Nexperia’s response to news that semiconductors are found in Russian military equipment
August 13, 2024Nijmegen -- Nexperia strongly condemns the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia. We comply with international sanctions, which we fully support, therefore, we have no Russian customers and do not sell to Russia even through distributors. Nexperia has never been involved in projects of military nature and has no intention of doing so in the future.
Like other chip manufacturers, we operate in a global market. Globally we manufacture over 100 billion simple, general-purpose chips annually for everyday products such as refrigerators, vacuum cleaners or cars. Many of them go to distributors who resell our chips to thousands of parties, either for their own use in the final assembly of millions of electrical products or for further distribution. As a result, the supply chain, from chips to end products, easily involves a large number of parties. Unfortunately, like other chip manufacturers, we have seen incidents where our products have ended up in applications which our chips were not developed or sold for, including in countries where we do not do business.
Nexperia instructs its distributors to comply with current sanctions, laws and regulations. In the event that it becomes known to us that any of our distributors violate sanctions, our policy is to immediately cease all further deliveries and cease working with that organisation. While we have put in place the necessary compliance processes, such third party behavior cannot always be controlled or prevented by us.
We have an international export control team and work with the latest AI tools to monitor our distribution. We continually update and refine our tools to ensure we comply with all existing laws and regulations, export controls and sanctions regimes, and identify and prevent practices that may pose potential future risks. For the same purposes, we also remain in regular contact with relevant authorities.
About Nexperia
Nexperia is a leading expert in the high-volume production of essential semiconductors, components that are required by every electronic design in the world. The company’s extensive portfolio includes diodes, bipolar transistors, ESD protection devices, MOSFETs, GaN FETs and analog & logic ICs. Headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Nexperia annually ships more than 100 billion products, meeting the stringent standards set by the automotive industry. These products are recognized as benchmarks in efficiency – in process, size, power, and performance — with industry-leading small packages that save valuable energy and space.
With decades of experience in supplying to the world’s leading companies, Nexperia has over 14,000 employees across Asia, Europe, and the US. Nexperia, a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co., Ltd. (600745.SS), has an extensive IP portfolio and is certified to IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
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