Trump chip tariff threat throws wrench into global supply network

Trump chip tariff threat throws wrench into global supply network Trump chip tariff threat throws wrench into global supply network

TOKYO/PALO ALTO, U.S. — The Trump administration’s steps toward extending its tariffs to the semiconductor industry threaten to upend a complex cross-border supply chain as the U.S. and other countries push to bring everything within their own borders, a development that could lead to oversupply.

The U.S. on Monday launched an investigation into chip imports that could pave the way for tariffs on semiconductor devices and chipmaking equipment.