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Taiwan ready to discuss 2nm transfer to U.S. following Trump's comments

But TSMC may have different plans.

Kuo, Minister of Economic Affairs, reminded us that TSMC cannot transfer its leading-edge process technology to other countries due to Taiwanese regulations. During the campaign, Trump criticized the Biden administration’s CHIPS and Science Act and said that import tariffs would be a better incentive for chipmakers to build fabs in the U.S. than grants, loan guarantees, and tax credits. There are two things to remember about TSMC’s leading-edge fabrication processes and why they will remain exclusive to Taiwanese facilities, noted analyst Dan Nystedt.

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