TSMC

The Trump administration is moving to repurpose unallocated CHIPS Act funds, favoring tariff pressure over direct subsidies to force chipmakers to build in the United States. TSMC retained its $6.6 billion award, but tariff threats have led it to raise its planned US investment from $65 billion to more than $165 billion. Critics note tariffs build manufacturing capacity far more slowly than subsidies and shift reshoring costs onto private capital.

Intel says its upcoming 14A process node will come within 5% of the performance of TSMC's competing A14 technology, a projection the company describes as conservative. The claim feeds an ongoing debate over whether Intel Foundry can close the gap with TSMC, with Intel pointing to frequency advantages of its 18A node as evidence of momentum. Industry watchers are weighing whether the forecast is credible given Intel's recent manufacturing struggles.