Exclusive-US tariffs may cost chip equipment makers more than $1 billion, industry estimates
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 15, 2025
By Max A. Cherney
TORONTO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs could cost U.S. semiconductor equipment makers more than $1 billion a year, according to industry calculations discussed with officials and lawmakers in Washington last week, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Each of the three largest U.S. chip equipment makers - Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA - may suffer . . .