Summary
Trump plans to impose tariffs of up to 100% on semiconductors manufactured in Taiwan, aiming to push U.S. tech companies like Apple, Nvidia, and AMD to produce chips domestically.
The tariffs target Taiwan’s TSMC, a key supplier, despite its partial U.S. production in Arizona.
Trump criticized Biden’s CHIPS Act for funding companies like Intel and proposed tariffs as an alternative incentive.
Experts warn the move could raise prices for electronics as most TSMC chips are assembled in Asia before export to the U.S.
This dumb motherfucker is going to make our missiles twice as expensive.
Good think I didn’t throw out all those discrete transistors, we’re in for a loooot of soldering
TSMC opened a factory in Arizona, so it’s really a big f u to the people of Taiwan while the owners of tsmc are good to go.
I get the bring jobs to the US bit, but the cost will be passed on to consumers and the whole market will shrink. There are existing chip fab facilities in the US, maybe efforts should focus on why they can’t compete instead of reducing demand for electronics inside the US.
Chips can’t even be fully produced here. You can make the chip here, but the packaging and some other things need to happen in Taiwan still. Until they get that goin the fab in the US is almost useless.
Not to mention all the really cool machines that make the chips are made in Europe
It’s almost like we are in a global economy!
Globalist!! /s
The breadth of products and industries this will touch is going to be massive. Even if you’re not buying electronics from a company, those companies still have to buy and replace their own electronics to operate which, if those prices go up, it raises operating costs. Your cheeseburger can get a bit pricier because of this.
Everything has a microcontroller anymore.
I read somewhere that the Taiwan government doesn’t allow advanced chip technology knowledge be used in the US factory?..
This is so silly.
Trump: I’m going to put a 100% tariff on your goods if you don’t start building them here.
TSMC: Yeah, we’re doing just that next year. We’re already fabbing them there in the US.
2026 rolls around and the final part of TSMZ in AZ is complete
Trump: I’m such a fucking genius.
And Republicans will eat this shit up.
Yeah, we’ll be able to build usable chip factories here in the states in no time. That surely doesn’t take several years to get set up.
Especially when the dumbass halted the CHIPS program which was intended to do precisely that thing.
Is the intent to make Taiwan just roll over and invite China in?
Because it sure fucking looks like it.
Question: How much did Taiwan donate for the “inauguration”?
Yep
Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm and all other fabless chip designers must be thrilled.
Taiwan must be thrilled too. That silicon shield may crack earlier than expected.
Just when you thought he couldn’t get any dumber. Advanced microchips are one of the highest in demand commodities in the world. TSMC will have no problem selling them to the rest of the world outside of the U.S.
what a fucking idiot.
wants ‘made in usa’ chips.
usa literally can’t make them… only certain parts of them… and not near enough to ‘go around’ and meet even just the domestic demand. not now, not in a decade. not in two decades. it ain’t happening.
criticizes efforts to get more of them made here. reasoning being, of course, equal parts of: something biden did that’s seen as good and he dont like that, and money being spent that could be funneled to him and his comrades and donors instead).
instead wants to put a 100% tax on imports as ‘punishment’. which could be the trigger that puts the economy into a tailspin that hasn’t been seen in nearly 100 years. semiconductors are that important, taiwan makes that many of them, and the usa does not.
you know damn well those tariff funds would never go towards improving american production capabilities… it would just fund more tax cuts for his wealthy donors.
Yet another tariff that is somehow magically against an American ally and not against Russia or China.
Nvidia about to be selling through another country as Mvidia with their Shifty 90 series.
Señor Envidia, and he has a mustache!
The reason for doing this is specifically because it’s so damaging to the US. Surprise surprise, a government hand picked by an adversary is intentionally destructive.
Fortunately chips aren’t in many products so this should really help the cost of living. Great work!
/s
Tim Apple; that’s your cue to send the next million for “inauguration”…
Isn’t there a TSMC plant in Arizona and the chips act also bolstered Intel as well?
Hooray! I was getting worried about gaming GPUs becoming affordable again now that they’re winding down the “chip shortage” excuse!
Good thing we can count on Trump to price us out of the few pleasures in life we cling to in order to tolerate the world he’s ruining! 😮💨🤬
