U.S. discloses details on chips probe as it prepares new tariffs

Written by on April 15, 2025

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The U.S. Commerce Department is conducting a national security investigation into imports of semiconductor technology and related downstream products, according to a Federal Register notice put online Monday. 

The official document — which calls for public comments on the investigation — further confirms that chips and the electronics supply chain will not be excluded from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans despite his statement on Friday that . . .



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