semiconductor chips News Updates

Government, Business, Technology

Trump Announces Chips, Drug Probes, Opening Door to Tariffs

President Donald Trumps administration pressed forward with plans to impose tariffs on semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports by initiating probes led by the Commerce Department.

April 14, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Tariff Threats Spur TSMCs Taiwan Peers to Seek US Expansion

Taiwan companies including Foxconn have sprung to the vanguard of shifting manufacturing to the U.S.

March 19, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Chipmaker TSMC Increases US Investment, Trump Says

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in the United States, President Donald Trump said, on top of $65 billion in investments the company has already promised.

March 3, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Intel Postpones Ohio Chip Project Until 2030s

Intel is further delaying the opening of a much-touted new semiconductor complex in Ohio, marking the latest setback to the chipmakers expansion plans.

February 28, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Taiwan Pledges More US Investment After Tariff Threats

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Feb. 14 he would communicate more with the U.S. over President Donald Trumps concerns over the chip industry and invest more in the U.S.

February 14, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Trumps Commerce Pick Leaves CHIPS Act Direction Unclear

I cant say that I can honor something I havent read, Howard Lutnick, Trumps nominee for commerce secretary, said of the binding CHIPS Act awards in a confirmation hearing Jan. 29.

January 29, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Arizona Selected for Third CHIPS for America Facility

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Jan. 6 that Arizona has been selected for the third of three CHIPS for America research and development flagship facilities.

January 27, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

CHIPS Act Will Ramp Up Production, but Report Cites Costs

WASHINGTON The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act will sharply increase production of semiconductors in the United States. But it will do so at a high cost, concludes a report.

January 15, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Biden Aide: Trump Likely to Maintain New AI Chip Controls

President-elect Donald Trump is likely to maintain new U.S. limits on global sales of AI chips by Nvidia Corp. and others, a top Biden administration official said.

January 13, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Biden Administration Proposes New Rules on Exporting AI Chips

WASHINGTON The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence.

January 13, 2025