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{{Short description|StateChinese state-owned semiconductor manufacturer}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Wingtech Technology
| logo = Wingtech Logo.png
| native_name = 聞泰科技股份有限公司
| type = [[State-owned enterprise]] (partial)
| native_name_lang = zh
| type = [[Public company|Public]]; [[State-owned enterprises of China|state-owned]] (partial)
| traded_as = {{SSE|600745}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2006}}<ref>{{cite web
| title = Development History
| url = http://www.wingtech.com/en/WTJJ/56
| date =
| work = www.wingtech.com
| accessdate = May 7, 2022}}
</ref>
| location = [[Jiaxing]], China
| key_people =
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| owner = [[State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council]]
| subsid = [[Nexperia]]
| homepage = {{Official URL|www.wingtech.com}}
}}
'''Wingtech Technology''' is a partially [[State ownership|state-owned]] [[semiconductor]] and [[communications]] product integration company based in [[Jiaxing]] and listed on the [[Shanghai Stock Exchange]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Shead |first=Sam |date=2021-07-07 |title=The Chinese firm behind the acquisition of the UK's largest chip plant is state backed, analysis shows |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/07/nexperia-owner-wingtech-is-backed-by-chinese-government-analysis-says.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401105351/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/07/nexperia-owner-wingtech-is-backed-by-chinese-government-analysis-says.html |archive-date=2022-04-01 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=[[CNBC]] |language=en |quote=The layers lead to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, which is a special commission of the People’s Republic of China, as well as specific government-run semiconductor investment funds. Almost 30% of Wingtech’s shares can be traced back to the Chinese government...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hope |first=Arran |date=2023-02-03 |title=China's top 10 semiconductor firms |url=https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/03/chinas-top-10-semiconductor-firms/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=The China Project |language=en-US |quote=Wingtech is part-owned by a number of state-owned enterprises... |archive-date=2024-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221210843/https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/03/chinas-top-10-semiconductor-firms/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Wingtech Technology Company Limited |url=https://platform.wirescreen.ai/organization/a5da7f7c-a79b-5d12-89ca-961351029011#ultimate_owners |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=[[The Wire China]] |archive-date=2024-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922193127/https://platform.wirescreen.ai/organization/a5da7f7c-a79b-5d12-89ca-961351029011#ultimate_owners |url-status=live }}</ref> The company was founded in 2006 by a former [[STMicroelectronics]] engineer. ItsWingtech's main business includes semiconductor chip design, wafer manufacturing, optical imaging and communication product integration.<ref name=win":0">{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2021 |title=China's Wingtech to buy biggest UK chip plant amid global crunch |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/China-intros-Wingtech-to-buy-biggest-UK-chip-plant-amid-global-crunch |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=[[Nikkei Asia]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922193958/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/China-s-Wingtech-to-buy-biggest-UK-chip-plant-amid-global-crunch |url-status=live }}</ref> The company is partially owned by the [[State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council]] (SASAC).<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":1" />
{{cite web
| title = WINGTECH Introduction
| url = http://www.wingtech.com/en/WTJJ/9
| date = November 15, 2019
| work = www.wingtech.com
| accessdate = May 7, 2022}}
</ref>
TheIn 2019, Wingtech acquired [[Nexperia]].<ref name=":0" /> The Nexperia semiconductor subsidiary, originally Royal Philips semiconductor, manufactures wafers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Courea |first=Eleni |date=2022-04-01 |title=UK ministers quietly approve Chinese microchip factory takeover |language=en-US |website=[[POLITICO]] |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-minister-quietly-approve-chinese-microchip-factory-takeover/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |archive-date=2022-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401035412/https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-minister-quietly-approve-chinese-microchip-factory-takeover/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2022-11-16 |title=UK orders China's Nexperia to sell at least 86% of microchip factory |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/uk-orders-chinas-nexperia-sell-least-86-microchip-factory-2022-11-16/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |archive-date=2022-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116210510/https://www.reuters.com/technology/uk-orders-chinas-nexperia-sell-least-86-microchip-factory-2022-11-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Toh |first=Michelle |date=2022-11-17 |title=UK orders Chinese-owned company to sell Britain's biggest chipmaker |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/tech/uk-blocks-chinese-takeover-chipmaker-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204162412/https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/tech/uk-blocks-chinese-takeover-chipmaker-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, Wingtech agreed to sell the [[Inmos microprocessor factory]] following a UK government divestment order on national security concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kawakami |first=Takashi |date=November 10, 2023 |title=China's Wingtech to sell U.K. chipmaking plant amid security concern |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/China-s-Wingtech-to-sell-U.K.-chipmaking-plant-amid-security-concern |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=[[Nikkei Asia]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922195031/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/China-s-Wingtech-to-sell-U.K.-chipmaking-plant-amid-security-concern |url-status=live }}</ref>▼
The ODM (original design and manufacturing) communication product integration business includes mobile phones, servers, tablets, and laptops.<ref name=win-intro/> In June 2021, a 5G mobile phone developed and manufactured by Wingtech for [[T-Mobile]].<ref>
{{cite web
| title = T-MOBILE REVVL V+ 5G
| url = https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone/t-mobile-revvl-v-plus-5g
| date =
| work = T-Mobile
| accessdate = May 7, 2022}}
</ref>
During the [[2022 COVID-19 protests in China]], Wingtech was reported by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' to gain an additional foothold in [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s supply chain following protests at a [[Foxconn]] factory in the [[Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone]].<ref>{{Cite news |lastlast1=Yang |firstfirst1=Jie |last2=Tilley |first2=Aaron |date=3 December 2022 |title=Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-china-factory-protests-foxconn-manufacturing-production-supply-chain-11670023099 |access-date=4 December 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612184257/https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-china-factory-protests-foxconn-manufacturing-production-supply-chain-11670023099 |url-status=live }}</ref>▼
▲The [[Nexperia]] semiconductor subsidiary, originally Royal Philips semiconductor, manufactures wafers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Courea |first=Eleni |date=2022-04-01 |title=UK ministers quietly approve Chinese microchip factory takeover |language=en-US |website=[[POLITICO]] |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-minister-quietly-approve-chinese-microchip-factory-takeover/ |access-date=2022-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2022-11-16 |title=UK orders China's Nexperia to sell at least 86% of microchip factory |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/uk-orders-chinas-nexperia-sell-least-86-microchip-factory-2022-11-16/ |access-date=2022-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Toh |first=Michelle |date=2022-11-17 |title=UK orders Chinese-owned company to sell Britain's biggest chipmaker |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/tech/uk-blocks-chinese-takeover-chipmaker-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref>
▲During the [[2022 COVID-19 protests in China]], Wingtech was reported by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' to gain an additional foothold in [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s supply chain following protests at a [[Foxconn]] factory in the [[Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Jie |last2=Tilley |first2=Aaron |date=3 December 2022 |title=Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-china-factory-protests-foxconn-manufacturing-production-supply-chain-11670023099 |access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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