Tariffs could be imposed on foreign-made semiconductor chips, including those by Taiwan's TSMC, if they are not made stateside US President Donald Trump has called Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek's strong showing a "wake-up call" and "positive" for America's tech sector,

DeepSeek’s gambit may have backfired because its CEO identified export controls as his top challenge. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump previously criticized the CHIPS and Science Act, leading to speculation over whether the law could be repealed or tweaked under the new administration.

Donald Trump and his backers were hardly fans of the Biden administration's CHIPS and Science Act during the election campaign, yet the next U.S. government does not plan to reverse it. At least, that's the impression the next U.S. Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, gave to outgoing Secretary Gina Raimondo, Bloomberg reports.

Taiwan Semiconductor CFO Wendell Huang told CNBC the U.S. chip subsidies will likely continue under Trump as the fabrication plants pass construction and production milestones. Also Read: Western Digital Faces ‘Challenging Pricing Environment,’ But There’s Long-Term Potential: Analysts

Experts say regardless of the US president’s latest manoeuvres, a hanging sword dangles over the US-China trade war that is expected to intensify, with semiconductor microchips in the crosshairs.

Will Trump scrap the incentives offered to foreign firms like TSMC under the CHIPS Act – while upping the pressure for Taiwan to invest in the United States?

Trump's America-first philosophy and penchant for deregulation will shape the AI landscape in the years to come.

A Chinese artificial intelligence startup’s latest AI model spooked markets Monday, leaving U.S. and European technology stocks on track for a $1 trillion wipeout, a week after President Donald Trump threw his weight behind a $500 billion private sector investment in AI infrastructure.

The U.S. cannot let the CHIPS program that has been so revolutionary for Texas job creators fall by the wayside.

TSMC has been promised $6.6 billion under the Biden-administration’s CHIPS and Science ACT to help build three cutting-edge chip fabrication plants in Arizona.