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Trump threatens to spike chipmakers’ costs by billions as China mulls exemptions Ashley Belanger | usagoldmines.com

The semiconductor industry is bracing to potentially lose more than $1 billion once Donald Trump announces chip tariffs.

Two sources familiar with discussions between chipmakers and lawmakers last week told Reuters that Applied Materials, Lam Research, and KLA—three of the largest US chip equipment makers—could each lose about “$350 million over a year related to the tariffs.” That adds up to likely more than $1 billion in losses between the three, and smaller firms will likely face similarly spiked costs, estimating losses in the tens of millions.

Some chipmakers are already feeling the pain of Trump’s trade war, despite a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs and a tenuous exception for semiconductors and other electronics.

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