The Trump admin is going after semiconductor imports

In his latest attempt to stimulate semiconductor production in the US, the Trump administration is said to be considered a ratio-based approach that would punish domestic manufacturers with rates if they do not produce enough chips.

The administration weighs a policy that would oblige American semiconductor companies to produce the same number of chips in the US as their customers import from foreign manufacturers, The Wall Street Journal reported, with reference to anonymous sources.

Companies that do not comply with this 1: 1 -ratio will be subjected to rates, according to the report, although the timeline to achieve this ratio is not clear.

President Donald Trump has been talking about imposing rates for the semiconductor industry since the beginning of August.

Such a ratio-based approach would be unusual if the administration wanted to achieve its goal to reduce the production of semiconductors. It could ultimately lead to more domestic semiconductor production, but it has the potential to harm the American chip industry until production increases to meet enormous demand.

It is neither a small nor a fast striving to get domestic chip factories off the ground. The Ohio factory of Intel, originally planned to open this year, has been delayed several times and is now focusing on a launch in 2030.

In the meantime, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said in March that it will be $ 100 billion for building infrastructure in the coming four years to support chip production factories in the US, although it was light on details.