign.com |publisher=Endeavor Business Media |url=https://www.electronicdesign.com/power-management/article/21802257/nexperia-begins-life-divorced-from-nxp-semiconductors |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229134758/https://www.electronicdesign.com/power-management/article/21802257/nexperia-begins-life-divorced-from-nxp-semiconductors |url-status=live }}
On October 25, 2018, Nexperia was acquired by Wingtech Technology, a partially state-owned Chinese ODM for smartphone companies for $3.6 billion.{{Cite news |date=25 October 2018 |title=China's Wingtech to acquire Dutch semiconductor firm Nexperia for $3.6 bln |language=en |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/nexperia-ma-wingtech-idINL3N1X51ZN |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229134756/https://www.reuters.com/article/nexperia-ma-wingtech-idINL3N1X51ZN |url-status=live }} Wingtech is partially owned by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC).{{Cite news |last=Shead |first=Sam |date=2021-07-07 |title=The Chinese firm behind the acquisition of the UK's largest chip plant is state backed, analysis shows |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/07/nexperia-owner-wingtech-is-backed-by-chinese-government-analysis-says.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401105351/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/07/nexperia-owner-wingtech-is-backed-by-chinese-government-analysis-says.html |archive-date=2022-04-01 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=CNBC |language=en |quote=The layers lead to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, which is a special commission of the People’s Republic of China, as well as specific government-run semiconductor investment funds. Almost 30% of Wingtech’s shares can be traced back to the Chinese government...}}{{Cite web |title=Wingtech Technology Company Limited |url=https://platform.wirescreen.ai/organization/a5da7f7c-a79b-5d12-89ca-961351029011#ultimate_owners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922193127/https://platform.wirescreen.ai/organization/a5da7f7c-a79b-5d12-89ca-961351029011#ultimate_owners |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=The Wire China}}
In January 2023, Dutch public broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting reported that Nexperia chips ended up in Russian military kit despite international sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite news |date=27 January 2023 |title=Millions of computer chips from Dutch manufacturers wound up in Russia: Report |language=en |website=NL Times |url=https://nltimes.nl/2023/01/27/millions-computer-chips-dutch-manufacturers-wound-russia-report |access-date=2023-01-30 |archive-date=2024-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913212647/https://nltimes.nl/2023/01/27/millions-computer-chips-dutch-manufacturers-wound-russia-report |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-27 |title=Miljoenen chips Nederlandse fabrikanten belanden in Rusland ondanks sancties |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2461459-miljoenen-chips-nederlandse-fabrikanten-belanden-in-rusland-ondanks-sancties |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting |language=nl |archive-date=2023-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129220506/https://nos.nl/artikel/2461459-miljoenen-chips-nederlandse-fabrikanten-belanden-in-rusland-ondanks-sancties |url-status=live }} Nexperia transceivers were discovered in a Russian Kh-101 missile, according to the Royal United Services Institute.{{Cite news |last=Field |first=Matthew |date=2023-01-28 |title=How China and Russia are getting their hands on banned Western tech |language=en-GB |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/01/28/how-china-russia-beat-wests-semiconductor-bans/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=2023-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130041051/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/01/28/how-china-russia-beat-wests-semiconductor-bans/ |url-status=live }}
In March 2024, Nexperia's servers were affected by a ransomware attack in which intellectual property was stolen.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Alexander |date=April 15, 2024 |title=Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia hit by ransomware attack |url=https://therecord.media/nexperia-semiconductor-company-ransomware-incident |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=therecord.media |publisher=Recorded Future |archive-date=2024-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923004102/https://therecord.media/nexperia-semiconductor-company-ransomware-incident |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Hope |first=Alicia |date=April 24, 2024 |title=Dutch Chipmaker Nexperia Suffers a Data Breach That Exposed Sensitive Information |url=https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/dutch-chipmaker-nexperia-suffers-a-data-breach-that-exposed-sensitive-information/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=CPO Magazine}}
= Philippines =
Nexperia has been accused of labor violations at its facility in the Philippines. On December 17, 2024, four officials of the Nexperia Philippines Inc. Worker's Union, an affiliate of the Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines and the Kilusang Mayo Uno, were dismissed by the company amid an ongoing collective bargaining association. The officials were accused of obstructing entry and exit points to the factory.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-18 |title=Nexperia Philippines dismisses four union leaders |url=https://www.industriall-union.org/nexperia-philippines-dismisses-four-union-leaders |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=IndustriALL |language=en}} Trade union members reported layoffs and management interference in a strike vote earlier that year.{{Cite web |last=jeroenmerk |date=2024-12-20 |title=Nexperia: Stop Union Busting! |url=https://goodelectronics.org/nexperia-stop-union-busting/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=GoodElectronics |language=en-GB}}
Acquisitions
In 2021, the company purchased the Inmos microprocessor factory in Newport, Wales.{{Cite news |date=2022-04-01 |title=UK ministers quietly approve Chinese microchip factory takeover |language=en-US |website=Politico Europe |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-minister-quietly-approve-chinese-microchip-factory-takeover/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |archive-date=2022-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401035412/https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-minister-quietly-approve-chinese-microchip-factory-takeover/ |url-status=live }} On 17 November 2022, the British government ordered Nexperia to divest 86% of its ownership interest in the Newport facility, citing national security reasons around the company's ownership.{{Cite news |last= |date=2022-11-16 |title=UK orders China's Nexperia to sell at least 86% of microchip factory |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/uk-orders-chinas-nexperia-sell-least-86-microchip-factory-2022-11-16/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |archive-date=2022-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116210510/https://www.reuters.com/technology/uk-orders-chinas-nexperia-sell-least-86-microchip-factory-2022-11-16/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=November 17, 2022 |title=UK blocks chipmaker's sale to Chinese firm, citing security |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/british-politics-europe-business-china-national-security-7cc222e67defd850761aff028f1526f1 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117121125/https://apnews.com/article/british-politics-europe-business-china-national-security-7cc222e67defd850761aff028f1526f1 |url-status=live }} Nexperia subsequently engaged New York law firm, Akin Gump to act on their behalf in their application for a judicial review of the UK government's divestment decision.{{Cite news |last=Manners |first=David |date=2022-12-30 |title=Nexperia engages New York law firm to fight UK government over Newport Wafer Fab |language=en |website=Electronics Weekly |url=https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/necoeria-engages-new-york-law-firm-to-fight-uk-government-over-newport-wafer-fab-2022-12/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |archive-date=2022-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230085312/https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/necoeria-engages-new-york-law-firm-to-fight-uk-government-over-newport-wafer-fab-2022-12/ |url-status=live }} In November 2023, Nexperia agreed to sell the facility to Vishay Intertechnology for $177 million.{{Cite news |last1=Gross |first1=Anna |last2=Pickard |first2=Jim |date=8 November 2023 |title=Nexperia sells Newport Wafer Fab to US chip company for $177mn |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/cf295f39-4be8-4ecb-a8f1-963c94d9b1c2 |access-date=9 November 2023 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109084255/https://www.ft.com/content/cf295f39-4be8-4ecb-a8f1-963c94d9b1c2 |url-status=live }} In March 2024, the UK government approved the acquisition of the Newport wafer fab, as announced by Secretary of State Oliver Dowden.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-03-18 |title=Newport Wafer Fab sale wins government approval |newspaper= The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/technology/article/sale-of-newport-wafer-fab-for-177m-approved-kp3wkks5j |access-date=2024-03-18 |language=en |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=2024-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305154940/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sale-of-newport-wafer-fab-for-177m-approved-kp3wkks5j |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2024-03-01 |title=Newport Wafer Fab: Semiconductor plant takeover gets go-ahead |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68449303 |access-date=2024-03-18 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312070826/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68449303 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Vishay completes acquisition of Nexperia's Newport Wafer Fab following UK Government approval |url=https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/vishay-060324.shtml |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.semiconductor-today.com |archive-date=2024-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318091611/https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/vishay-060324.shtml |url-status=live }}
In November 2022, Nexperia acquired the Delft-based manufacturer of power management integrated circuits, Nowi.{{Cite news |title=New Electronics - Nexperia moves into energy harvesting with Nowi acquisition |language=en |website=New Electronics |url=https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/nexperia-moves-into-energy-harvesting-with-nowi-acquisition/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |archive-date=2022-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115101840/https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/nexperia-moves-into-energy-harvesting-with-nowi-acquisition |url-status=live }} Subsequently, the Dutch government announced that it would investigate Nexperia's acquisition of Nowi on national security grounds.{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Peter |date=2023-06-05 |title=Dutch government to examine Nexperia's acquisition of Nowi |url=https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/dutch-government-to-examine-nexperias-acquisition-of-nowi/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=eeNews Europe |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606003621/https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/dutch-government-to-examine-nexperias-acquisition-of-nowi/ |url-status=live }} In November 2023, the Dutch government approved Nexperia's acquisition of Nowi.{{Cite news |date=2023-11-27 |title=Netherlands to allow takeover of chip startup Nowi by Chinese-owned Nexperia |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/netherlands-allow-takeover-chip-startup-nowi-by-chinese-owned-nexperia-2023-11-27/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |archive-date=2023-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203210242/https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/netherlands-allow-takeover-chip-startup-nowi-by-chinese-owned-nexperia-2023-11-27/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2023-11-27 |title=Netherlands Backs Chinese-Owned Nexperia's Takeover of Chip Firm |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-27/netherlands-backs-chinese-owned-nexperia-s-takeover-of-chip-firm |access-date=2023-12-03 |archive-date=2023-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127233450/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-27/netherlands-backs-chinese-owned-nexperia-s-takeover-of-chip-firm |url-status=live }}
Products
Nexperia focuses on semiconductors with basic functions which are often called essential semiconductors due to them being needed in more complex chips.{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2021-12-09 |title=Nexperia Malaysia to Ramp Up Chip Production with New Production Facility in Negeri Sembilan |publisher=mida.gov.my |url=https://www.mida.gov.my/media-release/nexperia-malaysia-to-ramp-up-chip-production-with-new-production-facility-in-negeri-sembilan/ |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125182722/https://www.mida.gov.my/media-release/nexperia-malaysia-to-ramp-up-chip-production-with-new-production-facility-in-negeri-sembilan/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-07-17 |title=Nexperia unveils industry's first coin cell battery life and power booster |publisher=power-and-beyond.com |url=https://www.power-and-beyond.com/nexperia-unveils-industrys-first-coin-cell-battery-life-and-power-booster-a-9461fcd8ada02cca10abb5aa356a8f1c/ |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125182720/https://www.power-and-beyond.com/nexperia-unveils-industrys-first-coin-cell-battery-life-and-power-booster-a-9461fcd8ada02cca10abb5aa356a8f1c/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date= |title=Who we are |publisher=nexperia.com |url=https://www.nexperia.com/about |archive-date=2024-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215053710/https://www.nexperia.com/about |url-status=live }} They are used in the automotive industry as well as other industrial, mobile and consumer products.{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-11-13 |title=Nexperia and Mitsubishi Electric partner on discrete SiC MOSFETs |publisher=ept.ca |url=https://www.ept.ca/2023/11/nexperia-and-mitsubishi-electric-partner-on-discrete-sic-mosfets/ |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125184436/https://www.ept.ca/2023/11/nexperia-and-mitsubishi-electric-partner-on-discrete-sic-mosfets/ |url-status=live }} Nexperia's products include 650V silicon carbide Schottky diodes,{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-04-20 |title=Nexperia Releases Leading-Edge 650 V Silicon Carbide Diodes for Demanding Power Conversion Applications |publisher=signalintegrityjournal.com |url=https://www.signalintegrityjournal.com/articles/3113-nexperia-releases-leading-edge-650-v-silicon-carbide-diodes-for-demanding-power-conversion-applications |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125190838/https://www.signalintegrityjournal.com/articles/3113-nexperia-releases-leading-edge-650-v-silicon-carbide-diodes-for-demanding-power-conversion-applications |url-status=live }} bipolar transistors{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date= |title=Nexperia BJT & MJD Bipolar Transistors |publisher=mouser.com |url=https://eu.mouser.com/new/nexperia/nexperia-bjt-mjd-transistors/ |archive-date=2024-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913212647/https://eu.mouser.com/new/nexperia/nexperia-bjt-mjd-transistors/ |url-status=live }} as well as 650V GaN FETs,{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-05-17 |title=Nexperia e-mode GAN FETs Suited to Low- and High-voltage Applications |publisher=eetasia.com |url=https://www.eetasia.com/nexperia-e-mode-gan-fets-suited-to-low-and-high-voltage-applications/ |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125190841/https://www.eetasia.com/nexperia-e-mode-gan-fets-suited-to-low-and-high-voltage-applications/ |url-status=live }} MOSFETs like the NextPower series,{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-06-26 |title=Nexperia broadens MOSFET package options |publisher=electronicsweekly.com |url=https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/822272-2023-06/ |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125190839/https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/822272-2023-06/ |url-status=live }} or the PMCB60XN, which at launch was the most energy efficient 30V MOSFET on the market.{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2022-07-27 |title=Nexperia Intros New Energy Efficient MOSFETs for Smartphones and Wearables |publisher=thefastmode.com |url=https://www.thefastmode.com/technology-solutions/26495-nexperia-intros-new-energy-efficient-mosfets-for-smartphones-and-wearables |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125190838/https://www.thefastmode.com/technology-solutions/26495-nexperia-intros-new-energy-efficient-mosfets-for-smartphones-and-wearables |url-status=live }} LED drivers are offered with a side-wettable flank since 2020{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2020-10-14 |title=Nexperia Launches Industry-First LED Drivers in DFN Package with Side-Wettable Flanks |publisher=led-professional.com |url=https://www.led-professional.com/products-services/nexperia-launches-industry-first-led-drivers-in-dfn-package-with-side-wettable-flanks |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125192602/https://www.led-professional.com/products-services/nexperia-launches-industry-first-led-drivers-in-dfn-package-with-side-wettable-flanks |url-status=live }} and since 2023 the company produces 600V IGBTs with low switching losses and conduction.{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-07-05 |title=600 V discrete IGBTs offer class-leading efficiency in power applications |publisher=newelectronics.co.uk |url=https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/product-launches/600-v-discrete-igbts-offer-class-leading-efficiency-in-power-applications/ |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125192603/https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/product-launches/600-v-discrete-igbts-offer-class-leading-efficiency-in-power-applications/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-07-07 |title=Nexperia Enters IGBT Market With Flexible Range of 600 V Devices |publisher=allaboutcircuits.com |url=https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/nexperia-enters-igbt-market-with-flexible-range-of-600-v-devices/ |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125192602/https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/nexperia-enters-igbt-market-with-flexible-range-of-600-v-devices/ |url-status=live }} Further products include ESD protection devices,{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-03-06 |title=Nexperia introduces in-vehicle network ESD protection |publisher=telematicswire.net |url=https://www.telematicswire.net/nexperia-introduces-in-vehicle-network-esd-protection/ |archive-date=2024-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913212754/https://www.telematicswire.net/nexperia-introduces-in-vehicle-network-esd-protection/ |url-status=live }} Transient Voltage Suppressor Diodes,{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date= |title=Transient Voltage Suppressors for Mobile Applications |publisher=digikey.com |url=https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/n/nexperia/transient-voltage-suppressors-for-mobile-applications |archive-date=2020-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515041740/https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/n/nexperia/transient-voltage-suppressors-for-mobile-applications |url-status=live }} electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-10-09 |title=EMI Solutions with Integrated Protection Market Size, Growth, Forecast 2023–2030 |publisher=medium.com |url=https://medium.com/@shivangi.reportprime/emi-solutions-with-integrated-protection-market-size-growth-forecast-2023-2030-a62b7d5ca60d |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125194626/https://medium.com/@shivangi.reportprime/emi-solutions-with-integrated-protection-market-size-growth-forecast-2023-2030-a62b7d5ca60d |url-status=live }} as well as load switches.{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-08-21 |title=Nexperia Introduces Its First Integrated 5 V Load Switch to Portfolio |publisher=allaboutcircuits.com |url=https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/nexperia-introduces-first-integrated-5-v-load-switch-to-portfolio/ |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125194626/https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/nexperia-introduces-first-integrated-5-v-load-switch-to-portfolio/ |url-status=live }} In July 2024 the company launched the NPS3102 family of e-Fuses, which, unlike traditional fuses, can be used multiple times. The B-series can attempt to reset itself after a fault, while the A-series requires a manual reset.{{cite web |access-date=2024-08-30 |date=2024-07-25 |title=High current eFuse adds auto-reset FET |publisher=eenewseurope.com |url=https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/high-current-efuse-adds-auto-reset-fet/ |archive-date=2024-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830133923/https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/high-current-efuse-adds-auto-reset-fet/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-30 |date=2024-08-08 |title=New E-Fuses Bring Intelligence to the Fuse and Circuit Breaker Worlds |publisher=allaboutcircuits.com |url=https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/new-efuses-bring-intelligence-to-fuse-circuit-breaker-worlds/}}
Nexperia also cooperates with other firms like Mitsubishi Electric or Kyocera AVX Components to develop products such as SiC power semiconductors or SiC rectifier modules.{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-11-13 |title=Mitsubishi Electric and Nexperia to co-develop SiC power semiconductors |publisher=semiconductor-today.com |url=https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/mitsubishielectric-nexperia-131123.shtml |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125200425/https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/mitsubishielectric-nexperia-131123.shtml |url-status=live }}{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-25 |date=2023-11-09 |title=SiC Power Modules for a Sustainable Future |publisher=powerelectronicsnews.com |url=https://www.powerelectronicsnews.com/sic-power-modules-for-a-sustainable-future/ |archive-date=2024-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125200426/https://www.powerelectronicsnews.com/sic-power-modules-for-a-sustainable-future/ |url-status=live }} Following the acquisition of Nowi, Nexperia also offers energy harvesting PMICs designed to complement or replace batteries in low power applications such as wearables.{{cite web |access-date=2024-06-16 |date=2022-11-16 |title=Nexperia acquires Nowi to enhance its power-management product portfolio |publisher=bits-chips.nl |url=https://bits-chips.nl/artikel/nexperia-acquires-nowi-to-enhance-its-power-management-product-portfolio/ |archive-date=2024-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913212709/https://bits-chips.nl/article/nexperia-acquires-nowi-to-enhance-its-power-management-product-portfolio/ |url-status=live }} The first energy harvesting chip released by Nexperia was the NEH2000BY in April 2023.{{cite web |access-date=2024-06-16 |date=2023-04-09 |title=Energy harvesting PMIC cuts board cost by 90% |publisher=eenewseurope.com |url=https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/energy-harvesting-pmic-cuts-board-cost-by-90/ |archive-date=2024-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913212754/https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/energy-harvesting-pmic-cuts-board-cost-by-90/ |url-status=live }}
Locations
Nexperia is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, with manufacturing and research and development facilities in Europe, the United States and Asia. It has front-end factories in Hamburg, Germany, Greater Manchester, England, and assembly and testing facilities in Guangdong, China, Seremban, Malaysia, and Cabuyao, Philippines.{{Cite web |title=Worldwide locations |url=https://www.nexperia.com/about/worldwide-locations |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Nexperia |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913212650/https://www.nexperia.com/about/worldwide-locations |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Nexperia B.V. - Locations |url=https://www.globalspec.com/supplier/Locations/Nexperia |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=globalspec.com |archive-date=2024-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409135350/https://www.globalspec.com/supplier/Locations/Nexperia |url-status=live }}
Sponsorships
In May 2024, Nexperia became the main sponsor of the NEC Nijmegen association football club for the 2024/2025 season. According to De Gelderlander, the deal was signed to extend for at least three years.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=Nexperia to sponsor Nijmegen football club N.E.C. |url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/nexperia-to-sponsor-nijmegen-football-club-nec--1501096 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.telecompaper.com |archive-date=2024-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723175257/https://www.telecompaper.com/news/nexperia-to-sponsor-nijmegen-football-club-nec--1501096 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-16 |title=Nexperia new main partner N.E.C. |url=https://www.nexperia.com/about/news-events/news/Nexperia-new-main-partner-N.E.C.. |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=nexperia.com |archive-date=2024-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723175257/https://www.nexperia.com/about/news-events/news/Nexperia-new-main-partner-N.E.C.. |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-16 |title=Nexperia nieuwe hoofdpartner N.E.C. |url=https://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/nieuws/nieuws/nexperia-nieuwe-hoofdpartner-n.e.c..htm |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.nec-nijmegen.nl |language=nl |archive-date=2024-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723175259/https://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/nieuws/nieuws/nexperia-nieuwe-hoofdpartner-n.e.c..htm |url-status=live }}
Nexperia and other sponsors are supporting the TeamNL House initiative, located in the Parc de la Villete in Paris, which will allow Dutch fans to watch the 2024 Summer Paralympics live and honor participating athletes.{{Cite web |title=Het TeamNL Huis tijdens de Spelen in Parijs {{!}} TeamNL |url=https://www.teamnl.org/huis |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.teamnl.org |language=nl |archive-date=2024-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721060327/https://www.teamnl.org/huis |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Nexperia partner paralympisch TeamNL Huis |url=https://www.marketingtribune.nl/sponsoring/nieuws/2024/06/nexperia-partner-paralympisch-teamnl-huis/index.xml |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=MarketingTribune |language=nl |archive-date=2024-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922193128/https://www.marketingtribune.nl/sponsoring/nieuws/2024/06/nexperia-partner-paralympisch-teamnl-huis/index.xml |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-19 |title=Nexperia new partner paralympic TeamNL House |url=https://www.nexperia.com/about/news-events/news/Nexperia-new-partner-paralympic-TeamNL-House |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=nexperia.com |archive-date=2024-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723175258/https://www.nexperia.com/about/news-events/news/Nexperia-new-partner-paralympic-TeamNL-House |url-status=live }}
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