A logo of Nexperia Photo: VCG

Nexperia (China) Ltd, the Chinese unit of Netherlands-based Nexperia B.V., said on Friday that "most business operations have resumed," after a mass disabling of office accounts for all employees in China was implemented by Nexperia B.V. starting Tuesday local time, according to a company statement released on its official WeChat account on Friday.

Starting from 19:02 on March 3, 2026, Nexperia B.V. implemented a mass disabling of office accounts for all employees in China, which resulted in the inability to access key office environments such as Office 365 and the SAP system. This caused significant disruption to Nexperia operations in China. As a result, certain production processes, such as the "SAP order-to-production process for customer-supplied wafers" were interrupted, the statement said.

However, orders that had already been placed in SAP therefore going for production were not affected, Nexperia (China) said in the statement sent to customers.

At present, the IT and business departments in China have initiated an emergency response plan and are prioritizing the recovery of critical systems and production scheduling, read the statement.

Currently, most business operations have resumed, ensuring basic production operations are maintained. "We are making every effort to minimize potential impacts on future production and delivery," Nexperia (China) said.

Nexperia China, a subsidiary of Netherlands-based chipmaker Nexperia owned by China's Wingtech, faced major friction after Dutch authorities intervened in 2025 by installing a European management team for so-called national security reasons. 

A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on February 13 that China has taken note of the relevant information in response to media inquiries on the ruling by the Amsterdam Enterprise Chamber on February 11 local time to launch an investigation into Nexperia over alleged mismanagement.

The top priority is to restore stability and smooth functioning of the global semiconductor supply chain, which serves the common interest of the international industry, including both China and the Netherlands, said the spokesperson.

China's Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Lin Jian told a press conference on February 12 that the root cause of the Nexperia issue is the improper administrative intervention of the Dutch side in the operations of businesses.

China will continue supporting Chinese companies in safeguarding their legitimate and lawful rights and interests, Lin noted.

Global Times