(Refiles to remove extraneous text in headline) By Alexandra Alper and Max A. Cherney WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel, has tested chipmaking tools this year from a toolmaker with deep roots in China and two overseas units that were targeted by U.S. sanctions, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Intel, which fended off calls for its CEO’s resignation from President Donald Trump in August over his alleged ties to China, got the tools from ACM Researc ...

Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of Nexperia, has named experienced general counsel Sophie Shen Xinjia, a Columbia Law School graduate, as its president amid a Sino-Dutch dispute over control of the Netherlands-based chipmaker. Shen's tenure as president would be in line with that of Wingtech's 12th board, which was formed in January and will expire by January 2028, according to the company's filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Friday. She replaced Zhang Qiuhong, who served as Wingtech's pres ...

Nexperia’s Netherlands headquarters. The Hague seized control of the company last week - Peter Dejong/The Associated Press Chinese staff at Nexperia have been told to ignore instructions from the group’s Netherlands head office after the Dutch government seized control of the company. In a letter posted on social media platform WeChat, Nexperia China said all employees at the semiconductor giant had the “right to refuse” orders from leaders at the Nijmegen HQ without facing any disciplinary consequences ...

文章核心观点 苹果决定在App Store保留TikTok至少75天，这一决定源于总检察长Pam Bondi的信件，要求公司遵守特朗普的行政命令，延长美国对TikTok禁令的暂停期 [1] 苹果相关 - 苹果在收到总检察长Pam Bondi信件后决定在App Store保留TikTok至少75天 [1] - 2月Bondi发送类似信件提供保证后苹果恢复了TikTok，此前因国家安全相关法律年初曾对TikTok实施禁令 [4] TikTok交易相关 - 白宫设定4月5日为TikTok所有者字节跳动出售该应用的截止日期，特朗普曾期望在此之前达成交易 [2] - 新协议拟让新外部投资者获得TikTok美国业务分拆部门50%股份，现有美国投资者拥有约30%，字节跳动持股降至略低于20%，但因美国对海外产品加征关税字节跳动退出 [3] - 特朗普称交易需更多工作确保获得所有必要批准，授权延长75天 [4] 亚马逊相关 - 有报道称亚马逊有意成为TikTok新所有者，收购可让其将TikTok广告生态系统融入自身零售基础设施，影响消费者行为 [5][6]

文章核心观点 亚马逊最后时刻出价收购TikTok，特朗普对TikTok在美国被禁风险持乐观态度，有多种解决方案及多位潜在收购者参与竞争 [1][2][7] 分组1：TikTok面临的情况 - TikTok有超1.7亿美国用户，受去年通过的法律威胁，需与中国所有者字节跳动拆分，否则将在美国被禁，法律于1月19日生效 [4] - 4月5日2025年的出售或被禁期限若未达成交易，特朗普预计会延长 [5] 分组2：亚马逊收购情况 - 亚马逊最后时刻出价收购TikTok，以信件形式向参与出售谈判的官员提出，目的是缓解美国国家安全担忧 [1] - 亚马逊拒绝对该报道置评，参与谈判方似乎未认真对待亚马逊的出价 [2] 分组3：特朗普相关态度及举措 - 特朗普淡化TikTok在美国被禁风险，称有信心在周六截止日期前为其美国业务找到买家 [2] - 特朗普计划周三与白宫高级官员会面讨论可能的解决方案 [2] - 特朗普虽首任期支持禁令，但近期成为TikTok最大捍卫者，认为其是11月选举中更多年轻选民支持他的原因 [7] - 特朗普可能提出降低对中国关税以获北京对TikTok出售的批准 [6] 分组4：可能的解决方案 - 最可能的解决方案是让字节跳动现有的美国投资者将股份转入新的独立全球TikTok公司 [3] - 引入包括甲骨文和私募股权公司黑石在内的其他美国投资者，以降低中国投资者比例 [3] 分组5：其他潜在收购者 - 房地产和体育大亨弗兰克·麦考特的“自由计划”发起“人民收购TikTok”倡议 [7] - 人工智能初创公司Perplexity和包括网络红人MrBeast（真名吉米·唐纳森）的团体也参与竞争 [7]