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Trump targets CHIPS Act funds, pivots to tariff strategy
Original: Trump targets unallocated CHIPS Act funds,pivoting to tariffs. TSMC kept its $6.6B grant,but tariff threats raised its U
The Trump administration is moving to claw back unallocated CHIPS Act semiconductor funding, favoring tariffs to push chipmakers into US investment. TSMC retained its $6.6 billion grant but raised its total American investment pledge from $65 billion to over $165 billion, partly under tariff pressure. Critics note tariffs build manufacturing capacity far more slowly than direct subsidies and shift reshoring costs onto private capital.
Why now: A major shift in US semiconductor policy is prompting debate over whether tariffs can replace subsidies in driving chip manufacturing back to America.
Donald TrumpTSMCCHIPS ActUnited States
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