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Nexperia owner was stealing trade secrets, planning to dismantle European branch: report


The Dutch government intervened at Nexperia because Dutch officials believe that the chip manufacturer’s Chinese owner was stealing trade secrets from a British factory and was about to dismantle the company’s European branch, several insiders told NRC. So the Dutch government implemented an obscure law from the 1950s to prevent Europe from losing chip factories and expertise.

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