Tensions are escalating at Nexperia as a dispute between its Dutch headquarters and Chinese subsidiary intensifies. Chinese media reported that Nexperia’s China branch claimed in a letter that the parent company had suspended local employees’ work account access and stopped salary payments. In response, Nexperia China released an open letter on October 19, 2025, assuring staff that wages, bonuses, and benefits would continue to be paid directly by the Chinese subsidiary, not by the Dutch parent company.

Winbond chairman Arthur Chiao expressed a cautious outlook on the memory industry’s current boom, stating that he does not believe this cycle represents a “super cycle.” Speaking at Winbond’s Zero-Carbon Family Day event held on October 18, 2025, at Nantou’s National Chi Nan University, Chiao said the market will naturally rebalance within 2-3 years as suppliers ramp up capacity.

Memory giant Winbond aims to surpass the NT$100 billion (US$3.3 billion) mark in 2026 for consolidated revenue. President Pei-Ming Chen said the memory market has emerged from a downturn, with optimistic performance seen since the third quarter of 2025 and even stronger operations anticipated in the fourth quarter. Chen highlighted dual growth drivers from DRAM and NOR Flash products, forecasting quarterly revenue increases without clear seasonal fluctuations.