BRUSSELS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - European Trade Commissioner

Maros Sefcovic said on Monday that talks over the Dutch

chipmaker Nexperia, which involve the Netherlands and China,

were advancing.

The EU trade chief said he "welcomed progress on Nexperia,

key to restoring a semiconductor supply chain" in a post on X.

He added that work "continues towards lasting stability

without export control barriers and with a diversified EU

ecosystem".

Last month, Dutch government took control of the

Netherlands-based chipmaker, citing fears of possible technology

transfer to Chinese parent company Wingtech. This

sparked a diplomatic spat between the EU and China and threats

to chip supply to the European auto industry.