President Donald Trump’s explosive ultimatum to TSMC—build your factories in the U.S. or face a crushing 100% tax—has thrown the global semiconductor industry into chaos. Delivered during a Republican National Congressional Committee event, the warning came amid growing scrutiny over the Biden-era $6.6 billion subsidy granted to TSMC's U.S. unit. While TSMC recently announced a historic $100 billion U.S. expansion, Trump's aggressive stance questions whether this move was voluntary or the result of mounting pressure. With a potential $1 billion export penalty over a Huawei-linked chip, TSMC is now entangled in both regulatory and political crossfire. This high-stakes confrontation not only threatens to disrupt global chip supply chains but also puts U.S.-Taiwan relations on a knife’s edge. As economic nationalism rises, the future of tech sovereignty and foreign investment in America is now at a boiling point.
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