Donald Trump has the TSMC semiconductor chips manufacturer. The president of the United States said during his electoral campaign that he was determined to make the necessary decisions for the country to recover leadership in the semiconductor industry, because, over the years, the Asian market has established itself as the ‘king’ of the market in regard to manufacturing.
Taiwan is one of the main engines of that market. This country manufactures semiconductor chips for companies such as Apple, NVIDIA, Qualcomm or AMD through TSMC, taking into account that, currently, said manufacturer has a global fee of approximately 60%. However, if you want to avoid the effects of tariffs established by Trump – which are avoiding the foreign production of electronic devices at all costs -, TSMC is forced to build their next factories in the United States.
According to the agency ReutersDonald Trump communicated to TSMC that he would pay a tax of up to 100% if they did not build their plants in the country United StatesIn addition, in an event of the National Republican Committee of Congress, the president criticized the government of former president Joe Biden for granting a subsidy of 6,600 million dollars TSMC for the production of semiconductors in Phoenix (Arizona, United States), adding that these types of companies do not need money.
On the other hand, the diary Tom’s hardware Share a Trump statement in which he states that TSMC would be seen forced to pay a “great tax” if you meet your promise: “TSMC is a large company. The most powerful in the world. The largest chip company on the planet (…). It is spending 200,000 million dollars in Arizona by building one of the largest plants in the world. All that without money (from the United States). All I did was say: ‘If they do not build their plant here they will pay a great tax. Maybe 25%. Or 50%. Or 75%. Or even 100%‘”
However, the news that TMSC plans investment of 100,000 million dollars in the United Stateswhich includes the construction of five additional chips in the coming years.
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