Before the intervention, Nexperia produced wafers in Europe and packaged them into ‌chips ⁠in China. Afterwards, the company fractured, with Nexperia China declaring independence and Nexperia Europe halting wafer shipments to China, citing nonpayment.

In its statement, Nexperia China said it has begun ​using 12-inch wafers ​to make ⁠products including bipolar discrete devices, Schottky rectifiers and electrostatic discharge devices - all simple chips that ​Nexperia also makes.