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US plans chip tariff breaks for tech giants tied to TSMC’s US expansion

The Trump administration is preparing to spare major US technology companies from a new round of semiconductor tariffs as they expand data center capacity to support the artificial intelligence boom, according to the Financial Times. The plan would grant tariff carve-outs to US hyperscalers, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, with relief tied to the scale of TSMC’s US investment commitments and projected production capacity. TSMC is the world’s largest contract chipmaker.