US plans 1:1 chip production rule to curb overseas reliance, WSJ reports


FILE PHOTO: Computer motherboard and Intel chip appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) -The U.S. is planning to push chipmakers to match the volume of semiconductors that their customers currently import from overseas providers through domestic production, or pay a tariff, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

President Donald Trump has doubled down on his efforts to reshore semiconductor manufacturing, offering exemptions from tariffs of roughly 100% on chips to firms that produce domestically.

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