In its latest bid to boost semiconductor production in the U.S., the Trump administration is reportedly considering a ratio-based approach that would penalize domestic manufacturers with tariffs if they don’t produce enough chips. The administration is weighing a policy that would mandate U.S. semiconductor companies to manufacture the same number of chips in the U.S. as their customers import from overseas manufacturers, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources. Companies that don’t c ...

Nvidia said Monday it had started producing chips at factories in Arizona and would build supercomputers in Texas, bringing the manufacturing of the key technology behind generative AI to the US.The news comes as tariffs announced by President Trump have spurred anxiety about the cost of importing technology and products historically manufactured overseas. Most of the tariffs announced this month have been put on hold after a major stock market decline, and the Trump administration exempted some electronics ...