The Donald Trump administration is considering the possibility of obtaining shares in problematic chipmers, which allocate funds under the Chips ACT program 2022. However, the largest investors in the United States, such as TSMC and Micron, will be released from this. This was reported by media sources in the White House.
Earlier, the US Minister of Trade Hovard Latnik said that the authorities can receive up to 10% of Intel shares in exchange for support and do not exclude such steps in relation to other companies. However, the largest recipients of subsidies, including TSMC, Micron and Samsung, will not encounter such a condition. In March, TSMC announced a new project for $ 100 billion in the United States in addition to the already promised $ 65 billion for the construction of three factories in Arizona. Micron also expanded investment plans in June.
According to WSJ, the TSMC management even discussed the possibility of returning subsidies if the authorities try to become shareholders of the company.
