President Trump pledged a tariff on various countries as he fulfilled his promise. The definitions sent multiple industries to madness and TSMC (Taiwan semiconductor manufacturer) He is Looking at (Translated source) High prices for chips production.

The informed states that TSMC is considering raising costs by up to 15 percent, which is far from the already proposed increase by five percent. These price increases will protect TSMC from incurring any significant losses due to definitions.

However, it is very likely that these cost increases will have ripples between the consumer market. The goods that use the chips obtained from TSMC will have to replace the price signs announced with lower panels than your wallet. Most brands will not be fine with a sudden decrease in profit and you will try to transfer them to the consumer in my opinion.

Samsung, for example, is already in a difficult place due to Qualcomm has planned a price increase for Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. If the company does not master Exynos by that time, it plans to adhere to Snapdragon, then these tariff increases will be to deal with it as well. The following Galaxy phones can be either more expensive or come with cheaper offers and cameras.

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There are some ways to avoid these cost increases, although they will take some time to implement them. TSMC is likely to transfer a lot of chips to the United States to avoid tariffs. There are already multiple factories under construction that will produce slices in the country.

Another way to avoid these definitions is by reaching an agreement. For example, Apple may be exempted from these definitions as in the first state of Trump. If the CEO Tim Cook can persuade President Trump to spare the company and then end iPhone with a significant cost of its competitors.

TSMC is still waiting to find out how Trump’s tariff affects its business model, but it is very likely that this price raises and the final consumer will suffer for this.