He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Without going into detail about what might happen to the $52 billion in subsidies from the CHIPS Act under his administration,

Though the United States is the global leader in designing chips, the vast majority of chip production happens overseas, particularly in U.S.-ally Taiwan.

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on imported computer chips, pharmaceuticals and steel, he said on Monday, to push companies to manufacture more in the United States. The comments mark the latest in a number of trade-related threats unleashed by Trump in recent days.

Semiconductor business between Taiwan and the United States is a "win-win" model for both sides given the high level of complementarity, the island's economy ministry said on Tuesday responding to tariff threats from U.

If he follows through, it could raise prices on many day-to-day items as economists are almost unanimous that tariffs are passed on as consumer price increases.

Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump warned he will soon place tariffs on overseas-made semiconductor chips. Originally published on doc.afp.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.