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U.S. Pushes Chipmakers to Build Home | South Korea News
The U.S. is rolling out new chip tariffs designed to force Samsung and SK hynix to ramp up domestic production—offering tax breaks for heavy investments, but hitting imports without local manufacturing with steep penalties. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is pushing hard, citing billions already pledged since Trump’s era, while U.S. tech firms warn it could slow AI progress by forcing them to shoulder higher costs. With memory chips at the center of this push, both Korean giants are watching closely as the U.S. seeks front-end chip manufacturing on American soil—despite high labor costs and…
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