Nexperia, a semiconductor manufacturer based in the Netherlands and owned by Chinese company Wingtech, has been at the center of a major international row since late September, when the Dutch government used a Cold War-era law to seize effective control of the company. Shortly afterwards, a Dutch court adjudged that its Chinese chief executive should be removed from office amid allegations of mismanagement. In retaliation, China blocked exports of so-called ‘legacy’ chips made in Nexperia’