The U.S. government’s new tiered AI chip export restrictions—known as the AI Diffusion Rule—are set to officially take effect on May 15. According to Liberty Times, the regulation is expected to significantly impact major U.S. tech companies’ plans to invest in overseas data centers. As h...

Recently, concerns have arisen that U.S. President Donald Trump might repeal the CHIPS and Science Act. According to a report from Liberty Times, citing Bloomberg, if the Trump administration revokes the CHIPS Act, the U.S. semiconductor market share could drop to single digits. As noted in the B...

On February 13, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump officially signed the "Reciprocal Tariffs" presidential memorandum, aiming to ensure "fair trade" for the U.S. in international commerce. According to TechNews, the key principle of this policy is that the U.S. will impose reciprocal tariffs on coun...

According to a report from TechNews, citing Chosun Biz, Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC’s massive investment plan in the U.S. is intensifying pressure on Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to take similar action, as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to escalate threats of tariffs and other ec...

Amid rumors of acquiring Intel’s fabs, TSMC is ramping up U.S. investment to counter rising chip tariffs. According to Reuters and TSMC’s press release, the company will invest an additional $100 billion to build five more semiconductor plants in the coming years. CEO C.C. Wei announced the p...