In recent years, with the rapid development of science and technology, chips, as the core of science and technology and an important symbol of national competitiveness, are very important for all countries. However, in order to maintain its hegemonic status, the United States has imposed a series of chip restrictions on countries, including China. This measure did not achieve the expected results, on the contrary, it stimulated the determination and motivation of China and other countries to accelerate the independent innovation of chips. Under the leadership of Biden**, China and the United States are embroiled in a chip war. And at this juncture, Europe also joined the war, enacting the European Chips Act, with the intention of imposing restrictions on the continental market. The acquisition of Chinese chip company Nexperia in Europe has also been seriously blocked, and the review time has lasted for half a year, but now the review results have finally come out, and the situation has been reversed. The acquisition has been officially endorsed by the Netherlands. This result is good news for Chinese chip companies, and it also opens up a new opportunity for cooperation in the European market.
In recent years, in order to maintain its technological hegemony, the United States has imposed a series of restrictive measures on chip companies in China and other countries. However, this restriction has not achieved the expected effect, but has stimulated the determination and motivation of Chinese chip companies to accelerate independent innovation. Chinese chip companies realize that in order to get rid of foreign technology dependence, only through independent research and development can they gain sustainable competitive advantages. Therefore, under the pressure of US restrictions, Chinese chip companies have increased their investment in domestic R&D and actively promoted the application and protection of independent intellectual property rights. They have conducted in-depth research on the world's leading chip technology, learned from experience, and continuously improved their technical level. At the same time, they also cooperate with academic institutions, research institutions and universities at home and abroad to jointly overcome key technical problems of chips. This kind of independent innovation efforts have allowed Chinese chip companies to gradually gain more technological breakthroughs and market share, laying a solid foundation for the development of China's chip industry.
Chinese chip companies have encountered some difficulties and challenges in the process of development. Because of the relative lag in chip technology, Chinese companies are facing the problem of long R&D cycle and technical difficulty. Chinese companies realize that in order to quickly improve their technological level, they need to find a more effective development path. As a result, some Chinese companies are looking for shortcuts to acquire advanced technologies through the acquisition of European companies in order to accelerate their technological progress and market share expansion. However, this strategy has faced resistance from the United States and its allies. The United States ** is manipulating behind the scenes, and countries such as the United Kingdom have also joined this action, reviewing the chip acquisition cases from China layer by layer, extending the approval time, which has brought a lot of challenges to Chinese companies.
As a representative of Chinese chip companies, Nexperia faces strict scrutiny from the United Kingdom and other countries for its acquisition of European companies. In particular, the acquisition of the British chip company NWF was re-examined by the UK after the first trial. As a result of this review, the acquisition fell through, and the British company was subsequently bought by the United States in a different way. This has caused Nexperia to encounter serious resistance on the road to acquiring European companies, intensifying the blow to Chinese chip companies. However, the Dutch attitude towards Nexperia's acquisition of Nowi has changed. Although the initial review results were not optimistic, after an evaluation of the acquisition, the Dutch top management announced that it would not block the acquisition of Nexperia. This result has made both Chinese chip companies and the European market breathe a sigh of relief. This can also be seen the difficulties and challenges of Chinese chip companies in overseas market acquisitions, as well as the various obstacles and risks faced in the process.
In addition to blocking the acquisition of Chinese chip companies, some European countries have also begun to worry about the dependence of their companies on the Chinese market, and have declared that they will reduce this dependence and implement de-risking and chain-breaking strategies. In addition, Europe has also introduced a chip bill with the intention of further attacking China in the mainland market. However, in the face of these challenges and measures, Europe should focus more on improving its competitiveness and changing the current market environment, rather than blindly following the operation of the United States and blindly pursuing de-risking. If the European market blindly follows the pace of the United States, or even collapses, then it will be difficult for Europe to truly shield China's integrated circuits. Just like ten years ago, Europe followed in the footsteps of the United States in the footsteps of the United States' photovoltaic anti-dumping, and in the end it could not stop the rise of China. Europe should face up to the rise of China's chip industry and find ways to cooperate with Chinese technology companies to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
Through the interpretation of the review results of Chinese companies' chip acquisitions in Europe, we can see that Chinese chip companies are facing many challenges and dilemmas on the road to development in overseas markets. The restrictions imposed on Chinese companies by the United States and other countries have accelerated the independent innovation of Chinese chip companies, but at the same time, they are also facing the problems of technology gap and market dependence. Chinese companies have tried to acquire advanced technology by acquiring European companies, but they have been blocked by interference and obstruction from the United States. Despite the difficulties, Chinese chip companies still adhere to the path of innovation and development, and gradually improve their technical level and market competitiveness through independent research and development and technical cooperation. The European market should also face up to the rise of China's chip industry, and replace confrontation with cooperation to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Only on the basis of win-win cooperation can the long-term development of the chip industry and the improvement of international competitiveness be realized.