Consumer CPUs & GPUs Could See Major Price Hikes Under the Trump Administration’s Proposed ‘Chip Tariff’ Policies

It seems that consumer PC products are again under the threat of tariffs, as a new policy by the Trump administration could make them much more expensive.

The USG Plans To Implement Tariffs Based On 'Chip Content' Used From Foreign Fabs, Affecting Several PC Products

The USG is currently evaluating the scope of its chip policies and is focused on bringing manufacturing back to US soil. Instead of solely relying on investments from the likes of TSMC, the Trump administration is now considering implementing tariffs on "foreign electronic devices" by calculating the value of the item's chip content. This means that if firms like NVIDIA and Apple are using offshore fabs for their chip needs, the products could face tariffs, and based on what Reuters states , this could affect several consu