US President Donald Trump imposes 25% tariff on imports of some advanced computing chips
作者 Lallalit Srijandorn
发布日期: 15 Jan 2026 | 修改日期: 15 Jan 2026
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US President Trump said that he would impose a 25% tariff on select semiconductors, including the Nvidia H200 AI processor and a similar semiconductor from AMD called the MI325X, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
US President Trump said that he would impose a 25% tariff on select semiconductors, including the Nvidia H200 AI processor and a similar semiconductor from AMD called the MI325X, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The proclamation, which cited national security as a justification, is part of a broader attempt to create incentives for chipmakers to produce more semiconductors in the United States and decrease reliance on chip manufacturers in other countries like Taiwan.
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