Semiconductor & Chip Policy News

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  • High Tariffs Could Harm American Semiconductor Industry. Here’s How to Get the Policy Right.
    All Americans should congratulate President Donald Trump on his progress to insource more American manufacturing. That being said, tariffs are tricky things. If a country imposes no tariffs, it may well see its domestic industry bleed away to other countries. America saw a lot of that in recent decades. However, raise tariffs too high and…
    Todd Thurman
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    Don’t Feed the Beast: America Should Not Be Sending H200 Chips to China
    Recent reports suggest the Trump administration is considering a request by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to ease export controls in order to sell more advanced Artificial Intelligence chips to China. Specifically, Huang is lobbying the White House to permit Nvidia to sell China significant quantities of its H200 chip. This would be a colossal mistake….
    Jeff Smith
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    China’s Sudden ‘Safety Concern’ of Nvidia’s Chips May Be Driven by Other Motives
    In an escalation of geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China, Chinese regulators accused Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips of harboring a security risk.  Nvidia representatives in China were recently summoned by Chinese cybersecurity officials and asked about the “backdoor security risks” associated with Nvidia’s H20 chips. Chinese officials assert that such vulnerabilities could enable anyone…
    Helen Raleigh
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    Why Does Trump Dislike the CHIPS Act?
    In his address to Congress last week, President Donald Trump suggested undoing one of the cornerstones of former President Joe Biden's legislative legacy—the CHIPS and Science Act. “Your CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing,” said Trump. But why does Trump hate it so much? The CHIPS and Science Act was one of Biden’s main…
    George Caldwell
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